Category: Tech Made Simple

Backlash grows against Spotify after Neil Young’s Departure

Following Neil Young’s withdrawal from Spotify Wednesday to protest the streaming service’s popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast — which has come under fire for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines — Young has been declared a “hero” by fans, peers, and even the director of the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, the backlash against Spotify continues to […]

Wyze won’t support its original Security Cam as of February 1st

If you own a first generation Wyze security cam, it’s time to upgrade, whether you want to, or not. Gizmodo reports that One of the best deals in the smart home is a deal no more. Wyze, the company behind the affordable WyzeCam security camera, is discontinuing its original WyzeCam V1 on Feb. 1. Wyze […]

The NFT Feature is now Live on Twitter, for Twitter Blue Subscribers, that is

As The Verge reported, Twitter said in September that it would add a way for users to authenticate non-fungible tokens (NFT), and now the feature is live — if you pay for a $2.99 Twitter Blue subscription and are using an iOS device. On one hand, NFT profile pictures could be viewed as an incredible technology integration adding real utility for […]

Heads Up Students and Teachers: Apple is no longer Requiring Verification for Education Discounts – at least for now

At some point in the last month, Apple introduced a new verification process in the U.S. that tried to ensure customers who want to benefit from its discounted education pricing are actually involved in education. But now, Apple has removed the verification process, as confirmed in tests by The Verge, and backed up by reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac. When […]

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask coming to Nintendo Switch Online in February

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, the Nintendo 64 sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service in February, Nintendo announced Thursday. It will be the 12th Nintendo 64 game for Nintendo’s premium tier of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, following this week’s release of Banjo-Kazooie. Nintendo […]

Samsung confirms February Unpacked, hints at Changes to Come

Samsung will host an Unpacked event pm February 9 at 10am ET, the company has confirmed in a press release authored by president TM Roh. In so doing, the company inadvertently (?) revealed the time and date for the launch of the Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy Tab S8 series, both of which are […]

With Project Iris, Google appears ready to go up against Microsoft, Meta and Apple in the coming headset wars

Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. As The Verge reports, the tech giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed “Project Iris,” that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to two […]

Valve says the Steam Deck is finally on track to Ship by the end of February

As The Verge reported, back in November, Valve gave everyone some bad news, revealing a two-month delay for the Steam Deck, but it’s starting off 2022 on a better note. In its latest update, the company says it “looks like” Steam Deck shipments will start by the end of February. Of course, we’re in a […]

Instacart Expands Ordering Options with Ready Meals

On January 13, Instacart launched Ready Meals.  As the company’s press release states, online shoppers can get “fresh, healthy and cost-effective alternatives to restaurant takeout from customers’ favorite grocers. With Ready Meals, consumers nationwide can now take a break from cooking and instead get fresh, ready-made meals delivered from the store to their door in […]

Fortnite Coming Back to iOS Soon Thanks to Nvidia’s GeForce NOW Service

With the Apple vs. Epic Games lawsuit continuing on, there are no signs that Apple has any intention of allowing popular battle royale game Fortnite to return to the App Store on iPhone and iPad. As MacRumors reports, the Fortnite app has not been available from the iOS ‌App Store‌ since August 13, 2020, which […]