Category: Tech Made Simple

Instagram Unveils its 2023 Trend Report

What are Gen Z social media users looking forward to for the coming year? No need to be left in the dark because Instagram has just released its 2023 Trend Report, which focuses on the rising trends among 1,200 people aged 16-24 in the United States. The report was made in partnership with WGSN, a trend-forecasting […]

Musk Relaunches Twitter Blue – at a higher cost for Apple iOS Users

On Saturday, Twitter announced via, what else, a tweet, that they’re relaunching a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue – just at a higher cost for Apple iOS users. The tweet read: “We’re relaunching TwitterBlue on Monday – subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only […]

NASA has Successfully Completed its Landmark Artemis 1 Mission

NASA’s Orion spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth! The uncrewed capsule safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off of Mexico’s Baja California around 12:40PM ET on Sunday, marking the end of the landmark Artemis I mission. As The Verge reports, the capsule reached speeds of about 24,500mph as it returned to Earth, while its […]

Elon Musk claims Neuralink is about ‘six months’ away from First Human Trial

At a “show and tell” event on last week, Elon Musk said that his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, could implant one of its devices in someone’s head within the next six months, i.e. not till next year. During the presentation, Musk said that the company had submitted most of the paperwork needed for a human clinical […]

Android Announces a Bunch of New Features for Mobile and Smartwatch Devices

Android has announced a slew of new features for mobile and smartwatch devices, introducing new accessibility tools and quality-of-life updates for digital car keys, Google TV, and watchOS. One of the major announcements is the introduction of a reading mode for Android — a new feature that creates a more accessible screen reading experience without being tied […]

Valve says it’s Giving Away a Free Steam Deck Every Single Minute during the 2022 Game Awards

Valve Steam Logo on screen with words Gaming, Community, Compatibility

Valve has announced it is giving away a free Steam Deck handheld gaming PC every single minute on December 8th. With a likely runtime of 2.5 hours (last year’s ran three) the company’s probably going to be giving away at least 150 Steam Decks. It’s the highest-end model with 512GB of solid state storage and the anti-glare screen, […]

Fortnite: Chapter 4 is Here

Following a live event that many labeled its “strangest yet,” and showed viewers that the previous version of the island fully exploded, Fortnite: Chapter 4 is now here — and it includes plenty of big changes for the long-running battle royale. According to The Verge, the most notable change is the brand-new island, which includes a number […]

1 Billion Customers Expected to have 5G by End of 2022

5G is about to hit a major milestone. According to telecom equipment maker Ericsson’s latest mobility report, 1 billion (yes, billion with a “B”) wireless subscribers around the globe will be connected to 5G by the end of this year. While that may be well behind 4G, which grew to around 5 billion subscribers in 2022, […]

Netflix is making a ‘AAA PC game’ at its new studio

Netflix’s new in-house gaming studio is getting ambitious. Mobilegamer.biz spotted a job listing the company posted for a director in Los Angeles who would lead work on a “brand-new AAA PC game” — this is not just another mobile title. According to endgadget, while many details remain unknown, the new hire will ideally have experience with first- and third-person shooters, constantly […]

Spotify adds One-Click Audio Enhancement for Podcast Creators

When you think of podcast recording, you probably picture someone sitting in a studio with a Neumann microphone that costs more than your rent. Spotify wants to change that, making podcast creation something you can do in noisy environments and without expensive gear. As endgadget reports, the company’s one-button voice isolation feature, Podcast Audio Enhancement, has just […]