Category: Tech Made Simple

Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop underground tunnel system is behind schedule and not delivering as promised

Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s system of tunnels to shuttle people under the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) may not be able to move as many people as originally promised, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. That’s not just disappointing — it may also mean financial penalties for The Boring Company. The choke point isn’t technology — it’s […]

There’s now an official Biden HQ in Animal Crossing with poll booths, ice cream, and “no malarkey”

With only 2 weeks left until the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has just launched a virtual field office for voters to visit in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. “We are continuing to reach out to voters across the country wherever they are — including on Animal Crossing,” Christian Tom, director of digital partnerships for […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Fit 2 and new Trio wireless charger are now available

Samsung has announced that its new fitness tracker, the Galaxy Fit 2, and its new Trio wireless charger are now available for purchase. The company previously announced both products during the Samsung Life Unstoppable virtual event in September. The Galaxy Fit 2 is the successor to the Galaxy Fit band released last year. The updated version includes a larger display and […]

Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai are headed back to Congress

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have agreed to testify virtually before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28th, Politico reported Friday evening. Assuming that the hearing is live-streamed in some way, that means you’ll be able to watch some of the world’s most powerful people get grilled […]

Nvidia delays RTX 3070 launch to October 29th

Nvidia has delayed the launch of its upcoming GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card so there’s more stock available on launch day. In a blog post, the company admitted that the news “may be disappointing” to some, but said, “this shift will help our global partners get more graphics cards into the hands of gamers on […]

Steve and Alex from Minecraft are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on October 13th

Nintendo revealed on Thursday that Steve and Alex from Minecraft will be added to the character roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, and now we’re getting the full reveal: they’ll arrive on October 13th, and there’s a whole video you can watch where longtime Smash series director Masahiro Sakurai shows off […]

Apple’s AirPods Pro introduces new Spatial Audio and Automatic Switching Features

Since releasing them last year, Apple has quietly continued to improve upon the AirPods Pro with firmware updates that have tweaked their noise cancellation and sound quality. The company rarely details or comments on the changes that come in each release of AirPods firmware; there are no update notes that spell out what’s new. Nor […]

Apple is hiding a smile behind its new Medical Mask emoji

Apple has quietly updated its “Face with Medical Mask” emoji with friendlier eyes, eyebrows, and rosy cheeks. Before, it looked a little lethargic. Now, it’s almost happy? You can practically imagine a smile underneath. As Emojipedia points out, the new emoji is literally Apple’s existing “Smiling Face” with a mask on top. Do you think […]

You can now sign up to test Microsoft Flight Simulator in VR

The new Microsoft Flight Simulator is an immersive beast of a PC game, and we can only imagine how immersive it might get in VR — but you might not have to imagine much longer, because Eurogamer reports that Microsoft has just opened signups for a closed beta of the virtual reality experience. There are quite […]