Category: Tech Made Simple

AMD is Benefitting from Intel’s Slump  

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) already has been taking market share from Intel in chips for PCs and servers. And now AMD stands to gain more ground thanks to Intel’s latest misfortunes, analysts say. Intel stock crashed Friday while AMD stock was little changed. As Investors Business Daily reports, late last Thursday, Intel badly missed estimates for the second quarter […]

Google Prepares to Launch 4th Gen Nest Learning Thermostat with Borderless Display

Google appears to be preparing to launch a fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat. Details on the thermostat first leaked last week, and now the same leaker has posted more documents on X that show this new model will have a customizable homescreen, a new “Dynamic Farsight” feature, and a “borderless” display. As The Verge reports, the leaks detail a […]

The Google Pixel 9 Leaks continue: the “Add Me” Feature can Put You in a Photo – Even if You Weren’t There

While there’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks over the past couple of days, a new ad for the device seems to have leaked in full — and it shows off a new feature that makes sure you aren’t left out of a group photo. As The Verge reports, the feature, seemingly called “Add Me,” appears […]

Microsoft Reveals More Details About Windows CrowdStrike Crash: It Comes Down to a Kernel

About a week after millions of Windows machines displayed the blue screen of death around the world, Microsoft has confirmed the root cause of the incident that grounded thousands of flights and disrupted numerous businesses and public services. “Our observations confirm CrowdStrike’s analysis that this was a read-out-of-bounds memory safety error in the CrowdStrike developed CSagent.sys driver,” Microsoft […]

AMD announces the Ryzen 9000 Chips Are Delayed due to Substandard Chips in the Mix

If you were hoping to buy AMD’s new desktop processors on launch day, you’ll need to wait a little longer: The company is delaying the Ryzen 9000 release after uncovering some substandard chips within the launch units.  As PC Mag reports, the next-generation processors were supposed to launch on July 31. But on Wednesday, AMD said it’s […]

Where to preorder Nintendo’s Zelda-themed ‘Hyrule Edition’ Switch Lite

It’s a good time to be a Legend of Zelda fan. As The Verge reports, a live-action film based on the franchise is currently in development, for one, and Nintendo recently announced that the next mainline game in the series, Echoes of Wisdom, will launch on the Nintendo Switch later this year. To mark the occasion, Nintendo plans to launch […]

Apple’s first foldable iPhone could arrive in 2026

Apple continues to work on a foldable iPhone, which could arrive as early as 2026, according to a report from The Information. The phone is rumored to fold horizontally, like the clamshell-style Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Back in February, The Information reported that Apple was in the early stages of developing two folding iPhone prototypes. But now, it seems Apple may […]

Google Solves its Pixel 9 Pro and Fold Leaks by Simply Showing the Phone Early

Google has revealed the Pixel 9 Pro following a series of leaks that revealed the phone in great detail, including hands-on videos and comparisons to other recent devices. As The Verge reports, the tech giant plans to show off more about the Pixel 9 lineup as well as its other upcoming devices, with an event at Google […]

Experts Say it the Recovery from the world’s “Largest IT Outage in History” could be Lengthy

The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled back – but that doesn’t necessarily help the thousands of businesses that have been affected by the glitch. As CNN Business reports, the CrowdStrike software issue at the heart of the outage runs at such a deep level in […]

FBI warns Consumers not to use Public Phone Charging Stations Due to Hacker Risk

The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software. As CNN Business reports, public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from the FBI’s […]