insert_link Tech Made Simple Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design The Verge reports that Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021, showed off the controllers last March, and confirmed it would be called PlayStation VR2 in January. The new design features a similar white-and-black color scheme as the PlayStation 5 (the company says the two products were designed with each other in mind), and while it features the […] todayFebruary 25, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode Halo Infinite’s creation mode, Forge, isn’t supposed to come out until way later this year, but apparently leaked early footage has started making the rounds this week. And holy halo, Batman, it looks ah-MAH-zing. As Kotaku reports, Forge, which has been a staple of the first-person shooter series since 2007’s Halo 3, allows players to customize their own multiplayer maps from scratch, tweak existing ones, and play matches based on the […] todayFebruary 24, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Firefox and Chrome versions ‘100’ could Make a Mess for some Websites As both the Chrome and Firefox browsers approach their 100th versions, what should be a reason for the developers to celebrate could turn into a bit of a mess. It turns out that much like the Y2K bug, the triple-digit release numbers coded in the browsers' User-Agents (UAs) could cause issues with a small number of sites, as Bleeping Computer reported. Mozilla launched an experiment last year to see if version number 100 […] todayFebruary 23, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Tik Tok announces new Policy Changes to make the platform more “Safe and Secure” On the heels of its first Congressional hearing for product safety, TikTok has announced policy changes aimed at making the short-form video social platform safer and more secure, particularly for minors, LGBTQ and minority users. In October, TikTok vice president and head of public policy Michael Beckerman testified along with executives from Snapchat and YouTube, addressing questions from U.S. senators as to the social media site’s impact on teen eating […] todayFebruary 17, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Call of Duty is getting a ‘new Warzone experience’ in 2022 Activision is working on two big Call of Duty initiatives for 2022. The Verge reports that one is a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and the other is a “new Warzone experience,” both of which will be “designed together from the ground-up,” according to a blog post from the company. It’s unclear if the new Warzone experience is a full-on sequel or a major update in the vein of Fortnite’s massive chapter changes. However, Activision is promising some big […] todayFebruary 16, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung Unpacked 2022 Highlights: Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Tab S8 series launched At Samsung's Unpacked 2022 event held last week, the tech giant gave their fans what they've been anxiously awaiting: the Galaxy S22 series is finally here. The new Samsung Galaxy S22 series comprises the Galaxy S22, S22+ and the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the Galaxy S22 series is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, (and the Exynos 2200 chip in some regions). Samsung also brings new […] todayFebruary 15, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple MoviePass is officially coming back Two years after the wildly popular subscription service MoviePass crashed and burned, its co-founder Stacy Spikes is determined to bring it back. Spikes says MoviePass will return this summer. As The Verge reported, the company, recently bought by Spikes after his unceremonious ouster from MoviePass in 2018, held its launch event last week at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in NYC. Spikes began by wasting absolutely no time addressing the […] todayFebruary 14, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Consumers Beware: All Verizon’s New Phone contracts are now Locked In at Three Years If you’re looking to buy a new phone at Verizon, you now only have two options: buy the device outright, or pay monthly installments for three years. As reported by Droid Life (via Android Police), Verizon appears to have gotten rid of its 24- and 30-month contracts for all devices — including phones, hot spots, and smartwatches — and has instead extended it to 36 months. Verizon’s payment program FAQ […] todayFebruary 10, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Is Apple revealing a iPhone SE with 5G (and More) in March? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman is typically a reliable source for Apple rumors, and he says the company is targeting March 8th for a spring event to show off a new low-cost iPhone SE with 5G, as well as a refreshed iPad Air that adds a new CPU and 5G for cellular-equipped models. Rumors of an update for the iPhone SE have been around since before the iPhone 13 launched, and […] todayFebruary 9, 2022
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