insert_link Tech Made Simple E3 2022 will be online-only again following COVID-19 surges E3 — one of the largest video game trade shows of the year — will once again be an online-only event this summer, the ESA has announced, citing ongoing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, first reported by VentureBeat, marks the third year in a row that E3 will have skipped its in-person event due to the pandemic. “Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and its potential impact on […] todayJanuary 11, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Even with all the Covid Cancellations, CES 2022 ended up launching some really Cool Tech The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show is in the record books, and it was a weird one. The weeks leading up to it were filled with COVID-19 cancellations due to the uber contagious Omicron variant, and as a result the show floor was virtually empty. Once inside, it seemed that the keynote presentations lacked the usual spectacle, and the mood was definitely subdued. Nevertheless, those who attended report that CES 2022 […] todayJanuary 10, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness Apple Fitness Plus is adding “Time To Run” and “Collections” workouts on January 10 After launching Fitness Plus in December 2020, Apple has continuously added new features, including audio walks with celebrities like Dolly Parton and Shaun Mendes, and new workout programs for beginners, pregnant women, and older users. Now it's announced a few more additions, with the standout being audio running experiences dubbed "Time to Run". According to Apple’s press release, Time to Run can help users “become more consistent and better runners,” and each session […] todayJanuary 10, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung says #PlaytimeIsOver with the new Exynos 2200 Samsung has started teasing its next flagship smartphone SoC expected to be called the Exynos 2200. Ahead of a January 11th announcement Sansung has dangled a tantalizing tidbit of information: the new chipset will feature a GPU powered by AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture, better known for powering the next-gen graphics on the Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and AMD’s RX 6000-series graphics cards. The company released the following along […] todayJanuary 6, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Say Goodbye to your Blackberry Say "asta la vista" to your Blackberry, if you're still using one, that is. The smart phone that once dominated the market is going the way of the Do Do bird, as Blackberry has announced that any phones or tablets running on BlackBerry’s own software (BlackBerry 7.1 or earlier, BlackBerry 10) will “no longer reliably function" starting January 4th. The failure to operate will even extend to the firm's tablet operating system […] todayJanuary 5, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars Tesla has issued voluntary recalls for nearly half a million vehicles to address potential failures in its trunk latching systems, as first reported by Barron’s. The recalls apply to all Model 3 units released between 2017 and 2020, as well as certain Model S units. For the Model 3, Tesla believes the opening and closing of the trunk could damage the cable harness attaching the rearview camera, causing the camera to unexpectedly fail. The Model […] todayJanuary 4, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Motorola will try foldable phones again with a third-generation Razr Motorola is working on a new version of its Razr foldable smartphones, according to a Weibo post spotted by Android Authority. The post on Weibo is from Chen Jin, the general manager of the Lenovo Mobile Business Group in China (Lenovo is currently in charge of Motorola’s smartphone business), and describes how the company has been quietly working on a new addition to its lineup of foldable phones. It doesn’t […] todayJanuary 3, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Final Fantasy XVI’s next big reveal won’t come until spring 2022 due to COVID-19 delays Final Fantasy XVI is the latest game to be hit by COVID-related development delays, with the game’s producer Naoki Yoshida announcing in a letter posted to Twitter that work on the upcoming PlayStation 5 RPG has been set back by about six months. Furthermore, Yoshida announced that the next major reveal for the upcoming title — originally promised for sometime in 2021 — is now being pushed out to sometime […] todayJanuary 3, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple XPG announces their new Vault “concept” Gaming Mouse heading into CES XPG has announced the XPG Vault, a “concept” mouse that has a built-in SSD to let you carry around your mouse and storage in one package, as reported by Engadget. While lots of gaming mice have some built-in storage to let you easily carry macros and preferences from computer to computer, and the concept of a mouse doubling as a flash drive has been around for over a decade, XPG […] todayDecember 30, 2021