insert_link Hollywood-ES Apple se convierte en la primera plataforma de transmisión en ganar el Oscar a la Mejor Película por “CODA” Los Oscar 2022 tuvieron un puñado de momentos históricos, incluyendo que AppleTV se convirtió en la primera plataforma de transmisión en llevarse a casa el mayor premio de la noche: Mejor Película. CODA, la película innovadora de Apple Original Films con un elenco predominantemente sordo, ganó tres premios en los Premios de la Academia de este año, incluido el trofeo de actor de reparto de Troy Kotsur y la victoria […] todayMarch 29, 2022
insert_link Hollywood Apple Becomes First Streaming Platform to Win Best Picture Oscar for “CODA” The 2022 Oscars had a handful of historical moments, including AppleTV becoming the first streaming platform to take home the biggest prize of the evening: Best Picture. CODA, Apple Original Films' groundbreaking film with a predominantly Deaf cast, won three awards at this year's Academy Awards, including Troy Kotsur's supporting actor trophy and director Siân Heder's win for best adapted screenplay in addition to the film winning best picture. These […] todayMarch 29, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft overtakes Apple to become the world’s most valuable company Microsoft surpassed Apple’s market cap on Friday, October 29, to become the world’s most valuable public company. The change follows Apple’s Thursday earnings, where the company posted strong results but revealed that it lost $6 billion to supply chain constraints. On Tuesday, Microsoft also shared positive earnings boosted by Office, Windows, and its cloud products. At Friday’s market close, Microsoft’s market cap was almost $2.49 trillion while Apple’s was about $2.46 trillion, according to […] todayNovember 1, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Backbone One is a stunning and affordable controller that makes the iPhone feel like a Gaming Platform As the high-profile disputes about what content you can play on your iPhone rage on between Apple, Epic Games, Google, and Microsoft, a company called Backbone is focusing instead on making sure you get the most out of the games that are currently available. Like Razer did with its Kishi controller for iOS, and as other companies have with snap-on controllers of their own, Backbone is introducing one for $100 […] todayApril 28, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Amazon buys Wondery as it vies for Podcast Domination Amazon and Wondery announced an acquisition deal on Friday, ending speculation about who might eventually buy the network, which is most well-known for true crime podcasts like Dirty John. (Apple and Sony were also reported to have at least discussed a possible purchase.) Amazon didn’t disclose the acquisition price, although earlier reports from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal suggested Wondery’s value was at least $300 million. Wondery would technically […] todayJanuary 4, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google and Apple are banning technology for sharing users’ location data You may have never heard of the company X-Mode Social, but its code may be in some of the apps on your phone, tracking and selling your location data. Now, Google and Apple are trying to put a stop to it. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the tech companies have told developers to remove X-Mode’s code from their apps, or risk getting them pulled from their respective app stores. X-Mode […] todayDecember 17, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Bill Gates says tech companies ‘deserve rude, unfair, tough questions’ Bill Gates believes tech firms “deserve” the kind of scrutiny they got during Congressional hearings last month, and that the late Steve Jobs was a “genius,” he told the Armchair Expert podcast. “If you’re as successful as I am or any of those people are, you deserve rude, unfair, tough questions,” the Microsoft founder told host Dax Shepard. “The government deserves to have shots at you,” Gates said. “That type […] todayAugust 25, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple How to buy the new iPhone SE 2 Preorders have begun for the iPhone SE 2, and the phone will be available on Friday, April 24th. Since Apple Stores around the US are closed, your only option at the moment to purchase directly through Apple is to order it online and have it delivered to you. However, other retailers are offering delivery and in-store or curbside pickup. If you missed the original announcement a few days ago, […] todayApril 21, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple What is Contact Tracing? Friday, Google and Apple joined together for an ambitious emergency project, laying out a new protocol for tracking the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. It’s an urgent, complex project, with huge implications for privacy and public health. Similar projects have been successful in Singapore and other countries, but it remains to be seen whether US public health agencies would be able to manage such a project — even with the biggest tech […] todayApril 15, 2020