insert_link Tech Made Simple New Samsung TVs with HDR10+ will be “Adaptive” to Ambient Lighting HDR10+ Adaptive is a new feature coming to the high dynamic range standard that’ll optimize TV picture quality based on a room’s ambient brightness, Samsung has announced. HDR content is typically designed to look its best in dark rooms with as little ambient light as possible, but the new feature promises to use your TV’s light sensor to react to bright environments and adjust its picture quality accordingly. Samsung says […] todayJanuary 7, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Mandalorian Season 2 set to give Disney + a Boost If you haven’t opened your Disney Plus app since The Mandalorian ended in December 2019, you’re not alone. Data from third-party firms, including Reelgood and 7Park Data, shows that while The Mandalorian was a guaranteed hit, Disney Plus has dwindled in interest since January. The streamer has also failed to continuously crack Nielsen’s Top 10 weekly streaming rankings in the United States, which are mostly dominated by shows and films on Netflix. […] todayNovember 4, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple 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 is there any way to manually force install the latest AirPods / AirPods Pro software. […] todayOctober 8, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple extends olive branch to cloud gaming, but Microsoft isn’t impressed Apple issued new App Store rules last Friday, permitting game streaming services like xCloud or Stadia to exist on iOS or iPadOS with a big catch. Apple wants companies like Microsoft to individually submit their games as separate apps using its streaming tech. Microsoft and Google are free to create a “catalog”-style app that collects and links out to all of these individual apps as well. Let's just say, Microsoft isn’t impressed. […] todaySeptember 14, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Amazon is bringing virtual viewing parties to Prime subscribers with Watch Party Amazon is giving its Prime members the ability to watch TV shows and movies on Prime Video with friends using its new Watch Party feature. The feature is slowly rolling out, according to the company, and is only available in the US right now. Watch Parties will accommodate up to 100 viewers in one group, but each person must have a US-based Prime subscription. Once inside the Watch Party, people […] todayJune 30, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ comes to Disney Plus early for May the Fourth Rejoice, "Star Wars" fans, the wait is over. "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" lands on Disney Plus on May 4. To celebrate May the Fourth, Disney is rolling out "The Rise of Skywalker" on its Disney Plus streaming service a full two months early, uniting all nine chapters of the Skywalker Saga films in one place for the first time. "What began in 1977 with George Lucas' groundbreaking film […] todayMay 4, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Disney Plus is getting a Beauty and the Beast Prequel Show Disney Plus is reportedly getting a new Beauty and the Beast prequel series based on the 2017 live-action remake, which will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles from remake as Gaston and LeFou, respectively, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. The TV series is said to be a six-episode musical limited series set before the events of the movie, with iconic composer Alan Menken reportedly […] todayMarch 19, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Baby Yoda is the Key to the DIsney+ Takeover Disney+ has quickly become the only streaming service people want to talk about in the weeks since it launched, and a big part of that is because of The Mandalorian; specifically, the existence of one Baby Yoda. The Mandalorian is an incredibly fun, well-crafted show on its own, and Baby Yoda is undeniably wholesome and adorable. Baby Yoda also happens to represent countless dollars in merchandise sales down the road, […] todayDecember 9, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Don’t mess with my Simpsons! Disney+ Promises to fix the 16:9 Aspect Ratio Very Soon It hasn’t even been a week since the launch of Disney+ and there’s already been backlash. With the launch of Disney+ this week, many fans were excited to have easy access to all 30 seasons of The Simpsons — only to find to their chagrin that their original 4:3 aspect ratio had been discarded for a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, cropping out many visual gags entirely. But now, Disney says […] todayNovember 18, 2019
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