insert_link Tech Made Simple Epic v. Apple: And the winner is… MarketWatch reports that the antitrust experts’ verdict is in on Epic Games Inc.’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. - it's deemed a split decision, with Apple earning an edge only because it is unlikely to be deemed a monopolist. There is a real chance, however, that when federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, decides the bench trial later this summer or fall, she could try to force Apple to make changes to […] todayMay 31, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple China’s Coronavirus Outbreak is Impacting the Tech Industry The Verge reports that the tech sector is currently feeling the impact of the coronavirus, with companies closing offices, stores, and factories in China as well as restricting employees from nonessential travels to the country. The closures, which were initially expected to last through the Lunar New Year holiday week in late January, have now extended to February 10th, though it is still unclear whether most companies will be back […] todayFebruary 10, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung announces the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite After weeks of rumors and leaks, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020. The phones are budget versions of Samsung’s popular 2019 flagships, and they promise to bring premium features from those high-end phones down to more affordable price points (although Samsung hasn’t said what those prices will be just yet). Both phones feature 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O displays at 2400 […] todayJanuary 8, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Screen Gets Busted We’ve seen worries about scratches on expensive phones and debris breaking the keyboard on expensive MacBooks, but a piece of debris distorting the screen on a $1,980 phone after one day of use feels like it’s on an entirely different level. That’s what happened to a reviewer at The Verge, who reported that he had barely a moment to snap a few pics with the expensive smartphone before it […] todayApril 20, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Say, “Selfie!” All of this year’s iPhones could come with upgraded selfie cameras, potentially offering better performance in low light conditions. The details come from a report out today by Ming-Chi Kuo, a reliable Apple analyst at TF International Securities, published in MacRumors. Apple will move from using a 7-megapixel selfie camera to a 12-megapixel selfie camera, without reducing the size of the pixels, according to the report. That would bring […] todayApril 19, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Google’s Pixel 3a is Coming Soon You may have been hearing (i.e. being teased) for awhile now that Google’s midrange Pixel 3 devices are coming out this year. Well, some Reddit techies were able to find some hidden device profiles in the Google Play Console that indicate it’s really here. Or at least, will be here, sometime this year. In the next few months. For sure. The big tell is that these phones are listed […] todayApril 9, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Samsung Takes On Apple and Amazon with New Smart Speaker Samsung is reportedly planning a “Bixby speaker” to compete with the likes of Apple, Google and Amazon smart home systems. You may remember that Samsung promised to deliver a Galaxy Home Smart Speaker back in August of 2018, which potentially could have competed against Apple’s HomePod and the Amazon Echo Plus. Now, while we’re still waiting on that “yet to be released” dream, Samsung IS rumored to be ready to […] todayJanuary 3, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple How To Turn Off Motion Smoothing on Your HDTV Movie buff better pay attention, because your TV may be messing with your favorite flicks. Motion smoothing (also known as video interpolation or the “soap opera effect”) could be changing the quality of your picture. Meant to reduce motion blur, smoothing is useful when you’re watching the quick action in sports, but it’s not great when you’re watching a carefully filmed motion picture. Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie were […] todayDecember 12, 2018
insert_link Tech Made Simple Are You Ready for 8K TV’s? There was much talk of the impact of artificial intelligence on everything from washing machines to ovens, but it was a QLED 8K TV which was the only standout new product to be unveiled. "Open your mind to innovation" was the order from the stage at the Samsung press conference in Berlin. As ever, we heard big claims about the amazing new experience this television would deliver - "perfect […] todayDecember 5, 2018
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