Make Tech Easier https://maketecheasier.com/homepage/ Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 https://maketecheasier.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-site-icon-32x32.png Make Tech Easier https://maketecheasier.com/homepage/ 32 32 Europe’s five sectors of the ITER vacuum vessel took 750 km of welding beads and a 16-year build, and the ninth and last sector of the roughly 5,200-tonne vessel reached Cadarache on 2 October, putting every core tokamak component on site. https://maketecheasier.com/iter-vacuum-vessel-750-km-welds/ https://maketecheasier.com/iter-vacuum-vessel-750-km-welds/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:30 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863568 https://maketecheasier.com/iter-vacuum-vessel-750-km-welds/feed/ 0 A Navy tactical drone landed on a pitching ship at sea with no GPS and no pilot at the controls, using commercial-standard cameras to recognise the hull and software to predict the deck, a job that normally needs multimillion-dollar radar. https://maketecheasier.com/navy-drone-lands-without-gps/ https://maketecheasier.com/navy-drone-lands-without-gps/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:29 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863566 https://maketecheasier.com/navy-drone-lands-without-gps/feed/ 0 Hubble has no propulsion system of its own, so drag is pulling it toward re-entry in 2033 or 2034, and NASA has asked companies for ideas by November 30 on boosting it, servicing it or bringing it down on purpose. https://maketecheasier.com/hubble-no-propulsion-reboost/ https://maketecheasier.com/hubble-no-propulsion-reboost/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:28 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863575 https://maketecheasier.com/hubble-no-propulsion-reboost/feed/ 0 Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 ships November 6 from $1,999, with a 12-core CPU, Wi-Fi 7 and what Apple calls the longest battery life in a Mac at up to 24 hours. https://maketecheasier.com/macbook-pro-m6-14-inch/ https://maketecheasier.com/macbook-pro-m6-14-inch/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:27 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863564 https://maketecheasier.com/macbook-pro-m6-14-inch/feed/ 0 Football Manager 27 early access opens on PC Game Pass on November 3, and the full game joins Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on November 10. https://maketecheasier.com/football-manager-27-game-pass/ https://maketecheasier.com/football-manager-27-game-pass/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:26 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863560 https://maketecheasier.com/football-manager-27-game-pass/feed/ 0 Pulse Elevate wireless speakers land on November 12 at $219.99, with a built-in mic and PlayStation Link low latency for PS5, PlayStation Portal, PC and Mac. https://maketecheasier.com/pulse-elevate-speakers/ https://maketecheasier.com/pulse-elevate-speakers/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:26 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863562 https://maketecheasier.com/pulse-elevate-speakers/feed/ 0 Pikmin 4 Switch 2 Edition arrives November 12 with 72 Dandori exam stages and voice commands to Oatchi, and Switch owners can upgrade for $9.99. https://maketecheasier.com/pikmin-4-switch-2-edition/ https://maketecheasier.com/pikmin-4-switch-2-edition/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:08:24 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863578 https://maketecheasier.com/pikmin-4-switch-2-edition/feed/ 0 Terrible Lizards has arrived on Game Pass with no weapons—you survive its animatronic dinosaurs by climbing and wall-running https://maketecheasier.com/t-terrible-lizards-game-pass-no-weapons-parkour/ https://maketecheasier.com/t-terrible-lizards-game-pass-no-weapons-parkour/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:24:53 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863552 https://maketecheasier.com/t-terrible-lizards-game-pass-no-weapons-parkour/feed/ 0 Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has joined Game Pass on console, PC and cloud, including the Premium tier https://maketecheasier.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-game-pass-premium/ https://maketecheasier.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-game-pass-premium/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:22:41 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863546 https://maketecheasier.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-game-pass-premium/feed/ 0 In 2013, an unmanned Navy jet caught an aircraft carrier’s arresting wire and stopped from about 145 knots in less than 350 feet https://maketecheasier.com/x-47b-first-unmanned-carrier-arrested-landing/ https://maketecheasier.com/x-47b-first-unmanned-carrier-arrested-landing/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:25:46 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863544 https://maketecheasier.com/x-47b-first-unmanned-carrier-arrested-landing/feed/ 0 Crimson Desert now lets Xbox players try its updated base game free for five hours https://maketecheasier.com/crimson-desert-five-hour-xbox-trial-ocean-exploration-ships/ https://maketecheasier.com/crimson-desert-five-hour-xbox-trial-ocean-exploration-ships/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:52:29 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863536 https://maketecheasier.com/crimson-desert-five-hour-xbox-trial-ocean-exploration-ships/feed/ 0 Transnet Freight Rail ran an empty 696-wagon train about 7.6 km long to Loop 18 on October 18, synchronising its electric and diesel locomotives by radio so braking forces spread through the train, and claims a world record. https://maketecheasier.com/transnet-696-wagon-train/ https://maketecheasier.com/transnet-696-wagon-train/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:56 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863526 https://maketecheasier.com/transnet-696-wagon-train/feed/ 0 Beacon AI says its Murdock box flew aboard three operational KC-46A Pegasus tankers for five flights and about 20 hours, reading the certified avionics buses and advising the crew without modifying flight-critical systems or taking control. https://maketecheasier.com/murdock-ai-kc-46-tankers/ https://maketecheasier.com/murdock-ai-kc-46-tankers/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:55 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863524 https://maketecheasier.com/murdock-ai-kc-46-tankers/feed/ 0 The Deep Space Network heard nothing from Voyager 1 on October 18 and 19, the signal returned on October 20 before anyone sent a command, and the 1977 probe’s computers had switched one thruster group to its backups by themselves. https://maketecheasier.com/voyager-1-thrusters-switched-itself/ https://maketecheasier.com/voyager-1-thrusters-switched-itself/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:54 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863522 https://maketecheasier.com/voyager-1-thrusters-switched-itself/feed/ 0 Apple’s new iPad mini starts at $699 with an 8.5-inch OLED screen, the A20 Pro chip and an IP67 rating, and reaches customers on Friday November 6. https://maketecheasier.com/ipad-mini-oled-699/ https://maketecheasier.com/ipad-mini-oled-699/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:53 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863518 https://maketecheasier.com/ipad-mini-oled-699/feed/ 0 Amazon put a smart home hub and an eero Wi-Fi extender inside the $99.99 Echo Dot that shipped on October 28, adding up to 1,000 square feet of coverage. https://maketecheasier.com/echo-dot-smart-home-hub-eero/ https://maketecheasier.com/echo-dot-smart-home-hub-eero/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:53 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863520 https://maketecheasier.com/echo-dot-smart-home-hub-eero/feed/ 0 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 goes live on November 6 with three free multiplayer maps and two Warzone maps, and its 100-tier Battle Pass catches late buyers up to day 50. https://maketecheasier.com/modern-warfare-4-season-1/ https://maketecheasier.com/modern-warfare-4-season-1/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:52 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863516 https://maketecheasier.com/modern-warfare-4-season-1/feed/ 0 PlayStation Plus adds Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered and Monster Train 2 on November 3, and October’s three games can be added until November 2. https://maketecheasier.com/ps-plus-november-2026-games/ https://maketecheasier.com/ps-plus-november-2026-games/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:14:51 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863514 https://maketecheasier.com/ps-plus-november-2026-games/feed/ 0 From the cockpit of an F-22, a pilot acted as an airborne quarterback for a YFQ-44A Fury in October, handing it tactical directives instead of stick-and-rudder commands; Anduril says it was a first for the Raptor and the pre-production drone. https://maketecheasier.com/f-22-fury-drone-control/ https://maketecheasier.com/f-22-fury-drone-control/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:32:38 +0000 https://maketecheasier.com/?p=863511 https://maketecheasier.com/f-22-fury-drone-control/feed/ 0 In 2021, Boeing’s MQ-25 drone passed 325 pounds of fuel to a Navy Super Hornet — the first midair refueling delivered by an unmanned aircraft 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