Zuckerberg is feuding with politicians over lies in Facebook ads! The IRS is tracking Bitcoin transactions to foil child exploitation! NordVPN might have been compromised! LG and Samsung detail Android 10 updates!

And we have to talk about all the Pixel 4 videos swarming the internet right now!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

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Stories This Week:

• Google Pixel 4 Performance Review: 2019’s Fastest Phone! https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/21/google-pixel-4xl-benchmarked-the-fastest-phone-of-2019/
• 4 Hope and 4 Fears for the Pixel 4 https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/18/google-pixel-4xl-4-hopes-and-4-fears-for-a-future-review/
• Using KaiOS in the USA – Alcatel SmartFlip https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/17/alcatel-smartflip-flip-phone-review-kaios-in-the-usa/
• Prettier phones are NOT improvements, Samsung’s fingerprint woes https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/17/smartphone-design-improvements-are-not-progress-prettier-is-less-practical/
• Focals by North: Wearing the Future https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/09/27/focals-by-north-review-wearing-the-future/
• LG V50 review: A MONSTER sleeper https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/10/lg-v50-review-the-monster-sleeper-phone-of-2019/
• MeeAudio Review Part 2: My Wife’s WEIRD ears get custom molds https://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/12/mee-audio-mx-pro-part-2-mrs-gadgetguy-gets-her-custom-molded-earbuds/
• Critics claim Facebook is destroying democracy https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/18/zuckerberg-defends-false-trump-ads-free-expression-critics-say-facebooks-assault
• IRS cracks down on child exploitation https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2019/10/16/irs-followed-bitcoin-transactions-resulting-in-takedown-of-the-largest-child-exploitation-site-on-the-web/#38d9b0b1ed0d
• iFixit to support Pebble smartwatches https://www.ifixit.com/News/rebble-with-a-cause-how-pebble-watches-got-their-amazing-afterlife
• Has NordVPN been compromised https://twitter.com/hexdefined/status/1185864801261477891?s=09
• NordVPN Official Response https://nordvpn.com/blog/official-response-datacenter-breach/
• Apparently dark modes DO save battery https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/21/dark-mode-ios-13-test/
• LG Android 10 updates getting betas soon in Korea https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_android_10_beta_program_starting_later_this_month-news-39633.php
• Samsung Killing ANOTHER feature in their next update https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/19/samsung-discontinues-linux-on-dex/
• TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
• CNET makes obnoxious claim about Pixel 4 being first Android to offer iPhone grade face unlock https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-pixel-4-turns-up-the-heat-on-android-rivals-but-not-because-of-its-camera/
• Google makes obnoxious claim about 4K video https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1185736531002179584?s=09
• Juan rambles on about Google’s Pixel 4XL…

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