#SGGQA 323: MediaTek Bets BIG on Dimensity 9300, Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty, Robocop Rocks My Socks!

HAPPY MONDAY!

Kicking off November, the tech news is HOPPING. Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty on ALL counts! Apple faces yet ANOTHER lawsuit over batteries, this time in the UK. Teens are creating abusive AI images of their classmates. Google was found using revenue sharing on search to force OEMs to update their phones. There’s a tiny device that can reboot other people’s iPhones.

The new MediaTek chip out which looks like a BIG deal.

And I have some thoughts on the new Robocop game!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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What is the right age to give a kid their first smartphone? (#SGGQA Podcast Q&A Clip)

When should a kid get their first smartphone? There’s NO right answer! A conversation from my weekly podcast about parenting and tech, and the decisions we’ve made in my family for our daughter. Continue reading “What is the right age to give a kid their first smartphone? (#SGGQA Podcast Q&A Clip)”

#SGGQA 322: TechTober Isn’t Done Yet, Viewer Q&A, Happy Halloween! The PJ Pod!

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The last podcast of October, and we’re hanging out in our PJ’s! Hosting a chill conversation about the tech we’ve seen over the last month, what the holiday season looks like, and letting the chat direct the Q&A.

Are you looking forward to the year-end holiday sales?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 321: Pixel 8 Pro vs OnePlus Open, Qualcomm vs MediaTek, Apple vs Jon Stewart, Twitter vs Journalists

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BOY HOWDY! We got a TON of news to cover. The FCC is ramping up for a return to Net Neutrality! Twitter continues to meltdown. Apple parts ways with Jon Stewart. Google serves up more “malvertising”. Netflix is looking to be the Netflix of gaming again! Qualcomm and MediaTek are gearing up for a next gen chip war.

And we’ve got TWO exciting new phones in the GadgetLab!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 320: Apple, Tech Journalism, and a Decade of Out of Control Hype…

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I’m wrapping up some travel, and unfortunately can’t livestream today. I DID finish this video essay though, and it seemed a fitting addition to the topics we cover on this weekly show.

Tech journalists have been promising an Apple AR revolution for over a decade now, but very little commentary has come from Apple directly. This has had an enormous chilling effect on AR and VR markets.

Rumors. Leaks. FUD.

After a decade of reporting on a future mythical “Apple Glasses” product, what do we actually have?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 319: iPhones Still Overheating, Netflix Price Hikes, AI is EXPENSIVE, SEC Sues Musk, Pixel 8 Thoughts

HAPPY MONDAY!

Techtober is spinning up! iPhones still seem to be overheating after Apple’s patch. Netflix lands two more GREAT games, but price hikes are looming. The SEC is suing Elon Musk for refusing to testify in their investigation. Getty images looks to make AI more equitable, but is AI too expensive to share the wealth?

And now that we’ve made it through the weekend, how are we feeling about the Pixel 8 announcement?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 318 – iPhone 15 Overheating, Xiaomi Makes Too Many Phones, X Cuts Election Integrity Team, FCC to Restore Net Neutrality

HAPPY MONDAY!

WELCOME TO TECHTOBER!

The FCC can FINALLY start working on restoring Net Neutrality. Xitter cut the election disinformation team, and elections are coming up. US Agency sues Tesla over hate speech directed at employees.  Qualcomm is working on more AR hardware. Apple is cutting back on their chip orders, while their phones are overheating.

And we should chat about the INCREDIBLE number of phones Xiaomi puts out every year…

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 317 – PJ Pod – Pixel 8 Support Promises and Snarky RCS Ads

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Last Monday of the month and I’m letting my hair down! PJ Podcast in full effect. We’ve got some tech stories to cover, but we’re going to hang out in a more casual way. Google might promise us more support, but they’re also struggling to get more folks using RCS.

And what the heck is going on with Surface RAM and Storage Prices?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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