#SGGQA 293 – The RESTRICT Act, AI Copyright Lawsuits, Lenovo Legion Gaming Phones Gone, but Asus ROG Brings an Ally

SPRING BREAK! While my daughter is home from school this week, we’re gonna have some fun! Plenty of tech news to cover!

AI is getting sued over copyright issues. The Senate is looking at breaking up big tech. Elon Musk is having a bad month in court. Lenovo ends their line of gaming phones, but Asus might have the answer for portable gaming.

And we need to talk about how bad the Restrict act will be if it’s passed…

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 292 – PJ Podcast – Finding the Fun When Tech Reviewers are Burnt Out…

Saying goodbye to March. This month FLEW by.

Closing out the month for a PJ Pod, we’ll go wherever the chat leads us. There’s definitely something in the air though. Tone in comments and replies is more argumentative than ever, and it seems a number of tech commentators are kinda over it.

How can we keep this stuff fun, when there’s so much drama surrounding our favorite hobbies?

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#SGGQA 291 – Samsung Modem Vulnerability, Google Glass Goodbye, EU Tags Apple USB-C Plans, We Cancelled YouTube TV

Happy Monday! I STILL HATE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!

But seriously, we’ve got TONS of tech to talk about. Samsung modems are INSECURE. South Korea walks back work week plans. Buzzfeed slashes their workforce. Robots might replace bees? Fortnite sued for deceptive business practices. YouTube jacks prices again on their TV plans. Google glass is gone AGAIN. Second Life might find a second life on mobile.

And the EU is stepping on Apple’s plans to break USB-C.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 290 – Samsung’s Fake MOON ZOOM, Pixel Watch Success, SVB Bonuses, WWE Wants to Legalize Betting

Happy Monday! I HATE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!

The news block this week is one of the wackiest I’ve ever cobbled together.

Gigi Sohn withdraws from FCC appointment. WWE wants to legalize betting on scripted matches. South Korea wants to improve the national birthrate by making the work week LONGER. Vinyl has overtaken CD in music sales. EU warns Twitter over moderation. Samsung loses ANOTHER Qualcomm chip. US regulators are insuring the deposits held at Silicon Valley Bank.

And we HAVE to chat about all this SPACE ZOOM nonsense, and the Samsung Knights out here defending silly marketing.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 289 – Galaxy S23 Ultra Performance Testing, Qualcomm and Prophesee Cameras, FTC and Playstation, Apple Charges More for Batteries, Xiaomi 13 Thoughts

Happy Monday! TONS OF TECH NEWS!

Will Netflix be on the hook for higher taxes in the EU? Can Elon Musk convince regulators to let Nerualink play with human brains? Will Ford make a driver-less car that will re-possess itself? Will Sony deliver all their exclusive Playstation contracts to the FTC? Why is Apple raising prices on battery replacements?

And we HAVE to chat about performance testing the Note 23 and the Xiaomi 13!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 288 – PJ Podcast – Xiaomi 13, OnePlus Concept, MWC 2023, Geeking Out

February is coming to a close and MWC is firing up!

We can chat out the earliest announcements from Barcelona, spend a little quality time with the Xiaomi 13, and dig into this concept phone from OnePlus!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 287: Apple Antitrust Investigation, Apple Watch Ban, Twitter 2FA, Razer Edge 5G Impressions

Happy Monday!Tech news is HOT

Apple antitrust investigations are heating up, while the Biden administration weighs the fallout of an Apple Watch ban. Twitter is pay-walling SMS 2FA. Sailor Moon is free on Youtube. Return to Office initiatives are the real reason for productivity slumps.

And we need to talk about this rad little multimedia tablet from Razer!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 286: Amazon Kuiper Satellite Broadband, Comcast False Coverage Maps, Are Chinese Phones STEALING Your Data?

Happy Monday!Tech news is in full swing!

The FCC has granted permission to Amazon to launch the Kuiper Satellite Broadband project! Comcast has been defending false coverage maps they submitted to the FCC. Reddit had a security breach. We’ve got a LOT to talk about with new phones.

And we should probably discuss the myriad xenophobic bad takes coming from TECH journalists about a recent Chinese phone study.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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