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It’s the last Monday of August, and we’re letting the chat take the wheel!
Some sobering news on phone shipments, but good news for EV owners. Facebook weasels out of taking responsibility for destroying society, but at least there’s more AI backlash than ever before!
And we’ve got a trio of stories of tech brands doing it right!
Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 457: Tech Bad News, Good News, and Hanging Out for a Fun Chat!”
Vivo X300 Ultra Long Term Review!
It’s tough shooting a review, or a longer term follow up to a phone, where the majority of the video is me saying “it WAS my favorite phone of the year, and it still IS my favorite phone of the year”.
Still, I felt after a couple months, it was worth chatting about the experience. What’s changed? What’s improved? How have the accessories held up?
Let’s chat!
The FCC is walking away from gigabit initiatives because it’s unfair to SLOW cable broadband providers. Epic Games is STILL feuding with Apple over app stores and payments. Apple has a round of layoffs. Roblox must submit to outside audits.
Galaxy S27 leaks look pretty awful. Moto and Graphene make more noise about their upcoming partnership.
Vivo and Poco showing off new phone launches!
Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!
Tank 5 Pro Review!
The most absurd phone on the market gets MORE PRO! It’s not terrifically different from the Tank 5, but the 5 Pro has one new feature you might want on a rugged phone! Continue reading “8849 Tank 5 Pro Rugged Phone Review! One Important Update…”
A rumor I was hoping to be true, but like so many other areas of the Pixel Pro experience, the 11 Pro might actually be worse than its predecessors.
Google has changed the camera sensors on the 11 Pro. They’re functionally VERY close to the kinds of sensors we had on 9 Pro and 10 Pro. With those changes come rumors though, and one interesting rumor was that Google might be improving the telephoto camera to include a lens that can physically focus closer to your subject.
Continue reading “No. Pixel 11 Pro Does NOT Take Better Close Up Photos Than The Pixel 10 Pro.”
Bill Gates daughter could face up to twenty years in prison. Microsoft is abandoning AI in Excel. Apple wants a cut of every app installed on iPhone, even those with alternative payment options. Google’s Play Store is anti-competitive. Epic Games is finally coming to Linux.
An active exploit is hitting MacBooks. SK Hynix runs out of replacement SSDs, while thieves are trying to steal GPUs from eSports machines.
Galaxy Z Fold 8 has a hinge problem. Googlebooks might arrive soon with Snapdragon hardware. Xiaomi might cancel the 18 Ultra next year.
And I guess we need to bag on the Pixel 11 right? Sigh…
Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!
I woke up early on Wednesday to help get my daughter ready for school. I was enjoying a lazy morning, content in the thought that I had hours to go before the Made By Google event launching all the new Pixels. Instead of gearing up to write and shoot reactions at 10am, Google was pushing “GO” at 3pm pacific. I’d even be able to enjoy a lunch while writing up a few notes. No rush at all. Nice.
While enjoying my morning coffee I scrolled through some feeds, and saw that the reviewer embargo had already lifted on Pixel 11 Pros. The “reviews” were already live, and the event wasn’t going to happen for another seven hours.
Roblox is losing revenue. Meta is facing more scrutiny from multiple legal directions. Apple is trying to game the market on RAM, but will still be raising prices on iPhones.
And tomorrow is the Pixel 11 event! What kinds of updates might we see for Google’s phones and watches?
Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 454: Meta In Trouble, Apple Price Hikes, Google Pixel 11 Preview!”