Keeping the news light this week!
The FCC is going to let ISPs charge hidden fees again. South Korea loses a massive data center with no backups. AI gets nasty when you reward its bad behavior. The iQOO 15 was unboxed early.
And the Vivo X300 Pro is getting shown off in some travel videos!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
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Stories This Week:
- How big a battery do I need for my fridge? https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/10/how-big-a-battery-do-i-need-for-my-fridge-the-dumbest-way-to-figure-it-out-that-still-works/
- Windows on ARM One Year Later https://www.patreon.com/posts/surface-laptop-140752126
- KZ Vader Pro Earbud review https://www.patreon.com/posts/kz-vader-pro-3dd-140373187
- Why I dont use Pixel Cameras https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-dont-use-140359179
- UGREEN DH4300 and making your own cloud https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/04/ugreen-nas-dh4300-plus-make-your-own-private-cloud/
- Tech “Reviewers” Should Stop Bootlicking Losing SD Cards on phones https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/03/phones-never-should-have-lost-microsd-cards-and-tech-reviewers-should-stop-bootlicking/
- Saramonic Air Wireless mic review https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/30/saramonic-air-review-the-cutest-wireless-mics-ive-ever-seen/
- Status X Pro Earbuds Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/07/status-pro-x-triple-driver-true-wireless-anc-earbuds-the-best-of-2025/
- The iPhone 17 Air is the realization of Apple’s Greed https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/10/the-iphone-17-air-is-the-realization-of-apple-executives-wanting-to-charge-you-more-and-give-you-less/
- Pixel 10 Pro XL is NOT ready for review! https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/03/pixel-10-pro-isnt-ready-to-review-yet-but-hopefully-soon/
- Pixel 10 Pro XL By the Benchmarks https://www.patreon.com/posts/pixel-10-pro-xl-137726886
- Pixel 10 Pro Day One! https://somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/27/pixel-10-pro-xl-day-one-unboxing-and-set-up/
- FCC lets ISPs charge hidden fees again https://www.theverge.com/news/798154/fcc-proposal-scrap-isp-hidden-fee-rules
- South Korean Data Center Fire https://www.lowyat.net/2025/369262/south-korean-government-facility-loses-858tb-of-data-in-fire-with-no-backups/
- AI gets nasty and lies when you reward it https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-models-social-media-research
- iQOO 15 unboxed early https://www.gsmarena.com/iqoo_15_chinese_unboxing_video-news-69881.php
- Vivo X300 announced https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_x300_pro_and_x300_announced_with_dimensity_9500_soc_upgraded_cameras-news-69891.php
- Juan rambles on about whatever the chat wants to talk about…
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