Tim Cook was lobbying the US Senate last week. Google and Apple are staunchly opposed to being regulated. Google Play Games are coming to PC, but only in three countries so far. Airlines warn that 5G could ground hundreds of flights. NFTs seem like they might be a scam.
And can we chat about the Galaxy Note 22 arriving with less RAM?
Let’s get our tech week started right!
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- Surface Duo Camera Deep Dive https://www.patreon.com/posts/61137611
- XPERIA 5iii FINALLY Here! https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/01/11/xperia-5-iii-review-the-little-smartphone-that-could/
- Okai Neon E-Scooter Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/01/05/okai-neon-electric-scooter-zipping-around-town-with-rgbs/
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- Senate Tech Bill out of committee https://www.engadget.com/senator-klobuchars-major-tech-reform-bill-advances-out-of-committee-185350924.html
- Tim Cook lobbying against the bill https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/18/apple-says-antitrust-bills-increase-risk-of-iphone-security-breaches.html
- No Google Play Games for us in the USA https://play.google.com/googleplaygames?pcampaignid=PR-Global-oo-gpgbeta-DevBlog
- Airlines say 5G could ground hundreds of planes https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-major-us-airline-ceos-urge-action-avoid-catastrophic-5g-flight-2022-01-17/
- YouTube shutters originals https://www.engadget.com/youtube-scales-back-originals-200711160.html
- Are NFTs scams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g
- TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
- Andromeda leak shows us Microsoft mobile OS https://www.windowscentral.com/andromeda-os-hands-video
- Juan rambles on about the Note 22 RAM rumor… https://www.econotimes.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S22-price-leak-suggests-Ultra-model-will-only-get-8GB-and-12GB-RAM-options-1625584
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