#SGGQA 079: Anti BeyondMeat Laws, Galaxy S10 Leaks, Goodbye Google Fiber, Apple Battery Woes

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Big beef lobbying against BeyondMeat! Galaxy S10 images leak again! Google Fiber says goodbye to Louisvile. Sprint sues AT&T over 5G branding. Apple has to detail battery throttling in Italy. OpenCritic now details Lootbox gaming mechanics.

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#SGGQA 078: Belgium Boots Loot Boxes, Apple Battery Throttling Lawsuit, YouTube Copyright Drama

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Insurers might start checking in on your social media! Foxconn might bail on plans for Wisconsin factory. EA cuts lootboxes from FIFA in Belgium. NVIDIA details sales woes in light of stock tank. LG had a great year financially, but not in phones. Apple claims you can’t sue them and they don’t have to tell you ANYTHING about battery health. YouTube fights a war on dislikes while quietly permitting extortion through copyright strikes.

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#SGGQA 077: Apple Layoffs, Ad Block in Chrome, FCC Accused of Collusion, DHS DNS Attacks

Google might break ad blockers in Chrome! Apple lays off 200 from vehicle division. Right to repair movement gaining traction! Zuckerberg wants to staple WhatsApp and Messenger together. FCC accused of collusion with telecoms! Government websites hit in massive DNS attack. Are Android updates getting any better?

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#SGGQA 076: Pixel Price Cut, Face Unlock Not For Cops, Facebook Bilking Kids and Fake Reviews

Google slashes Pixel 3 prices, and looks to pick up secret tech from Fossil for smartwatches. Microsoft eulogizes Windows Phone AGAIN. A judge rules that feds can’t use your face to unlock your phone. And Facebook had a really bad week with employees posting fake reviews and a judge unsealing documents about profiting off of kids with predatory micro-transactions.

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#SGGQA 075: What I Saw at CES 2019, Apple Sales Woes, AT&T Cutting 7000 Jobs

Apple sales woes continue to put pressure on the company. Will iPhone prices get slashed sooner than expected? Carriers have promised to stop selling subscriber data, but it’s still really easy to pay for a specific phone’s location. After lobbying against Net Neutrality and FOR the Trump tax cut, AT&T is laying off thousands of employees.

And in happier news, CES was last week! Let’s talk about what I saw on the show floor with Newegg!

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#SGGQA 074: iPhone Notch Lawsuit, FCC to end Media Merger Ban, Gooodbye ALLO

Should Apple be sued over false advertising for trying to hide the notch? The FCC is on track to end a ban on major media companies merging to form even BIGGER media companies. Is anyone sad that Google is killing ALLO? And, who should we be rooting for between Apple and Qualcomm?

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#SGGQA 073: China Bans iPhone, Samsung Kills Headphone Jack, Feds Investigate #NetNeutrality Comments

The DOJ is FINALLY investigating all the bogus comments filed with the FCC during the Net Neutrality debate. DOOM turns 25! Google ends store support for Ice Cream Sandwich! Samsung will kill the headphone jack on future phones!

Also, we spend a little time talking about the ongoing Qualcomm and Apple squabbling. iPhones are now banned from retail channels in China! Who do we want to see win this fight?

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#SGGQA 072: Tumblr Bans Porn, Blackberry Camera Beats iPhone XS, More #NetNeutrality Drama

More Net Neutrality drama, as a handful of House Democrats take contributions from the telecom industry. Ajit Pai claimed repealing Net Neutrality would boost infrastructure investment. That was a lie. Tumblr is banning porn. That should go well. And MKBHD proves OBJECTIVELY that the Blackberry Key 2 has a better camera than the iPhone XS!

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