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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!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 416: Vivo Announces X300 Series, AI Lies When You Reward It, FCC Lets ISPs Charge Hidden Fees”
The FCC votes against American students using WiFi. We might have passed peak social media use, and young people are “leading the leaving”. Microsoft hikes Game Pass prices by 50%. Xiaomi’s new phones are being “benchmarked”. Google is testing new hardware for the Pixel 11. Genshin is unplayable on the Pixel 10.
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 415: Pixel 10 Poor Gaming, FCC Attacks School WiFi, Game Pass Price Hike”
OnePlus is showing off their next phone, and it might land here SOON!
Plus Qualcomm has new chips ready for phones, tablets, and PC’s!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 414: OnePlus 15 and Qualcomm’s New Chips – PJ Pod!”
Trumps FCC Chairman is looking for other shows to punish. Nokia hopes an Intel executive can turn their fortunes around. NVIDIA invests in Intel, and Intel looks to be cancelling an upcoming GPU. Microsoft raises prices on XBOX again. Samsung will put ads on your really expensive fridge. Vivo shares some fun slow motion footage from the X300. TSMC chip prices are even higher than last year.
And we have to chat about MediaTek’s new premium SOC, the Dimensity 9500!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 413: NVIDIA Stake in Intel, Samsung Fridge Ads, MediaTek’s NEW DIMENSITY 9500”
This is a special one for me. My friend Wes Eastin has been working on a documentary for years, talking about the history of comic book shops, the fans who frequent them, and the impact they’ve had on comics publishing.
Hilariously though, it’s getting distributed on the EXACT SAME DAY as the streaming launch of ‘Superman’. What are the odds? TWO movies about comic book characters, with the name “SUPERMAN” in the title, getting launched on the same day!
This was a huge labor of love, interviewing creators, business owners, and fans. I loved this documentary, and I hope you’ll give it a watch (after you catch some of this conversation I recorded with Wes of course…) Continue reading “‘Shopping for Superman’ Director Interview – Wes Eastin on Comic Book Shops and Silly Super Heroes”
Amazon and Google face another FTC probe! Korea is halting investment in the USA. California replaces a regulation dropped by the FCC. Microsoft dodges an EU fine. ARM takes a shot at Qualcomm’s business model.
Pixel 10 has already lost a feature announced at launch. We get a better look at the upcoming Xiaomi 17 and OnePlus 15. iPhone repair costs are pretty high. Nintendo revives the Virtual Boy!
And the new XPERIA 10 VII looks a LOT like another phone now…
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 412: iPhone Repair Costs, XPERIA 10 Looks Like a Pixel, Korea Halts US Investments”
It’s been a WILD week for Google. Regulators are looking at fines in the EU, while Google saves Chrome from being sold off. Gmail is accused of censorship. Google deletes climate pledge from their website.
Plus, some leaks from Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 411: Google’s Ups and Downs with AI and Regulators, Leaks from Xiaomi, Apple, and Samsung”
Amazon is looking at a lawsuit about “buying” digital media. The Trump administration delays tariffs on PC parts again. The FTC is regurgitating a claim about Republican censorship. NVIDIA’s customer list doesn’t look very healthy.
And into my first week with the Pixel 10 Pro XL, I have a LOT more questions than answers…
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 410: A Weekend With the Pixel 10 Pro XL and I Honestly Don’t Know Who It’s For…”