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Last Monday of the month and we’re going to keep this week chill! Wrapping up reviews on Sony’s newest premium headphones, Nothing Phone 3 leaks, a WACKY long range phone camera lens, and some clip on jewelry that also plays music!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 402: Nothing Phone 3 Leaks, Wacky Phone Lenses, Sony WH-1000XM6, and More Open Ear Buds – PJ POD”
A bill before the Senate could block states from regulating AI for ten years. Google is getting sued by a solar company for AI search hallucinations. Apple will be facing another consumer lawsuit over iCloud. xAI faces lawsuit over environmental impact of their AI data centers.
Google is using YouTube content to train Gemini and Veo3. Adobe launched a new computational camera app. Xbox and AMD partner up for the next generation of gaming hardware, while a Meta collaboration might bring VR support to Xbox. Beat Saber leaves the Playstation.
And we HAVE to check out these Fairphone leaks!
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Continue reading “#SGGQA 401: Xbox and AMD, Apple iCloud Lawsuit, Fairphone 6 Leaks, Google Trains AI on Youtube Content”
The Trump administration is unplugging plans to roll out more fiber broadband. A new PS3 emulator for Android devices is on the Google Play store. TikTok is launching a new AI suite of tools including AI Influencers. Google is turning your search results into an AI podcast.
Pebble remains on track to launch the Core 2 Watch. Google seems to be struggling with Pixel 6 and 7 batteries.
And I spent a weekend with Android 16 and it was aight….
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Continue reading “#SGGQA 400: AI TikTok Influencers, Google AI Podcasts, A Weekend with Android 16”
The FCC is kinda broken right now. Ted Cruz will hold up Broadband funding to any state that tries to regulate AI. Google rolls the dice on another court case, this time opting for a jury trial.
iFixit isn’t much impressed with the Switch 2 repair-ability. Microsoft shows off the “new” ROG Xbox Ally. Apple publishes a study on how AI doesn’t really “reason” or think.
And what should we expect from WWDC? Will Apple show off more AI?
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Continue reading “#SGGQA 399: Switch 2 Repairs ROG XBox Ally, Apple Trashes AI “Reasoning” Ahead of WWDC”
The case over Google’s monopoly is over, and now we wait to see what the penalties might be. Nebraska wants to make social media less addictive for kids with a new law. Germany might tax Facebook and Google more. Microsoft’s carbon footprint continues to rise. I did not expect AI slop to be SO popular that now real people are trying to copy AI. And Sony might move XPERIA manufacturing to a third party.
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 398: Google’s Court Case for Chrome, Microsoft’s Carbon Footprint, Can Social Media be Less Addictive?”
Meta argues in court that “enshittification” doesn’t exist, and ads in Instagram are a boon for consumers. NextCloud successfully battles back against Google for app updates. YouTube adding more AI ads to ruin your viewing experience. Xiaomi demos a new chip that should put more pressure on Tensor. Microsoft discontinues the Surface Laptop Studio.
Gamers Nexus details their relationship with NVIDIA, and how a massive corporation might pressure media outlets for positive coverage.
And we should chat about Google I/O, and how there might be less Android at this years developer conference.
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 397: Google I/O with Less Android, Xiaomi’s New Chip, More Ads Coming to YouTube, NVIDIA Bullies Media”
A wild week of political news. Trump and China agree to pause tariffs for 90 days. Trump kills a broadband initiative meant to help connect people and train people in tech jobs. The FTC will not enforce “click to cancel” rule. Republicans kill WiFi options for low income students.
Plus, Philips intros 3D printing repair kits for their products. Microsoft extends some support for Windows 10. And, the XPERIA 1 VII leaks look like Sony will charge even more for their flagship phone.
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Continue reading “#SGGQA 396: Tariffs with China Paused, Windows 10 Support Extended, XPERIA 1 VII Leaks”
The Galaxy S25 Edge has leaked! Are folks excited for “thin” again?
We got inside info on Apple operations, and it seems Tim Cook has blown up Apple’s control over payments on the iPhone. Spotify was quick to jump on Apple’s market misstep. Half Life 3 is being play tested. Game site Polygon was sold to Valnet.
And we say one more fond goodbye to Skype.
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 395: Galaxy S25 Edge Leaks, Half Life 3 is Playable, Tim Cook Blew Up the App Store”