#SGGQA 148: FCC Fines Sinclair, Apple Sued for Antennas, and I Have TOO MANY PHONES!

The FCC delivers its largest fine ever to Sinclair Media. Social media struggles to contain spread of misinformation. Apple gets hit with a second lawsuit over antennas in less expensive iPhones. Amazon sued over digital movie downloads which you don’t really own.

And let’s chat about the awesome phones coming soon to video reviews near you!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 145: Creator Chat – Nick Gray on rebuilding Phandroid

Welcome to another creator chat on the SGGQA podcast channel. An occasional series of interviews, where we get to hear from folks making cool things on the internet.

Building something new can be really difficult, but reviving a quiet channel is a whole different can of worms.

Algorithms and popularity, reaching out to lapsed community members while interacting with new community members. Even sorting out your commenter troll strategy.

Nick Gray is one of the tech reviewers I’ve followed the longest in my career. I remember sorting through his articles as I was getting into Windows Mobile PDA’s. Today he’s set his on rebuilding one of the original Android internet publications. He took some time to chat about the challenges of bringing a news site back from the dead.

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#SGGQA 140: 5G Towers Burned, TCL Flagship Phones, Exynos 990 vs SD 865

5G towers are burning thanks to conspiracy theories spreading online. Zoom is facing more issues for privacy. Skype wants to be your next video conferencing champ. T-Mobile and Sprint are now one. Samsung talks about the difference between the Exynos and the Snapdragon.

And let’s take a quick look at the TCL 10 pricing!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 139: T-Mobile $15 Plans, Zoom and FaceBook, No LG G9 in 2020?

Did Amazon jack up prices alongside gougers? Why was Zoom sending data to FaceBook? Verizon and T-Mobile had some good news to share with customers! The Huawei P40 was announced!

And will there really be no LG G9 in 2020?

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 138: Medical Right to Repair, LG V60 Impressions, Fun Internet Freebies

Right to repair is more critcal than ever for medical equipment. Netflix and YouTube throttle quality in Europe. Are gamers next? Huawei helps folks side load apps with App Search. Microsoft shows off a new UI for Windows 10.

And let’s chat about some cheap and free internet finds for when we’re all stuck at home!

Get your tech week started off right!

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#SGGQA 137: ISPs Pledge, Gates Steps Down, Apple Fined in France, LG V60 Price Revealed!

The FCC is asking ISPs to PRETTY PLEASE treat the internet like a utility during this “social distancing” experiment. Apple is fined 1.2 Billion in France over anti-competitive sales practices. Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board. The EU is planning sweeping Right to Repair legislation.

And did you stream Frozen 2 early? WE DID!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

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#SGGQA 136: Apple Battery Throttling Settlement, Oppo Find X2, Coronavirus Cancelling Everything

Apple might finally have to pay a fine over it’s practice of slowing down older phones, but will it be enough of a penalty to prevent future planned obsolescence practices? The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast of a phone at a PREMIUM price.

And Coronavirus out here just cancelling EVERYTHING!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

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#SGGQA 134: New XPERIA, New HUAWEI, BRAND NEW GADGET LAB!

Say hello to GadgetLab 3.0! My new home office is in ROUGH shape, but we’re gonna trial run this space with a podcast! Could be an epic failure, but I’m so tired, it should be hilarious!

Also, We’re gonna chat some Net Neutrality news, some flat earth news, and an exciting new phone announcement from Sony!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

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