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Google and Samsung are releasing expensive phones, Intel does a marketing, Electron discourse is back, but honestly we just want to build our own Framework Laptop. Show Notes: 00:01:11 - Google Pixel 6 00:15:34 - Samsung Unpacked (Galaxy Fold/Flip and Watch) 00:38:40 - Framework Laptop 01:03:27 - PC GAMER NEWZ (Intel Marketing Changes) 01:06:29 - Electron Discourse (1Password is now Electron) Google Pixel 6: Here are the first official Pixel 6 pictures and info Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro phones announced with custom Tensor chips Google Pixel 6 Samsung Event: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 announced with much bigger, more useful cover display Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung’s capable hardware with Google software Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: nailing the basics with style How Samsung beefed up its new folding phones: metal, tape, and a dab of goo Framework: Review: Framework’s lightweight modular laptop is a winner P

We talk about the Switch "pro" and the Switch Pro Powered by Arch Linux this week. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Switch OLED 00:30:25 - Steam Deck Switch OLED: Meet the Switch Pro: $350 “OLED Model” launches on October 8 Nintendo’s “OLED model” Switch estimated to cost just $10 more to produce Switch “Pro”: Steam Deck is Valve’s Switch-like portable PC, starting at $399 this December Steam Deck Tech specs Steam Deck: The First Hands-On With Valve's Handheld Gaming PC Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Sadiq caves and finally lets us talk about Windows for an hour. Show Notes: Windows 11: Windows 11 is a new and refreshing approach to an old and familiar home What's coming in Windows 11 Accessibility | Windows Experience Blog DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips Microsoft unveils new app store for Windows 11 with support for more desktop applications Microsoft announces Windows 11 will be able to run Android apps Windows 11 ships with new 'Chat' app powered by Microsoft Teams My People walked so Microsoft Teams could run Windows 11 Home requires internet to complete setup, but there's a workaround Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Special guest Mint joins us this week as we work our way through the summer games mess. Show Notes: 00:03:10 - Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 00:51:02 - Square Enix 01:16:29 - Summer Games Fest 01:31:21 - Nintendo E358/2 Days: Xbox Keynote: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X is about to make xCloud gaming much faster Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick Starfield release date revealed at E3 2021, will be Xbox exclusive STALKER 2 coming in 2022 to Xbox Game Pass Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 Halo Infinite release date announced at E3 2021 Halo Infinite multiplayer news: Bots, split-screen, free-to-play clarified Redfall is Arkane's new multiplayer shooter with vampires Jack Sparrow coming to Sea of Thieves in Pirates of the Caribbean DLC Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement Trailer Here's everything we know about Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox and PC Annapurna's Twelve Minutes release date set for Aug. 19

We take a deep dive into WWDC 2021. Show Notes: 00:02:30 - watchOS 8 00:15:15 - iOS and iPadOS 15 01:01:00 - macOS 12 01:19:40 - Privacy and Grab Bag WWDC: Apple WWDC 2021 keynote in 23 minutes watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview What's new in watchOS 8 - WWDC 2021 - Videos iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview macOS Monterey: Here are the features exclusive to M1 Macs Get ready for iCloud Private Relay - WWDC 2021 - Videos iCloud Private Relay and other Apple WWDC privacy features An Overview of the New Privacy Controls Coming to Apple’s OSes Apple is making AirPods easier to hear with and find Grab Bag: Move beyond passwords - WWDC 2021 - Videos Secure login with iCloud Keychain verification codes - WWDC 2021 - Videos Meet async/await in Swift - WWDC 2021 - Videos Build Mail app extensions - WWDC 2021 - Videos Explore HDR rendering with EDR - WWDC 2021 - Videos Contact:

We talk about Google I/O and then whip out the DAC for hi-fi audio. Show Notes: 00:01:49 - Android 12 00:26:58 - Google Retail Store 00:29:47 - Wear, WearOS?, Tizen? Terrible Names 00:42:02 - Sadiq didn't let us talk about Windows 10X 00:42:28 - Apple Watch Assistive Touch 00:49:19 - Apple Music Loseless Audio and Spatial Audio Android 12 preview: first look at Google’s radical new design Google showed off its next-generation AI by talking to Pluto and a paper airplane Android introduces new privacy-friendly sandbox for machine learning data The state of Android security | Session Google announces its first-ever physical retail store Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen Apple announces a slew of accessibility updates Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities About lossless audio in Apple Music Apple Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Playback for Apple Music Subscribers Coming in June Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online S

We spend an hour talking about the second order effects of the Epic Vs Apple trial. Show Notes: Epic Games v. Apple: the fight for the future of the App Store The Epic Games v. Apple trial kicks off with kids screaming "free Fortnite" In Epic v Apple, everybody is losing at the game of defining games Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox Sony really hated PS4 crossplay, confidential documents reveal Offensive and Sexualized Jam - itch.io Epic spent at least $11.6 million on free games and gained 5 million new users in return Epic says there’s an App Store payment lockout — but Apple just sees friction Tim Sweeney emailed Tim Cook personally to call for open app sales after WWDC in 2015 lowpolis on Twitter: "https://t.co/xgd3sExlFZ… " Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about new Surfaces and new surfaces this week. Show Notes 00:01:33 - Surface Laptop 4 00:21:08 - Apple Event Misc Things 00:22:58 - Apple Podcasts Updates 00:33:09 - AirTags 00:44:29 - M1 iMac 00:59:31 - M1 iPad Pro 01:09:06 - Sadiq Got A M1 MacBook Air Surface Laptop 4: Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch) review: AMD Ryzen shines, but Microsoft could still do much more Microsoft Surface Laptop 4: specs, price, release date Spring 2020 Apple Event: Apple Podcasts launches in-app subscriptions Changes to iTunes API https://twitter.com/NathanG/status/1384628536124878848 https://twitter.com/bzamayo/status/1384852139286085632 Apple takes on Tile with AR-ready AirTags tracking devices Apple announces new M1-based iMac in 7 fancy colors iPad Pro gets M1 chip, “Liquid Retina” mini-LED screen Sadiq talks about his new M1 Macbook Air That M1 go brrrrrrrr, this thing doesn’t seem to get warm like at all?? Keyboard is good TouchID on macOS is pretty sweet I remember how good some M

This week we pour one out for LG Mobile, then make fun of gamers while getting blasted in VR. Oddly enough, this episode is almost a galaxy brain take against Qualcomm's mobile chip monopoly. Show Notes: 00:00:55 - RIP LG Mobile 00:24:43 - Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 00:40:57 - Oculus Quest 2 RIP LG: LG leaves a void as it exits the smartphone business Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently LG had few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed More Gaming Phones: Lenovo’s gaming phone has an extreme dual-fan cooling system This phone has a 15,000 RPM cooling fan!!! Oculus Quest 2: Oculus Quest 2: Our Most Advanced All-in-One VR Headset Review: We do not recommend the $299 Oculus Quest 2 as your next VR system Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We needed some #freecontent so we're talking about the Switch Pro this week and the latest OnePlus phones. Show Notes: 00:01:35 - Switch Lite 00:15:55 - Apex Legends On Switch 00:28:25 - Switch Pro Rumors 00:40:05 - One Plus 9 and 9 Pro 01:01:18 - Post Show USB C Audio Corner Nintendo Switch Lite Apex Legends Legends Switch - Are The Compromises Too Severe? How Fair Is CrossPlay? Nintendo Switch Lite – Official Site Nintendo Switch Pro: Nintendo to Use Faster Nvidia Chips in New 2021 Switch Model https://twitter.com/NateTheHate2 (Had this leak originally sometime last year, so including original leaker because fuck bloomberg^1) OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro: OnePlus 9 review: top-shelf performance for less money OnePlus 9 Pro review: the best Android alternative to Samsung OnePlus 9 Pro Review—Keeping the slightest lead in front of Samsung OnePlus 9R offers fast-refresh rate screen, costs less OnePlus snubs Google’s Wear OS, announces $159 smartwatch [^1]: See Daring Fireball post here:

We talk about good speakers, bad consolidation, enlisting in the republic of gamers, and then sign into active directory. Show Notes: 00:00:04 - RIP HomePod 00:12:46 - Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition 00:28:29 - Asus ROG Phone 5 00:47:33 - The Exchange Mass Hack RIP HomePod: Apple discontinues the HomePod, but the HomePod mini will live on Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition: Some Bethesda games now on Xbox Game Pass are getting frame rate boosts on Xbox Series X/S 20 Bethesda games will be available on Xbox Game Pass Friday Asus ROG Phone 5: The Asus ROG Phone 5 has 18GB of RAM, two USB ports, crazy rear display Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate review: overkill https://www.flashmemorysummit.com/English/Collaterals/Proceedings/2015/20150811_S101C_Baram.pdf The Exchange Mass Hack: A Basic Timeline of the Exchange Mass-Hack — Krebs on Security Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack Critics fume after Github removes exploit code for Exchange vulnerabilities Reproduci

We originally planned on talking about Android 12 but then the Pokemon discourse broke out. Show Notes: 00:01:52 - EA News 00:18:28 - Sony State Of Play 00:40:39 - Nintendo/Pokemon Direct Verizon tweet? Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery Video Games: EA, BioWare cancel Anthem’s sweeping overhaul Report: BioWare wrests Dragon Age 4 away from EA’s online-multiplayer mandate Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ stealth-infused open world hits Switch in 2022 Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at Stadia, laugh at Facebook, and then pray for Ron. Show Notes: 00:00:03 - Intro 00:04:38 - Google Winding Down First Party Stadia Studios 00:20:02 - iOS 14.5 Ad Tracking Changes 00:36:46 - HarmonyOS Google Shutting Down First Party Stadia Studios: Focusing on Stadia's future as a platform, and winding down SG&E The writing’s on the wall for Google Stadia iOS 14.5 Apple’s next iOS 14 beta will begin forcing developers to ask for permission to track you User Privacy and Data Use - App Store Introducing Private Click Measurement, PCM Facebook makes the case for activity tracking to iOS 14 users in new pop-ups Apple Releases Betas with Face ID Plus Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, App Tracking Transparency, and Other New Features HarmonyOS Huawei’s HarmonyOS: “Fake it till you make it” meets OS development Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We celebrate the coming of Techanuary by talking about the latest Samsung Unpacked and CES 2021. Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Galaxy S21 Series 00:28:53 - Galaxy Buds Pro 00:38:41 - Nvidia at CES 00:53:18 - Intel at CES 00:59:12 - AMD at CES Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S21 is official, gets an across-the-board $200 price drop You’ll never believe it, Samsung made a black phone Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro review: the right balance CES: Nvidia and AMD address the great GPU shortage Nvidia’s next laptop GPU generation powers a leap to 1440p displays Nvidia announces $329 GeForce RTX 3060, available in February OUT OF STOCK, OUT OF STOCK Intel at CES: Alder Lake looks a lot like M1, plus new chips for gaming laptops USB4 AMD claims new Ryzen 5000 mobile CPUs best Intel for gaming, content creation Samsung’s next Exynos SoC will have an AMD GPU N95 masks, gamer style: Razer’s crazy face-mask prototype revealed Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcas

While waiting for techanuary to begin, we talk about our favorite games from last year and some security stories about chat apps. Show Notes: 00:02:42 - Cristian talks about Odyssey 00:10:28 - Sadiq talks about FF7R 00:19:50 - Cristian Talks About DOOM Eternal 00:23:40 - Sadiq Talks About XCOM Chimera Squad 00:28:41 - Cristian Talks About Guidlings (2nd Chapter) 00:34:45 - Sadiq Talks About Crusader Kings 3 00:41:40 - Cristian Talks About SSDs 00:47:53 - Sadiq Talks About Hades 00:54:41 - Cristian Talks About Multiplayer Games 00:57:30 - Sadiq Talks About Ghosts Of Tsushima 01:01:45 - Cristian Talks About Destiny 2: Beyond Light 01:10:04 - Sadiq Talks About Valhalla 01:15:50 - Chat App Discourse (Telegram/WhatsApp) Our 2020 Games of the Year Cristian’s games of the year: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Doom Eternal Guildlings (Apple Arcade) SSDs - aka why I upgraded to nextgen when I said I wouldn’t Minecraft / Warzone / Other multiplayer games Destiny 2: Beyond Light Sadiq’s games of the year:

In a return true to form we talk about headphones and Linux for an hour. Show Notes: 00:00:45 - AirPods Max 00:48:15 - RIP CentOS AirPods Max: AirPods Max Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th Apple AirPods Max first look: lots to prove Heavy Is the Head That Wears the AirPods Max Headphone Review: Sennheiser HD 300 Pro AirPods Max review: the good, the bad and a mic test RIP CentOS: CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is “not a replacement” Where do I go now that CentOS Linux is gone? Check our list Installation Guide - System Requirements - CPanel RIP CentOS CentOS 8 End-of-Life Announcement Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Finally now that techtober is over and techvember comes to a close, we finally get enough space in techcember to talk about Destiny 2: Beyond Light and Assassins Creed Valhalla. And yes, we address the ethics of buying games from companies with abusive practices. There's gonna be politics in these video games! Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light 00:32:19 - Assassins Creed Valhalla Destiny 2: Beyond Light: The Grind Is Finally Good in 'Destiny 2: Beyond Light' Assassin's Creed Valhalla: [Spoilers] Assassin's Creed Valhalla Wikipedia Page Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Vice Review by Matthew Gault The Myth of Black Buying Power | Groundings Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We try to talk about desktop computers but somehow get sucked down a network hole. Show Notes: 00:01:05 - ARM Macs 00:39:16 - macOS and OCSP 00:59:55 - macOS 11 ARM Macs: Apple dishes details on its new M1 chip Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14 Apple announces new M1 Mac Mini, starting at $699 First ARM-based Mac laptops: MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro Big Sur: macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica review macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look – Jacopo Jannone - blog UPDATE: Post Recording Apple Published An Official Response -> Apple responds to privacy concerns over Mac software security process Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

With final next gen console hardware getting out into the wild, we spend this week giving our final thoughts on the new consoles. Show Notes: 00:02:13 - RIP QUIBI 00:09:53 - Xbox Series S 00:25:03 - Xbox Series X 00:26:42 - Content Warning: Bugs 00:28:06 - End Of Bug Talk 00:32:10 - DualSense 00:36:22 - PS5 Discord is getting a cool Halloween ringtone from hyperpop duo 100 gecs RIP QUIBI: Quibi is shutting down Tom Gara on Twitter: "Wow, Australia's sovereign wealth fund was one of Quibi's big investors… " Console Hardware Xbox Series boxes unboxed, revealing a series of Xboxes inside of boxes Microsoft will give GameStop a share of Xbox’s digital revenues Xbox Series X Back-Compat: Red Dead Redemption 2, Ark, Just Cause 3, Assetto Corsa Competizione! Here’s our best look at ray tracing on the Xbox Series X PS5 unboxing: Sony’s big, curvy boy stands out in any room First Look at the PlayStation 5 User Experience Hands-on with the PS5’s synesthetic DualSense controller PlayStatio

New iPhones came out this week but really we just talk about networks and colors on displays. Show Notes: 00:01:54 - HomePod Mini 00:13:14 - iPhone 12 and 12 Mini 00:31:47 - 5G 00:40:46 - 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max 01:00:58 - No Chargers In The Box iPhone 2020 Event: HomePod Mini Apple announces smaller HomePod mini for $99 Phones: Apple announces iPhone 12 with OLED screen and 5G speeds iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max announced with larger displays, updated design, and 5G Lidar used to cost $75,000—here’s how Apple brought it to the iPhone Understanding the Camera Enhancements Coming to the iPhone 12 Apple announces iPhone 12 mini, the ‘smallest and lightest 5G phone in the world’ Thoughts and Observations on Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 Event No Chargers In The Box: Apple’s new iPhones won’t ship with earbuds or wall chargers The iPhone 12 Ships Without a Charger. Will It Curb E-Waste? Apple’s iPhone 12 can wirelessly charge twice as fast, but only with a MagSafe char