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Google announces everything that leaked, we cry over 100mbps ethernet, and then Microsoft for some god known reason is still putting out products with EMMC storage in 2020. Show Notes: 00:01:20 - Chromecast With Google TV 00:21:14 - Nest Audio 00:24:39 - Pixel 5 And 4A 5G 00:42:12 - Surface Laptop Go 00:48:36 - Surface Pro X Refresh 00:51:17 - Xbox Series X Back Compat Tests Google Event: Google Chromecast (2020) review: reinvented — and now with a remote The new Chromecast with Google TV won’t officially support Stadia at launch Google Play Movies & TV is now Google TV but it’s not the same Google TV that runs on Android TV on the new Chromecast, it’s an app The Google Home sequel, the “Nest Audio,” is official for $99.99 Google announces the Pixel 5 for $699 Google announces Pixel 4A 5G with larger 6.2-inch display for $499 Verizon has an exclusive Pixel 4A 5G that’s $100 more expensive Microsoft News: Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks Microsoft’

Big companies buy other big companies and then we both find excuses to talk about extremely "this is our shit" shit. Show Notes: 00:01:22 - Microsoft Buys Bethesda 00:21:56 - Amazon Event 00:30:24 - Sadiq Talks About A Router 00:41:32 - Cristian Talks About A Game Streaming Service Game Pass: Microsoft purchases Bethesda Softworks in industry-changing acquisition Amazon’s Big Infomercial: New Amazon hardware: Ring drones, Echo Dot 4th Gen, Wi-Fi 6 Eero, and more Amazon announces streaming gaming service Luna, launching next month Amazon Luna servers will run Windows games directly on Nvidia T4 GPUs Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at the PS5 price and then hop into the September Apple event. Show Notes: 00:01:29 - PS5 Pricing 00:26:53 - Watch Series 6 00:41:55 - iPad Air (2020) 00:52:01 - Apple One 00:55:49 - watchOS 7 01:07:05 - iOS 14 PS5 Pricing: PS5 Digital Edition launches November 12th for $399.99 PlayStation 5: Sony announces price and release date PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for preorder https://cdn.sadiqsaif.com/2020/09/2020-09-16_20-44-37.png Time Sure Does Fly: The Apple Event: The Apple Watch Series 6 adds blood-oxygen monitoring and more Apple Watch Series 6: Graphite Is the New Black by John Gruber The new iPad Air goes all-screen, adds Magic Keyboard support Introducing Apple One, Apple’s subscription bundle answer to Amazon Prime watchOS 7: The MacStories Review iOS 14: iOS 14 on the iPhone 6S and SE: Performance is fine, other stuff is not A bevy of new features makes iOS 14 the most secure mobile OS ever David Underscore Smith: _David Smith Widg

Nvidia pulls out some drip from the oven, Microsoft drops some late state gaming box news, we revisit Android 11 now that it's finally out and lastly, lmao Nintendo bro. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Nvidia RTX 30 Series 00:24:05 - Xbox Series S 00:40:08 - Android 11 00:50:08 - lol nintendo RTX 30 Series Cards: NVIDIA RTX 3090, 3080, 3070 Specs, Cooler, Price, & Release Date Behold, Nvidia’s 3080 GPU: 2x 2080 power, starting at $699 on Sept. 17 [Updated] Xbox Series S/X: Microsoft confirms $499 Xbox Series X for Nov. 10 Xbox All Access seems like one of the best deals in gaming Android 11: Android 11 review: features by the dozen Android 11 review: Conversation starter lol nintendo: Super Mario 3D All-Stars brings three high-res ports to Switch Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We go for round two in App Store drama and then get productive with the Surface Duo. Show Notes: 00:01:30 - WordPress App Store Drama 00:07:04 - Apple Versus Epic Part 2 00:40:24 - Surface Duo Apple vs WordPress: Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all Epic vs Apple/Google: Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market Apple threatens to boot Epic and Unreal Engine off Mac and iOS [Updated] Microsoft backs Epic against Apple in legal fight over Unreal Engine on iOS Judge issues restraining order protecting Unreal Engine development on iOS Your iPhone copy of Fortnite is about to become out of date [Updated] Apple terminates Epic’s App Store access following Fortnite dispute Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30-percent Apple tax on events Surface Duo: Surface Duo Unboxing & Impressions: Hinge Goals! Surface Duo FAQ: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's first dual-screen Surface Contact: Cris

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Google drops a surprisingly good inexpensive phone, and we ball out at Samsung Unpacked. And by ball out we forgot to talk about the phones and really just gawk at high prices and branded experiences. Show Notes: 00:02:33 - Pixel 4a 00:26:53 - Samsung Unpacked Pixel 4A Google finally announces the Pixel 4a for $349 Google Pixel 4A review: back to basics for $349 Google kills the Pixel 4, making it the shortest-lived Pixel ever Samsung Stuff Samsung makes the $1,300 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra official The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung’s big promise that it can fix its foldable future Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

OnePlus makes the smart move of avoiding North America in (business voice) Our Current Situation, the Stadia Controller is better than JoyCons, Microsoft shows off the latest CG trailers, and then we go deep into the Halo Infinite reveal. Show Notes: 00:00:47 - OnePlus Nord 00:10:44 - Stadia Controller 00:28:23 - Xbox July Event 00:35:16 - Halo Infinite OnePlus Nord: OnePlus Nord | Pretty much everything you could ask for The OnePlus Nord mid-range smartphone is official, at ~$450 Stadia Controller: Stadia Controller - Pick up and play Microsoft Games Pass Sizzler Roll: Xbox’s event was uneventful — but their plan could change everything Control developer Remedy explores military shooters with CrossfireX on Xbox One Halo Infinite: Halo Infinite | Campaign Gameplay Premiere – 8 Minute Demo Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Ubisoft is a gross mess of a mismanaged company and then we talk about Assassin's Creed Japan. Show Notes: 00:00:41 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Abuse 00:13:27 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla 00:20:03 - Watch Dogs Legion 00:25:52 - Ghost Of Tsushima Ubisoft Ubisoft’s “most powerful creative force” resigns in wake of sweeping allegations Ubisoft Employees Have 'Grave Concerns' Over Toronto Studio's Misconduct Allegations Assassin’s Creed Valhalla hands-on: An incomplete Witcher-ization Watch Dogs: Legion hands-on: Play as anyone, care about no one Ghost of Tsushima Ghost of Tsushima review: An open-world haiku of honor, stealth, and revenge Ghost of Tsushima review: You’ve played this before 『ゴースト・オブ・ツシマ』レビュー。オープンワールド時代劇と化した対馬は遊び応え満点。秀逸な剣戟アクション＋豊富な探索要素の傑作！ Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We are turning five this week so we take stroll down memory lane and then try and come up with some words of encouragement to other people making stuff online and questioning where the validation comes from. We still do not know what we are doing, thank you, and bless you for being around to listen these past five years. Chapters: 00:00:35 - Talking About The Old Days 00:29:15 - Words For Other People Making Things Online Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at Microsoft, one of us has feelings about weapon sunsetting and the other has feelings about games writing and press cycles. Show Notes: 00:02:09 - Microsoft Forcing Folks To Use The New Microsoft Edge 00:21:00 - Destiny 2 Weapon Sunsetting 00:54:41 - The Last Of Us 2 Press Cycle And Games Writing Damnit Microsoft: Microsoft is forcing Edge on Windows users with a spyware-like install Video Games: Bungie explains why Destiny 2 needs weapon sunsetting Building a Viable Future in Destiny 2 > News The Last of Us Part 2 has become a minefield Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Microsoft tries to bury the news of Mixer dying under WWDC, and then we spend 72 hours talking about WWDC 2020. Show Notes: 00:00:34 - RIP Mixer 00:10:42 - WWDC 2020 Format Thoughts 00:16:08 - Developer Stuff 00:27:08 - iOS and iPadOS 14 00:51:13 - Encrypted DNS in iOS 14 and macOS 11 00:52:28 - A Conspiracy Theory On 4K Youtube 00:55:31 - watchOS 7 01:01:03 - macOS 11 01:18:32 - The ARM Transition RIP Mixer: Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming Mixer failed — here's why Microsoft’s Mixer streamers are sad, angry, and moving to Twitch WWDC: Formatting and how online only is better for more people Developer Stuff App essentials in SwiftUI Build document-based apps in SwiftUI Data Essentials in SwiftUI Explore ARKit 4 iOS / iPadOS iOS and iPadOS 14: The MacStories Overview Enable encrypted DNS - WWDC 2020 - Videos Conspiracy Theories About AV1 and 4k Youtube watchOS watchOS 7: The MacStories Overview The Gentlest of Sherlockings ma

Hey! There's a new email app but really we try and break through horrible rules for in app purchases, and then talk about the EA Direct. Show Notes: 00:00:02 - Hey! 00:05:43 - App Store BS Policies 00:57:52 - EA Direct Hey: HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp. Hey is a wildly opinionated new email service from the makers of Basecamp Apple, “sup”: Apple rejects Hey.com App Store updates, mandating in-app subscription Apple doubles down on controversial decision to reject email app Hey Interview: Apple’s Schiller says position on Hey app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent Apple’s App Store fees are "highway robbery," says House Antitrust Committee chair iPhones are now the majority smartphone, over all of Android in use in the US EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store and Apple Pay practices Rogue Amoeba on Twitter: "We've spoken out about problems with Apple's App Stores before. Public pressure has led to change. Now, the EU has opened antitrust

We address some feedback from last weeks episode, bubble out into the Android 11 Public Beta, and then make fun of gamers who think easy modes are bad while appreciating the drip of the PS5. Show Notes: 00:00:34 - Follow Up 00:07:47 - Android 11 Public Beta 00:46:35 - PS5 Reveal Event Feedback from our prior episode: Our example of Wordpress is problematic as Wordpress is corporate funded Selling Mastodon as a service doesn’t make sense, rather you sell someone on that individual instance Android 11: Android 11 beta features: conversations, notifications, and making sense of complexity Unwrapping the Android 11 Beta, plus more developer updates Android 11 Beta Bruh keyboard animations Jetpack Compose Kotlin and Android Last year Google announced that they’re taking a Kotlin first approach to Android APIs and dev work going forward. Video Games: What Sony Revealed During the PlayStation 5 Future of Gaming Show Black People Are Always The Side Story Sony finally reveals

An objective look at how free culture has failed to bring upon meaningful change to marginalized folks, a discussion of great Black albums, and we then try to escape to bizarro Final Fantasy land. Show Notes: 00:00:00 - The Failure Of Open Technology During The BLM Protests 00:29:54 - Backxwash - God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It 00:33:09 - RTJ4 00:45:03 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake A long list of Black Artists so white people on the timeline can shut the fuck up about not having media to consume thats not problematic: Music: https://leonce.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-to-declare-ep https://soundcloud.com/starnova13 https://growrich.bandcamp.com/album/frantic-semantic-ep https://soundcloud.com/aaliya-mondesir/goodbye-sun-hello-moon https://soundcloud.com/abstracttheorigin/2020-famicom-mix https://soundcloud.com/dannymorris-1 https://soundcloud.com/hlthpotions https://soundcloud.com/the-blasion/love-and-reflection https://soundcloud.com/totallytotodile https://isaacschutz

DOOM Eternal is booted from Ring 0, we conference in to Microsoft Build^Powered By Microsoft Teams™, and then the system security is a little bit problematic in macOS. Show Notes: 00:00:51 - DOOM Eternal Anti-Cheat Followup 00:04:30 - Microsoft Build 00:42:34 - Apple Mac Security Drama Of The Week Followup: Doom Eternal reverses course, will remove kernel-level Denuvo anti-cheat [Updated] Microsoft Build: Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10 DirectX ❤ Linux | DirectX Developer Blog Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids Microsoft to unify Windows desktop and UWP apps with new Project Reunion microsoft/ProjectReunion: Project Reunion is an evolution of the Windows developer platform that will make it more compatible, agile, modern and open. MSIX -> An MSIX app writes to its own virtual registry and application data folder, and this data will be deleted when the app is uninstalled or reset. Other apps do not have access to the virtual registry or v

This week we talk about another video game DRM fiasco, bullshit video game marketing, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Ghost of Tsushima, and Halo 2 for the MCC. Show Notes: 00:00:54 - DOOM Eternal Adds Anti-Cheat In Patch 00:18:01 - Microsoft's BS Marketing and Assassins Creed Valhalla 00:30:03 - Ghost of Tsushima 00:45:22 - Halo 2 Released For The MCC Games: Denuvo says its new kernel-level anti-cheat driver is minimally invasive Some Xbox Series X games won’t hit 60fps “performance target” Breath of the samurai: Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima finally looks like a video game Halo 2 Anniversary on PC MCC: Halo 2: Anniversary on PC is solid overall, but the cracks run deep Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Panos is pumped, our long national keyboard nightmare is over, Google thinks we won't take a chance to dunk on them, while Facebook is server side crashing apps. Show Notes: 00:00:43 - Surface Audio Announcements 00:09:40 - Surface Go 2 00:15:02 - Surface Book 3 00:25:32 - 2020 13inch MacBook Pro 00:35:20 - Google Unifies Messaging Strategy Under New Leader 00:40:18 - Facebook iOS SDK Causing Apps To Crash On Launch The Devices Segment Microsoft unveils a ton of new Surface devices, including the Surface Book 3 Apple announces new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard The Dunk Segment Google unifies messenger teams, plans “more coherent vision” A mistake at Facebook broke Spotify, Venmo, TikTok, and other iPhone apps Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Intel's node process is lackluster, ICANN like most American organizations wants to sell out to the highest bidder, and we use recent gaming stories to trash gamer culture*. *There are mentions of machine learning as maybe as useful utility here, please be nice and know that 127 episodes of this show has proven us to not be hacker news bros and give us some nuance if you can. Show Notes: 00:01:22 - Intel 10th Gen Chips For Desktop 00:12:14 - ICANN .org Drama 00:23:48 - The Last Of Us Part 2 Leaks / Spoiler Culture 00:39:38 - Toxicity In The Destiny Community / Cheating 00:50:03 - Toxicity In Valorant Intel: Intel’s 10th generation desktop CPUs have arrived—still on 14nm Intel 10th "Gen" CPU Specs, i9-10900K Delid, PCIe Gen4 Future, & Overclocking Support ICANN: ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm Lol Google: Google Pixel 4a Camera Review shows the 2020 Pixel's Camera Quality Gamers are bad and big game studios are bad too Sony says major The Last of Us Pa

Riot released a game but Riot is a bad company, a cool new build of Minecraft with RTX was released, and we talk about and low priced phone and a high priced phone. Show Notes: 00:01:05 - Valorant Anti-Cheat 00:20:10 - Minecraft RTX 00:28:48 - iPhone SE Second Generation 00:47:32 - OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro Valorant: Ring 0 of fire: Does Riot Games’ new anti-cheat measure go too far? Why anti-cheat software utilize kernel drivers Valorant makes you watch before you play—that’ll change online games forever Minecraft [RTX ON] Minecraft RTX Beta Hands-On: How Path-Tracing Is A Gamechanger Minecraft with RTX for Windows 10 Now in Beta From the system requirements: “VR and Windows Phone and not supported”