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Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!
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This week we covered:
News
Super Soaker spiritual successor Spyra just shrank its USB-C water blaster
SpaceX is reportedly building a network of spy satellites for US intelligence
Apple acquires fundamental AI smarts by buying DarwinAI
Apple might use Google Gemini to power some AI features on the iPhone
US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
Rumours
iPhone 17 rumor: Apple developing new anti-reflective display technology
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This week we covered:
News
House passes bill that bans TikTok unless ByteDance sells
Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online
Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again
Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems
Microsoft’s AI Copilot for Security launches next month with pay-as-you-go pricing
SpaceX is cleared to attempt its third Starship test flight
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This week we covered:
News
The MacBook Air gets an M3 upgrade.
Here are the new iPhone case and Apple Watch band colors for spring
That 189GB Epic Games "hack" may have been a scam aimed at other hackers
VMware EUC by Broadcom to be Acquired by KKR
Apple hit with first-ever EU fine following Spotify complaint
Bambu Lab Mini A1
Rumours
New CAD renders reveal iPhone SE 4 redesign that finally ditches the Home button
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This week we covered:
News
Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring
MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona
Nvidia’s role in the AI wave has made it a $2 trillion company
As $500m EU fine looms, Apple accuses Spotify of wanting ‘limitless access’ to its tools for free
Killing the Apple car is depressing and sad
Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple’s new app store terms
Sony are officially working on PC game support for the PS VR2 headset
Rumours
A new MacBook Air coming soon: Here’s what we know
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This week we covered:
News
iMessage antitrust threat removed, as EU says it’s not a dominant service
Nvidia’s Chat with RTX is a promising AI chatbot that runs locally on your PC
Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software
After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
Xbox Updates
Microsoft confirms new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season
Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 34 million subscribers
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This week we covered:
News
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
Meta ‘optimistic’ about Vision Pro as it hopes to be the ‘Android’ of the AR/VR world
Apple… Hell has frozen over
Apple announces reduced commission structure for apps in Europe
Apple announces support for third-party iPhone app stores in the EU, coming with iOS 17.4
Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’
Apple will prompt users to set default browsers and allow third-party web engines on iPhone in the EU
Apple lets apps feature streaming games, chatbots and other built-in experiences
iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more
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This week we covered:
News
The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February
Prescription lenses for Vision Pro to cost $149 – far less than predicted
iPhone from onboard Alaska Airlines incident found; survives 16,000-foot drop
Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway
Xreal Air 2 Ultra ‘Vision Pro competitor’ has been announced – at $699
Apple CEO meets with EU competition chief to talk sideloading iPhone apps
Rumours
Report: iPhone 16 to feature more RAM and faster Wi-Fi; upgraded 5G coming to iPhone 16 Pro
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This week we covered:
CES
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 is the funkiest gadget mashup at CES 2024
The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices
Intel reveals its full 14th-gen CPU family at CES, including a powerful 24-core laptop chip
AMD Unveils Ryzen 8000G Series Processors: Zen 4 APUs For Desktop with Ryzen AI
AMD releases even more Ryzen 5000 CPUs, keeps its last-gen AM4 platform alive
TCL came to CES 2024 with a 115-inch MiniLED Quantum Dot TV
The $2,000 ASUS ZenScreen Fold solves the biggest issue with portable monitors
Asus unveils its ROG NUC, packing up to a Core 9 Ultra and RTX 4070 graphics into a compact 2.5-liter chassis
The first Steam Deck competitor with SteamOS is almost here
News
The SEC’s X account was hijacked to post a fake approval of Bitcoin ETFs
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News
Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot app comes to iPhone and iPad
Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial
Rumours
CES 2024 Rumours and thoughts!
CES 2024 preview: The future of PC gaming hardware
Intel's 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges
Kuo: 24-megapixel upgraded front camera coming with iPhone 17
Siri generative AI capabilities to be announced at WWDC – leaker
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This week we covered:
Our picks of the best gadgets, games, films and TV of 2023!
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This week we covered:
News
Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly
Microsoft exec hints at free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming
Microsoft is killing its Windows VR platform — announces deprecation of 'Windows Mixed Reality'
Apple Has Reportedly Been Aiming To Launch Vision Pro In January
UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts
Rumours
Apple may unveil M3 MacBook Airs in March alongside new iPad Pro and iPad Air models
Under-screen Face ID camera after 2026, suggests supply-chain report
Apple Watch X - new DESIGN, new MAGNETIC BANDS, Blood Pressure, and more!
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This week we covered:
News
Nvidia sells half a million AI chips and bags $14.5 billion in just three months
Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO
EU’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in Apple’s favor
A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites
Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units
Games
Yorkshire Tea is now selling branded Xbox and PS5 controllers for £150 and the designs are something to behold
Sega just announced new Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Shinobi games
Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer
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This week we covered:
News
Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners
IKEA's new smart home sensors focus on safety and avoiding water damage
UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma
AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI
Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
Microsoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhones
Games
Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer
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This week we covered:
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
OpenAI reportedly considering reinstating just-ousted CEO Sam Altman
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Breaking: Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI
SpaceX’s second Starship flight test ends in an explosion minutes after launch
Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer report 900 layoffs during "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever
Broadcom closes its $61 billion megadeal with VMware
TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 1 and 2 review and references you might have missed
The Creator (2023 film)
Rumours
iPhone SE 4 Likely to Use Modified iPhone 14 Chassis
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This week we covered:
News
Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac
Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024
Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals
xAI’s ‘Grok’ chatbot will be available to X Premium+ subscribers only
Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal
The first GTA 6 trailer will launch in early December 2023, Rockstar confirm
Rumours
Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Air
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This week we covered:
News
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud
All the news from Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event
X launches two new subscriptions to boost your replies
Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite looks like the Windows world’s answer to Apple Silicon
Apple decides to launch Apple Pay Later now, no longer ‘early access’
Games
Forza Motorsport
Rumours
NVIDIA and AMD reportedly gearing up to offer ARM CPUs for Windows PCs
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This week we covered:
Meta
Meta’s $499.99 Quest 3 headset is all about mixed reality and video games
Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 3 in December
Google
The Google Pixel 8 is official with 7 years of updates
The Pixel Watch 2 is official with a Snapdragon W5 chip
Google's Tensor G3 chip is focused on speeding up AI for the Pixel 8 phones
Rumours
Folding iPad as soon as 2024, says report – but 2025 more likely
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This week we covered:
News
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator
Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger
Another console dad hangs up his spurs as PlayStation boss Jim Ryan announces he's retiring from Sony next year
Cisco to acquire Splunk in $28B mega deal
Online Safety Bill passes in the UK w/o iMessage impact, but government not giving up
NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
Epic Games is laying off more than 800 people: 'We've been spending way more money than we earn'
Rumours
Leaked Microsoft Docs Indicate Xbox Is Planning Next-Gen Hybrid Console For 2028
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This week we covered:
News
Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed
AMD’s FPS-doubling FSR 3 is coming soon, and not just to Radeon graphics cards
Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics
Intel confirms Thunderbolt 5 name, 120Gbps tech arrives in 2024
Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder
ULTRARAM may be a silly name but it's the holy grail for memory tech and means your PC could hibernate for over 1,000 years
Rumours
Report: Major ‘Apple Watch X’ redesign coming as soon as next year, testing magnetic band attachments
Microsoft patents 360-degree folding display — is this the Surface Duo 3?
This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new controller
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This week we covered:
iPhone 15
IPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max
Watch 9
Watch Ultra 2
iOS 17
MacOS Sonoma
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