Episode 70: Slider Phones Are Back
Calling All Platforms Tech and Gaming News
Release Date: 04/18/2018
Digital vs Physical Media
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Apple: 1:13 - Zoom launches app for Apple TV Google: 3:36 - New Google Messages features General Tech: 15:40 - Casetify stealing from Dbrand Gaming: 24:59 - Cyberpunk 2077 version 2.1 - GTA 6 Trailer “leak” - Playstation users losing access to Discovery Content - Unexpected rant about digital vs physical media - Mobile Xbox Store in the works - Changes to the Microsoft Rewards program One More Thing: 1:07:10 - Netflix is bringing GTA Trilogy to mobile Contact: Social:
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Black Friday Deals and RCS on iOS
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Black Friday Deals: 0:56 Apple: 20:28 - RCS support coming to iOS Microsoft: 29:03 - Copilot Assistant coming to Windows 10 - Choose where to install games General Tech: 36:08 - iMessage on Android… ish - Digital Fireplace Gaming: 49:30 - Steam Deck update - GeForce Now adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass and Ubisoft+ - Half-Life 25th Anniversary Contact: Social:
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Apple's Scary Fast M3 Event and Snapdragon Summit
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Apple’s Scary Fast M3 Event: 0:58 - M3 - M3 Pro - M3 Max - Space Black MacBook Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit: 25:39 - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 General Tech: 35:30 - Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro - Motorola concept bracelet phone Gaming: 45:30 - Xbox Partner Preview - Microsoft reorgs Xbox and marketing divisions - Microsoft now blocking unofficial controllers on Xbox One More Thing: 1:02:23 - 7 things that we, as a podcast, have out lived Contact: Social:
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OnePlus Open
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Apple: 1:44 - New Apple Pencil - Maybe new Macs incoming? OnePlus Open: 22:52 General Tech: 34:44 - Moto Razor now available - Intel 14th Gen CPUs - AMD 7000 Gaming: 1:07:47 - Caleb’s take on ABK deal - PS5 Slim corrections - Counter Strike 2 banning people - Diablo 4 Season 2 launch woes - Diablo 4 Battle Pass and Tier Skips can now be purchased with Microsoft Rewards points - AMD 7900M Mobile GPU Doom: 1:52:32 - Doom 2: Venturous One More Thing: 1:54:37 Contact: Social:
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The ABK Deal is Finally Over!
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Microsoft: 1:03 - The ABK deal is FINALLY OVER!!! - You can no longer use Windows 7/8 keys to activate Windows 11 Google: 9:16 - Photospheres are gone from the Google Camera app General Tech: 13:10 - Netflix House Gaming: 20:49 - New PS5 - PS5 cloud streaming - Game streaming is coming to Twitter - Should Microsoft acquire more companies? And if so, who? Contact: Social:
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Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch
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Made By Google: 1:20 - Pixel Buds Pro: 4:21 - Pixel Watch 2: 7:29 - Price: 25:06 - Features: 29:03 - Are the Pro features worth it?: 50:26 - More Features: 54:30 - Android 14 is now available - New Android Statue Apple: 1:06:30 - Series “0” Apple Watch is now obsolete - Another issue for the iPhone 15 Pro General Tech: 1:18:02 - Meta toying with the idea of charging for ad-free social media Gaming: 1:27:37 - Epic being stupid again - Diablo 4 is coming to Steam - Overwatch League may or may not be happening again Contact: ...
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Meta Quest 3
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Apple: 1:01 - So many iPhone gates Google: 20:10 - Google turns 25 - Kills Jamboard and Google Podcasts Microsoft: 38:58 - FTC going after Microsoft again General Tech: 47:34 - Meta Quest 3 - Meta Glasses - Meta AI Gaming: 1:07:10 - Playstation boss, Jim Ryan, to retire in March 2024 - Xbox update - Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard - Counter Strike 2 - Epic lays off 800 people Doom! 1:27:31 - Play “Doom” inside of Cyberpunk 2077 One More Thing: 1:30:54 - The only Pixel 8 rumor Landen wants to talk about before the Pixel event this week...
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Surface and Echo Events
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Surface: 1:48 - Surface Laptop Studio 2 - Surface Laptop Go 3 - Surface Hub 3 Amazon: 22:11 - Generative AI for Alexa - Echo Show 8 - Fire TV Stick 4K Max - Fire TV sound bar - Echo Hub - Blink Outdoor 4 Floodlight - Ring Stick Up Cam Pro - Echo Frames - Echo Pop Kids - Eero Max 7 Microsoft: 54:04 - CMA provisionally approves ABK deal General Tech: 56:37 - Intel Innovations - New 14th Gen chips Gaming: 1:13:19 - Unity having fun - Microsoft accidentally leaked it future Xbox plans - Cyberpunk 2077 is ready to play! ...
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iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, Watch 9
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Apple: 2:23 - Watch 9: 5:55 - Watch Ultra 2: 16:42 - iPhone 15: 24:09 - iPhone 15 Pro: 42:21 - Carbon Neutral: 1:34:07 One More Thing: 1:48:09 - Fuji needs to learn when to release products Contact: Social:
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Fairphone 5
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Apple: 1:07 - iPhone event is happening Tuesday Google: 18:43 - Pixel 8, Pixel Watch shown off in teaser video - Pixel Pass canceled - Android rebranding Microsoft: 31:58 - No new updates - Fighting with regulators General Tech: 35:33 - Fairphone 5 - AMD 7800XT and 7700 XT - Asrock motherboard Gaming: 55:29 - Starfield - Xbox September update - Automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox Clips One More Thing: 1:14:03 - A rare rant from Landen Contact: Social:
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Google:
- Google at NAB.
- Apple has poached Google's head of AI.
- Wes ruined some of Caleb's news here: An internal memo from Apple telling people not to leak anything was leaked. Naturally.
- First gen Pixel phones are no longer available from the Google Store.
- Potential Android TV Dongle hits the FCC.
- John Legend used only Pixel 2 phones to record his latest music video.
- Your phone may not updated to the security patch that you think it is.
- Doogee Mix 4 takes the bezelless experience to a whole new level. With a slider phone.
- Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone.
General Tech:
- Spotify has partnered with Hulu to offer a subscription to both services for $12.99.
- Intel has released a new lineup of CPUs.
Apple:
- The Mac Pro is probably getting delayed until 2019.
- Product (Red) iPhone 8.
Microsoft:
- The latest update is still coming... In April... Maybe?
Gaming:
- Indie Game Spotlight of the Week: Minit from Devolver Digital.
- Overwatch is currently in it's latest PVE Brawl.
- Deckard Cain now available in Hero's of the Storm.
- Myst is on Kickstarter.
- Microsoft is bringing 19 original Xbox games to the Xbox One.
- The Unhalloween Spectacular April 17-23.
- GOG is currently have a big Spring sale.
- Sea of Thieves has announced some new upcoming updates.
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