Apple phone event is on Sept 12th and we are expecting some new phone size entrances. Google is in the political firing line, and I hope I bring a civil conversation to a conversation that is percolating out there. Plus a pile of tech news. I also update all of you on some thoughts I have about CES 2019 and the plan for the coverage of the event.

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Show Notes:

* Osmo Super Studio

* Google Assistant now shows info on TV’s with Chromecast

* The best universal car mounts

* 7 ways to customize Cortana in Windows 10

* What is the best Smart TV operating system?

* Study will pay you $300.00 to eat avocados daily for 6 months 

* Students can get Hulu and Showtime cheap through Spotify

* How to access HBO Now from outside the U.S.

* T-Mobile/Sprint merger will bring higher prices

* Get a lifetime of privacy with VPN Unlimited for $39.99

* Firefox will soon block ad-tracking software by default

* Orrin Hatch is telling the FTC to investigate Google

* 5 reasons to wait for the Galaxy S10

* Garmin’s new fitness tracker

* Sony Xperia XZ3

* Instacart is now available to 70% of U.S households

* Blackberry Key2 LE
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