The Weekly Tech Rant

Episode 36: It’s time for the EPIC court case and its off with a bang, UK Gov wants IOT security and spare (tech) parts, Sony cross(not) play, what another FB leak and no lost AirTags!


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This week we covered:

  • News
  • UK.gov wants mobile makers to declare death dates for their new devices from launch - best before dates for your phone!
    The UK Right to Repair law - on the subject of old tech!
    Brace yourselves. Facebook has a new mega-leak on its hands - again…surely there can’t be many FB users not leaked?
    Epic vs Apple witness details disclosed - it's a long list of notable Tech giants!
    Tim Sweeney uses an iPhone because of Apple’s stance on Security + Privacy - who would have guessed?
    Apple runs App Store with 78% profit margin, according to court testimony - money money money!
    Fortnite isn’t on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service because Epic won’t allow it - Come one Epic, free the Fortnite ;)
    Sony charges for crossplay support to protect PSN revenue, documents show - well this explains the lack of crossplay!!
  • Gadgets
  • AirTag review - we give our first impressions on the new Apple AirTag
  • Films
  • Mortal Kombat - REVIEW now coming next week! (come on Karl!)

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