The Weekly Tech Rant

Episode 60: It's time for Sky Glass, Android RCS, new i5s, More FABs, Trumps SPAC (and fail), Facebook renames and High Power Macs and much more!


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This week we covered:

  • News
  • Microsoft Kinect is back, thanks to Sky’s new all-in-one TVs

    SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone
    Intel's next-gen i5 may lack Alder Lake's boldest feature but is still more than a match for AMD
    Intel's Alder Lake CPUs May Not Work With Older Games
    EU Commission may extend antitrust probe into Nvidia's $54bn merger with Arm
    TSMC plant in Japan planned in $7B deal with Sony and Japanese government
    Apple continues to take home most of the global smartphone profits

    Donald Trump’s new social media SPAC, explained and Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license
    The new 16-inch MacBook Pro offers a speed-enhancing 'High Power Mode'
    Mark Zuckerberg called to testify before the Senate following Instagram reports
    Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

    • Gadgets
    • Intel Reaffirms: Our Discrete GPUs Will Be On Shelves in Q1 2022

      • Rumours
      • Apple initiative would use iPhone to control car climate, seats, radio

        iPhone SE 3 to Have Same Design as iPhone XR

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        The Weekly Tech RantBy Jay + Karl