Wrecked By Tech

Episode 62: New phones and your face data


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Marc's away for this episode, but in the meantime Dan and Riley talk about Twitter's new character limit, a Winnipeg school trustee who wants to change cell phone search and seizure rules in her division, Apple's face data going to developers, more Pixel 2 XL issues, the Razer phone, the next OnePlus phone, Snap Inc's current issues, and Facebook's proposed solution to revenge porn.

Speed round:

-Apple patched a bug that wouldn't let you type "I"
-Apple officially won the "swipe to unlock" lawsuit against Samsung...
-...but they're also getting sued for patent infringement over the dual camera setup they use
-Doppler Labs, of the Here One headphones, are dead
-Google's going to display wait times at restaurants in Maps now
-Tesla is unveiling an all-electric semi truck on Nov. 16

Links:

  • Winnipeg School Division trustee proposes revising school board smartphone search and seizure policy | Mobilesyrup
  • Razer Phone announced: huge bezels, no headphone jack, and more | The Verge
  • Apple will share face mapping data from the iPhone X with third-party app developers | The Verge
  • Google is apparently shipping some Pixel 2 XLs without operating system | The Verge
  • Google updates Pixel 2 XL with new ‘saturated’ color display option and other bug fixes | The Verge
  • OnePlus 5T will be announced on November 16th | The Verge
  • Snap’s stock price plummets after weak earnings | The Verge
  • Snap lost nearly $40 million on unsold Spectacles | The Verge
  • Snap says it's going to start paying top creators | The Verge
  • Facebook’s unorthodox new revenge porn defense is to upload nudes to Facebook | The Verge
  • Apple to rollout fix for autocorrect bug within a week for beta users | Mobilesyrup
  • Apple has finally won $120 million from Samsung patent battle | The Verge
  • Israeli company sues Apple for dual lens camera patent infringement | The Verge
  • Ambitious augmented reality earbud startup Doppler Labs shuts down | The Verge
  • Tesla will unveil its electric semi-truck on November 16th | Mobilesyrup
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Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald