DescriptionThis week, Apple's got a new design direction, Switch Online might have an expanded game collection, and privacy has a new antagonist in the government.ParticipantsScott Ertz (http://plughitzlive.com/staff/1-scott-ertz.html)HostScott is a developer who has worked on projects of varying sizes, including all of the PLuGHiTz Corporation properties. He is also known in the gaming world for his time supporting the DDR community, through DDRLover and hosting tournaments throughout the Tampa Bar Area. Currently, when he is not working on software projects or hosting F5 Live: Refreshing Technology, Scott can often be found returning to his high school days working with the Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), mentoring teams and judging engineering notebooks at competitions. He has also helped found a student software learning group, the ASCII Warriors.Avram Piltch (http://plughitzlive.com/staff/15-avram-piltch.html)HostAvram's been in love with PCs since he played original Castle Wolfenstein on an Apple II+. Before joining Tom's Hardware, for 10 years, he served as Online Editorial Director for sister sites Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag, where he programmed the CMS and many of the benchmarks. When he's not editing, writing or stumbling around trade show halls, you'll find him building Arduino robots with his son and watching every single superhero show on the CW.OpeningPowered by TeknoAXE (http://teknoaxe.com)Nifty GiftiesPowered by Microsoft Store (http://f5live.tv/microsoft)The Jobs Era is over: Jony Ive is leaving Apple to form design firm (http://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3293-the-jobs-era-is-over-jony-ive-is-leaving-apple-to-form-design-firm.html)In 1996, two people joined the team at Apple: Steve Jobs returned from his excommunication to head the company and Jony Ive came in to help design some of the company's new products. While Jobs left the company before passing away many years ago, the era of his leadership has remained in Ive's designs. Nearly 23 years later, the Steve Jobs Era is officially coming to an end, as Apple announced Jony Ive's departure (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/06/jony-ive-to-form-independent-design-company-with-apple-as-client/). CEO Tim Cook said,read full article (http://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3293-the-jobs-era-is-over-jony-ive-is-leaving-apple-to-form-design-firm.html)Piltch Point with Avram PiltchPowered by Newegg.com (http://piltchpoint.live/newegg)Extra LifePowered by Razer (http://f5live.tv/razer)Switch Online could offer N64 and GameCube games, says president (http://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3294-switch-online-could-offer-n64-and-gamecube-games-says-president.html)When Nintendo released Switch Online (https://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3187-nintendo-reveals-more-info-about-switch-cloud-saves-and-more.html), the company's online gaming service, one of the big draws was its included games. The company announced that, like Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus, Switch Online would come with games every month. Playing into the brand's long gaming history, the included games were announced to be Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games, titles from the company's original home console.read full article (http://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3294-switch-online-could-offer-n64-and-gamecube-games-says-president.html)News From the TubesPowered by RiffTrax (http://f5live.tv/rifftrax)US officials want to pass a law outlawing unbreakable encryption (http://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3295-us-officials-want-to-pass-a-law-outlawing-unbreakable-encryption.html)Over the past few years, one of the most important advancements in computing has been the availability of high-quality encryption. As online companies, governments, and hackers continue to expand their attacks on personal computing devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones, the need to protect your data has never been more important.