(https://geeknewscentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/04-150x150.jpg)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 (https://www.cnet.com/news/osmo-super-studio-lets-kids-draw-their-own-disney-cartoons/)

* Google Assistant now shows info on TV’s with Chromecast (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-assistant-now-shows-info-on-tv-with-chomecast/)

* The best universal car mounts (https://www.androidcentral.com/best-universal-car-mounts)

* 7 ways to customize Cortana in Windows 10 (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/customize-cortana-windows/)

* What is the best Smart TV operating system? (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-smart-tv-operating-system/)

* Study will pay you $300.00 to eat avocados daily for 6 months  (https://www.cnet.com/news/research-study-pays-you-300-dollars-to-eat-avocados-daily-for-six-months/)

* Students can get Hulu and Showtime cheap through Spotify (https://lifehacker.com/students-can-get-hulu-and-showtime-cheap-through-spotif-1828723360)

* How to access HBO Now from outside the U.S. (https://lifehacker.com/how-to-access-hbo-now-from-outside-the-u-s-1828688356)

* T-Mobile/Sprint merger will bring higher prices (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/t-mobilesprint-merger-will-bring-higher-prices-small-carriers-tell-fcc/)

* Get a lifetime of privacy with VPN Unlimited for $39.99 (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3301155/security/get-a-lifetime-of-privacy-with-vpn-unlimited-3999.html)

* Firefox will soon block ad-tracking software by default (https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17800714/mozilla-firefox-block-web-trackers-targeted-ads-cookies)

* Orrin Hatch is telling the FTC to investigate Google (https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17800738/senator-orrin-hatch-ftc-investigate-google-search-trump-bias)

* 5 reasons to wait for the Galaxy S10 (https://bgr.com/2018/08/30/galaxy-s10-release-date-coming-comparison-with-samsung-note-9/)

* Garmin’s new fitness tracker (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/30/17800484/garmin-vivosmart-4-fitness-tracker-release-cost-ifa-2018)

* Sony Xperia XZ3 (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/8/30/17799360/sony-xperia-xz3-specifications-release-date-pricing-ifa-2018)

* Instacart is now available to 70% of U.S households (https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/instacart-now-serves-70-percent-of-u-s-households/)

* Blackberry Key2 LE (https://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/08/blackberry-key2-le-official-399/)

* Apple iPhone event on September 12th (https://www.ubergizmo.