Nerd Bits

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Windows 11 rumors, what came out in WWDC, hackers hacking EA, Samsung supposedly delaying the launch of the Galaxy S21 FE, and Intel supposedly acquire SiFive.

Works Cited

Baxter, Daryl. “Windows 11 Release Date, News, and Features.” TechRadar, 11 June 2021, www.techradar.com/news/windows-11. Accessed 13 June 2021.

Fung, Brian. “Hackers Breach One of the World’s Largest Video Game Publishers.” Google News, 10 June 2021, news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIuabxCtjDBUIy9KUFh8F20qMwgEKioIACIQpzoRSNLEm6QR--MasMLSAioUCAoiEKc6EUjSxJukEfvjGrDC0gIw1anKBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen. Accessed 13 June 2021.

Hamid, Anam. “Galaxy S21 FE Launch Apparently Delayed as Component Issues Put Samsung in a Bind.” Phone Arena, 13 June 2021, www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s21-fe-launch-delayed-reportedly_id132813. Accessed 13 June 2021.

Lahiri, Anusuya. “Intel Proposes to Acquire Chip Maker SiFive for over $2B: Bloomberg.” Finance.yahoo.com, 11 June 2021, finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-proposes-acquire-chip-maker-124314361.html. Accessed 13 June 2021.

“WWDC 2021 — June 7 | Apple.” Www.youtube.com, 7 June 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs. Accessed 13 June 2021.

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing the launch of the RTX 3080 Ti, TikTok collecting bio-metric data, Pixel Buds A versus the Pixel Buds 2, AMD Computex announcements, and pre-WWDC rumors.

Works Cited

Bitter, Mike. “NVIDIA Unleashes the 3080ti on the Gaming World.” G Style Magazine, 2 June 2021, gstylemag.com/2021/06/02/nvidia-unleashes-3080ti-on-gaming-world/. Accessed 6 June 2021.

Lakshmanan, Ravie. “TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data.” The Hacker News, 5 June 2021, thehackernews.com/2021/06/tiktok-quietly-updated-its-privacy.html. Accessed 6 June 2021.

Rayome, Alison DeNisco. “Pixel Buds a vs. Pixel Buds 2: Every Spec Compared.” CNET, 5 June 2021, www.cnet.com/news/pixel-buds-a-vs-pixel-buds-2-every-spec-compared/. Accessed 6 June 2021.

Schiesser, Tim. “AMD at Computex 2021: FSR vs. DLSS, Ryzen 5000 APUs, and Radeon RX 6000M GPUs.” TechSpot, 31 May 2021, www.techspot.com/news/89879-amd-computex-2021-fsr-vs-dlss-ryzen-5000.html. Accessed 6 June 2021.

“WWDC 2019: IOS 13, MacOS Catalina, and More.” Macrumors.com, 4 June 2021, www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/.

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Nintendo Switch Pro rumors, Google making it difficult to find privacy settings, RTX 3080 TI rumors, AMD reportedly switching socket types, and Social Media companies suing Florida.

Sorry about some bad audio in this episode. We will try to fix that by the next episode.

Works Cited

B, Urian. “Nintendo Switch pro Release Date Alleged Reveal Coming Mid-June While Company Denies Its Existence.” Tech Times, 28 May 2021, www.techtimes.com/articles/260820/20210528/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-alleged-reveal-coming-mid-june-while-company-denies-its-existence.htm. Accessed 30 May 2021.

Lyons, Kim. “Google Reportedly Made It Difficult for Smartphone Users to Find Privacy Settings.” Www.msn.com, 29 May 2021, www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-reportedly-made-it-difficult-for-smartphone-users-to-find-privacy-settings/ar-AAKwnIT. Accessed 30 May 2021.

May 2021, Darren Allan 29. “Leaked Pics of Nvidia’s Own RTX 3080 Ti Could Disappoint Some.” TechRadar, 29 May 2021, www.techradar.com/news/leaked-pics-of-nvidias-own-rtx-3080-ti-could-disappoint-some. Accessed 30 May 2021.

Pierce, R. J. “AMD Socket AM5 Is Going for LGA instead of PGA.” Tech Times, 26 May 2021, www.techtimes.com/articles/260691/20210526/amd-socket-am5-pictured.htm. Accessed 30 May 2021.

“Tech Trade Groups Sue Florida over Social Media Law.” NBC News, 27 May 2021, www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tech-trade-groups-sue-florida-social-media-law-rcna1055. Accessed 30 May 2021.

In this episode of the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing news about Google IO, info about the Samsung and Google smartwatch partnership, new iPhone 13 leaks, MacBook leaks, and of course, updates on the Epic vs Apple trial.

Works Cited

“A Few Things to Know from Google I/O 2021 in under 9 Minutes.” Www.youtube.com, 18 May 2021, youtu.be/L7c4wS7T_T8. Accessed 23 May 2021.

Gartenberg, Chaim. “Google’s New Samsung Smartwatch Partnership Looks a Lot like Giving Up.” The Verge, 23 May 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/5/23/22448165/google-samsung-wearable-partnership-wear-os-tizen-merge-smartwatch.

“Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘21).” Www.youtube.com, 18 May 2021, youtu.be/XFFrahd05OM.

Kelly, Gordon. “New Apple Leak Reveals IPhone 13 Design Shock.” Forbes, 22 May 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/05/22/apple-iphone-13-pro-max-release-pink-update-iphone-12-pro-upgrade/?sh=1f76ebc5583f. Accessed 23 May 2021.

May 2021, Alan Martin 23. “MacBook pro 2021 Leak Just Revealed M1X Chip’s Power.” Tom’s Guide, 23 May 2021, www.tomsguide.com/news/another-macbook-pro-leak-says-enhanced-apple-silicon-is-incoming. Accessed 23 May 2021.

Needleman, Tim Higgins and Sarah E. “Epic Games vs. Apple Trial Prepares for Closing Arguments.” Wall Street Journal, 23 May 2021, www.wsj.com/articles/epic-games-vs-apple-trial-prepares-for-closing-arguments-11621767600. Accessed 23 May 2021.

In this episode of the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing more leaks about Apple's "Foldable iPhone", Apple overtaking HP in the all-in-one market, the Epic vs Apple trials, Facebook is telling its users that tracking keeps its apps free of charge, Verizon Media being acquired by Apollo Funds, and the rumored redesigned MacBook Air.

MacBook Air Renders by Jon Prosser and RendersByIan: Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) / Twitter

Works Cited

Charlton, Hartley. “Images Reveal Colorful New MacBook Air Design.” MacRumors, 11 May 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/05/11/images-reveal-colorful-new-macbook-air-design/. Accessed 17 May 2021.

Clover, Juli. “Kuo: Apple to Launch 8-Inch Foldable IPhone in 2023.” MacRumors, 2 May 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/05/02/kuo-8-inch-foldable-iphone-2023/. Accessed 5 May 2021.

Gallagher, William. “Apple’s IMac Predicted to Overtake HP and Lead the All-In-One Market.” AppleInsider, 5 May 2021, appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/05/apples-imac-predicted-to-overtake-hp-and-lead-the-all-in-one-market. Accessed 5 May 2021.

Miller, Chance. “Epic vs. Apple Trial Begins in Chaos with Fortnite and Apple Fans Flooding the Public Call Line.” 9to5Mac, 3 May 2021, 9to5mac.com/2021/05/03/apple-epic-trial-call-in-line/. Accessed 5 May 2021.

Owen, Malcom. “Facebook Considers Telling Users Enabling Tracking Keeps App ‘Free of Charge.’” AppleInsider, 2 May 2021, appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/02/facebook-considers-telling-users-enabling-tracking-keeps-app-free-of-charge. Accessed 5 May 2021.

“Verizon Media to Be Acquired by Apollo Funds.” Www.verizon.com, 3 May 2021, www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-media-be-acquired-apollo-funds. Accessed 5 May 2021.