The Vergecast

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 processor for 2021 Android phones / Warner Bros. will release new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20th

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Verge reporter Julia Alexander joins Nilay and Dieter to discuss WarnerMedia's decision to release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max. News editor Chaim Gartenberg explains Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor for upcoming Android phones in 2021.

Stories from this week:

  • Facebook will remove COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
  • The people saving our lives should get vaccinated first, experts say
  • Moderna to ask FDA for COVID-19 vaccine authorization
  • Wonder Woman 1984 will be released on HBO Max the same day it’s in theaters for no extra cost 
  • Warner Bros. will release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max
  • Discovery, home of Shark Week, HGTV, and Food Network, enters the streaming wars with Discovery Plus 
  • FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20th
  • Trump’s bias hawk FCC nominee is one step closer to confirmation
  • Trump calls for last-minute 230 repeal as part of defense spending bill
  • Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year
  • Comcast to raise internet and TV prices nationwide next year
  • Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 processor will power the Android flagships of 2021
  • Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 888 promises faster speeds, better cameras, and more powerful AI
  • Samsung begins wider rollout of Android 11 and One UI 3.0 to latest phones
  • Verizon’s Galaxy S20 models are the first to get Android 11 and One UI 3.0
  • Samsung rumored to discontinue Galaxy Note line, add stylus support to 2021 Galaxy S and Z Fold
  • Leaked Galaxy Buds Pro image reveals new rounded design

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