Jason and Huyen hold down the fort and this is one of those episodes that is filled to the brim with rumory goodness (if you like that sort of thing.) From the price of memory in cheap phones, to battery promises by big players, to basically every Pixel 11 device leaked to Amazon by Google itself, this episode is full of the future!

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00:04:08 - NEWS

• OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US
• OnePlus will reportedly officially shut down in the US and Europe later this week
• Global smartphones priced below $400 will decline by 22% as memory costs soar
• Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
• PATRON PICK: Google and Samsung beware: This Android brand just raised the bar for free battery replacements

00:32:04 - HARDWARE

• Official renders for Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8, Watch 9, Watch 2 Ultra and Z Fold 8 leak
• It was nice while it lasted: Samsung reportedly ending free storage upgrades
• Samsung officially confirms everything new on Galaxy Watch 9 in teaser
• Massive Pixel 11 leak just revealed almost everything about Google's next phones
• The Pixel colors might rule this year
• Pixel Watch 5 leaks in official-looking renders with new colors, bands, watch face
• Nvidia appears to have discontinued the Shield TV tube streaming media player
• NVIDIA clarifies why you can't find a Shield TV anywhere

00:54:49 - APPS 'n SOFTWARE 'n STUFF

• Samsung Health will delete your data unless you hand it over for AI training
• ‘Magic Pointer’ app for Googlebooks released to Play Store
• Google Just Made Snapseed a Serious RAW Photo Editor With This New Update

01:07:07 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

• Dave got a OnePlus Open just in time for OnePlus to exit the market!
• Mike restored his old Nexus 5 and offered it to the Hall of Fame

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