Well, it finally happened, Former President Donald Trump has been indicted. What will the next chapter of Trump’s impact on US politics bring? Steve and Ben examine the latest on the indictment of Donald Trump and how this is the first time in US history that an ex-President has been indicted on criminal charges. Steve and Ben also discuss Apple’s rumoured plans for a mixed reality headset expected to be launched at WWDC 2023, as well as taking another look at Avatar The Way Of Water now that it has been released for digital download.

Some clever users have discovered that the photos of the moon captured via space zoom on Samsung Galaxy phones are faked using software algorithms. Is this a problem, or could it have been marketed as a very clever feature? Steve and Ben discuss the controversy of Samsung’s fake moon photos, and discuss the issues around computational photography in smartphones, and asking what is a real photo in today’s world. Steve and Ben also discuss the latest startling images from the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as the media response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Avatar The Way Of Water has settled in to the number three spot on the top highest grossing films of all time list. James Cameron has done it again with his epic sci-fi sequel to the 2009 smash hit, with audiences attending cinemas in droves to watch the world of Pandora unfold in spectacular fashion, but is the film as great as the hype? Steve and Ben discuss the Avatar sequel through the lens of how modern Hollywood movies are made, and that just because a film has great technical skill, does not mean that it is a great film. Steve and Ben also discuss a new discovery of using an enzyme from bacteria that can turn hydrogen from the air in to electricity, and they also discuss the truth behind smartphone reviews as they battle to be seen by YouTube’s omnipresent algorithm.

In a rare January drop of new products, Apple has released the new M2 Pro and M2 Max updates for the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros and the Mac Mini. With such powerful machines now available at reasonable price points, particularly for the Mac mini, the era of spending lots of money on a powerful workstation or laptop are effectively over. Steve and Ben discuss the new MacBook Pros and Mac mini options and how the future of the Mac has never looked brighter. Steve and Ben also discuss the unequaled triumph of James Cameron having three of the top five worldwide highest grossing movies of all time with Avatar The Way Of Water continuing to rake in box office, and they also discuss the truck-sized asteroid that swung past the Earth in the past week.

Apple has seemingly started off 2023 with a bang with a slew of rumours of new products for this year, including a curious story about how Apple is finally going to bring touchscreens to their Mac line. Will they do this, especially given their legendary founder Steve Jobs stated back in the day that touchscreens do not want to be vertical? Steve and Ben discuss the latest Apple rumours as well as the story of ChatGPT, an open language AI that is demonstrating impressive abilities to communicate in very human ways when asked the right questions.

With approximately 30,000 hours being uploaded every hour to YouTube, we are living in a world where content creation has become extremely ubiquitous and easy to access to everyone. With this has been an increased change in to the type of content being created. It’s not enough to produce a show any more, the creator has to put themselves online as much as possible to stay relevant. Steve and Ben kick off 2023 examining content creation and its relationship to narcissistic behaviour by creators, as well as having a quick look at the Lenovo Yoga 9i dual screen laptop, and stepping back to look at all the topics they covered in 2022.

Breaking an addiction to your phone is likely to be at the top of many people’s New Year’s resolutions lists, but is it easier said than done? What are the best strategies to limit the time you spend on your phone, your screen on time, and not to be distracted by the latest post or notification that constantly pops up on the device you carry with you every day? Steve and Ben discuss their strategies for how to best handle your smartphone usage, including deleting all social media apps and disabling almost all notifications. They also discuss the disturbing impacts that smartphone use is having on us as humans, and the impacts on society as a whole.

Australia has received an unprecedented level of rainfall across the eastern side of the country, causing serious flooding events across four states on multiple occasions in 2022 alone. With residual consequences such as additional insect breeding, increased pollen issues and more, these events have re-focused the debate on climate change given the real world impacts on so many lives. Steve and Ben discuss the impacts of the floods in Australia. They also discuss the progressing nature of online attacks and how to deal with them, as well as a nostalgic cinematic trip via Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film, The Fabelmans.

The turmoil continues at Twitter as Elon Musk locks out employees from the main company headquarters following an ultimatum to stay but only if they put out exceptional levels of performance. Meanwhile, Deliveroo announces they are exiting the Australian market, with local restaurants now removing their menus entirely from a range of delivery apps. Steve and Ben discuss the turmoil across Twitter and the gig economy, as well as the seeming reemergence of BlackBerry as a supplier of software for cars.

Returning after a month off, Ben discusses his recent sarcoma diagnosis on his left middle finger and the outcome. Steve and Ben also discuss Elon Musk’s turbulent approach to changes at social media platform Twitter, and they also talk through Apple’s confusing 2022 iPad line-up and how Apple may have inadvertently pushed its customers to purchase older models when considering the value proposition of the new models.