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#SGGQA 136: Apple Battery Throttling Settlement, Oppo Find X2, Coronavirus Cancelling Everything

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Apple might finally have to pay a fine over it’s practice of slowing down older phones, but will it be enough of a penalty to prevent future planned obsolescence practices? The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast of a phone at a PREMIUM price.

And Coronavirus out here just cancelling EVERYTHING!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

Stories This Week:

  • A good problem to have? The future of my audio reviews (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/34606836
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Deep Dive Review (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/34667961
  • Using Microsoft Office on a dual screen phone https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/04/microsoft-office-and-the-future-of-dual-screen-phones/
  • Knives Out and Playing by Apple’s Rules https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/08/knives-out-and-playing-by-apples-rules/
  • #2020Hearing: Setting a safe headphone volume (can be tricky) https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/02/07/setting-a-safe-volume-for-your-headphones-can-be-tricky/
  • LG V60 First look! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/02/26/lg-v60-first-look-the-budget-friendly-premium-pro-phone/
  • Hitchhikers Guide turns 42 this year https://www.economist.com/prospero/2020/03/06/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-turns-42
  • Over a billion Android devices at risk for security threats https://fossbytes.com/over-billion-android-devices-risk-end-of-update-cycle/
  • Are Nokia phones sending data to overseas servers? https://fossbytes.com/over-billion-android-devices-risk-end-of-update-cycle/
  • Apple to pay UP TO $500 million for throttling https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphones-settlement/apple-to-pay-up-to-500-million-to-settle-u-s-lawsuit-over-slow-iphones-idUSKBN20P2E7
  • TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
  • The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphone-find-x2-pro/
  • Gates Foundation to issue Coronavirus home testing kits https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/08/gates-foundation-backed-program-will-soon-be-issuing-home-testing-kits-for-covid-19-in-seattle/
  • Uber says it will compensate drivers diagnosed with Coronavirus https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-says-it-will-compensate-drivers-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U105
  • Stanford moves classes online to deal with outbreak https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/07/stanford-moves-classes-online-due-to-coronavirus/
  • How Google is trying to spread better info on the outbreak https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/coronavirus-covid19-response
  • Austin cancels SXSW https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/06/austin-cancels-sxsw-over-coronavirus-fears/

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