April 13, 2020

#SGGQA 141: LG Velvet Rumors, OnePlus 8 Leaks, and Sony's BEAUTIFUL new Controller!

2 hours 48 minutes

MORE 5G towers are burning thanks to conspiracy theories spreading online. Horrible people are stiffing Instacart Drivers. Apple and Google team up on disease tracking. Recent updates are wrecking Galaxy Notes and Macbooks. Sony’s new controller is gorgeous! LG’s new phone is called the Velvet!

And lwe’ll take a quick look at some of the top OnePlus 8 rumors before tomorrow’s launch event!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

LG V60 Review! It’s BIG! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/04/10/lg-v60-thinq-review-its-big/

LePow 15″ Portable Monitor: When You NEED a Second Screen Fast… https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/04/09/lepow-15-6-portable-monitor-review-add-a-second-screen-fast/

BWOne and SGG Chat about iPhones, USB-C, and Desktop Modes https://youtu.be/PvHcr02q_Uc

#2020Hearing How our Ears Work! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/15/2020hearing-how-your-ears-work-with-a-little-help-from-some-old-educational-films/

Tech Resources for HomeSchooling- Newegg https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/31/great-tech-resources-for-homeschooling-videos-apps-and-websites/

Dutch 5G Towers Burned https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-5g-sabotage/dutch-telecommunications-towers-damaged-by-5g-protestors-telegraaf-idUSKCN21T09P?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

People Bait and Switching Instacart Workers https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216317/instacart-tip-baiting-grocery-employees-delivery-pandemic

Apple and Google work together on Tracking https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/apple-and-google-partner-covid-19-contact-tracing-technology

Note 9 Displays failing after March Update https://r2.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Note/Samsung-Note-9-Display-Brightness-Issues/m-p/3958922#M114611

MacOS Flaw bricking MacBooks https://www.tomsguide.com/uk/news/nasty-macos-flaw-is-bricking-macbooks-dont-install-this-update

Hangouts now called Google Chat https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/google-hangouts-officially-rebrands-as-google-chat/ar-BB12rccl

TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week

Lumia Windows on Arm project gets official site https://woa-project.github.io/LumiaWOA/

Sony takes the wraps off of the new PS5 controller https://www.engadget.com/playstation-5-controller-dualsense-photos-202718532.html

LG’s new phone will be called the Velvet http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2020/04/lg-embarks-on-new-product-roadmap-with-lg-velvet/

OnePlus 9 Pop-Up Box leaks https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-8-pop-up-box-1105850/

Radiohead sharing concerts for free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaJKOUQS1T4

Apollo 13 in REAL TIME https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/

Twitch Watch Parties testing with more streamers https://twitter.com/TravisShreffler/status/1185337398651183114

Juan Rambles on about fun free things on the internet or something…

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