May 11, 2020

#SGGQA 148: FCC Fines Sinclair, Apple Sued for Antennas, and I Have TOO MANY PHONES!

2 hours 9 minutes

The FCC delivers its largest fine ever to Sinclair Media. Social media struggles to contain spread of misinformation. Apple gets hit with a second lawsuit over antennas in less expensive iPhones. Amazon sued over digital movie downloads which you don’t really own.

And let’s chat about the awesome phones coming soon to video reviews near you!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

Focals Long Term Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/04/21/focals-long-term-review-smart-glasses-in-the-age-of-social-distancing/

#2020Hearing: Modern Life is LOUD https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/04/28/2020hearing-modern-life-is-really-loud/

OnePlus 8: By the Benchmarks https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/04/29/oneplus-8-and-8-pro-by-the-benchmarks/

iPhone SE to SE 2020: Passing the Torch https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/05/01/iphone-se-to-iphone-se-2020-passing-the-torch/

Do you NEED a nicer mic? Comica STM-01 https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/05/05/do-you-really-need-a-nicer-microphone-comica-stm01-review/

LG V60 Camera Conclusion https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/05/08/lg-v60-camera-conclusion-one-major-upgrade/

Creator Chat – Joshua Vergara https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/05/08/sggqa-147-creator-chat-joshua-vergara-on-tech-tea-and-gratitude/

FCC Fines Sinclair https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/fcc-fines-sinclair-48m-refuses-to-revoke-its-broadcast-licenses/

FB and YT struggle to remove conspiracy video https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/07/facebook-youtube-struggling-to-remove-plandemic-conspiracy-video.html

Apple sued AGAIN over antennas https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/06/apple-facing-second-lawsuit-over-iphone-xrs-inferior-2×2-mimo-antennas

Amazon sued for digital movie sales https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200505/23193344443/amazon-sued-saying-youve-bought-movies-that-it-can-take-away-you.shtml

Senators asking Amazon for more information on whistle blowers being fired https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2020.05.06%20Letter%20to%20Amazon%20from%20Senators%20Warren,%20Sanders,%20Booker,%20Brown,%20colleagues.pdf

Senators asking Comcast to open up WiFi to the public https://gizmodo.com/senators-are-calling-on-comcast-to-open-its-public-wifi-1843341807?rev=1588971919048

Elon Musk feuding with California https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-says-tesla-moving-hq-181109558.html

Thunderbolt is super insecure https://www.engadget.com/thunderbolt-flaw-access-data-theft-075856181.html

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

The Pixel 4a looks to be delayed again https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/11/google-pixel-4a-postponed-early-june/

Qualcomm shows off more powerful mid-range chip https://www.androidcentral.com/qualcomms-new-snapdragon-768-offers-big-cpu-and-gpu-upgrades

Juan Rambles on about a bunch of phones or something…

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