February 15, 2021

#SGGQA 193: Net Neutrality in California, AT&T DSL is SLOW, Xiaomi's Camera Bump!

2 hours 26 minutes

The Justice Department is stepping down from a lawsuit against California over Net Neutrality! Lawmakers in North Dakota are trying to force app store competition on Apple and Google. Qualcomm might be frustrated with the idea of NVIDIA owning ARM. How much does it cost to SHAME AT&T into offering you faster service?

And what’s going on with this HUGE camera lump on a Xiaomi?

Let’s get your tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

Mrs. GadgetGuy’s New Pixel 4a 5G https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/06/sggqa-191-mrs-gadgetguy-and-her-new-pixel-4a-5g/

Should I dump Panasonic and shoot on Sony? https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/11/has-the-sony-a7s-iii-convinced-me-to-dump-panasonic/

Smart Lock tutorial: Use Face Unlock with a Mask! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/09/use-face-unlock-with-a-mask-on-any-phone/

Best of Our Week 09 with TK Bay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVHx-j5deaw

Juan on the AC Podcast with Daniel Bader https://www.androidcentral.com/ac-podcast-512-extended-remix-feat-somegadgetguy

Reviews.Org Taking a 5G Field Trip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XMsCefz68

AfterShokz OpenComm Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/05/aftershokz-opencomm-free-your-ears-get-work-done/

Tech Reviewer’s are SCUM! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/04/tech-reviewers-are-scum-reddit-weighs-in/

1More ComfoBud Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/02/04/tech-reviewers-are-scum-reddit-weighs-in/

Revisting a FOUR YEAR OLD Mid-Range Phone in 2021! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/01/12/using-an-old-mid-range-phone-in-2021-does-it-still-work/

Is there anything we can do to save the SD Card? https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/01/16/samsung-is-killing-the-sd-card-can-we-save-it/

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US Justice Department Drops CA Lawsuit over Net Neutrality https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet-justice/u-s-drops-challenge-to-california-state-net-neutrality-law-idUSKBN2A82D1

Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s statement on the Justice department https://www.fcc.gov/document/rosenworcel-statement-doj-withdrawal-net-neutrality-lawsuit

North Dakota wants to force Apple to open up app store competition https://www.notebookcheck.net/Proposed-law-in-North-Dakota-may-force-Apple-and-Google-to-allow-alternative-app-stores-on-mobile-phones.519842.0.html

Qualcomm is not happy about NVIDIA and ARM https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/nvidia-wants-to-buy-cpu-designer-arm-qualcomm-is-not-happy-about-it/

Google Photos to paywall filters for Google One subscribers https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/11/22278149/google-photos-pixel-paywall-editing-features-one-subscribers

80 year old man spends $10,000 shaming AT&T DSL https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/90-year-old-gets-att-300mbps-fiber-a-week-after-complaining-in-wsj-print-ad/

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

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has a HUGE camera bulge https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-11-ultra-leak-120x-zoom-secondary-screen/

Juan rambles on about how hard YouTube is, and what to do about it…

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