February 20, 2023

#SGGQA 287: Apple Antitrust Investigation, Apple Watch Ban, Twitter 2FA, Razer Edge 5G Impressions

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Happy Monday!Tech news is HOT

Apple antitrust investigations are heating up, while the Biden administration weighs the fallout of an Apple Watch ban. Twitter is pay-walling SMS 2FA. Sailor Moon is free on Youtube. Return to Office initiatives are the real reason for productivity slumps.

And we need to talk about this rad little multimedia tablet from Razer!

Let's get our tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

Mini PC SHOWDOWN! https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/17/the-better-mini-pc-geekom-crushed-the-nuc/

Have I overestimated techies on camera upgrades? (PATREON) https://www.patreon.com/posts/miseducation-of-78877736

OnePlus 11 Video Round Up! https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/07/oneplus-11-video-round-up-introduction-comparisons-performance-testing/

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/10/oneplus-buds-pro-2-review-putting-airpods-pro-2-on-notice/

Can We Fix Netflix? https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/09/how-would-you-fix-netflix-plan-pricing/

SoundPeats Opera 3 Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/08/soundpeats-opera-3-true-wireless-earbuds-review-audiophile-on-a-budget/

Vivo X90 Pro First Look https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/02/03/vivo-x90-pro-is-here-first-look-at-the-next-stage-of-smartphone-photography/

Vivo X90 Pro Performance Benchmarks (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-x90-pro-78209922

Poco X5 Pro First Look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zZ1GaKIH0k

There is no Steam Deck “killer” out now… https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/01/20/sorry-chief-there-are-no-steam-deck-killers-out-now/

A guide to podcasting on your phone https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/01/18/podcasting-on-your-phone-a-starter-guide-on-mobile-recording/

iQOO 11 Camera Review: It’s not a Pro… (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/iqoo11-camera-77156393

Return to office is bad for productivity https://fortune.com/2023/02/16/return-office-real-reason-slump-productivity-data-careers-gleb-tsipursky/

Youtube CEO steps down https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-says-shes-stepping-down.html

Twitter adding SMS 2FA to paywall https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/twitter-limits-sms-based-2-factor.html

Sailor Moon is free on YouTube https://www.engadget.com/viz-media-makes-sailor-moon-and-other-anime-classics-available-for-free-on-youtube-181843348.html

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

Apple Watch might be banned as of today https://thehill.com/lobbying/3862071-apple-flexes-lobbying-power-as-apple-watch-ban-comes-before-biden-next-week/

DOJ escalates Apple antitrust https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-escalates-apple-probe-looks-to-involve-antitrust-chief-2fa86ddf

Spending some quality time with the Razer Edge 5G!

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