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It is our last show of the year. On that note, thank you for listening through 2021 and this episode as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 to all, we had a great time with all of you.

Still, it is nearing Christmas time, the season of giving. That means it is time for you to do all your last minute shopping. What to buy though? We came up with a list of things you might want to buy your loved ones. All this and more in our Tech & Tonic Podcast show!

Acer's Aspire Vero recently launched and they claim that it is the most environmentally conscious laptop available in their offering. They are not the first company to claim that they have made environmentally conscious products though. Dell has done it by including some of the same materials Acer uses on their Vero line-up too. Samsung and Apple has sort of done it too, with their latest smartphones. Are these things cool now? Should you buy into this hype?

2021 was a bad year for gaming. No, not because there are no new games. There are mighty interesting titles that has come out of 2021. It is bad because buying a gaming rig was impossible. To be fair, it was a follow up effect of the shortages in 2020. While there has been signs of recovery, things has not exactly been normal just yet. In that sense, we do not recommend that you get your new gaming rigs though. That does not mean that you should not get your rigs, you still can, you might need to compromise a little bit though. 

Intel has launched their latest 12th Generation Core processors, are they any good though? Should we be excited? We talk about the new Alder Lake architecture in this show!

Android 12L has been announced and is launching soon. Google says it is a game changer for Android tablets. Is it what we want though? Or are you still better off with a Chromebook?

The computing market is getting hot right now. Google introduced their own silicon in the form of the Google Tensor with their new Google Pixel 6 series flagship. Apple has also completely cut off Intel and AMD in their latest, most powerful MacBook Pro line-up. These new laptops are powered by Apple's latest M1 Pro and M1 Max integrated processors. Why though? How is it more powerful than what Intel and AMD has to offer? In the case of the Google Pixel 6 series, how is a Google Tensor better than a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+? We discuss this and more in this episode of the #TechNTonicPodcast.

Last week a bunch of news things are launched. To be fair, the PC launch season was kickstarted by Microsoft themselves with their new Surface devices. Last week sees Acer launching their new products. At the same time, things have started to slow down a little bit on the smartphone end after the launch of Apple's iPhone 13 series. But is it a good time to upgrade your devices? 

Facebook had a six hour outage last week and there were plenty of speculations about the incident. While some of them have been debunked many are still questioning Facebook's cyber security integrity because of the outage. Speaking of cyber security though, Twitch had a massive breach. The breach has resulted in leaks in information pertaining to its many users, including the earnings of its top streamers. What do we do then when security failed us?

The lockdown restrictions due to the pandemic looks like it is coming to a close in Malaysia. Soon, things are going to operate as per normal again. Nothing will be the same ever again though with the pandemic looming just above our heads. Many things has changed during the lockdown period as well. What have we been doing to stay sane and alive in the pandemic? We discuss all that and more in this episode of #TechNTonicPodcast!

Microsoft just launched their new Surface line-up of devices. HP also launched a bunch of new PCs to go with Windows 11. Which do we think is the most exciting though? Which do you think is the most exciting?