The Really Useful Podcast

This week, we chat about the iPhone 15 release and other news:

• Overview of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro
• Everything Apple Announced at Its "Wonderlust" September Event
• Shein Accuses Temu of Stealing Images

 We also discuss how USB-C will impact iPhone users:

• How USB-C Will Improve iPhones

 We finish the show with the following recommendations:

• Splitgate
• TAITO Milestones 2 (Nintendo Switch)

Christian Cawley hosts this week's podcast, and is joined by Ben Stegner. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

This week's tech podcast for technophobes features a look at the IFA consumer technology show, along with a look at some AI apps.

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Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics. Oh, and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

ShownotesThis week, we chat about the IFA show, taking place this week in Berlin, Germany.

• IFA 2023: What Is It, When Is It, and What Does IFA Stand For?
• Best New Laptops at IFA 2023
• Best New Gaming Hardware at IFA 2023
• Honor Launches Super-thin Smartphone

We've also got these tips and explainers:

• The Best AI Apps to Download on Your Phone
• Important Reasons You Should Put a Screen Protector on Your Smartphone
• Can You Trust AI Crypto Trading Bots?

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

This week, we've got the following tech news:

• Zoom Chief Says Video Calling Is Bad for Creativity
• Did Cyber Attack Cause UK Air Traffic Control Chaos?

We've also got these tips and explainers:

• Reasons Why Gamers Should Buy a Retro Handheld
• Are ChatGPT Side Gigs Legit Money-Making Opportunities?
• How to Use DOSBox to Play Retro PC Games on Any Device
• Ways to Check If Your PC Parts Are Compatible Before You Buy

Christian Cawley, Gavin Phillips, and Ben Stegner host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey, @gavinspavin, and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

News about the closure of the Xbox 360 Marketplace and the Red Dead Redemption port for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 open this week's Really Useful Podcast. The games theme continues with tips for hooking up an Xbox controller to your PC, and a list of the best games news and reviews websites for you to check out.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

Christian Cawley hosts this week's podcast, and is joined by Ben Stegner. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

As there isn't much tech news about this week, our latest tech podcast for technophobes unpacks wireless vs. wired headphones and earbuds. Inspired by the results of a poll run recently on MakeUseOf, this is a wide-ranging chat that covers everything from audio quality to maintenance. We also take a look at what you can do with old earphones.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

Shownotes 

This week, we purely discuss earphones, earbuds, and headphones, wired and wireless, referring to the following articles:

• Do You Prefer Wired or Wireless Headphones? (Poll)
• Reasons Wired Headphones Are Better Than Wireless Headphones
• Bluetooth Classic vs. Bluetooth LE: What's Best for Audio Streaming?
• Tips to Get the Best Sound Quality Out of Your Headphones
• Projects to Reuse Old Earphones

Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. Contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics. Oh, and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

An online security and privacy edition of our tech podcast for technophobes looks at email scammers and spotting when someone has used your PC.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. Contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics. Oh, and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

This week's podcast looks at problems for the Twitter rebrand, new features in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, Netflix shooting itself in the foot, and whether a Mac can replace a PC for gaming.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner host this week's podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

Our weekly tech podcast for technophobes explains Twitter X, how to install a dashcam, and gives you an update on how the new Threads social network is doing (clue: poorly).

This week, we chat about the following tech news:

• Twitter rival Threads loses 75% of users
• Airborne electric taxis for Sao Paulo
  • Action Man Pursuit Craft with VTOL
• Apple to pull access to iMessages and Facetime to save encryption 
• Twitter X unveiled

We've got these tips and explainers:

• How to Install and Dashcam
• What Is Widevine DRM?

We finish the show with the following recommendations:

• Atari 50 Compilation (available for Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch) 
• Cherry MX Experience Box

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics. Oh, and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

Our weekly tech podcast brings you a vital tip for vacations, reveals a revision to Android's Google News feed, and discusses ChatGPT legal issues.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.

This week, we chat about the following tech news:

• The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors 
• Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta
• ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers

We've got these tips and explainers:

• Reasons Why Twitter Should Be Afraid of Meta's Threads
• How to Save Money on Mobile Internet on Vacation

We finish the show with the following recommendations:

• Nothing Phone (2)
  
  
• Retroid Pocket 3+

Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.

Need a useful website recommendation? Want to save money on Google Play, or even get apps free? Planning on signing up to a cloud gaming service? Or are you concerned about scammy YouTube videos?
We've got everything you need in this week's Really Useful Podcast.

Christian Cawley, Gavin Phillips, and Ben Stegner host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey, @gavinspavin, and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.