The Weekly Tech Rant

By Jay + Karl

Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!... more

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The Weekly Tech Rant episodes:

June 09, 2022Episode 91: It's time for the Tech Rant WWDC Special!
This week we covered:
Software
iOS 16
iPadOS 16
WatchOS 9
macOS Ventura
HomeKit
CarPlay & Next Gen CarPlay Preview
Hardware
M2
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
Other
Apple’s new MetalFX Upscaling system will compete with AMD FSR, Nvidia DLSS
Apple’s Rapid Security Response will push faster updates that install on Macs without a reboot
Apple's passkeys offer even better protection for your passwords
Apple expands personal safety features with 'Safety Check’
Apple previews 'Freeform' whiteboard app for real-time collaboration
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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1h 29min
June 04, 2022Episode 90: It's time for EA to put up the For Sale sign, Match and Google compromise, TSMC touts new fab, Samsung+Intel talk, and behold the Ryzen 7000 and we go supersonic with TopGun
This week we covered:
News
EA is reportedly seeking a sale or a merger
Apple in talks to buy EA gaming, Disney and Amazon also potential suitors
Match Group and Google reach an interim compromise over app payments
TSMC Singapore plant could alleviate chip shortage
Samsung and Intel bosses discuss silicon co-operation
AMD Ryzen 7000 Announced: 16 Cores of Zen 4, Plus PCIe 5 and DDR5 for Socket AM5, Coming This Fall
Movies
Top Gun: Maverick
Rumours
Gurman: iOS 16 to include always-on display feature ahead of iPhone 14 Pro
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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49min
May 26, 2022Episode 89: It's time for Broadcom to assimilate VMware. iPod is dead long live the iPod, Valves antitrust woes, Hell (Nvidia) freezes over, Costly CPUs, Apple TV stick (maybe) and 4090 specs
This week we covered:
News
Intel details staggered release schedule for long-anticipated Arc GPUs
Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic ‘iPod’ brand
Judge rules part of antitrust suit against Valve can continue
Broadcom to buy VMware 'on Thursday for $61 billion’
Nvidia open-sources Linux kernel GPU modules. Repeat, open-source GPU modules…..Hell has frozen over
AMD approaches '30%' x86 CPU market share, thanks to servers 'n' laptops
Meta ‘Still Working’ On Quest Login Options Without Facebook
Demand for PC and smartphone chips drops 'like a rock' says CEO of China’s top chipmaker
TSMC, Samsung plan price hikes for chip designers – reports
Rumours
Kuo: Cheaper Apple TV coming later this year to ‘close the gap with competitors’
Apple ‘testing’ foldable with secondary E Ink display, says analyst
Nvidia's RTX 40 series is set to launch as soon as July
Excitement builds as new RTX 4090 specs emerge
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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1h 2min
May 19, 2022Episode 88: It's time for Tech Rant special with the top tech from Google I/O
This week we covered:
Pixel Watch
Google’s Pixel Watch arrives this fall
Pixel 6a
Google’s budget Pixel 6a arrives July 28 for $449
Pixel Buds Pro
Pixel Buds Pro are Google's first earbuds with active noise cancellation
Pixel 7 & 7 Pro
Google offers a peek at the Pixel 7
Pixel Tablet
Google will release a Pixel Tablet… in 2023
AR Glasses
Google shows off AR glasses that might make a case for augmented reality
Other Bits
End-to-end encryption is coming to Google Messages group texts
Google built a completely new Wallet for Android and Wear OS
Google Chrome is getting built-in virtual credit cards
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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57min
May 14, 2022Episode 87: It's time for Sonos gets a voice, Intel gets some Finns, Intuit coughs up, Sony and the FTC don't agree, Fornite is back on iPhone (kind of!), No swipe right for Google and AMD drops a 50
This week we covered:
News
Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant
Intel acquires Finnish graphics tech company Siru Innovations
Intuit owes customers $141 million after it 'cheated' them out of free tax services
Sony says it won't make Bungie games exclusive, but the FTC may not be convinced
Now you can play Fortnite on your iPhone or Android for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming
Match Group is suing Google over Android’s in-app payment monopoly
AMD unleashes the RX 6950 XT, costs $100 more than RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT beats Nvidia's RTX 3090 Ti in new 3DMark leak
This UE5 train station scene makes me fear the future of horror games
Rumours
USB-C iPhone 15 in the works, claims Kuo, following supply-chain survey
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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51min
May 06, 2022Episode 86: It's time for Apps here today gone tomorrow, EU unhappy with Apple Pay, Square Enix offloads studios, Intel plays hunt the Arc, Lovelace updates, Meta has big plans
This week we covered:
News
Apple to developers: if we deleted your old app, it deserved it
Apple shares criteria for removing ‘abandoned’ software from App Store, extending response window
UK government wants to regulate Apple TV+, Netflix, and other streaming services
Square Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer
Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling
Intel Arc scavenger hunt ends with hints at GPU prices
Rumours
Nvidia's next-gen GPU 'Ada Lovelace is no longer a simple Ampere refresh' rumours suggest
There's no escaping the metaverse: Meta is reportedly releasing four new VR headsets by 2024
iPhone 5G modem reportedly going proprietary next year, and here’s why that matters
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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44min
April 29, 2022 Episode 85: It's time for more Lapsus$ news, EU plots more tech laws, bad week for Apple, AWOL Bored Apes, Musk buys Twitter or has he?, Intel GPU flood
This week we covered:
News
Okta says Lapsus$ breach affected only two customers
Lapsus$ hackers breached T-Mobile’s systems and stole its source code
EU to unveil landmark law to force Big Tech to police illegal content

Its a bad week for Apple…
EU continues to fight to make USB-C the new charging standard
Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules
Japanese antitrust report calls for multiple app stores and more; Apple protests
Thief steals $1 million of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs with Instagram hack

Twitter
Elon Musk still wants Twitter—and he now has $46.5 billion in financing
Twitter is reportedly re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover bid
Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company
Rumours
iPhone 14 camera upgrades coming for FaceTime and more, predicts Kuo
Intel could flood retailers with up to eight different Arc graphics cards
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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1h 8min
April 21, 2022Episode 84: It's time for Sailpoint to float (on cash), Datto=billions, Meta takes a cut, Pegasus EU hack, Intel chases TSMC and Kuo's insight on Quest 2 Pro and M2 leaks
This week we covered:
News - It’s Acquisition time again….
Kaseya acquiring disaster recovery service Datto for $6.2B with help from consortium of investors
Bigger sound in smaller packages, as Sonos buys Mayht for $100M
Identity access management has a new price: $6.9 billion
Intel acquires private 5G network provider Ananki
News
Meta will take a 48 percent cut from sales in Horizon Worlds
Pegasus spyware hacked iPhones of senior EU officials, who were alerted by Apple
TSMC’s 2025 timeline for 2nm chips suggests Intel gaining steam
Intel Arc A770 matches RTX 2070 OpenCL performance
Rumours
Kuo: Meta’s High End Headset Launches H2 With 2K Per Eye Mini LED
Apple’s M2 chips and the computers they’ll power detailed in new leak
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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49min
April 15, 2022Episode 83: It's time for Google says no to payments, Elon wants Twitter, Cash for Pat, Russia gets upset with Wiki, BT group spat and Space Cheese
This week we covered:
News
Google crackdown means you won’t be able to buy Barnes & Noble ebooks on Android
Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech”
AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion
Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise
Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”
Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services
French court pulls SpaceX's Starlink license
iOS 15.5 includes support for apps with external purchases to satisfy regulators, code confirms
The Bluetooth group is fighting the maker of Dodges and Jeeps for not paying twice
Rumours
Gurman: iOS 16 and watchOS 9 to bring major upgrades at WWDC 2022
Gurman: Apple could announce two new Macs at WWDC 2022
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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1h 2min
April 08, 2022Episode 82: It's time for more Lapsus$ leaks, Apple plots Breakout, Data breaches, Russia unhappy with Google (so is the US), Wyze silence, Intel ARC details overload, Foldable iPhones and no Touch ID
This week we covered:
News
IT giant Globant discloses hack after Lapsus$ leaks 70GB of stolen data
Apple project ‘Breakout’ to bring financial services in-house, could broaden payment features beyond US
Google Maps probe by U.S. Justice Department picks up speed
Apple and Facebook reportedly provided personal user data to hackers posing as law enforcement
Apple will allow Dutch dating apps to use other payment options within existing apps
Apple finally lets ‘reader’ apps like Kindle, Netflix, and Spotify link to their own sites
Russian regulator says it will fine Google over Ukraine war videos
Wyze knew hackers could remotely access your camera for three years and said nothing
Intel Arc
Intel shows off its first Arc desktop GPU, coming summer 2022
Intel details its first Arc A-series GPUs for laptops
Intel’s XeSS AI upscaling won’t be available until sometime in ‘early summer’
Rumours
Foldable iPhone coming in 2025 at the earliest, may actually be iPad or tablet/phone hybrid
Will iPhone ever use under-display Touch ID? Kuo isn’t so sure now
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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1h 4min

FAQs about The Weekly Tech Rant:

How many episodes does The Weekly Tech Rant have?

The podcast currently has 251 episodes available.