The Weekly Tech Rant

The Weekly Tech Rant

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The Weekly Tech Rant episodes

  • Episode 92: It's time for slow chips to Russia, ARM stakes, Hijinks in Space, Cloud gaming concerns and AMD news overload!

    This week we covered:

    • News

      • Taiwan bans exports of chips faster than 25MHz to Russia, Belarus

      Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals
      Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft
      Mandatory USB-C phone port edges closer after EU deal
      Cloud gaming ban on the App Store, and mandatory WebKit usage, both declared anticompetitive

      • More AMD News!

        • AMD Zen 4 Update: 8% to 10% IPC Uplift, 25% More Perf-Per-Watt, V-Cache Chips Coming

        AMD RDNA 3/Navi 3X GPU Update: 50% Better Perf-Per-Watt, Using Chiplets For First Time
        AMD Unveils Siena, A Lower Cost EPYC Family With Up to 64 Zen 4 Cores
        AMD Announces Genoa-X: 4th Gen EPYC with Up to 96 Zen 4 Cores and 1GB L3 V-Cache
        AMD: Combining CDNA 3 and Zen 4 for MI300 Data Center APU in 2023
        AMD Zen Architecture Roadmap: Zen 5 in 2024 With All-New Microarchitecture
        AMD’s 2022-2024 Client GPU Roadmap: RDNA 3 This Year, RDNA 4 Lands in 2024
        AMD Updated EPYC Roadmap: 5th Gen EPYC "Turin" Announced, Coming by End of 2024

        • Rumours

          • Kuo: Apple’s mixed reality headset coming in Q2 2023

          Report: TSMC to start mass production of new 3nm ‘M2 Pro’ chip later this year
          Apple said to be planning 12″ MacBook, 15″ MacBook Air and 14.1” iPad Pro for 2023 releases

          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

          1 hr 7 min
        • Episode 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

                Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                1 hr 29 min
              • Episode 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

                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                      49 min
                    • Episode 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

                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                          1 hr 2 min
                        • Episode 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

                                        Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                        57 min
                                      • Episode 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

                                            Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                            51 min
                                          • Episode 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

                                                Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                44 min
                                              • 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

                                                Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                1 hr 8 min
                                              • Episode 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

                                                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                      49 min
                                                    • Episode 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

                                                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                          1 hr 2 min

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