The Weekly Tech Rant

The Weekly Tech Rant

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  • Episode 72: It's time for Redmond gets a Blizzard, Sony suffers, CMA nods at Norton, Crypto heists and 5G not a problem, Who ya gonna call and Google goes AR

    News

    • Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
    • Sony Loses $20 Billion in Market Value After Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
    • NortonLockLife and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator's spotlight
    • Google launches beta of Android games on Windows PCs
    • Crypto.com admits over $30 million stolen by hackers
    • Wi-Fi 7 hardware demos herald next-gen wireless networking
    • Airline CEOs make U-turn, now say 5G isn’t a big problem for altimeters
    • Latest Intel Arc GPU leaks: 3070 Ti-ish speeds, 5 different options for laptops

      • TV/Film

      • Ghostbusters Afterlife
      • Don’t Look Up

        • Rumours

        • Google reportedly plans to release an AR headset in 2024
        • First details leak on Project Iris, Google’s next AR headset
        • Apple Could be Preparing Its Own Video Game Console

          • As always, we'd love to hear your comments

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          1 hr 7 min
        • Episode 71: It's time for return of Fortnite(?), 5G worries, Exynos no-show, E2E vs HMG, Apple actually does something and expensive AR/VR headset (and we forgot the films!)

          This week we covered: (and forgot about the movies - we'll pick these up next week - sorry)

          • News

            • Fortnite is back on iOS… well sorta

            AT&T and Verizon back down in a standoff with FAA, agree to 5G delay [Updated]
            Samsung no-showed on its major Exynos 2200 launch [Update: Samsung speaks]
            Apple is no longer letting users stay on iOS 14 with security updates
            UK class action lodged against Meta seeks $3.1B for breach of competition law
            The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz against end-to-end encryption
            Apple will allow dating apps in the Netherlands to use alternative payment systems, developers must maintain a separate app binary
            Apple will allow third-party payments for apps in South Korea
            Apple just clarified alternative payments on iOS. Spoiler: Apple still takes a commission
            Apple’s AR/VR headset could be priced above $2,000, feature M1 Pro-like performance
            Apple VR/AR headset reportedly overheating, June announcement could be nixed for 2023 debut

            • Rumours

              • Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 to offer Lossless support, new form factor, more

              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

              Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

              1 hr 1 min
            • Episode 70: It's time for our 2022 CES special, a snapshot of some of the hottest PC and Gaming Tech, oh and we have new music!

              It's our CES Special!

              This week we covered:

              • Gaming

                • MeganeX Announced: Lightweight SteamVR Headset From Panasonic-Owned Shiftall – CES 2022

                Concept Nyx is Alienware’s take on a household gaming server
                bHaptics Unveils Consumer-Ready TactGlove at CES 2022
                PlayStation VR2 Next Generation Sony Headset Specifications Revealed
                Razer’s Enki Pro HyperSense can jig to the beat of your games
                Razer’s Project Sophia concept turns your desk into a modular computer

                • AMD

                  • AMD brings serious RDNA 2 graphics power to its new Ryzen 6000 mobile CPUs

                  AMD's 3D V-cache coming to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D this Spring, beating Intel's 12900K in gaming
                  AMD shows off future Zen 4 Ryzen CPUs and they look absolutely wild
                  AMD beats Intel with first CPUs that have Xbox-like security for Windows

                  • Intel

                    • Intel’s upcoming Arc GPUs inch closer to their debut with latest OEM update

                    More Intel 12th Gen CPUs revealed for gaming laptops and cheaper PCs

                    • Nvidia

                      • Nvidia expands the RTX 3000 series with new high- and low-end GPUs

                      As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                      1 hr 9 min
                    • Episode 69: It's time for return of the WTR, Money in Silicon, New Chips, Huawei leaks, Meta gets another telling off, TikTok food?, Apple plans for end of the sim card

                      This week we covered:

                      • News

                        • TSMC client list shows Apple makes up a quarter of its revenue

                        Apple and Google accused of duopoly, could face antitrust action in the UK
                        Meta reportedly facing FTC probe over its acquisition of VR workout app 'Supernatural’
                        Leaked documents link Huawei to China’s domestic spying in Xinjiang
                        Tencent is acquiring Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios
                        IBM and Samsung say their new chip design could lead to week-long battery life on phones
                        Samsung teases Exynos 2200 with AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics coming January 11th
                        TikTok is launching delivery-only restaurants across the US in March….Say what now!

                        • Rumours

                          • Kuo: iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get ‘periscope’ lens

                          Leaker corroborates Apple’s plan to remove iPhone’s SIM card tray

                          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                          1 hr 6 min
                        • Episode 68: It's time for a look back at the big stories and tech of 2021 and forward to 2022!

                          This week we covered:

                          • Wrap up and look back at the year + gadgets/games we want?
                          • Looking Back

                            • Epic vs Apple…What a rollercoaster

                            TikTok Saga… Will it won't it be sold
                            Global Semiconductor Shortages
                            Apple M1 Rollout
                            Nvidia 30 series, there out but are they really
                            Trump banned from social media, creates his own…sort of
                            Cyberpunk, Wreakfest, Horizon 5 & MSFS

                            • Looking Forward

                              • Intel Arc

                              Framework Laptop
                              Analogue Pocket
                              Matter… One smart home standard to rule them all
                              Starfield and all the other games we are looking forward to!

                              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                              Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                              1 hr 3 min
                            • Episode 67: It's time for Apple AR/VR hirings, All hold on EPIC case, 5G Flight worries, PS Now plans for iOS and where is Universal Control, plus we want an iMac Pro

                              This week we covered:

                              • News

                                • Apple Hiring AR/VR Frameworks Engineer For ‘Entirely New Application Paradigm’

                                Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay
                                5G now means some flights won’t be able to land when pilots can’t see the runway
                                Microsoft quietly told Apple it was willing to turn big Xbox-exclusive games into iPhone apps
                                Sony planned to bring PlayStation Now to the iPhone, shows papers from Epic v. Apple case
                                British watchdog begins probing Microsoft's acquisition of AI speech specialist Nuance
                                Apple’s ambitious Universal Control feature for Mac and iPad delayed until spring 2022
                                Apple quietly removes all references to CSAM scanning

                                • Rumours

                                  • Report: Apple to launch 27-inch iMac Pro with miniLED display in spring 202

                                  As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                  Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                  41 min
                                • Episode 66: It's time for Ubiquiti extortion woes, Snap(pier) Dragons, BYPL Edge, Apple worries about iPhone demands, FTC looks to kill ARM deal and it's the RTX40 you really want

                                  This week we covered:

                                  • News

                                    • Former Ubiquiti dev charged for trying to extort his employer

                                    Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Flagship SoC for 2022 Devices
                                    SiFive Announces Latest RISC-V CPU, The P650
                                    Users revolt as Microsoft bolts a short-term financing app onto Edge
                                    Apple may have a problem with iPhone demand as well as supply
                                    The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm

                                    • Rumours

                                      • Nvidia's RTX 40 series could be arriving sooner than expected

                                      Sony is reportedly making its own version of Game Pass

                                      As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                      Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                      1 hr 9 min
                                    • Episode 65: It's time for 5G fears, Delayed Licences, Default Password bans, All change at Twitter, Giphy gotta sell, Clarity boost and Panasonic security woes!

                                      This week we covered:

                                      • News

                                        • 5G aviation fears: Mobile carriers propose to reduce power, especially near airports

                                        Apple Digital Driving Licence delayed until 2022
                                        New UK law will hit smart home device makers with big fines for using default passwords
                                        Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter
                                        Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK regulator
                                        xCloud’s new Clarity Boost promises clearer streams, but it’s only on Edge
                                        Panasonic admits intruders were inside its servers for months

                                        • Rumours

                                          • Kuo: Apple’s AR headset to launch in 2022 with Mac-level computing power, will operate without the iPhone

                                          Kuo - Apple plans to replace the iPhone with AR in 10yrs

                                          As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                          Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                          57 min
                                        • Episode 64: It's time for Self Repair, Haptic hurts, Win10 goes yearly, Ford Chips, MediaTek rockets, Apple slaps NSO, and Tile sells out

                                          This week we covered:

                                          • News

                                            • Apple announces Self Service Repair

                                            HaptX says Meta copied its patented design for haptic glove
                                            Microsoft will now update Windows 10 annually with new features
                                            The new Nvidia Image Scaling is no DLSS, but boosts performance in any game
                                            Ford taking control of chip supply in Globalfoundries deal
                                            MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9000 flagship could compete with Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon chips
                                            Microsoft and Qualcomm special deal coming to an end could mean Windows for M1 Macs
                                            Tile is selling its Bluetooth tracking business to Life360 for $205 million
                                            Apple sues ‘Pegasus’ spyware creator NSO Group for attacking iOS users

                                            • Rumours

                                              • Apple reportedly aims to debut a fully self-driving car in 2025

                                              Apple patents designs for all-glass iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac Pro tower, and more

                                              As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                              Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                              1 hr 1 min
                                            • Episode 63: It's time for FBI email hijinks, Digital ID woes, No FCC licences for Huawei, Homekit concerns, Nuvia's new ARM CPU's, Intel debug mode and a toaster or phone!

                                              This week we covered:

                                              • News

                                                • UK will reportedly investigate NVIDIA's purchase of ARM over security concerns

                                                The FBI’s own email infrastructure was hacked to send fake cybersecurity warnings
                                                Apple asks States to pay for Digital Drivers licences
                                                Biden signs law banning Huawei and ZTE from getting FCC licences
                                                Could Homekit be doomed if Apple doesn’t make its own automation hardware?
                                                Intel's recent Atom, Celeron, Pentium chips can be lulled into a debug mode, potentially revealing system secrets
                                                Apple's Arm chip experts quit to form Nuvia. Qualcomm buys Nuvia. Now Nuvia works on Apple M1-class Windows chips for Qualcomm
                                                Will you be buying your next Android phone… from a toaster company?! 

                                                • TV

                                                  • Army of Thieves

                                                  Apple TV update / Foundation / Invasion

                                                  • Rumours

                                                    • More Apple drone patent applications spotted, with an apparent attempt at secrecy

                                                    As always, we'd love to hear your comments

                                                    Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant

                                                    1 hr 14 min

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                                                  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!