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The Weekly Tech Rant
By Jay + KarlTechnology
The Weekly Tech Rant episodes
- Episode 22 - It's time for return of the Pat, No more touching the bar, Virtual CES, flying cars and rolling phones, plus 47 is back
News
- Intel rumoured to be looking at outsourcing with TSMC - what did we say last year!
- Pat Gelsinger returning to Intel - the prodigal son returns to Chipzilla
- Apple rumoured to be dropping Touch Bar in next Macbook Pro - Personally no tears from me if this is true!
- New studies show how Apple Watch can help detect COVID-19 prior to symptoms and testing
Gadgets
- CES Round of the best gadgets and Tech - This year everyone can go to [virtual] Vegas!
- More CES gadgets and tech
- LG Rollable Phone - Ah yes the wacky designs keep on coming!
Games
- HITMAN 3 - 47 is back again!
As always please let us know your thoughts in the comments!
55 min - Episode 21 - It's time for the return of the Weekly Tech Rant, Trump isn't finished with China, RIP Flash, Lawsuits a plenty, Apple AR and Tile for a tag, plus the Midnight Sky!
Welcome back to the first episode of 2021!
- News
With only days left in Office, Trump targets 8 Chinese payment apps – Trade war not over yet!Adobe Flash is dead (finally)…. but Windows 7 is still alive, all 100 million of themReport speculates that Google hasn’t updated its iOS apps in weeks to avoid providing privacy details – Remember Google don’t be evil!Talking of don’t be evil….Facebook appeals ruling that it stole tech. So, Italian judge issues new judgment: Pay 10 times the original fineTiktok hit with a class action style lawsuit in the UK – not Trump-related this time!Now is the right time for Apple to bring iMessage and Facetime to Android – would ‘droid users want an app from Cupertino?- Gadgets
Apple AR Glasses – get the Steve Jobs look (maybe)While we wait for AirTags… how about a Tile- Games
Skypark for MSFS- TV
The Midnight SkyAs always please let us know your thoughts in the comments!
1 hr 3 min - News
- Episode 20: It's time for a look back at the year, podcast plans and new tech for 2010 (ho-ho-ho)This week we covered:Podcast state of the unionBest Tech of 2020HP Reverb G2Nvidia 3080TiSony WH-1000XM4 HeadphonesApple M1 ChipWhat are looking forward to in 2021Topgun 2: MaverickNo Time to DieMatrix 4DuneHalo InfiniteWe wish all our listeners a very happy Holiday season and all the best for 2021 - we'll see you on the other side!55 min
- Episode 19: It's time for old tech woes, Uber offloads, Super Apple CPU, Speedy Celerons, Cyber[bug] 2077 and return Indy + ObiWan!This week we covered:NewsSamsung pulls the plug on older Smart devices in 2021 - not so smart now!Talking of plugs…. Samsung to stop including power adapters in the box… just 3 months after mocking apple about itUber sells self-driving project to startup Aurora & Air TaxiApple reportedly working on a 32-core processor for high-end MacsTrump administration quietly lets TikTok deadline lapseFacebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accountsGadgetsEx-Apple Mapping Cars up for sale - so you can buy an Apple car (sort of)!Overclocker pushes 14yr old CPU to 8.6Ghz - super celery!GamesCyberPunk 2077 First thoughts - bug laden or not?Microsoft surprise announcement….. Perfect DarkTVAliens TV Series - so many questions!Obi-wan TV series - plus Vader!Indy is back - but he’s 78!As always please leave us a comment and let us know what you think!1 hr 6 min
- Episode 18: It's time for Snappier Dragons, More Apple releases (or not), a Latte from Redmond and Slacking seems to pay off, plus a cheap cable fixes all woes!This week we covered:NewsQualcomm announces the Snapdragon 888 - more dragons more speed!Apple could be planning a mysterious December Product release? - What could this be - maybe Tags?MS Project“Latte” could bring Android apps to Windows - who would have ever thought we’d see this!Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7bn! - no slacking this week for them!GadgetsKarl has a new 34” Ultrawide monitor! - is it fixed?We pick up our new iPhone 12 Pro Max’s! - First thoughtsGamesRed Dead OnlineCyberPunk 2077 release draws near!Karl's Xbox Series X - it's finally out of the box!As always please leave us a comment and let us know what you think!1 hr 3 min
- Episode 17: It's time for Turkeys in the US, Broadband rural woes, iPads for Guns, Fruit Redesigns and revisits to WoW!This week we covered:NewsUK Govt Downgrades Broadband infrastructure plans - looks like those rural blackspots will be there for a bit longer!Biden Transition team has to build its own cybersecurity protection - what you aren’t surprised that the Trump administration wasn’t helping!Apple Security charged with Bribery - how many apples to look the other way!Apple Product Redesigns tipped for 2021 - what will they change in the look of the MacBook and watch?Apple patents new MacBook’s Touch Bar with Force Touch technology - oh come on, make your mind up!!GadgetsKarl has a new 34” Ultrawide monitor!GamesRed Dead Redemption 2 Online to launch as standalone - saddle up those horses!Flight Sim 2020 next update will cover the UK - finally a spruce up of ol’ blighty!Fly SpaceX Starship with a new game from XPlane Devs - real physics means lots of crashes!I take a return trip to Azeroth and re-visit WoW after several years!As always please leave us a comment and let us know what you think1 hr
- Episode 16: It's time for Huawei to return, or not! Is Intel Broken, more M1 Speedtests, Stolen Fruit and Xbox experiences! Oh and Karl is back!NewsHuawei to UK/Canada, can we forget the whole ban thing(post-Trump) - What did we tell you!Intel Manufacturing is broken - is this the of Intel we know it?iOS 14.3 beta has supported for rumoured Apple Air Tags - could be getting ready for a stealth launch?Apple M1 chips outperform Nvidia 1050 Ti - Ok but AAA games on ARM is not gonna happen soon?!Apple to suggest 3rd Party apps to users at Setup - This is a huge step forward, and perhaps linked to anti-trust concerns?Thieves make off with £5m of Apple Kit - So Karl how is your new M1 Macbook ;PGadgetsXbox Series X Launch - Karls thoughts on Redmonds latest consoleGamesDosBox Pure - a new way to experience the past ‘well it is DosBox!!)As always please let us know your thoughts!50 min
- Episode 15: It’s time for One More Thing, M1 super Silicon, Big Sur heads for shore, Series X splashes down and oh TikTok needs an answerThis week we covered:NewsTikTok asks court to intervene on sale - Limboland for TikTok forced sale?Apple One More Thing Event - 3rd Apple product launch of the yearApple Silicon Macs - our first impressionsNew M1 powered MacBook AirNew M1 Powered MacBook ProNew M1 Powered Mac MiniBig Sur GA on the 12th Nov - Big changes ahoy for MacOSGadgetsXbox Series X Launch - First impression of Redmonds latest consoleKarl will be back with us next week!As always please leave us a comment and let us know what you think!26 min
- Episode 14: It’s time for Googles VPN, Electronic Licences, Apple bloat and Airpower doomed [again], Full sized Pi, Voxel chaos and we Seek the Truth!This week we covered:NewsTikTok ban overturned but US will fight it - We hadn’t forgotten about this little saga!AirPower apparently dead again - will this ever see the light of day!?Google explains the privacy benefits of electronic Driving licences - step out of the car and show me your phone!Google is bringing its own VPN to desktops and phones with $9.99 Google One subscription. VPN, no logging….Google?!Could Apple offer a 1TB iPhone variant - Cupertino to join the 1TB Club, do you even need that much space?You can get 4TB of iCloud Storage however - Where is the 1TB storage tier Apple!!GadgetsAMD Big Navi Event - our thoughtsRaspberry Pi 400 - Back to the 80’s with all in one keyboard computersGamesTeardown - voxel destruction ahoy!TVTruth Seekers - Frost and Pegg are back with a new paranormal series on Amazon!We hope you enjoy and as always please get in touch in the comments!52 min
- Episode 13: It’s time for BleedingTooth, COVID app improvements and bugs, Plex or Jelly[fin] and a dose of Quadros + Cyberpunks. Plus is that Bond and an Apple?This week we covered:NewsGoogle Warns of Zero-Click Bluetooth Flaws in Linux-based DevicesApple updates its COVID-19 screen Tool – Yeah its US-based only (as always!)But if you have an iPhone12 you might need to re-enable your COVID app!App updates remove the ‘Default’ setting for Mail/Browser – Apple come on please don’t say this is half-baked!Why Apple Airpods have been delayed – its time for a redesign!JellyFin – A contender to replace Plex or is it lacking in features?Apple rumoured to snap up the rights to the new Bond Film – Ah Commander Bond we weren’t expecting you!Googlefier App to bring Google apps to Huawei – need some Google love on your now unsupported device!GadgetsNvidia P2000 – GPU Passthrough success! Karl talks us through his VDI updates.Nvidia P400 – I caved as well and now can do H/W transcoding!GamesWe return to DCS – and discuss the upcoming EF2000 DLCCyberpunk 2077 – Launch date nears and now we hear about MP support!TVDiscovery Season 3 – Thoughts so far!We hope you enjoy and as always please get in touch in the comments!54 min
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