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:

February 01, 2024Episode 158: It's Time for Microsoft's Major Layoffs and Meta's AR Ambitions, Plus Apple's European App Revolution
This week we covered:
News
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

Meta ‘optimistic’ about Vision Pro as it hopes to be the ‘Android’ of the AR/VR world

Apple… Hell has frozen over
Apple announces reduced commission structure for apps in Europe

Apple announces support for third-party iPhone app stores in the EU, coming with iOS 17.4

Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’

Apple will prompt users to set default browsers and allow third-party web engines on iPhone in the EU

Apple lets apps feature streaming games, chatbots and other built-in experiences

iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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46min
January 26, 2024Episode 157: It's Time for Apple's Vision Pro Unveiling and Prescription Lens Revelation, iPhone's High-Altitude Survival, Intel's GPU Innovations, and iPhone 16 Rumours
This week we covered:
News
The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February

Prescription lenses for Vision Pro to cost $149 – far less than predicted

iPhone from onboard Alaska Airlines incident found; survives 16,000-foot drop

Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway

Xreal Air 2 Ultra ‘Vision Pro competitor’ has been announced – at $699

Apple CEO meets with EU competition chief to talk sideloading iPhone apps

Rumours
Report: iPhone 16 to feature more RAM and faster Wi-Fi; upgraded 5G coming to iPhone 16 Pro
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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50min
January 13, 2024Episode 156: It's Time for CES 2024 Tech Extravaganza and SEC's Social Media Shockwave
This week we covered:
CES
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 is the funkiest gadget mashup at CES 2024

The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices

Intel reveals its full 14th-gen CPU family at CES, including a powerful 24-core laptop chip

AMD Unveils Ryzen 8000G Series Processors: Zen 4 APUs For Desktop with Ryzen AI

AMD releases even more Ryzen 5000 CPUs, keeps its last-gen AM4 platform alive

TCL came to CES 2024 with a 115-inch MiniLED Quantum Dot TV

The $2,000 ASUS ZenScreen Fold solves the biggest issue with portable monitors

Asus unveils its ROG NUC, packing up to a Core 9 Ultra and RTX 4070 graphics into a compact 2.5-liter chassis

The first Steam Deck competitor with SteamOS is almost here

News
The SEC’s X account was hijacked to post a fake approval of Bitcoin ETFs
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49min
January 05, 2024Episode 155: It's Time for AI Revolution, Legal Battles, and CES 2024 Sneak Peeks
This week we covered:
News
Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot app comes to iPhone and iPad

Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

⁠Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial

Rumours
CES 2024 Rumours and thoughts!

CES 2024 preview: The future of PC gaming hardware

Intel's 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges

Kuo: 24-megapixel upgraded front camera coming with iPhone 17

Siri generative AI capabilities to be announced at WWDC – leaker
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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44min
December 31, 2023 Episode 154: It's time for the end of the year show 2023
This week we covered:
Our picks of the best gadgets, games, films and TV of 2023!
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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36min
December 22, 2023Episode 153: It's time for Epic win, Ad-free Cloud Gaming, No more WindowsVR, Apple Vision Pro in Feb, UniFi cloud issues, M3 iPads, Apple Watch X
This week we covered:
News
Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly

Microsoft exec hints at free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming

Microsoft is killing its Windows VR platform — announces deprecation of 'Windows Mixed Reality'

Apple Has Reportedly Been Aiming To Launch Vision Pro In January

UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts

Rumours
Apple may unveil M3 MacBook Airs in March alongside new iPad Pro and iPad Air models

Under-screen Face ID camera after 2026, suggests supply-chain report

Apple Watch X - new DESIGN, new MAGNETIC BANDS, Blood Pressure, and more!
As always, we'd love to hear your comments.
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50min
December 10, 2023Episode 152: It's time for Nvidia to rake in the cash, MSFT joins OpenAI board, iMessage EU Ruling, Amazon rides on SpaceX, Bye bye WS1 and CB, Yorkshire TeaXMSFT, Plus GTAVI reveal
This week we covered:
News
Nvidia sells half a million AI chips and bags $14.5 billion in just three months

Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO

EU’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in Apple’s favor

A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites

Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units

Games
Yorkshire Tea is now selling branded Xbox and PS5 controllers for £150 and the designs are something to behold

Sega just announced new Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Shinobi games

Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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43min
December 01, 2023Episode 151: It's time for Meta ad-free subs, Ikea new home sensors, CMA says no to Adobe, AWS unveils super AI CPUs, Google Drive loses files, and MSFT app store? Plus new GTA trailer
This week we covered:
News
Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners

IKEA's new smart home sensors focus on safety and avoiding water damage

UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma

AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI

Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating

Microsoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhones

Games
Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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39min
November 25, 2023Episode 150: It's time for OpenAI is Sam in or out saga, SpaceX Starship launch 2, Embracer layoffs, Bye Bye VMware, Godzilla, and The Creator plus iPhone SE4
This week we covered:
Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI

OpenAI reportedly considering reinstating just-ousted CEO Sam Altman

Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Breaking: Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI

SpaceX’s second Starship flight test ends in an explosion minutes after launch

Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer report 900 layoffs during "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever

Broadcom closes its $61 billion megadeal with VMware
TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 1 and 2 review and references you might have missed

The Creator (2023 film)

Rumours
iPhone SE 4 Likely to Use Modified iPhone 14 Chassis
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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49min
November 17, 2023Episode 149: It's time for Apple says no to 27" iMac but YES to RCS, CMA slaps Meta/Amazon, Musk unveils GROK, GTA 6 trailer incoming, OLED iPads on the way
This week we covered:
News
Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac

Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024

Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals

xAI’s ‘Grok’ chatbot will be available to X Premium+ subscribers only

Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal

The first GTA 6 trailer will launch in early December 2023, Rockstar confirm

Rumours
Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Air
As always, we'd love to hear your comments
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42min

FAQs about The Weekly Tech Rant:

How many episodes does The Weekly Tech Rant have?

The podcast currently has 230 episodes available.