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The Weekly Tech Rant

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!

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01:13:42

Episode 63: It's time for FBI email hijinks, Digital...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/11/18

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

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01:07:34

Episode 62: It's time for a visit to the Alder Lake,...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/11/12

This week we covered: News Intel 12th Gen Core Alder Lake for Desktops: Top SKUs Only, Coming November 4th Intel Core i5 12600K review Intel Core i9 12900K review Intel finally confirmed its new GPU's specs, and it looks like a beast ‘Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend,’ according to Apple’s software chief DJI releases new flagship Mavic drones — Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine Blue Origin suffers grave setback as judge dismisses lawsuit against NASA Judge denies stay in Epic v. Apple Games

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01:04:36

Episode 61: It's time for MS in the money, Apple's...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/11/05

This week we covered: News Microsoft overtakes Apple to become worlds most valuable company! Kuo: Apple’s AR/VR headset to support Wi-Fi 6E for higher bandwidth and low latency Facebook officially changes its name to ‘Meta’ as it strives to be a ‘metaverse company’ Facebook teases ‘Project Cambria’ high-end VR / AR headset Meta VR headsets won't require a Facebook account to use Apple reportedly bringing car crash detection to the iPhone EU opens formal investigation into Nvidia’s Arm

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01:10:46

Episode 60: It's time for Sky Glass, Android RCS, new...

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2021/10/28

This week we covered: News Microsoft Kinect is back, thanks to Sky’s new all-in-one TVs SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone Intel's next-gen i5 may lack Alder Lake's boldest feature but is still more than a match for AMD Intel's Alder Lake CPUs May Not Work With Older Games EU Commission may extend antitrust probe into Nvidia's $54bn merger with Arm TSMC plant in Japan planned in $7B deal with Sony and Japanese government Apple continues to take home

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01:05:19

Episode 59: It's time for an Unleashing of Macs, M1...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/10/22

This week we covered: News Apple Event M1 Pro/M1 Max MacBook Pro 14 & 16 HomePod Mini - New Colours AirPods 3rd GenAirPods Pro get MagSafe Case Apple Music “Voice Plan”... Say What?? Apple Cloth! MacOS Monterey coming 25th October Apple removes Series 6 from Line up - 3 choices remain including the Series 3! Apple is appealing the Epic Games ruling it originally called a ‘resounding victory’ Google files a counterclaim in Epic Games lawsuit, saying it’s owed financial relief EU readies

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01:07:55

Episode 58: It's time for (a small apology) - Visa...

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2021/10/11

This week we covered: News New World MMO might be nerfing GPU’s again Researchers find Apple Pay/Visa contactless hack Donald Trump sues to get his Twitter account back Google Pay’s disastrous year continues, promised bank account feature is dead Google says Bing users search for Google more than anything else Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic cleared for flight, Blue Origin “bet and lost” Gadgets Razer announce a new Video capture card to rival Elgato TV Foundation Free Guy Games Back 4

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00:57:16

Episode 57: It's time for all the new Surface(s), All...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/10/01

This week we covered: News MSFT Surface event Surface Pro 8 Surface Pro X Surface Laptop Studio Surface Go 3 Surface Duo 2 Surface Slim Pen 2 EU proposes mandatory USB-C on all devices, including iPhones Apple tells Epic it won’t allow Fortnite back on the App Store until the court verdict is final Apple Watch Series 7 features a secret 60.5GHz wireless connection for data transfer Ransomware victims panicked while FBI secretly held REvil decryption key Leaked memo: Tim Cook says

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00:51:13

Episode 56: It's time for Social Ray-Bans, EPIC...

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2021/09/23

This week we covered: News Facebook Reveals $299 Ray-Ban Stories Smartglasses With Camera And Assistant Xiaomi shows off concept smart glasses with MicroLED display Judge issues permanent injunction on App Store model in Epic v. Apple case Epic has appealed Friday’s ruling in the Epic v. Apple case Tick, tick, tick … TikTok China just limited kids to 40 minutes' use each day Intel Alchemist GPUs are being built by a competitor because Intel doesn't have room Rumours: iPhone 14 –

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01:09:03

Episode 55: It's time for California Streaming and...

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2021/09/17

This week we covered: Event thoughts iPhone 13 Shared Improvements A15 Notch Better Battery Life Brighter Screen Sensor Shift image stabilization on all models Cinematic Mode Improved 5G Dual eSIM Mini & iPhone Pro & Pro Max Watch 7 iPad iPad iPad Mini Other announcements Apple Fitness+ MagSafe Wallet with Find My support What was MIA? AirPods 3? Sat phone!! Always on display iCloud storage increase? As

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00:51:26

Episode 54: It's time for Apple to take a RISC-V,...

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2021/09/09

This week we covered: News Apple delays controversial iOS15 CSAM scanning tool Apple will let video and music apps—but not games—link to other payment options Apple exploring open-source RISC-V chips, but almost certainly not instead of ARM Germany reportedly pushing EU for 7 years of updates on iOS/Android FAA grounds Virgin Galactic amidst an investigation into July mission China's SMIC To Build a GigaFab for $8.87B: An Answer to the Shortages Facebook Teases Ray-Ban Smartglasses Recording In

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01:12:20

Episode 53: It's time for Classical overtures, TSMC...

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2021/09/03

This week we covered: News Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic Confirmed: TikTok Owner ByteDance Buying Pico VR TSMC is raising chip prices as supply shortages continue Tim Cook set to receive $750M worth of AAPL in final payout from 10-year pay deal Apple announces App Store changes: New communication rules, Small Developer Assistance Fund, more Also this happened… App Store payment platform monopoly ending in Korea; other countries likely to follow EU set to launch

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01:03:54

Episode 52: It's time for a look back at one year of...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/08/27

This week we covered: It's been a year of The Weekly Tech Rant and we first off take a look back at Episode 1! News Nvidia-ARM takeover raises serious antitrust concerns, finds UK’s CMA Epic lawsuit latest: Google slipped tons of cash to game devs, Android makers to cement Play store dominance Razer is fixing a serious Windows security flaw caused by its mice European Commission airs out new IoT device security draft law – interested parties have a week to weigh in 9to5Mac Writer Caught Bribing a

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00:59:01

Episode 51: It's time for Stormy seas with MSFT and...

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2021/08/20

This week we covered: News Now Microsoft is protesting after Amazon won a $10 billion NSA cloud contract Bezos sues Nasa over its deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX Avast, ye takeover lawyers! Norton LifeLock to acquire security rival Apple drops copyright lawsuit against Corellium for selling virtual iOS devices Wait a darn moment… Apple backs out of settlement and files appeal notice in a lawsuit against Corellium Hackers Steal Over $600 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies from Poly NetworkThen give

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00:56:10

Episode 50: It's time for new PSVR, Disney does...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/08/11

This week we covered: News Sony reportedly showed off its next-generation PSVR at a developer's conference Disney’s Star Wars hotel is just like Westworld: only for the wealthy Google considered buying Epic Games, according to updated court documents Unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $2 million Microsoft is integrating Spotify into a new Windows 11 focus feature A new Lamborghini Countach might be coming Samsung details new smartwatch chip ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch Russian

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01:02:45

Episode 49: It's time for Big money bonanza,...

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2021/08/05

This week we covered: Earnings calls - Big money ahoy: Apple Fortune Global 500 list: Apple now the world’s most profitable company Latest IDC numbers reiterate Apple’s dominance of the tablet market Google Microsoft News Apple warns supply constraints will impact iPhone and iPad this fall 1Password raises $100 million in funding based on a $2 billion valuation to continue Enterprise expansion Facebook’s next hardware launch will be its Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’ Windows 11 now has its first beta

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00:48:30

Episode 48: It's time for replacement 3090's, Kayesa...

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2021/07/29

This week we covered: News EVGA confirms it's replacing all its RTX 3090s killed by Amazon's New World MMO Kaseya Gets Universal Decryptor to Help REvil Ransomware Victims Pentagon grounds own report that said China's DJI drones are safe Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to pick Blue Origin’s lunar lander in last-minute plea Valve promises Steam Deck will run “the entire Steam library” at 30+ fps Intel announces Amazon and Qualcomm as its first foundry customers Rumours: Report: The iPhone 14

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01:01:26

Episode 47: It's time for Windows in the cloud, China...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/07/23

This week we covered: News Microsoft announces Windows 365 Chinese Network + Software manufacturers must disclose to the Gov within two days of finding a vulnerability according to new laws! Netflix’s Apple Arcade competitor to be mobile-focused and at no extra cost Amazon's New World MMO is reportedly killing $1,500 Nvidia GPUs To Infinity and beyond! Virgin Galactic Launch Blue Origin Launch SpaceX Super Heavy First Test Fire Gadgets Steam Deck As always we'd love to hear your comments Find

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00:51:10

Episode 46: It's time for the US vs Google, Zelda and...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/07/16

This week we covered: News 36 now 37 states launch antitrust suits against Google over the Play Store….. Colorado has joined the fight! Expensive Retro…. A rare early copy of the Legend of Zelda' sold for $870,000 Sealed Super Mario 64 sells for more than $1.5 million, almost doubling a record just set on Friday Kaseya was warned about security flaws years ahead of the ransomware attack Kaseya Releases Patches for Flaws Exploited in Widespread Ransomware Attack Redesigned iPad mini reportedly on

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00:57:13

Episode 45: It's time for Resident REvil and...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/07/08

.This week we covered: News REvil Used 0-Day in Kaseya Ransomware Attack, Demands $70 Million Ransom Microsoft warns of PrintNightmare Andy Jassy takes over the reins at Amazon New HomePod Software Update Makes the Thing Overheat and Die. Enjoy! :) Apple defeats attempts by TikTok and other apps to bypass App Tracking in China The wheels come off Formula 1's notification service as fans plied with attacker's messages Twitter loses its legal protections in India following a government order

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00:55:15

Episode 44: It's time for New Windows, MSFT value...

The Weekly Tech Rant ·

2021/07/01

This week we covered: News TSMC to prioritize Apple and automaker silicon orders as global semiconductor shortage continues Sony insists it really likes crossplay now, honest Prospect of sideloading apps on iOS gets Apple very worried Microsoft joins Apple in the ultra-exclusive $2T company club Oculus loses one of its first in-app VR ad partners following backlash Windows 11 New Interface Start menu, taskbar, widgets and teams is now native snap layouts and groups Improved Windows Store

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