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Today's stories include: Elon Musk tweets via Starlink, the upcoming Satellite based internet broadband company by SpaceX. https://spacenews.com/spacex-plans-to-start-offering-starlink-broadband-services-in-2020/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/elon-musk-sends-tweet-via-spacexs-starlink-satellite-broadband/ Spotify offers free Google Home Minis to Spotify Premium members. https://spotify.com/us/premium Apple TV+ announced Foundation Series starring Jared Harris (Chernobyl) and Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy) https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/lee-pace-jared-harris-apple-isaac-asimov-series-foundation-1203378841/ Verizon is giving away one year of Disney+ for Unlimited customers https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-disney-plus-12-months NordVPN was hacked https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJZFTy_SAc&t=0s --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mega-drop/support
Google makes a series of oopsies with the Pixel 4 RCS fail, biometric security issues continue and some good news for Twitch for once! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mega-drop/support
In today's tech and gaming news we talked about: -The Analogue Pocket. A Gameboy Pocket lookalike that uses 2 FPGAs that allows you to play Game Boy, GBC, and GBA games natively without emulation. It also has a digital audio workstation called Nanoloop built in! - Pixel 4 Face Unlock Security risks. The Pixel 4 face unlock feature works even without your prompting and without you even needing to open your eyes. Yikes! Don't let someone you don't trust around your new Pixel 4. -Studio Ghibli's entire library is coming to HBO Max. But is it too expensive to even be worth it? -nVidia Shield TV Pro leaked. Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 2xUSB 3.0 ports for storage and more. Launching October 28th for $199. --------------- Sources: Pixel 4 Face Unlock: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/17/20919390/google-pixel-4-face-unlock-eyes-closed-privacy-eye-contact Google Support Page Pixel 4: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9517039?hl=en Analogue Pocket: https://www.analogue.co/pocket/ nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://twitter.com/androidtv_rumor/status/1184847460109312000?s=19) nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://www.androidcentral.com/nvidias-upcoming-and-unannounced-shield-refresh-goes-live-early-amazon nVidia Shield TV Pro: https://9to5google.com/2019/10/17/nvidia-shield-tv-pro-amazon/ Studio Ghibli: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/17/20919325/studio-ghibli-stream-hbo-max-spirited-away-kikis-delivery-service-my-neighbor-totoro Nintendo Switch Sale: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Blue-Red-Joy%E2%80%91/dp/B07VGRJDFY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=nintendo+switch&qid=1571355978&s=videogames&sr=1-3 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mega-drop/support