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In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we are going to be discussing about Galaxy S21 FE leaks, Apple filling a patent for some sort of privacy glasses, YouTube hiding the dislike function from creators, Instagram giving out more and more money to use Reels, and a new WhatsApp update giving you more privacy. Works Cited Archive, View Author, and Get author RSS feed. “Thumbs Down: YouTube to Delete ‘Dislike' Counts on Videos.” New York Post, 11 Nov. 2021, nypost.com/2021/11/11/youtube-to-delete-dislike-counts-on-videos/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2021. Harding, Scharon. “Apple Patent Fights Lookie-Loos with Glasses-Activated Screen Blur.” Ars Technica, 12 Nov. 2021, arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/apple-patent-fights-lookie-loos-with-glasses-activated-screen-blur/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2021. Lee, Derrek. “New WhatsApp Update Gives You More Control over Your Privacy.” Android Central, 11 Nov. 2021, www.androidcentral.com/whatsapp-new-last-seen-privacy-option. Accessed 12 Nov. 2021. Pandey, Rajesh. “Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Fully Revealed Thanks to Leaked Marketing Materials.” Android Police, 12 Nov. 2021, www.androidpolice.com/samsung-galaxy-s21-fe-fully-revealed-thanks-to-leaked-marketing-materials/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2021. Provenzano, Brianna. “Instagram Just Throwing Cash at Reels Creators at This Point.” Gizmodo, 12 Nov. 2021, gizmodo.com/instagram-just-throwing-cash-at-reels-creators-at-this-1848047617. Accessed 12 Nov. 2021. ‌ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we are going to be discussing about the new Intel Alder Lake CPU's, the Facebook rebrand, a makeshift USB-C iPhone, a GPU truck heist, and TSMC using 4nm process for the A16 Bionic chips. Works Cited Bernath, Tyler. “Intel Core I9-12900K ‘Alder Lake' CPU Review.” TweakTown, 4 Nov. 2021, www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9974/intel-core-i9-12900k-alder-lake-cpu/index.html. Accessed 4 Nov. 2021. Labunski, Baruch. “What's behind Facebook's Rebranding? It Depends Who You Ask.” Entrepreneur, 4 Nov. 2021, www.entrepreneur.com/article/393236. Accessed 4 Nov. 2021. Lovejoy, Ben. “USB-C IPhone EBay Listing Already at $85K.” 9to5Mac, 4 Nov. 2021, 9to5mac.com/2021/11/04/usb-c-iphone-ebay/. Accessed 4 Nov. 2021. Price, Renata. “A Truck Full of Precious PC Graphics Cards Has Been Stolen.” Kotaku, 4 Nov. 2021, kotaku.com/a-truck-full-of-precious-pc-graphics-cards-has-been-sto-1847999927. Salman, Ali. “TSMC to Use 4nm Process for A16 Bionic Chips on IPhone 14.” Wccftech, 3 Nov. 2021, wccftech.com/tsmc-to-use-4nm-process-for-a16-bionic-chips-on-iphone-14/. Accessed 4 Nov. 2021. ‌ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about the rumored MacBook Air, Microsoft's new Surface Duo, how MacOS will handle the notch, Alienware revealing a new Aurora Desktop, and AMD fixing major bugs in Windows 11. Works Cited Alderson, Alex. “New Apple MacBook Air Renders Leak with an Impossibly Thin Design.” Notebookcheck, 24 Oct. 2021, www.notebookcheck.net/New-Apple-MacBook-Air-renders-leak-with-an-impossibly-thin-design.574865.0.html. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021. Bouman, Amber. “ICYMI: Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 Still Needs Some Work.” Engadget, 23 Oct. 2021, www.engadget.com/icymi-microsofts-surface-duo-2-still-needs-some-work-160035942.html. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021. Hardwick, Tim. “New MacOS ‘Compatibility Mode' Options Let Developers Decide How Fullscreen Apps Handle the Notch.” MacRumors, 19 Oct. 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/10/19/macos-app-compatibility-mode-notch/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021. Lien, Vivian. “Alienware Unveils New Aurora Desktop to Commemorate 25 Years.” Alienware Arena, 15 Oct. 2021, dell.alienwarearena.com/bright-new-aurora-alienware-unveils-new-flagship-desktop-25th-anniversary/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021. Wilson, Jason R. “AMD and Microsoft Release Official Patches for Windows 11 Errors to Fix Ryzen CPU L3 & CCPC2 Issues.” Wccftech, 23 Oct. 2021, wccftech.com/amd-and-microsoft-release-official-patches-for-windows-11-errors-to-fix-ryzen-cpu-l3-ccpc2-issues/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about the October Apple Event. Works Cited “Apple Events - October 2021.” Apple, 18 Oct. 2021, www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2021/. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about new MacBook Pros rumored to launch soon, the Amazon Event, Windows 11 Compatibility, Discord ending stage discovery, and the Chip Shortage possibly ending next year. Works Cited Fathi, Sami. “New MacBook Pros Likely to Launch at Apple Event This Month, Says Gurman.” MacRumors, 3 Oct. 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/10/03/gurman-apple-event-this-month/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021. Joe. “Windows 11 Compatibility: The Final Twist (Not Good).” Www.youtube.com, 29 Sept. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF6lu6IzIo8. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021. Kozuch, Kate. “Amazon Event Recap — Astro Robot, Echo Show 15, Amazon Glow, Halo View and More.” Tom's Guide, 28 Sept. 2021, www.tomsguide.com/news/live/amazon-event-2021-live-blog. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021. Leswing, Kif. “AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Chip Shortage Likely to End next Year.” CNBC, 27 Sept. 2021, www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/amd-ceo-lisa-su-says-chip-shortage-likely-to-end-next-year.html. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021. Lyons, Kim. “Discord Is Ending Its Stage Discovery Tool but Says Stage Channels Are Doing Well.” The Verge, 1 Oct. 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22704749/discord-ending-stage-discovery-channels. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021. ‌ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about the Microsoft Surface Event, the iPhone 13 release, the iOS 15 release, the reliability of the Apple Watch Oximeter, and the possibility of USB-C on iPhone. Works Cited Adorno, José. “Study: Apple Watch Series 6 Oximeter Is ‘Reliable' for Patients with Lung Disease.” 9to5Mac, 25 Sept. 2021, 9to5mac.com/2021/09/25/study-apple-watch-series-6-oximeter-is-reliable-for-patients-with-lung-disease/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2021. Brown, Christopher. “Everything We Saw at the 2021 Microsoft Surface Event.” Android Authority, 22 Sept. 2021, www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-surface-event-2021-3027409/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2021. Chen, Brian. “Apple IPhone 13 Review: The Most Incremental Upgrade Ever.” The Seattle Times, 25 Sept. 2021, www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/apple-iphone-13-review-the-most-incremental-upgrade-ever/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2021. “IOS 15 Is Available Today.” Apple Newsroom, 20 Sept. 2021, www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/ios-15-is-available-today/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2021. Rogerson, James. “Three Ways Apple's IPhone Could Change Thanks to New Lightning Port Rules.” TechRadar, 26 Sept. 2021, www.techradar.com/news/three-ways-apples-iphone-could-change-thanks-to-new-lightning-port-rules. Accessed 26 Sept. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about Apple's new event, AMD working on building ARM chips, Google working on its own CPU, Microsoft trying to get rid of passwords, and Google giving free channels to the Chromecast. Works Cited “Apple Events - September 2021.” Apple, 14 Sept. 2021, www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2021/. Genovese, Daniella. “Microsoft Scraps Some Passwords: Here's What That Means for You.” Fox Business, 17 Sept. 2021, www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/microsoft-passwordless-sign-in.amp. Provenzano, Brianna. “Google Is Reportedly Loading Chromecast up with Free Channels.” Gizmodo, 17 Sept. 2021, gizmodo.com/google-is-reportedly-loading-chromecast-up-with-free-ch-1847696268. Accessed 17 Sept. 2021. Spadafora, Anthony. “AMD Says It Is Ready to Build Arm-Based Chips.” TechRadar, 16 Sept. 2021, www.techradar.com/news/amd-says-it-is-ready-to-build-arm-based-chips. Accessed 19 Sept. 2021. Triggs, Robert. “Google Tensor vs Snapdragon 888: How the Pixel 6'S Chip Is Shaping Up.” Android Authority, 18 Sept. 2021, www.androidauthority.com/google-tensor-vs-snapdragon-888-3025332/. Accessed 19 Sept. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about the upcoming Apple event, the result of Epic vs. Apple, Instagram using AI to find out your age, Facebook giving inaccurate information to researchers, and Facebook's new camera glasses. Works Cited Clover, Juli. “What to Expect at the September 14 Apple Event: IPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and More.” MacRumors, 10 Sept. 2021, www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-event-september-14-what-to-expect/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2021. DeMuro, Rich. “Instagram Will Soon Ask for Your Age and Use Artificial Intelligence to Detect When You're Lying.” KTLA, 31 Aug. 2021, ktla.com/morning-news/technology/instagram-asking-for-age-notification-why/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2021. Graham, Jefferson. “Why Not Wear a Camera on Your Face? | PetaPixel.” Petapixel.com, 11 Sept. 2021, petapixel.com/2021/09/11/why-not-wear-a-camera-on-your-face/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2021. Lyons, Kim. “Facebook Reportedly Provided Inaccurate Data to Misinformation Researchers.” The Verge, 11 Sept. 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/9/11/22668396/facebook-provided-inaccurate-data-misinformation-researchers. Accessed 12 Sept. 2021. Robertson, Adi. “A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Epic v. Apple Ruling.” The Verge, 12 Sept. 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/9/12/22667694/epic-v-apple-trial-fortnite-judge-yvonne-gonzalez-rogers-final-ruling-injunction-breakdown. Accessed 12 Sept. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about Apple possibly switching to RISC-V, last-minute iPhone 13 rumors, a new rumored design for the Apple Watch Series 7, Apple delaying its child safety features, and Amazon reportedly working on its own TV. Works Cited Heisler, Yoni. “This New Apple Watch Series 7 Leak Is Going to Make Apple Fans so Angry.” BGR, 3 Sept. 2021, bgr.com/tech/this-new-apple-watch-series-7-leak-is-going-to-make-apple-fans-so-angry/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021. Holt, Kris. “Apple Is Delaying Its Child Safety Features.” Engadget, 3 Sept. 2021, www.engadget.com/apple-child-safety-features-csam-delay-132534290.html. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021. Shankland, Stephen. “Apple Shows Interest in RISC-V Chips, a Competitor to IPhones' Arm Tech.” CNET, 3 Sept. 2021, www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-shows-interest-in-risc-v-chips-a-competitor-to-iphones-arm-tech/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021. “Top Stories: Last-Minute IPhone 13 Rumors, Apple Announces App Store Changes, and More.” MacRumors, 4 Sept. 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/09/04/top-stories-last-minute-iphone-13-rumors/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021. Wayt, Theo. “Amazon Reportedly Releasing Its Own Big-Screen TVs with Alexa Features.” New York Post, 3 Sept. 2021, nypost.com/2021/09/03/amazon-reportedly-releasing-its-own-big-screen-tvs-with-alexa-features/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about Apple leaking a notch-less iPhone 13, a new virus attacking WhatsApp Users, a newly revised PS5, Apple starting a "Small Developer Fund", and the new iPad Mini possibly having more colors. Works Cited EntMagazine. “This New Virus Attacks WhatsApp Users.” Www.theepochtimes.com, 28 Aug. 2021, www.theepochtimes.com/this-new-virus-attacks-whatsapp-users_3969653.html. Accessed 29 Aug. 2021. Moon, M. “Sony's Revised PS5 Model Has a Smaller, Lighter Heatsink.” Engadget, 29 Aug. 2021, www.engadget.com/sony-ps5-revision-smaller-heatsink-142922979.html. Accessed 29 Aug. 2021. Owen, Malcolm. “‘Ted Lasso' Character Has a Notchless IPhone 13.” AppleInsider, 29 Aug. 2021, appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/29/ted-lasso-character-has-a-notchless-iphone-13. Accessed 29 Aug. 2021. Salman, Ali. “New IPad Mini 6 Concept Shows All Possible Colors and What We Can Expect next Month.” Wccftech, 28 Aug. 2021, wccftech.com/new-ipad-mini-6-concept-shows-all-possible-colors-and-what-we-can-expect-next-month/. Accessed 29 Aug. 2021. Tweh, Bowdeya. “Apple's App Store Class-Action Settlement: What Does It Mean for Developers?” Wall Street Journal, 28 Aug. 2021, www.wsj.com/articles/apple-class-action-app-store-lawsuit-settlement-11630156268. Accessed 29 Aug. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about a rumored M1X Mac Mini, WhatsApp getting an iPad App, Google Chrome getting speed and design updates, a Razer Mouse Admin Bug in Windows 10, and the inventor of the cell phone making his first public call. Works Cited Byford, Sam. “Higher-End Mac Mini Reportedly Landing ‘in the next Several Months.'” The Verge, 23 Aug. 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/8/23/22637477/new-mac-mini-design-ports-m1x-release-date-gurman. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021. Ingraham, Nathan. “WhatsApp Could Soon Have an IPad App for the First Time.” Engadget, 22 Aug. 2021, www.engadget.com/whatsapp-ipad-app-multi-device-support-172538021.html. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021. Parmar, Mayank. “Google Chrome to Get Speed, Design and Music Control Updates.” Windows Latest, 22 Aug. 2021, www.windowslatest.com/2021/08/22/google-chrome-to-get-speed-design-and-music-control-updates/. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021. Surur. “Turns out All You Need to Gain Admin Privileges on Windows 10 Is to Plug in a Razer Mouse - MSPoweruser.” Mspoweruser, 22 Aug. 2021, mspoweruser.com/turns-out-all-you-need-to-gain-admin-privileges-on-windows-10-is-to-plug-in-a-razer-mouse/. Accessed 23 Aug. 2021. “The Father of the Cellphone.” Www.cbsnews.com, 22 Aug. 2021, www.cbsnews.com/news/marty-cooper-the-father-of-the-cellphone/. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing the release of the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the release of GitHub Codespaces, Nvidia having a CGI CEO during a part of their event, a Noctua RTX 3070 GPU, and Xiaomi making a dog suspiciously similar to Spot from Boston Dynamics. Works Cited Lee, Tyler. “ASUS and Noctua Could Be Working on a RTX 3070 GPU.” Ubergizmo, 5 Aug. 2021, www.ubergizmo.com/2021/08/asus-noctua-rtx-3070-gpu/. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. Stevenson, Alastair. “Fast Charge: The Galaxy Z Fold 3 Just Made Me Want the Note 21 More.” Trusted Reviews, 14 Aug. 2021, www.trustedreviews.com/opinion/fast-charge-the-galaxy-z-fold-3-just-made-me-want-the-note-21-more-4157520. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. Tim Anderson. “After 15 Months in Preview, GitHub Releases Codespaces – Probably the Fanciest New Shiny since Actions.” Www.theregister.com, 12 Aug. 2021, www.theregister.com/2021/08/12/github_codespaces/. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. Trenholm, Richard. “Nvidia Faked Part of a Press Conference with a CGI CEO.” CNET, 12 Aug. 2021, www.cnet.com/news/nvidia-faked-part-of-a-press-conference-with-a-cgi-ceo/. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. Vincent, James. “CyberDog Is a New Ominous-Looking Robot from Xiaomi.” The Verge, 10 Aug. 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618043/xiaomi-cyberdog-robot-dog-quadruped-specs-price. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing about Xiaomi Taking World #1 in Smartphone Sales, AMD releasing Ryzen 5000G Series APU's to consumers, iOS 15 Releases Promised Privacy Features, Samsung Leaks Expected Phones, and Microsoft's 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge. Works Cited Amadeo, Ron. “Xiaomi Takes the Smartphone Sales Crown, and Samsung Seems Unhappy about It.” Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2021, arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/xiaomi-beats-out-samsung-to-become-1-smartphone-manufacturer/. Accessed 7 Aug. 2021. Chiappetta, Marco. “AMD Ryzen 5000G Series Review: Zen 3 APUs Deliver Big Value.” HotHardware, 3 Aug. 2021, hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-5-5600g-and-ryzen-7-5700g-review. Accessed 7 Aug. 2021. Clover, Juli. “IOS 15 Privacy Guide: Private Relay, Hide My Email, Mail Privacy Protection, App Reports and More.” MacRumors, 6 Aug. 2021, www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-privacy/. Accessed 7 Aug. 2021. Hamid, Anam. “Samsung Unpacked Spoiler: Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 Marketing Images Posted Online.” Phone Arena, 6 Aug. 2021, www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-flip-3-official-marketing-pictures-leaked_id134177. Accessed 7 Aug. 2021. Song, Victoria. “Microsoft Is Experimenting with a ‘Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge.” Gizmodo, 6 Aug. 2021, gizmodo.com/microsoft-is-experimenting-with-a-super-duper-secure-mo-1847436587. Accessed 7 Aug. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Elon Musk's view in the Epic vs Apple case, Twitter launching a bug bounty contest, Russia blaming a software failure for unexpected firing of a new ISS Nauka Model, a PS5 update fixing major problems, and Scarlett Johansson suing Disney for Black Widow being on Disney+. Works Cited Al-Heeti, Abrar. “Elon Musk Weighs in on Epic Games v. Apple Suit.” CNET, 30 July 2021, www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-weighs-in-on-epic-games-v-apple-suit/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021. Holt, Kris. “Twitter Launches Bug Bounty Contest to Detect Algorithmic Bias.” Engadget, 30 July 2021, www.engadget.com/twitter-bug-bounty-contest-algorithm-bias-image-cropping-185634779.html. Kooser, Amanda. “Russia Blames Software Failure for ‘Unexpected' Thruster Firing of New ISS Nauka Module.” CNET, 30 July 2021, www.cnet.com/news/russia-blames-software-failure-for-unexpected-iss-module-thruster-firing/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021. Siegal, Jacob. “PS5 Update Fixes One of the Console's Stupidest Problems.” Www.yahoo.com, 31 July 2021, www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ps5-fixes-one-console-stupidest-173633093.html. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021. Solsman, Joan E. “Disney Sued by Scarlett Johansson over Black Widow's Streaming Release.” CNET, 30 July 2021, www.cnet.com/news/disney-sued-by-scarlett-johansson-over-black-widows-streaming-release/. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Netflix Games, a massive internet outage, the Freedom Phone, Apple supposedly making a display with a neural engine, and people getting malware from fake Windows 11 installers. Sorry for bad mic quality for Urjith on the past couple episodes. It should be fixed by the next episode. Thanks! Works Cited Business, Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN. “Massive Internet Outage: FedEx, Delta and McDonald's Go Down.” CNN, 22 July 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/tech/website-outages-akamai-oracle-disruptions/index.html. Accessed 24 July 2021. Fahey, Rob. “Netflix's Games Won't Be the Netflix of Games.” GamesIndustry.biz, 23 July 2021, www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-07-23-netflixs-games-wont-be-the-netflix-of-games. Accessed 24 July 2021. Holland, Patrick. “Freedom Phone: Why You Should Avoid It and What Else to Know.” CNET, 24 July 2021, www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/freedom-phone-why-you-should-avoid-it-what-else-to-know/. Accessed 24 July 2021. Smith, Dale. “Apple Testing New External Display with A13 Chip and Neural Engine, Report Says.” CNET, 23 July 2021, www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-testing-new-external-display-with-a13-chip-and-neural-engine-report-says/. Accessed 25 July 2021. Woods, Rich. “People Are Getting Malware from Fake Windows 11 Installers.” Xda-Developers, 23 July 2021, www.xda-developers.com/malware-fake-windows-11-installers/. Accessed 24 July 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing a rumored “always-on” mode for the iPhone 13, Apple dropping to third in global smartphone market share, a rumored redesigned MacBook Pro, Amazon convincing Apple to kick app out of the App Store, and a 1.56 million dollar Super Mario sale. Works Cited Adorno, José. “Gurman: IPhone 13 Could Feature an Apple Watch-like Always-on Mode.” 9to5Mac, 18 July 2021, 9to5mac.com/2021/07/18/gurman-iphone-13-apple-watch-always-on/. Accessed 18 July 2021. Barrabi, Thomas. “Apple Drops to Third in Global Smartphone Market Share, Research Firm Says.” FOXBusiness, 16 July 2021, www.foxbusiness.com/technology/apple-drops-third-global-smartphone-market-share. Accessed 18 July 2021. Fathi, Sami. “Gurman: Redesigned MacBook Pros to Launch between September and November.” MacRumors, 18 July 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/07/18/redesigned-macbook-pros-fall-launch/. Accessed 18 July 2021. Hamilton, Isobel Asher. “Apple Accepted Amazon's Request to Boot an App That Spots Fake Reviews from the App Store. Its Owner Has Accused Amazon of Bullying.” Business Insider, 18 July 2021, www.businessinsider.com/amazon-gets-apple-boot-fakespot-app-that-spots-fake-reviews-app-store-2021-7. Accessed 18 July 2021. Orland, Kyle. “Collectors Are as Confused as You Are about That $1.56M Super Mario 64 Sale.” Ars Technica, 18 July 2021, arstechnica.com/features/2021/07/collectors-are-as-confused-as-you-are-about-that-1-56m-super-mario-64-sale/. Accessed 18 July 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing rumors about upcoming MacBooks, New "Nintendo Switch Pro" Rumors, Samsung Galaxy S22 leaks, Pixel 6 leaks, and a new iOS 15 reset password feature using a "Trusted Friend". Works Cited Fathi, Sami. “Upcoming 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook pro Rumored to Feature Upgraded 1080p Webcam.” MacRumors, 11 July 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/07/11/macbook-pro-14-and-16-upgraded-webcam/. Accessed 11 July 2021. Fischer, Tyler. “New Nintendo Switch Console Possibly Releasing next Year.” GAMING, 10 July 2021, comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-pro-oled-2022-release-update/. Accessed 11 July 2021. Friedman, Alan. “New Feature in IOS 15 Allows IPhone Users to Reset Their Apple ID Password by Calling a Trusted Friend.” Phone Arena, 10 July 2021, www.phonearena.com/news/apple-will-allow-trusted-contacts-to-help-you-reset-your-apple-id-password_id133510. Accessed 11 July 2021. Garrett, Alexandra. “Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Galaxy S21: Rumors about New Flagship's Release Date and Specs.” CNET, 10 July 2021, www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s22-vs-galaxy-s21-rumors-about-new-flagships-release-date-specs/. Accessed 11 July 2021. Payne, Robby. “The Chrome Cast 120: New Pixel 6 Leaks and Jasper Lake Chromebook Speed Impresses.” Chrome Unboxed - the Latest Chrome OS News, 9 July 2021, chromeunboxed.com/the-chrome-cast-120-new-pixel-6-leaks-and-jasper-lake-chromebook-speed-impresses/. Accessed 11 July 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of Nerd Bits we will be discussing Github Copilot, Apple Public Beta's, Windows 11 Insider Preview, leaks about unreleased Samsung products, and a rumored Apple 3nm chip. GitHub Copilot: https://copilot.github.com/ Works Cited “Apple Beta Software Installation Guide - Support - Apple Developer.” Developer.apple.com, developer.apple.com/support/install-beta/. BALOCH, HUZEFA. “How to Download Official Windows 11 Beta.” Gizchina.com, 30 June 2021, www.gizchina.com/2021/06/30/how-to-download-official-windows-11-beta/. Accessed 2 July 2021. Hardwick, Tim. “Apple Likely to Debut Next-Gen 3nm Chip Technology in 2022 IPad Pro.” MacRumors, 2 July 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/07/02/apple-debut-3nm-chip-in-2022-ipad/. Novet, Jordan. “Microsoft and OpenAI Have a New A.I. Tool That Will Give Coding Suggestions to Software Developers.” CNBC, 29 June 2021, www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/microsoft-github-copilot-ai-offers-coding-suggestions.html. Accessed 2 July 2021. SamMobile. “Leak Reveals Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 4 Classic and Galaxy Buds 2 Price.” SamMobile, 2 July 2021, www.sammobile.com/news/leak-galaxy-watch-4-watch-4-classic-galaxy-buds-2-price/. Accessed 2 July 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's of episode the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing Brave's new search engine, Tesla recalling cars in china over a safety issue, hackers erasing western digital hard drives remotely, Windows 11 being announced, and Telegram adding a group video calling feature. Works Cited Bambrough, Billy. “Billions of Google Users Now Have a Radical New Search Option.” Forbes, 26 June 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2021/06/26/billions-of-google-users-now-have-a-radical-new-search-option/?sh=4c3eb9b14b09. Accessed 27 June 2021. CNN, Philip Wang. “Tesla Recalls Nearly 300,000 Cars in China over Cruise Control Safety Issue.” CNN, 26 June 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/cars/tesla-recall-china-cruise-control/index.html. Accessed 27 June 2021. Greenberg, Andy. “Hackers Are Erasing Western Digital Hard Drives Remotely.” Wired, 26 June 2021, www.wired.com/story/western-digital-hard-drives-erased-amazon-wickr-security-news/. Accessed 27 June 2021. King, Mary. “Windows 11: Use Microsoft's PC Health Check App to Check If Your Device Is Compatible. Here's How.” CNET, 26 June 2021, www.cnet.com/how-to/windows-11-use-microsofts-pc-health-check-app-to-check-if-your-device-is-compatible-heres-how/. Lyons, Kim. “Telegram Adds Group Video Calling at Last.” The Verge, 26 June 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/6/26/22551652/telegram-adds-group-video-calling-chat. Accessed 27 June 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing Google working on a device location tracking network, Apple announcing new products, a privacy bug in Google for Android, Samsung entering production for their next generation of foldable phones, and YouTube for iOS and iPad OS is rolling out PiP. Works Cited Barrett, Brian. “A Bug in the Android Google App Put Privacy at Risk.” Wired, 19 June 2021, www.wired.com/story/google-app-bug-airbnb-safety-security-news/. Accessed 20 June 2021. Clark, Mitchell. “Google May Be Working on an Answer to Apple's Device-Locating Network.” The Verge, 18 June 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/6/18/22540625/google-find-my-device-android-spot-location-network. Accessed 20 June 2021. Hamid, Anam. “Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 Have Already Entered Production: Tip.” Phone Arena, 19 June 2021, www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-flip-3-mass-production-started_id132962. Accessed 20 June 2021. Li, Abner. “YouTube for IPhone, IPad Rolling out Picture-In-Picture (PiP).” 9to5Google, 18 June 2021, 9to5google.com/2021/06/18/youtube-pip-iphone/. Accessed 20 June 2021. “Top Stories: Beats Studio Buds Announced, Apple Watch Series 7 Rumors, and More.” MacRumors, 19 June 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/06/19/top-stories-beats-studio-buds-apple-watch-7/. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Windows 11 rumors, what came out in WWDC, hackers hacking EA, Samsung supposedly delaying the launch of the Galaxy S21 FE, and Intel supposedly acquire SiFive. Works Cited Baxter, Daryl. “Windows 11 Release Date, News, and Features.” TechRadar, 11 June 2021, www.techradar.com/news/windows-11. Accessed 13 June 2021. Fung, Brian. “Hackers Breach One of the World's Largest Video Game Publishers.” Google News, 10 June 2021, news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIuabxCtjDBUIy9KUFh8F20qMwgEKioIACIQpzoRSNLEm6QR--MasMLSAioUCAoiEKc6EUjSxJukEfvjGrDC0gIw1anKBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen. Accessed 13 June 2021. Hamid, Anam. “Galaxy S21 FE Launch Apparently Delayed as Component Issues Put Samsung in a Bind.” Phone Arena, 13 June 2021, www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s21-fe-launch-delayed-reportedly_id132813. Accessed 13 June 2021. Lahiri, Anusuya. “Intel Proposes to Acquire Chip Maker SiFive for over $2B: Bloomberg.” Finance.yahoo.com, 11 June 2021, finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-proposes-acquire-chip-maker-124314361.html. Accessed 13 June 2021. “WWDC 2021 — June 7 | Apple.” Www.youtube.com, 7 June 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs. Accessed 13 June 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing the launch of the RTX 3080 Ti, TikTok collecting bio-metric data, Pixel Buds A versus the Pixel Buds 2, AMD Computex announcements, and pre-WWDC rumors. Works Cited Bitter, Mike. “NVIDIA Unleashes the 3080ti on the Gaming World.” G Style Magazine, 2 June 2021, gstylemag.com/2021/06/02/nvidia-unleashes-3080ti-on-gaming-world/. Accessed 6 June 2021. Lakshmanan, Ravie. “TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users' Biometric Data.” The Hacker News, 5 June 2021, thehackernews.com/2021/06/tiktok-quietly-updated-its-privacy.html. Accessed 6 June 2021. Rayome, Alison DeNisco. “Pixel Buds a vs. Pixel Buds 2: Every Spec Compared.” CNET, 5 June 2021, www.cnet.com/news/pixel-buds-a-vs-pixel-buds-2-every-spec-compared/. Accessed 6 June 2021. Schiesser, Tim. “AMD at Computex 2021: FSR vs. DLSS, Ryzen 5000 APUs, and Radeon RX 6000M GPUs.” TechSpot, 31 May 2021, www.techspot.com/news/89879-amd-computex-2021-fsr-vs-dlss-ryzen-5000.html. Accessed 6 June 2021. “WWDC 2019: IOS 13, MacOS Catalina, and More.” Macrumors.com, 4 June 2021, www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In today's episode of the Nerd Bits we will be discussing Nintendo Switch Pro rumors, Google making it difficult to find privacy settings, RTX 3080 TI rumors, AMD reportedly switching socket types, and Social Media companies suing Florida. Sorry about some bad audio in this episode. We will try to fix that by the next episode. Works Cited B, Urian. “Nintendo Switch pro Release Date Alleged Reveal Coming Mid-June While Company Denies Its Existence.” Tech Times, 28 May 2021, www.techtimes.com/articles/260820/20210528/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-alleged-reveal-coming-mid-june-while-company-denies-its-existence.htm. Accessed 30 May 2021. Lyons, Kim. “Google Reportedly Made It Difficult for Smartphone Users to Find Privacy Settings.” Www.msn.com, 29 May 2021, www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-reportedly-made-it-difficult-for-smartphone-users-to-find-privacy-settings/ar-AAKwnIT. Accessed 30 May 2021. May 2021, Darren Allan 29. “Leaked Pics of Nvidia's Own RTX 3080 Ti Could Disappoint Some.” TechRadar, 29 May 2021, www.techradar.com/news/leaked-pics-of-nvidias-own-rtx-3080-ti-could-disappoint-some. Accessed 30 May 2021. Pierce, R. J. “AMD Socket AM5 Is Going for LGA instead of PGA.” Tech Times, 26 May 2021, www.techtimes.com/articles/260691/20210526/amd-socket-am5-pictured.htm. Accessed 30 May 2021. “Tech Trade Groups Sue Florida over Social Media Law.” NBC News, 27 May 2021, www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tech-trade-groups-sue-florida-social-media-law-rcna1055. Accessed 30 May 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In this episode of the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing news about Google IO, info about the Samsung and Google smartwatch partnership, new iPhone 13 leaks, MacBook leaks, and of course, updates on the Epic vs Apple trial. Works Cited “A Few Things to Know from Google I/O 2021 in under 9 Minutes.” Www.youtube.com, 18 May 2021, youtu.be/L7c4wS7T_T8. Accessed 23 May 2021. Gartenberg, Chaim. “Google's New Samsung Smartwatch Partnership Looks a Lot like Giving Up.” The Verge, 23 May 2021, www.theverge.com/2021/5/23/22448165/google-samsung-wearable-partnership-wear-os-tizen-merge-smartwatch. “Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘21).” Www.youtube.com, 18 May 2021, youtu.be/XFFrahd05OM. Kelly, Gordon. “New Apple Leak Reveals IPhone 13 Design Shock.” Forbes, 22 May 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/05/22/apple-iphone-13-pro-max-release-pink-update-iphone-12-pro-upgrade/?sh=1f76ebc5583f. Accessed 23 May 2021. May 2021, Alan Martin 23. “MacBook pro 2021 Leak Just Revealed M1X Chip's Power.” Tom's Guide, 23 May 2021, www.tomsguide.com/news/another-macbook-pro-leak-says-enhanced-apple-silicon-is-incoming. Accessed 23 May 2021. Needleman, Tim Higgins and Sarah E. “Epic Games vs. Apple Trial Prepares for Closing Arguments.” Wall Street Journal, 23 May 2021, www.wsj.com/articles/epic-games-vs-apple-trial-prepares-for-closing-arguments-11621767600. Accessed 23 May 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message

In this episode of the Nerd Bits, we will be discussing more leaks about Apple's "Foldable iPhone", Apple overtaking HP in the all-in-one market, the Epic vs Apple trials, Facebook is telling its users that tracking keeps its apps free of charge, Verizon Media being acquired by Apollo Funds, and the rumored redesigned MacBook Air. MacBook Air Renders by Jon Prosser and RendersByIan: Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) / Twitter Works Cited Charlton, Hartley. “Images Reveal Colorful New MacBook Air Design.” MacRumors, 11 May 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/05/11/images-reveal-colorful-new-macbook-air-design/. Accessed 17 May 2021. Clover, Juli. “Kuo: Apple to Launch 8-Inch Foldable IPhone in 2023.” MacRumors, 2 May 2021, www.macrumors.com/2021/05/02/kuo-8-inch-foldable-iphone-2023/. Accessed 5 May 2021. Gallagher, William. “Apple's IMac Predicted to Overtake HP and Lead the All-In-One Market.” AppleInsider, 5 May 2021, appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/05/apples-imac-predicted-to-overtake-hp-and-lead-the-all-in-one-market. Accessed 5 May 2021. Miller, Chance. “Epic vs. Apple Trial Begins in Chaos with Fortnite and Apple Fans Flooding the Public Call Line.” 9to5Mac, 3 May 2021, 9to5mac.com/2021/05/03/apple-epic-trial-call-in-line/. Accessed 5 May 2021. Owen, Malcom. “Facebook Considers Telling Users Enabling Tracking Keeps App ‘Free of Charge.'” AppleInsider, 2 May 2021, appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/02/facebook-considers-telling-users-enabling-tracking-keeps-app-free-of-charge. Accessed 5 May 2021. “Verizon Media to Be Acquired by Apollo Funds.” Www.verizon.com, 3 May 2021, www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-media-be-acquired-apollo-funds. Accessed 5 May 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdbits/message