Shades Of Brown

American Carrier Woes, VPNs on iOS are mostly a scam, Android 13's final release, and true wireless earbuds in 24bits. Show Notes: 00:11:24 - iOS VPN Woes 00:39:30 - Android 13 00:53:51 - Samsung Unpacked (Fall 2022) Visible: eSIMs Verizon's Visible customers are missing calls, texts, and data after ‘upgrades' - The Verge VPNs: iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for years, researcher claims [Updated] | Ars Technica VPNs on iOS are a scam VPN overview for Apple device deployment Commercial VPN services for consumers What do VPNs actually do? Workarounds to mitigate leaks DNS-over-HTTPS NextDNS Android 13: Android 13 review: The update we need, not the one we want Bixby Is A Dog With Shoes: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review: almost there - The Verge Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: incremental innovation - The Verge Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: the best Samsung buds - The Verge We stress-tested the microphones on Samsung and Google's new earbuds Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Beyerdynamic FREE BYRD | aptX Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review: if it only had a better battery - The Verge Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Beyonce is back, the Gamers™ are bad, esports are good, and the Google Pixel 6a rocks. Show Notes: 00:01:39 - Beyonce - Renaissance 00:22:41 - Destiny 2 Community Manager Abuse 00:33:31 - Sadiq Talks about EVO 00:43:04 - Google Pixel 6a Beyonce - Renaissance: Beyoncé: Renaissance Album Review | Pitchfork Breaking Into House | Synthicator Beyoncé - RENAISSANCE Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius Bungie's lawsuit: The players are the problem: Community managers complain of excessive harassment Bungie sues Destiny 2 streamer alleged to cheat, harass employees Sadiq Talks About EVO: Evo weekend is here: How to watch the fighting game event of the year | Ars Technica EVO 2022 | Evo Championship Series Events - Evo 2022 Pixel 6a: Google Pixel 6A review: midrange parts, Tensor smarts Google is launching the Pixel 6a in these 13 countries | Android Central Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about Lockdown mode, the new M2 Macbook Air, the Nothing Phone 1, and Intel's Arc A380 GPU. Show Notes: 00:02:57 - Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 00:20:48 - M2 Macbook Air 00:43:56 - Nothing Phone 1 00:52:13 - Intel Arc A380 Lockdown mode: Apple expands commitment to protect users from mercenary spyware Why Lockdown mode from Apple is one of the coolest security ideas ever | Ars Technica M2 MacBook Air: Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) review: a whole new Air-a - The Verge Daring Fireball: The 2022 13-Inch MacBook Air 2022 MacBook Air review: Apple's clean slate | Ars Technica Amazon.com: Anker USB C Charger 40W, 521 Charger (Nano Pro), PIQ 3.0 Durable Compact Fast Charger (Not Foldable) for iPhone 13/13 Mini/13 Pro/13 Pro Max/12, Galaxy, Pixel 4/3, iPad/iPad Mini (Cable Not Included) Nothing Phone 1: Nothing Phone 1 review: something else Nothing phone (1) review: All style and some substance | Android Central Intel Arc A380: Intel Arc A380 Gaming GPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD RX 6400, GTX 1650, & More Intel Arc GPU Tear-Down: A380 Gunnir Photon Disassembly What is Resizable BAR, and should you use it? | Rock Paper Shotgun Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Please play Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, also the Xbox Bethesda Showcase. Show Notes: 00:10:12 – Xbox Bethesda Showcase 01:01:33 – Final Fantasy Direct 01:06:40 – Summer Games Fest Xbox Bethesda Showcase: Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: All the big announcements - Polygon Microsoft's new Xbox TV app streams games without a console later this month Xbox Cloud Gaming will support your game library later this year Xbox Project Moorcroft will bring early game demos to Xbox Game Pass Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal Forza Horizon 5 is getting a Hot Wheels expansion in the skies of Mexico | Rock Paper Shotgun Overwatch 2 coming this October and will be free-to-play | Rock Paper Shotgun Overwatch 2 Reveal Event Recap - News Square Enix Final Fantasy Showcase: Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 2, Rebirth, gets release date, first trailer - Polygon Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 is getting an HD remaster - Polygon Summer Game Fest: Summer Game Fest 2022: All the news, trailers, and announcements - Polygon Funny Tweets https://twitter.com/slimyswampghost/status/1537561358966849536 https://twitter.com/Android/status/1538308158510157824 Cool Games You Should Check Out that are also on Xbox Games Pass: Hardspace: Shipbreaker Citizen Sleeper Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

WWDC 2022. An evolving argument about web push notifications and system settings apps. Show Notes: 00:03:17 - iOS 16 00:21:01 - iPadOS 16 00:31:00 - WatchOS 9 00:43:25 - macOS 13 01:20:24 - M2 and Macbook Air Keynote and SOTU links: Keynote - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer Platforms State of the Union - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer iOS: iOS and iPadOS 16: The MacStories Overview Michael Tsai - Blog - iOS 16 Announced Safety Check Safety Check Lets Victims of Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence Reset Privacy Settings - MacStories Lol iMessage iPadOS: It's a real computer now, finally iPadOS 16 Announced Stage Manager (also on macOS) watchOS: watchOS 9 Announced watchOS 9: The MacStories Overview macOS: Apple M2 MacBook Air 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro 2022 macOS 13.0 Ventura Announced System Settings Apple simplifies System Settings for macOS Ventura, moves many items | AppleInsider Mac App Notarization at WWDC 2022 Meet passkeys - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer Various Networking Bits: Reduce networking delays for a more responsive app Improve DNS security for apps and servers Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Google IO and the Halo TV Show, we're not sure what's more disappointing. Show Notes: 00:09:20 - Google I/O 2022 00:54:56 - More Halo TV Show Follow Up Google I/O: Google teases future hardware: The Pixel 7, Pixel Tablet, and AR Goggles The Pixel 6a is official, and it's set to dominate the mid-range market It's about time: The Google Pixel Watch arrives this fall Google's new Pixel Buds Pro come with noise cancellation and long battery life - The Verge Pixel by Pixel: how Google is trying to focus and ship the future Google's vision for Android 13 is to offer a little more of everything - The Verge Cool Accessibility Changes: What's new in Android accessibility What's new in Accessibility for developers Halo The TV Show: First they came for my lore, then they came for his cheeks Master Chief Finally Had Sex In Paramount+'s Halo Show Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Nintendo Switch Ethernet, Space, Smart Homes, HomePods, App Store Pricing, and Halo. It's been a slow news week. Editors Note: We were not joking when we said shades of brown dot com is an adult site, open it at your own risk. Show Notes: 00:02:06 - Sadiq Gave Nintendo Money 00:11:00 - Sadiq Talks About Space 00:13:39 - Insteon Shutting Down 00:25:11 - #chosawasright 00:33:07 - Meta's Monetization Schemes 00:44:43 - Halo Infinite / TV Show Follow Up HE'S GOT THE DOCK: Sadiq gave Nintendo money, let's examine why NASA Perseverance Rovers gets solar eclipse on Mars NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars Smart Home Wife Guy Shuts Down: Insteon finally comes clean about its sudden smart home shutdown | Ars Technica Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users' smart homes | Ars Technica Hey Insteon users! - Home Assistant Amazon and Google do have local paths, but not on by default: Use Local Voice Control with Offline Echo Devices Local fulfillment | Actions on Google Smart Home #chosaWasRight: Incredibly, your Apple HomePod may now be worth more than its $299 MSRP iPhone 13 mini 'Glorious PC Gaming Race' is rebranding to 'Glorious' out of belated shame - The Verge Meta Level Marketing (MLM) Scheme: Meta announces plans to monetize the Metaverse, and creators are not happy | Ars Technica Netflix stock plummets 37% as CEO says company plans ad-supported tier | Ars Technica Halo Infinite-ly Boring: Halo Infinite Update – April 2022 | Halo - Official Site (en) Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

HomeKit Routers, anything is better than NSO, Tie Fighters, and a Halo lore dump. Show Notes: 00:02:26 - chosa's Wi-Fi story 00:27:15 - New PlayStation Plus Tiers 00:38:12 - RTX 3090 TI(e) 00:48:35 - Settling for the OnePlus 10 00:49:22 - Halo TV Show 01:11:12 - Love Live! Corner chosa rants about HomeKit Routers: Homebridge HomeKit Secure Use routers secured with HomeKit - Apple Support Velop AX4200 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (MX4200) | Linksys Linksys Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 Mesh System - Apple Bufferbloat Test by Waveform https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212313 Smart Queue Management - Bufferbloat.net PS Plus New Tiers: PlayStation Plus: Sony's new subscription options to compete with Xbox Game Pass - The Verge Breaking down Sony's confusing PlayStation Plus subscription relaunch | Ars Technica RTX 3090 TI(e): EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Review & Benchmarks: Power, Thermals, & Overclocking The 3090 Ti Heat Problem: Supersized Cooler Tear-Down of EVGA FTW3 MSRP - $2000 USD OnePlus 10, they finally settled: OnePlus 10 Pro review: settling in Halo: The TV Show Halo (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb CGI effects Makee Soren Forerunner artifact Kwan Covenant language depiction Cortana's creation Pelican's slipspace engine? Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about the installation of games to arbitrary folders, Cyberpunk, and the March 2022 Apple Event. Show Notes: 00:00:01 - NO MORE BITS 00:01:26 - Xbox for PC App Changes 00:05:31 - Cyberpunk 2077 00:41:00 - March 2022 Apple Event Xbox app finally has some of the functionality that Steam had for years Microsoft's Xbox app now lets you install PC games to any folder - The Verge Cyberpunk 2077 spoilercast: Endings | Cyberpunk Wiki | Fandom ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.5 & Next-Generation Update — list of changes - Cyberpunk 2077 Open World Talk - Emptiness March 2022 Apple Event: Apple's 'Peek Performance' Event: By the Numbers - MacStories Apple's 'Peek Performance' Event: All The Small Things - MacStories Apple's New iPad Air Adds the M1 Chip, Center Stage Support, and 5G Connectivity - MacStories Mac Studio, M1 Ultra, and Apple Studio Display: The MacStories Overview The Mac Studio Is Myth Fulfillment Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

There is actually no discussion of Elden Ring. Show Notes: 00:00:01 - Elden Ringcourse 00:04:55 - Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:39:11 - Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra 00:56:33 - SteamDeck Elden Ringcourse: Elden Ring PC Performance Simply Isn't Good Enough Destiny 2: The Witch Queen: Destiny 2: The Witch Queen: The story leading up to the expansion - Polygon Samsung S22 Reviews: Samsung's Galaxy S22 phones are the safe bet - The Verge Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: notably unique The Galaxy S22's 45 W charging doesn't actually improve charge times | Ars Technica SteamDeck: Steam Deck: The comprehensive Ars Technica review A brief tour of the Steam Deck's Linux implementation Steam Deck review: it's not ready Gamers Nexus - Steam Deck 1-Month Review: SteamOS Difficulties, Software, & User Experience Deck Verified Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

There's actually no Fire Emblem Three Houses discourse. Featuring Mint. Show Notes: 00:02:48 - Nintendo February 2022 Direct 01:20:07 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 01:30:01 - Sifu 01:37:04 - Vampire Survivors 01:40:06 - Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Nintendo February 2022 Direct: Nintendo Direct - 2.09.2022 List of all games announced (thanks avie!) Nintendo Direct headlined by Mario Kart 8's 48 new upcoming racetracks | Ars Technica Dread Pirate Sunder on Twitter: "every nintendo direct is them announcing a remake of something I've never heard of even one time in my life and then 50 of my mutuals going "HOLY SHIT IT'S BLORKBY HE'S BACK!!!!"" / Twitter Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (June 24th 2022) Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (April 8th; Pre-order now) No Man's Sky ("This Summer") Mario Strikers: Battle League (June 10th; Pre-order now) Splatoon 3: Salmon Run Next Wave ("This Summer") Front Mission 1st: Remake ("This Summer"; 2 Remake also announced w/o date) Disney Speedstorm ("This Summer") Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Port of Wii/PS2 version - April 20th; Pre-order now) Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (February 17th) SD Gundam Battle Alliance ("This Year") Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (April 7th; Pre-order now) Kirby And the Forgotten Land (March 25th; Pre-order now) MLB: The Show 22 (April 5th; Pre-order now) Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece for Cloud (Tomorrow/February 10th) Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (July 8th) Portal: Companion Collection ("This Year") Live A Live (July 22nd; Pre-order now) Nintendo Switch Sports (February 18-20th online play test for subscribers; April 29th release) Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival ("This Year"; Subscription for 500 songs coming with it) Triangle Strategy (New demo playable to Chapter 3 with transferrable save data if you buy it coming out) Cuphead The Delicious Last Course DLC (June 30th) Metroid Dread "Dread and Rookie Mode" Update ("Later today"; Boss rush update in April) Mother 1 & 2/EarthBound: Beginnings & EarthBound coming to NES/SNES Online (Later today) Zombie Army 4: Dead War (April 26th) GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon (Later Today) Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (June 10th) Lego Brawls (June 2022) Two Point Campus (May 17th) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass (dripfed 48 courses remastered from past games; March 18th) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (September 2022) JP exclusive announcements: Taiko Risshiden V DX (May 19th) [Port of the latest entry in Koei's grand strategy series, last seen on the PSP] The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (May 12th) [An FMV Adventure game; the english title is trademarked in the west] LOOP8 (2022) [Looks like an RPG/Visual Novel?] Touken Ranbu Warriors (Feb 17th) [A Musou game; Koei Tecmo is releasing it in the west] Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (Feb 17th) [Worldwide release] Chocobo GP (March 10th) [Worldwide release] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (April 14th) [Worldwide release due on April 12th] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 (April 21st) Games Corner: Pokemon Legends Arceus Sifu Sifu review: martial arts roguelike is too complex for its own good - Polygon Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature Vampire Survivors Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We continue our famous practice of dunking on Linux Laptops, Google Products, and acquisitions. Show Notes: 00:00:48 - MNT Reform 00:18:39 - Google Canceling Free G-Suite Accounts 00:29:36 - Google Stadia Business Insider Article 00:42:49 - Sony Buying Bungie Review: MNT Reform laptop has fully open hardware and software—for better or worse Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts | Ars Technica Inside Google's Plan to Salvage Its Stadia Gaming Service Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo - The Verge Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We bring back Mint to help us make sense of Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard King. Show Notes: 00:02:00 - Razer Follow Up 00:05:56 - Microsoft Purchasing ABK 00:47:49 - AMD 6500 XT 01:01:51 - Bad MODE by Utada Hikaru The Razer Corner: I had to see these Hello Kitty gaming accessories, so now you do, too - The Verge Razer rows back after Zephyr face mask safety rating confusion | PC Gamer Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard: Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming - Xbox Wire The Consequences of Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Are Dizzying Microsoft Is Now Accountable for Activision Blizzard's Mess QA Testers at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software Studio Are Unionizing Activision (ATVI) Employees Are Optimistic About Microsoft Takeover (MSFT) - Bloomberg Activision CEO Tries To Take A Victory Lap - Bloomberg Xbox CEO Phil Spencer discusses reviving old Activision games after Microsoft's acquisition - The Washington Post Esports owners, executives optimistic about Call of Duty and Overwatch leagues under Microsoft - The Washington Post Microsoft's Activision acquisition finally gives it a mobile gaming foothold | Windows Central Every game and studio Microsoft now owns | PC Gamer Activision Blizzard's Workplace Problems Spurred $75 Billion Microsoft Deal - WSJ (this is the article that states bobby boy tried to buy kotaku) Microsoft contract workers brace for six-month break - GeekWire AMD Radeon 6500 XT: AMD RX 6500 XT is Worse Than 2016's GPUs: Benchmarks vs. GTX 1060, 970, 960, & RX 580 Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purpose, AMD says | Ars Technica The reviews are in: AMD's mining-averse RX 6500 XT also isn't great at gaming | Ars Technica What the internet got wrong about AMD's controversial Radeon RX 6500 XT | PCWorld Utada Hikaru: Hikaru Utada Interview: 'BAD Mode' & Finding A Better Sense of Self – Billboard BADモード - Album by Hikaru Utada | Spotify Headphones: MG20 | Master & Dynamic Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

CES. 2022. Show Notes: 00:02:02 - Razer's Irresponsible Mask 00:09:49 - TVs 00:23:58 - Computers and Processors 00:53:43 - Grab Bag CES 2022: Razer's Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature we wanted all along - The Verge This mask is a big scam – is using fake N95 filters https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1479647964352028678 Filters lack any NIOSH certification goth kids dancing (original) CES 2022 will close a day early because of COVID concerns CES 2022 will introduce HDMI 2.1a, another confusing new spec Sony announces the world's first QD-OLED 4K TV, coming later this year Sony is joining the Mini LED TV bandwagon in 2022 Samsung promises ‘groundbreaking' new TV feature: NFT support Samsung's latest Frame TVs have a matte screen that looks and feels more like real art Samsung's new 2022 TVs bring Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia gaming Samsung's new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged LG announces its largest and smallest OLED TVs ever as part of 2022 lineup LG TVs now have a built-in health platform The Samsung Odyssey Ark is its largest curved monitor yet Chevy Silverado EV revealed: GM's best-selling truck goes electric General Motors announces electric versions of the Chevy Equinox and Blazer SUVs BMW's IX M60 is a dual-motor performance EV with 280 miles of range BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink Sony pivots into cars with Sony Mobility and a Vision-S SUV prototype at CES 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus hands-on: is that... a touch bar? Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year Lenovo's new ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 has an eight-inch secondary screen Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake chips arrive at CES 2022 for its most powerful laptops ever Intel's upcoming Arc GPUs inch closer to their debut with latest OEM update Intel announces 5.5GHz capable 12th Gen CPU Nvidia still has no idea how to pronounce the name of its best gaming GPU Google will spend 2022 trying to match Apple's ecosystem integrations The OnePlus 10 Pro's official specs are not the least bit surprising The Galaxy S21 FE officially joins Samsung's crowded mirage lineup Why AT&T and Verizon are feuding with the US Government over a last-minute delay to 5G L'Oreal's newest gadget takes the mess out of coloring your hair Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game Samsung's tiny Freestyle projector is fun so get over it Anker's new Nano II 100W USB-C charger is the smallest 100W GaN charger yet The Motorola MA1 is a dongle for wireless Android Auto Razer's new Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature we wanted all along Black + Decker's $300 Bev vacuums up a Keurig-shaped hole in the robot bartender space Are we ready for the smart front door? Masonite thinks so This breathing PC case looks like it's alive Podcasters are letting software pick their ads — it's already going awry Pete Buttigieg is racing to keep up with self-driving cars AMD Ryzen 6000 CPUs, AM5 Socket, Zen 4, R7 5800X3D, & RX 6500 XT RIP AMD Low-End: Intel i5-12400F, i3-12300, H670 & B660 Motherboards, & New Coolers NVIDIA Buried Its Own Launch (RTX 3090 Ti & RTX 3050), DDR4 to DDR5 Converter | HW News HW News: Ridiculous PC Cases, Razer Makes Impractical Things, & More Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Halo. Infinite. Show Notes: Spoilers begin at 57:48 Halo Infinite reviews: ''Halo Infinite' Is a Fun Sandbox Stuck Inside a Very Old Video Game' by Cameron Kunzelman for Waypoint 'Review: Halo Infinite's campaign finishes the fight—but arrives in tatters' by Sam Machkovech for Ars Technica 'Halo Infinite review: grappling hooks and jeep joyrides make up for a shaky sci-fi plot' by Brendan Caldwell for Rock Paper Shotgun 'Halo Infinite saves the series by finally doing something different' by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon Performance: Halo Infinite on Consoles: Xbox Series X/S vs Xbox One S/X - Can Xbox One Run It? Other links How Microsoft's Halo Infinite Went From Disaster to Triumph Playlist Update : r/halo Halo Infinite: Memory Agent | Podcast on Spotify Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Fast cars, family, hot processors, and catgirls rocking IEMs. Show Notes: 00:01:32 - Forza Horizon 5 00:46:50 - Intel Alder Lake 01:07:12 - AirPods 3 and Moondrop Quarks Forza Horizon 5: Sign Language Interpreters, and Forza Horizon 5 Accessibility - Access-Ability Forza Horizon 5 PC: Can Graphics Scale Beyond Xbox Series X? Optimised Settings + More Forza Horizon 5: Every Xbox Version Tested - Xbox Series S/X vs Xbox One S/X! Forza controller Intel Alder Lake: Intel Did It: Core i9-12900K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD Attacking AMD's Prices: Intel Core i5-12600K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. AMD Intel Windows 10 vs. Windows 11 Alder Lake Benchmarks (12900K & 12600K CPUs) Intel Core i7-12700K & 12700KF CPU Review, Benchmarks, & Efficiency vs. AMD Ryzen Intel's Alder Lake big.little CPU design, tested: It's a barn burner Airpods 3 vs 12$ IEMs with an anime girl logo: Moondrop Quarks Earphone Closed Anterior Cavity Micro Dynamic Driver IEM Earphone (Without mic) AirPods (3rd generation) THE BEST GAMING HEADPHONES don't matter Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We go pro this week with overpriced computers. **The Dolby Atmos mix of this episode is delayed because of a bug where audio is lost on my Mac when trying to master in Dolby Atmos. I intend on releasing the surround sound mix at a later date -- Cristian Show Notes: 00:02:26 - Third Gen Airpods/Siri Voice Plan 00:15:01 - New MacBook Pros 00:57:43 - Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro AirPods and the uhhh Siri Voice Plan?!? Apple's 3rd-generation AirPods arrive next week with a new design, spatial audio Apple Music's new voice-only plan costs $4.99 per month MacBook Pro: Apple intros 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros with display notches, M1 Pro, and M1 Max The new MacBook Pro seems to have an HDMI 2.0 port, not 2.1 A Look Inside Apple's Silicon Playbook Apple Announces M1 Pro & M1 Max: Giant New Arm SoCs with All-Out Performance Google Pixel 6: The Pixel 6 is official—and it's $300 cheaper than a comparable Samsung phone The “Google Silicon” team gives us a tour of the Pixel 6's Tensor SoC Google Announces Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro: The New Real Flagship Pixels Google ships Android 12 for the Pixel 3 and up Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about the new Switch OLED model the only way we know how: browsing YouTube videos for low resolution teardowns and trying to look up part data sheets to try and figure out why Ethernet is so bad on the Switch. Show Notes: 00:05:39 - OLED Display Concerns 00:21:53 - Ethernet Discourse Jim Ryan is Wrong: Jim Ryan: “I would love a world where hundreds of millions enjoy our games” No, Jim Ryan - Gaming In The Middle East Existed Long Before PlayStation Switch OLED: Display Uses PWM to control brightness, appears to go full throttle from 0-50% brightness OLED Switch uses PWM dimming below 50% brightness: NintendoSwitch Explanation on what PWM is https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/7uv6m3/iphone_x_uses_pulse_width_modulation_which_is_a/dto2o9l/ iPhone 13 for context begins around from under 25% brightness Nintendo is shipping the display with a “vibrant” profile enabled out of box, burying the more color accurate “standard” mode in settings The OLED Nintendo Switch doesn't have a Pentile screen Ethernet: From this teardown it appears to be a gigabit port with a full ethernet controller Switch OLED Full Teardown! Dock Can Upscale?! OLED vs Switch vs Lite However real world tests are showing far less than gigabit speeds Switch OLED hardwired still has incredible bad and embarrassing speeds: NintendoSwitch https://twitter.com/llaffer2/status/1446587410700292109 Nintendo Switch Teardown Using the original Switch teardown as guidance and Nintendo's never ending ability to be cheap as forecast, assuming the Switch OLED has the same USB controller PI3USB30532 (USB Switches) USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gb/s Super Speed and DP 1.2 5.4Gb/s switching to USB Type C connector The Switch OLED dock per the teardown above has a HDMI 2.0 controller on the new dock HDMI 2.0 technically can cap out at 18Gb/s Which is almost 4x what the USB controller on the Switch itself supports for bandwidth on the USB and DP side (~10Gb/s theoretical) In theory this bottleneck could be causing the shit Ethernet Speeds However nintendo could just be nintendo and doing a nintendo MCDP2900 DisplayPort1.4a to HDMI2.0b Protocol Converter with HDCP2.3 Repeater Newer version of the HDMI to DP converter used on the dock board Switch 4K gaming could be added with new dock chip swap, AI upscaling A brief aside on the Nintendo Switch Wi-Fi Broadcom BCM4356 is the part used per the ifixit teardown ThinkPad Yoga 260 ThinkPad L560 I don't really have more commentary than the fact that Nintendo is shipping wifi used in Windows laptops in a 2x2 config and it's still absolute shit Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We get pumped for the Fall 2021 Surface event and then bring back on Mint to talk about the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. Show Notes: 00:03:24 - Surface Go 00:04:25 - Surface Pro 8 00:19:14 - Surface Duo 2 00:25:55 - Surface Laptop Studio 00:34:14 - An Aside On Tales Of Arise 00:38:43 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land 00:42:13 - NSO Expansion Pack 00:56:22 - Mario Movie Casting 01:01:43 - Bayonetta 3 01:07:49 - Splatoon 3 01:12:15 - Monster Hunter Rise DLC 01:16:21 - Hyrule Warriors DLC 01:20:57 - Chocobo Racing 01:25:09 - Grab bag of Games  Surface Event: Microsoft's fall Surface event: the 7 biggest announcements Surface Pro 8 hands-on: new screen, new keyboard, new processors, and more Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio hands-on: one weird, powerful computer Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Direct September 2021: The biggest announcements Nintendo Direct September 2021: All the news and announcements   Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about the Fall 2021 Apple Event. Show Notes: 00:06:00 - iPads 00:18:25 - Watch Series 7 00:32:13 - iPhone 13 (and all of their variants) 01:07:01 - Postscript: Thermals of the new PS5 California Streaming Event Apple's September 14, 2021 Keynote: By the Numbers Apple Updates the iPad mini and 10.2" iPad Apple Watch Series 7: The MacStories Overview The New iPhone 13 Lineup: The MacStories Overview What Does It All Mean?: A Look at Judge Gonzalez Rogers' Decision in the Epic Versus Apple Trial Thermal Camera Rant New PlayStation 5 vs. Old PS5 Cooler Design: Thermals & Fans, ft. @Digital Foundry The New PlayStation 5 CFI-1100 Review - Featuring @Gamers Nexus! Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Google and Samsung are releasing expensive phones, Intel does a marketing, Electron discourse is back, but honestly we just want to build our own Framework Laptop. Show Notes: 00:01:11 - Google Pixel 6 00:15:34 - Samsung Unpacked (Galaxy Fold/Flip and Watch) 00:38:40 - Framework Laptop 01:03:27 - PC GAMER NEWZ (Intel Marketing Changes) 01:06:29 - Electron Discourse (1Password is now Electron) Google Pixel 6: Here are the first official Pixel 6 pictures and info Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro phones announced with custom Tensor chips Google Pixel 6 Samsung Event: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 announced with much bigger, more useful cover display Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung's capable hardware with Google software Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: nailing the basics with style How Samsung beefed up its new folding phones: metal, tape, and a dab of goo Framework: Review: Framework's lightweight modular laptop is a winner PC GAMER NEWZ: Intel's foundry roadmap lays out the post-nanometer “Angstrom” era Electron Discourse: Roundup of 1Password 8 for Mac Early Access Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about the Switch "pro" and the Switch Pro Powered by Arch Linux this week. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Switch OLED 00:30:25 - Steam Deck Switch OLED: Meet the Switch Pro: $350 “OLED Model” launches on October 8 Nintendo's “OLED model” Switch estimated to cost just $10 more to produce Switch “Pro”: Steam Deck is Valve's Switch-like portable PC, starting at $399 this December Steam Deck Tech specs Steam Deck: The First Hands-On With Valve's Handheld Gaming PC Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Sadiq caves and finally lets us talk about Windows for an hour. Show Notes: Windows 11: Windows 11 is a new and refreshing approach to an old and familiar home What's coming in Windows 11 Accessibility | Windows Experience Blog DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements Why Windows 11 is forcing everyone to use TPM chips Microsoft unveils new app store for Windows 11 with support for more desktop applications Microsoft announces Windows 11 will be able to run Android apps Windows 11 ships with new 'Chat' app powered by Microsoft Teams My People walked so Microsoft Teams could run Windows 11 Home requires internet to complete setup, but there's a workaround Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Special guest Mint joins us this week as we work our way through the summer games mess. Show Notes: 00:03:10 - Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 00:51:02 - Square Enix 01:16:29 - Summer Games Fest 01:31:21 - Nintendo E358/2 Days: Xbox Keynote: Microsoft's Xbox Series X is about to make xCloud gaming much faster Microsoft announces Xbox TV app and its own xCloud streaming stick Starfield release date revealed at E3 2021, will be Xbox exclusive STALKER 2 coming in 2022 to Xbox Game Pass Psychonauts 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021 Halo Infinite release date announced at E3 2021 Halo Infinite multiplayer news: Bots, split-screen, free-to-play clarified Redfall is Arkane's new multiplayer shooter with vampires Jack Sparrow coming to Sea of Thieves in Pirates of the Caribbean DLC Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement Trailer Here's everything we know about Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox and PC Annapurna's Twelve Minutes release date set for Aug. 19 Every Xbox Game Pass game announced at E3 2021 Square Enix Eidos Montreal is making a Guardians of the Galaxy game Final Fantasy 1-6 are being rereleased for new ‘pixel remaster series' Square Enix announces action-heavy spinoff Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo First Look Co-op action game Babylon's Fall finally gets gameplay trailer Summer Games Mess ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event Showcases 40 Games Valve - Steam Game Festival, Summer Edition On Now Sable looks like a Moebius comic and plays like Breath of the Wild Sable on Steam Sable might be one of the most soothing games I've ever played ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay Reveal Some Steam Demos Sadiq played NORCO Unpacking Get Packed: Fully Loaded - Coming to Steam, Xbox and PS4 on 29th July! UNSIGHTED Sable Nintendo MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE for Nintendo Switch Tekken's Kazuya is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Metroid Dread brings Nintendo's classic back as a 2D sequel on October 8 Why it took Nintendo 15 years to make Metroid Dread Shin Megami Tensei 5 release date for Nintendo Switch announced No More Heroes 3 got a gameplay video from Nintendo, but not on stream Nintendo is remastering the first two Advance Wars games for the Switch Mario Party Superstars announced for Nintendo Switch, coming in October New WarioWare game, Get It Together!, announced for Nintendo Switch Racing series Cruis'n arrives on Nintendo Switch this fall Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin gets a new gameplay trailer Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the first three Super Monkey Ball games Breath of the Wild 2 heads to the skies in stunning E3 trailer Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Mint Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We take a deep dive into WWDC 2021. Show Notes: 00:02:30 - watchOS 8 00:15:15 - iOS and iPadOS 15 01:01:00 - macOS 12 01:19:40 - Privacy and Grab Bag WWDC: Apple WWDC 2021 keynote in 23 minutes watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview What's new in watchOS 8 - WWDC 2021 - Videos iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview macOS Monterey: Here are the features exclusive to M1 Macs Get ready for iCloud Private Relay - WWDC 2021 - Videos iCloud Private Relay and other Apple WWDC privacy features An Overview of the New Privacy Controls Coming to Apple's OSes Apple is making AirPods easier to hear with and find Grab Bag: Move beyond passwords - WWDC 2021 - Videos Secure login with iCloud Keychain verification codes - WWDC 2021 - Videos Meet async/await in Swift - WWDC 2021 - Videos Build Mail app extensions - WWDC 2021 - Videos Explore HDR rendering with EDR - WWDC 2021 - Videos Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about Google I/O and then whip out the DAC for hi-fi audio. Show Notes: 00:01:49 - Android 12 00:26:58 - Google Retail Store 00:29:47 - Wear, WearOS?, Tizen? Terrible Names 00:42:02 - Sadiq didn't let us talk about Windows 10X 00:42:28 - Apple Watch Assistive Touch 00:49:19 - Apple Music Loseless Audio and Spatial Audio Android 12 preview: first look at Google’s radical new design Google showed off its next-generation AI by talking to Pluto and a paper airplane Android introduces new privacy-friendly sandbox for machine learning data The state of Android security | Session Google announces its first-ever physical retail store Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen Apple announces a slew of accessibility updates Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities About lossless audio in Apple Music Apple Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Playback for Apple Music Subscribers Coming in June Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS  

We spend an hour talking about the second order effects of the Epic Vs Apple trial. Show Notes: Epic Games v. Apple: the fight for the future of the App Store The Epic Games v. Apple trial kicks off with kids screaming "free Fortnite" In Epic v Apple, everybody is losing at the game of defining games Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox Sony really hated PS4 crossplay, confidential documents reveal Offensive and Sexualized Jam - itch.io Epic spent at least $11.6 million on free games and gained 5 million new users in return Epic says there’s an App Store payment lockout — but Apple just sees friction Tim Sweeney emailed Tim Cook personally to call for open app sales after WWDC in 2015 lowpolis on Twitter: "https://t.co/xgd3sExlFZ… " Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about new Surfaces and new surfaces this week. Show Notes 00:01:33 - Surface Laptop 4 00:21:08 - Apple Event Misc Things 00:22:58 - Apple Podcasts Updates 00:33:09 - AirTags 00:44:29 - M1 iMac 00:59:31 - M1 iPad Pro 01:09:06 - Sadiq Got A M1 MacBook Air Surface Laptop 4: Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch) review: AMD Ryzen shines, but Microsoft could still do much more Microsoft Surface Laptop 4: specs, price, release date Spring 2020 Apple Event: Apple Podcasts launches in-app subscriptions Changes to iTunes API https://twitter.com/NathanG/status/1384628536124878848 https://twitter.com/bzamayo/status/1384852139286085632 Apple takes on Tile with AR-ready AirTags tracking devices Apple announces new M1-based iMac in 7 fancy colors iPad Pro gets M1 chip, “Liquid Retina” mini-LED screen Sadiq talks about his new M1 Macbook Air That M1 go brrrrrrrr, this thing doesn’t seem to get warm like at all?? Keyboard is good TouchID on macOS is pretty sweet I remember how good some Mac apps are Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

This week we pour one out for LG Mobile, then make fun of gamers while getting blasted in VR. Oddly enough, this episode is almost a galaxy brain take against Qualcomm's mobile chip monopoly. Show Notes: 00:00:55 - RIP LG Mobile 00:24:43 - Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 00:40:57 - Oculus Quest 2 RIP LG: LG leaves a void as it exits the smartphone business Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently LG had few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missed More Gaming Phones: Lenovo’s gaming phone has an extreme dual-fan cooling system This phone has a 15,000 RPM cooling fan!!! Oculus Quest 2: Oculus Quest 2: Our Most Advanced All-in-One VR Headset Review: We do not recommend the $299 Oculus Quest 2 as your next VR system Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We needed some #freecontent so we're talking about the Switch Pro this week and the latest OnePlus phones. Show Notes: 00:01:35 - Switch Lite 00:15:55 - Apex Legends On Switch 00:28:25 - Switch Pro Rumors 00:40:05 - One Plus 9 and 9 Pro 01:01:18 - Post Show USB C Audio Corner Nintendo Switch Lite Apex Legends Legends Switch - Are The Compromises Too Severe? How Fair Is CrossPlay? Nintendo Switch Lite – Official Site Nintendo Switch Pro: Nintendo to Use Faster Nvidia Chips in New 2021 Switch Model https://twitter.com/NateTheHate2 (Had this leak originally sometime last year, so including original leaker because fuck bloomberg^1) OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro: OnePlus 9 review: top-shelf performance for less money OnePlus 9 Pro review: the best Android alternative to Samsung OnePlus 9 Pro Review—Keeping the slightest lead in front of Samsung OnePlus 9R offers fast-refresh rate screen, costs less OnePlus snubs Google’s Wear OS, announces $159 smartwatch [^1]: See Daring Fireball post here: Bloomberg, at Long Last, Follows up on ‘The Big Hack’, and It’s Nothing but a Pile of Sophistic Horseshit Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We talk about good speakers, bad consolidation, enlisting in the republic of gamers, and then sign into active directory. Show Notes: 00:00:04 - RIP HomePod 00:12:46 - Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition 00:28:29 - Asus ROG Phone 5 00:47:33 - The Exchange Mass Hack RIP HomePod: Apple discontinues the HomePod, but the HomePod mini will live on Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition: Some Bethesda games now on Xbox Game Pass are getting frame rate boosts on Xbox Series X/S 20 Bethesda games will be available on Xbox Game Pass Friday Asus ROG Phone 5: The Asus ROG Phone 5 has 18GB of RAM, two USB ports, crazy rear display Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate review: overkill https://www.flashmemorysummit.com/English/Collaterals/Proceedings/2015/20150811_S101C_Baram.pdf The Exchange Mass Hack: A Basic Timeline of the Exchange Mass-Hack — Krebs on Security Tens of thousands of US organizations hit in ongoing Microsoft Exchange hack Critics fume after Github removes exploit code for Exchange vulnerabilities Reproducing the Microsoft Exchange Proxylogon Exploit Chain Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We originally planned on talking about Android 12 but then the Pokemon discourse broke out. Show Notes: 00:01:52 - EA News 00:18:28 - Sony State Of Play 00:40:39 - Nintendo/Pokemon Direct Verizon tweet? Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery Video Games: EA, BioWare cancel Anthem’s sweeping overhaul Report: BioWare wrests Dragon Age 4 away from EA’s online-multiplayer mandate Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ stealth-infused open world hits Switch in 2022 Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at Stadia, laugh at Facebook, and then pray for Ron. Show Notes: 00:00:03 - Intro 00:04:38 - Google Winding Down First Party Stadia Studios 00:20:02 - iOS 14.5 Ad Tracking Changes 00:36:46 - HarmonyOS Google Shutting Down First Party Stadia Studios: Focusing on Stadia's future as a platform, and winding down SG&E The writing’s on the wall for Google Stadia iOS 14.5 Apple’s next iOS 14 beta will begin forcing developers to ask for permission to track you User Privacy and Data Use - App Store Introducing Private Click Measurement, PCM Facebook makes the case for activity tracking to iOS 14 users in new pop-ups Apple Releases Betas with Face ID Plus Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, App Tracking Transparency, and Other New Features HarmonyOS Huawei’s HarmonyOS: “Fake it till you make it” meets OS development Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We celebrate the coming of Techanuary by talking about the latest Samsung Unpacked and CES 2021. Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Galaxy S21 Series 00:28:53 - Galaxy Buds Pro 00:38:41 - Nvidia at CES 00:53:18 - Intel at CES 00:59:12 - AMD at CES Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S21 is official, gets an across-the-board $200 price drop You’ll never believe it, Samsung made a black phone Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro review: the right balance CES: Nvidia and AMD address the great GPU shortage Nvidia’s next laptop GPU generation powers a leap to 1440p displays Nvidia announces $329 GeForce RTX 3060, available in February OUT OF STOCK, OUT OF STOCK Intel at CES: Alder Lake looks a lot like M1, plus new chips for gaming laptops USB4 AMD claims new Ryzen 5000 mobile CPUs best Intel for gaming, content creation Samsung’s next Exynos SoC will have an AMD GPU N95 masks, gamer style: Razer’s crazy face-mask prototype revealed Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

While waiting for techanuary to begin, we talk about our favorite games from last year and some security stories about chat apps. Show Notes: 00:02:42 - Cristian talks about Odyssey 00:10:28 - Sadiq talks about FF7R 00:19:50 - Cristian Talks About DOOM Eternal 00:23:40 - Sadiq Talks About XCOM Chimera Squad 00:28:41 - Cristian Talks About Guidlings (2nd Chapter) 00:34:45 - Sadiq Talks About Crusader Kings 3 00:41:40 - Cristian Talks About SSDs 00:47:53 - Sadiq Talks About Hades 00:54:41 - Cristian Talks About Multiplayer Games 00:57:30 - Sadiq Talks About Ghosts Of Tsushima 01:01:45 - Cristian Talks About Destiny 2: Beyond Light 01:10:04 - Sadiq Talks About Valhalla 01:15:50 - Chat App Discourse (Telegram/WhatsApp) Our 2020 Games of the Year Cristian’s games of the year: Assassin's Creed Odyssey Doom Eternal Guildlings (Apple Arcade) SSDs - aka why I upgraded to nextgen when I said I wouldn’t Minecraft / Warzone / Other multiplayer games Destiny 2: Beyond Light Sadiq’s games of the year: Final Fantasy 7 Remake XCOM: Chimera Squad Crusader Kings 3 Hades Ghost of Tsushima Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Call of Duty: Warzone Chat App Discourse: Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS  

In a return true to form we talk about headphones and Linux for an hour. Show Notes: 00:00:45 - AirPods Max 00:48:15 - RIP CentOS AirPods Max: AirPods Max Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th Apple AirPods Max first look: lots to prove Heavy Is the Head That Wears the AirPods Max Headphone Review: Sennheiser HD 300 Pro AirPods Max review: the good, the bad and a mic test RIP CentOS: CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is “not a replacement” Where do I go now that CentOS Linux is gone? Check our list Installation Guide - System Requirements - CPanel RIP CentOS CentOS 8 End-of-Life Announcement Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Finally now that techtober is over and techvember comes to a close, we finally get enough space in techcember to talk about Destiny 2: Beyond Light and Assassins Creed Valhalla. And yes, we address the ethics of buying games from companies with abusive practices. There's gonna be politics in these video games! Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light 00:32:19 - Assassins Creed Valhalla Destiny 2: Beyond Light: The Grind Is Finally Good in 'Destiny 2: Beyond Light' Assassin's Creed Valhalla: [Spoilers] Assassin's Creed Valhalla Wikipedia Page Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: The Vice Review by Matthew Gault The Myth of Black Buying Power | Groundings Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We try to talk about desktop computers but somehow get sucked down a network hole. Show Notes: 00:01:05 - ARM Macs 00:39:16 - macOS and OCSP 00:59:55 - macOS 11 ARM Macs: Apple dishes details on its new M1 chip Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14 Apple announces new M1 Mac Mini, starting at $699 First ARM-based Mac laptops: MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro Big Sur: macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica review macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs Does Apple really log every app you run? A technical look – Jacopo Jannone - blog UPDATE: Post Recording Apple Published An Official Response -> Apple responds to privacy concerns over Mac software security process Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

With final next gen console hardware getting out into the wild, we spend this week giving our final thoughts on the new consoles. Show Notes: 00:02:13 - RIP QUIBI 00:09:53 - Xbox Series S 00:25:03 - Xbox Series X 00:26:42 - Content Warning: Bugs 00:28:06 - End Of Bug Talk 00:32:10 - DualSense 00:36:22 - PS5 Discord is getting a cool Halloween ringtone from hyperpop duo 100 gecs RIP QUIBI: Quibi is shutting down Tom Gara on Twitter: "Wow, Australia's sovereign wealth fund was one of Quibi's big investors… " Console Hardware Xbox Series boxes unboxed, revealing a series of Xboxes inside of boxes Microsoft will give GameStop a share of Xbox’s digital revenues Xbox Series X Back-Compat: Red Dead Redemption 2, Ark, Just Cause 3, Assetto Corsa Competizione! Here’s our best look at ray tracing on the Xbox Series X PS5 unboxing: Sony’s big, curvy boy stands out in any room First Look at the PlayStation 5 User Experience Hands-on with the PS5’s synesthetic DualSense controller PlayStation 5 Astro's Playroom + DualSense Controller First Look! Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

New iPhones came out this week but really we just talk about networks and colors on displays. Show Notes: 00:01:54 - HomePod Mini 00:13:14 - iPhone 12 and 12 Mini 00:31:47 - 5G 00:40:46 - 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max 01:00:58 - No Chargers In The Box iPhone 2020 Event: HomePod Mini Apple announces smaller HomePod mini for $99 Phones: Apple announces iPhone 12 with OLED screen and 5G speeds iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max announced with larger displays, updated design, and 5G Lidar used to cost $75,000—here’s how Apple brought it to the iPhone Understanding the Camera Enhancements Coming to the iPhone 12 Apple announces iPhone 12 mini, the ‘smallest and lightest 5G phone in the world’ Thoughts and Observations on Apple’s ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone 12 Event No Chargers In The Box: Apple’s new iPhones won’t ship with earbuds or wall chargers The iPhone 12 Ships Without a Charger. Will It Curb E-Waste? Apple’s iPhone 12 can wirelessly charge twice as fast, but only with a MagSafe charger Also Federico Put Out His iOS/iPadOS 14 Review Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Google announces everything that leaked, we cry over 100mbps ethernet, and then Microsoft for some god known reason is still putting out products with EMMC storage in 2020. Show Notes: 00:01:20 - Chromecast With Google TV 00:21:14 - Nest Audio 00:24:39 - Pixel 5 And 4A 5G 00:42:12 - Surface Laptop Go 00:48:36 - Surface Pro X Refresh 00:51:17 - Xbox Series X Back Compat Tests Google Event: Google Chromecast (2020) review: reinvented — and now with a remote The new Chromecast with Google TV won’t officially support Stadia at launch Google Play Movies & TV is now Google TV but it’s not the same Google TV that runs on Android TV on the new Chromecast, it’s an app The Google Home sequel, the “Nest Audio,” is official for $99.99 Google announces the Pixel 5 for $699 Google announces Pixel 4A 5G with larger 6.2-inch display for $499 Verizon has an exclusive Pixel 4A 5G that’s $100 more expensive Microsoft News: Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks Microsoft’s updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option Windows 10 machines running on ARM will be able to emulate x64 apps soon Xbox Series X hands-on: The big back-compat dive begins [Updated] Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Big companies buy other big companies and then we both find excuses to talk about extremely "this is our shit" shit. Show Notes: 00:01:22 - Microsoft Buys Bethesda 00:21:56 - Amazon Event 00:30:24 - Sadiq Talks About A Router 00:41:32 - Cristian Talks About A Game Streaming Service Game Pass: Microsoft purchases Bethesda Softworks in industry-changing acquisition Amazon’s Big Infomercial: New Amazon hardware: Ring drones, Echo Dot 4th Gen, Wi-Fi 6 Eero, and more Amazon announces streaming gaming service Luna, launching next month Amazon Luna servers will run Windows games directly on Nvidia T4 GPUs Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at the PS5 price and then hop into the September Apple event. Show Notes: 00:01:29 - PS5 Pricing 00:26:53 - Watch Series 6 00:41:55 - iPad Air (2020) 00:52:01 - Apple One 00:55:49 - watchOS 7 01:07:05 - iOS 14 PS5 Pricing: PS5 Digital Edition launches November 12th for $399.99 PlayStation 5: Sony announces price and release date PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for preorder https://cdn.sadiqsaif.com/2020/09/2020-09-16_20-44-37.png Time Sure Does Fly: The Apple Event: The Apple Watch Series 6 adds blood-oxygen monitoring and more Apple Watch Series 6: Graphite Is the New Black by John Gruber The new iPad Air goes all-screen, adds Magic Keyboard support Introducing Apple One, Apple’s subscription bundle answer to Amazon Prime watchOS 7: The MacStories Review iOS 14: iOS 14 on the iPhone 6S and SE: Performance is fine, other stuff is not A bevy of new features makes iOS 14 the most secure mobile OS ever David Underscore Smith: _David Smith WidgetSmith I literally do not know how Tik Tok works so here is a YouTube compilation instead Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Nvidia pulls out some drip from the oven, Microsoft drops some late state gaming box news, we revisit Android 11 now that it's finally out and lastly, lmao Nintendo bro. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Nvidia RTX 30 Series 00:24:05 - Xbox Series S 00:40:08 - Android 11 00:50:08 - lol nintendo RTX 30 Series Cards: NVIDIA RTX 3090, 3080, 3070 Specs, Cooler, Price, & Release Date Behold, Nvidia’s 3080 GPU: 2x 2080 power, starting at $699 on Sept. 17 [Updated] Xbox Series S/X: Microsoft confirms $499 Xbox Series X for Nov. 10 Xbox All Access seems like one of the best deals in gaming Android 11: Android 11 review: features by the dozen Android 11 review: Conversation starter lol nintendo: Super Mario 3D All-Stars brings three high-res ports to Switch Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We go for round two in App Store drama and then get productive with the Surface Duo. Show Notes: 00:01:30 - WordPress App Store Drama 00:07:04 - Apple Versus Epic Part 2 00:40:24 - Surface Duo Apple vs WordPress: Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all Epic vs Apple/Google: Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market Apple threatens to boot Epic and Unreal Engine off Mac and iOS [Updated] Microsoft backs Epic against Apple in legal fight over Unreal Engine on iOS Judge issues restraining order protecting Unreal Engine development on iOS Your iPhone copy of Fortnite is about to become out of date [Updated] Apple terminates Epic’s App Store access following Fortnite dispute Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30-percent Apple tax on events Surface Duo: Surface Duo Unboxing & Impressions: Hinge Goals! Surface Duo FAQ: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's first dual-screen Surface Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Google drops a surprisingly good inexpensive phone, and we ball out at Samsung Unpacked. And by ball out we forgot to talk about the phones and really just gawk at high prices and branded experiences. Show Notes: 00:02:33 - Pixel 4a 00:26:53 - Samsung Unpacked Pixel 4A Google finally announces the Pixel 4a for $349 Google Pixel 4A review: back to basics for $349 Google kills the Pixel 4, making it the shortest-lived Pixel ever Samsung Stuff Samsung makes the $1,300 Galaxy Note 20 Ultra official The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung’s big promise that it can fix its foldable future Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

OnePlus makes the smart move of avoiding North America in (business voice) Our Current Situation, the Stadia Controller is better than JoyCons, Microsoft shows off the latest CG trailers, and then we go deep into the Halo Infinite reveal. Show Notes: 00:00:47 - OnePlus Nord 00:10:44 - Stadia Controller 00:28:23 - Xbox July Event 00:35:16 - Halo Infinite OnePlus Nord: OnePlus Nord | Pretty much everything you could ask for The OnePlus Nord mid-range smartphone is official, at ~$450 Stadia Controller: Stadia Controller - Pick up and play Microsoft Games Pass Sizzler Roll: Xbox’s event was uneventful — but their plan could change everything Control developer Remedy explores military shooters with CrossfireX on Xbox One Halo Infinite: Halo Infinite | Campaign Gameplay Premiere – 8 Minute Demo Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Ubisoft is a gross mess of a mismanaged company and then we talk about Assassin's Creed Japan. Show Notes: 00:00:41 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Abuse 00:13:27 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla 00:20:03 - Watch Dogs Legion 00:25:52 - Ghost Of Tsushima Ubisoft Ubisoft’s “most powerful creative force” resigns in wake of sweeping allegations Ubisoft Employees Have 'Grave Concerns' Over Toronto Studio's Misconduct Allegations Assassin’s Creed Valhalla hands-on: An incomplete Witcher-ization Watch Dogs: Legion hands-on: Play as anyone, care about no one Ghost of Tsushima Ghost of Tsushima review: An open-world haiku of honor, stealth, and revenge Ghost of Tsushima review: You’ve played this before 『ゴースト・オブ・ツシマ』レビュー。オープンワールド時代劇と化した対馬は遊び応え満点。秀逸な剣戟アクション＋豊富な探索要素の傑作！ Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

We laugh at Microsoft, one of us has feelings about weapon sunsetting and the other has feelings about games writing and press cycles. Show Notes: 00:02:09 - Microsoft Forcing Folks To Use The New Microsoft Edge 00:21:00 - Destiny 2 Weapon Sunsetting 00:54:41 - The Last Of Us 2 Press Cycle And Games Writing Damnit Microsoft: Microsoft is forcing Edge on Windows users with a spyware-like install Video Games: Bungie explains why Destiny 2 needs weapon sunsetting Building a Viable Future in Destiny 2 > News The Last of Us Part 2 has become a minefield Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Microsoft tries to bury the news of Mixer dying under WWDC, and then we spend 72 hours talking about WWDC 2020. Show Notes: 00:00:34 - RIP Mixer 00:10:42 - WWDC 2020 Format Thoughts 00:16:08 - Developer Stuff 00:27:08 - iOS and iPadOS 14 00:51:13 - Encrypted DNS in iOS 14 and macOS 11 00:52:28 - A Conspiracy Theory On 4K Youtube 00:55:31 - watchOS 7 01:01:03 - macOS 11 01:18:32 - The ARM Transition RIP Mixer: Microsoft is shutting down Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming Mixer failed — here's why Microsoft’s Mixer streamers are sad, angry, and moving to Twitch WWDC: Formatting and how online only is better for more people Developer Stuff App essentials in SwiftUI Build document-based apps in SwiftUI Data Essentials in SwiftUI Explore ARKit 4 iOS / iPadOS iOS and iPadOS 14: The MacStories Overview Enable encrypted DNS - WWDC 2020 - Videos Conspiracy Theories About AV1 and 4k Youtube watchOS watchOS 7: The MacStories Overview The Gentlest of Sherlockings macOS macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Overview Macs with Apple silicon will get new, refined boot and recovery mode Explore the new system architecture of Apple Silicon Macs - WWDC 2020 - Videos Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS

Hey! There's a new email app but really we try and break through horrible rules for in app purchases, and then talk about the EA Direct. Show Notes: 00:00:02 - Hey! 00:05:43 - App Store BS Policies 00:57:52 - EA Direct Hey: HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp. Hey is a wildly opinionated new email service from the makers of Basecamp Apple, “sup”: Apple rejects Hey.com App Store updates, mandating in-app subscription Apple doubles down on controversial decision to reject email app Hey Interview: Apple’s Schiller says position on Hey app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent Apple’s App Store fees are "highway robbery," says House Antitrust Committee chair iPhones are now the majority smartphone, over all of Android in use in the US EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store and Apple Pay practices Rogue Amoeba on Twitter: "We've spoken out about problems with Apple's App Stores before. Public pressure has led to change. Now, the EU has opened antitrust investigations against Apple, while Basecamp is publicly fighting back against shakedown tactics from Apple. #AppStoreAntitrust (Tweet 1/10)" Is It Finally Hammer Time for Apple and Its App Store? Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming arrives on iOS with some Apple restrictions Microsoft isn’t happy with Apple’s App Store bullying either EA Games: “Crossplay?” Skate 4 is in development at EA Apex Legends is coming to Switch this fall, along with cross-play Star Wars: Squadrons — everything you need to know Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast| Pocketcasts | RSS