Nostalgia Meets Technology: A Humorous Reflection

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the tech headlines from this site this week — including Google's deal with Spotify over app fees, Nothing's first smartphone, and the struggle with TV projectors.

• Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems, starting with Spotify
• Nothing’s first smartphone is aimed at Apple, not OnePlus
• OnePlus 10 Pro gets its global launch on March 31st
• Dell’s XPS 15 and XPS 17 get 12th Gen chips 
• Intel looks on track to fix its core problems
• Asus’ ROG flow Z13 is a Surface Pro that’s got game
• Apple has resolved the outage affecting iMessage, Apple Music, the App Store, and other services
• Apple’s Studio Display has 64GB of storage in addition to its iPhone 11-caliber processor
• The Mac Studio’s removable SSD is reportedly blocked by Apple on a software level
• Apple service centers can reportedly replace the Studio Display’s ‘built-in’ stands
• How Microsoft built its smart Surface camera
• iFixit teardown offers a detailed look inside the Mac Studio and Studio Display
• Apple will reportedly sell the iPhone as a subscription service
• Google won’t give old Pixels the best 5G, even though it admits it could
• Eero’s new Wi-Fi 6E mesh router supports over gigabit speeds and costs under $500
• Matter’s delays mean fewer new smart home products today
• Google tidies up its smart home app
• Apple TV app on Android TV no longer allows rentals, purchases, or subscriptions
• YouTube is taking on over-the-air TV with nearly 4,000 free episodes of TV 
• Sonos might make your next TV streaming OS
• Yes, Netflix just got even more expensive
• HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch 
• Google won’t let you buy movies and TV shows from the Play app starting in May
• Samsung’s Freestyle Projector doesn’t live up to it’s $900 price
• Spider-Man: No Way Home’s VFX wizards couldn’t see the Doc Ock memes coming
• How SiriusXM bought and bungled a beloved podcast network
• Inside the fight to save video game history 
• How Robinhood’s Aparna Chennapragada is building the future of investing

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