

The Tech Addicts Podcast
Gareth Myles
Lively and rousing weekly UK based podcast about all forms of technology.
Hosted by Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon
Visit us at www.techaddicts.uk
Hosted by Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon
Visit us at www.techaddicts.uk
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Oct 12, 2025 • 1h 32min
Tech Addicts 2025 - The Ultimate Price Hike
New Episode: Join us for the latest episode of TechAddicts! We're chatting about Linux issues, the Retroid Pocket Classic plus updates on Honor's MagicPad 3 Pro and Amazon's new hardware. Oh, and beware: Xbox Game Pass fans are cancelling their subs due to a price hike! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Ian Barton (Quick mention as now done elsewhere) Ian was particularly enthused about all things Linux and Open Source so was one of our more active members here in TA. He taught me much about all sorts of tech stuff - a kind chap - very kind - and thoughtful. RIP Dennis Schreiner on Linux Mint and BeeLink Sluggishness I just wanted to say that I have a Beelink with Ryzen 5800 U and Linux Mint is not running well for me on it either. I think Mint is the Problem since it switched to Ubuntu. I have since had a lot of performance issues with it. Also in the Top Linux List it’s going downhill. I wouldn’t now recommend Mint anymore for beginners and low-spec’d PCs. Since I switched my BeeLink to Fedora Linux (KDE Plasma version) it’s very smooth-running again. Also Fedora is pretty easy to operate. Bazzite and Nobara are also beginner-friendly with low spec requirements. I’m enjoying TA, thank you :) CachyOS Ujjwal Sehgal on Retroid Pocket Classic I bought this thinking I'd use it purely for retro gaming but it's starting to become a favourite overall retro gadget. Beautiful OLED touchscreen. Runs Android 14. Google Play store present. Snapdragon G1 Gen 2. 128GB of storage. microSD slot. Icing on the cake is the head phone jack. I find myself using it to listen to music when I'm away from my phone. The squareish screen is great for watching old 4:3 TV content. It kind of feels like what GameBoy could have been if it were released today! I remember using my original PSP in the same way when I was younger. Feels like a nostalgic digital detox device - as the screen aspect ratio is awful for email, WhatsApp or any social media apps! News HONOR MagicPad 3 Pro with 13.3″ 3.2K 165Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 12450mAh battery teased Subscribers Are Scrambling To Cancel Xbox Game Pass After Price Hike New Kindle, Fire TV, Echo Speakers and Displays: Everything you Need to Know from Amazon's Hardware Launch Event Google is confusing Home users with Nest Aware and Google One plan changes Pebble sets the stage for its comeback with the revival of its app store Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Remarkable Paper Pro Move Duty Free rant Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Anker Charging Base, 100W Fast Charging with 4 Ports £39.99 INIU 140W 27000mAh Portable Charger - USB-C in/Out, USB-C Out, USB-A Out - £49 from £99 (but usually £79) Govee Outdoor Projector, Laser and Aurora Light Projector £55.40 Nothing Headphone (1) - £212 was £299 - first reduction (that I know of) Nothing Phone (3a) 256GB - £305 from the usual £379 Mycket DAB Radio Portable, DAB Plus Digital Radio £29.99 + £6 voucher Beelink Mini PC SER9 Pro Ryzen 7 H255, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Built-in MIC, Speakers £499 with £100 Voucher UGREEN Nexode Power Bank 20000mAh £51.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Aug 31, 2025 • 1h 15min
Tech Addicts 2025 - A Galaxy of Honor
Gareth and Ted look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra specs, a couple of new devices from Honor, Motorola & Lenovo’s Massive IFA Leak, Marshall's jumbo-sized speaker, the soundcore Work portable AI voice recorder and a new Google TV box from… Acer! Gareth picks up a BOSGAME E2 Mini and Ted prepares to take the reigns of PSC! With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions New-look PSC is starting on Monday 1st September (tomorrow) so we can now not focus on phone stuff here so much again! phonesshowchat.uk - RSS Feed -------------- Quick mention for our Garry Clark from MeWe and his RedMagic Astra Gaming Tablet YouTube Review hosted over on Average Dad Too which is the new sister channel to the main Average Dad channel. Team members can post videos but Garry will be posting most of the content. He will also be doing written gear reviews for the main Average Dad Store (which specialises in importing phones from the Chinese market). He will be leaving Coolsmartphone to focus on all this, with the aim of making it his full time job. Good luck Garry! News Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Full Specs Leaked ahead of 4th September event - The Event Not just phones and TVs: Samsung is bringing 7 years of updates to more devices Honor MagicPad 3, MagicBook Art 14 2025 now available internationally With a 40-hour battery and dynamic lighting, Marshall's jumbo-sized speaker New soundcore Work portable AI voice recorder appears YouTube confirms AI alterations to Shorts, raising concerns among creators Motorola & Lenovo’s Massive IFA Leak Reveals All Upcoming Products This new Google TV box has a ton of ports, and comes from… Acer? Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant BOSGAME E2 Mini PC - CasaOS Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted UGREEN USB C Hub, Revodok Multiport Adapter (7-in-1) - £12.34 Honor 400 Pro 512GB/12GB, was £699 now £560 Poco F7 Ultra 512GB/12GB, was £699 now £560 KOORUI 34 Inch Ultrawide Curved Gaming Monitor, 165Hz, 1440P - £199.99 SameRiver Tower Extension Lead £20 from £30 (or here’s one that’s not a Tower for much the same price) Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital White CPU Air Cooler - £30.32 Elgato Stream Deck XL 32 keys, £160 from £230 and Elgato Stream Deck+ (in Black) £160 from £200 Amazon Basics Bluetooth and USB Computer Speakers - £13.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Aug 24, 2025 • 1h 23min
Tech Addicts 2025 - A Plucky Pixel Perspective
This week, Gareth and Ted unpack the latest tech buzz. Is Valve's "Fremont" console the future of gaming? The ROG Ally impresses as a solid portable Xbox experience. Plus, Ted showcases an innovative AI-powered tablet with a projector that teaches kids a new language. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Salmon’s (hopeful) iOS Leap! News Amazon is switching its Fire tablets to Android Malcolm Bryant - 'Open source Android', aka AOSP, is really bare-bones. All OEMs to this point have supplemented AOSP with extra functionality in order to have a viable consumer-facing product. In particular of course there is Google Play Services, which gives access to the Play Store and many other core Android features. Google Play Services is not part of AOSP but it seems extremely unlikely that Amazon would omit it if the intent is to make this tablet a mainstream Android device. Projector in a tablet with 30,000mAh Battery? Blackview Active 12 Pro 5G review - Specs Dex is an AI-powered camera device that helps children learn new languages - 97-second YouTube Video Valve's Fremont SteamOS console surfaces with six-core Zen 4 CPU and RX 7600 GPU ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X launch October 16 Honor Magic V Flip 2 unveiled with 200MP camera, 5,500mAh battery The Google Event was Cringeworthy! Pixel 10 from £799 Pixel 10 Pro from £999 Pixel 10 Pro XL from £1,199 Pixel 10 Pro Fold (later release?) from £1,749 Pixel Watch 4 from £349 Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant Pixel Tablet with Speaker Dock, 256GB, Porcelain and Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 Google Headlines - Weather especially - Yellow Alert warnings… several days afterwards Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus £559 from £749 (and i3 £399 from £649) Lenovo Legion R24e - 23.8" FHD (1920x1080) -25% £59.00 Was: £79.00 Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook Duet 11 £242 from £369/£299 Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring - £26.88 Logitech G Yeti Orb USB Condenser RGB Microphone £33.24 from £59.99 WD 22TB Elements External Hard Drive - £308.99 Poco M7 128GB/6GB (£119), 256GB/8GB (£139) Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’

Aug 17, 2025 • 1h 25min
Tech Addicts 2025 - A Monopolistic Perplexity
Gareth and Ted swelter as they chat about Perplexity AI eyeing Google Chrome, Microsoft court action over Windows 10, a battery issue with the GPD Win 5, Insta360 new 8k drone, Linux Mint Zara beta, FydeOS, VPNs vs Proxies and Honor Magic V Flip 2. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Bloody sun is coming out Sunday here which means I’m going to roast in this tin can (with windows doors shut for noise) or have fans and dogs and trains noise aplenty - so my vote is to get underway asap please! Camera Creations now has its own website (well, kind of)! I decided to stop paying through the nose for domains and SSL registrations so dumped it, Steve Litchfield style, on my homepage! As he rightly points out, that’s what he does with all his stuff and has never had a problem - the RSS feeds are the important bit for the podcast world. Anyway, so it’s at tedsalmon.com/cameracreations - bare-bones for now but I’m beginning to agree with Steve - keep it simple. Everyone’s on social media now anyway, not websites! I might move all my stuff the same way over time as domains expire etc. I also dumped my main tedsalmon.com site back to basics (from the Google Sites fluffy-look one it has been) - so that also needs work. Camera Creations Shared Album News This new Ryzen Max gaming handheld is too powerful to hold a battery Perplexity AI wants to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion (more than twice the value of Perplexity)! It’s Better Left with Google Microsoft is being sued for killing Windows 10 Gemini is about to remember everything, unless you tell it not to Brits are turning from VPNs to Proxies to resist age verification - but their data may be at risk Insta360 8K drone immerses you in an alternate reality of human flight Pixel 10 Pro Fold first foldable with IP6/8 rating - a breakthrough moment in foldables? Honor Magic V Flip 2's display can withstand 350,000 folds, 5,500mAh battery confirmed Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant FydeOS - ChromeOS Flex rival - with Android Apps, full support, unlike FlexOS Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Available for Public Beta Testing - with fingerprint authentication (I have one on my laptop) Download Link for Cinnamon - is it a simple process to get onto the Beta? Recommended? Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted AMD Ryzensets 5 9600X - £131.99 (cheaper than 7600x right now) AMD Ryzensets 9 9900X - £289.99 Canon PowerShot V10 Vlogging Starter Kit £299 from £439 WOLFANG 64GB MP3 Players - £20.99 POCO F7 Ultra 512GB/16GB £559 from £619 from £699 (also the 256GB/12GB for £529) HONOR Pad 10,12.1 inches Wi-Fi Tablet - £199.99 Pen - £79 Google Pixel Tablet with Charging Speaker Dock £379 from £399 from £699 - one last shoutout! Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Aug 10, 2025 • 1h 12min
Tech Addicts 2025 - Decant a Rant
Gareth and Ted reunite for another show. This week more on the Uk Online Safety act Gareth lost his shit about last week. Ted looks at the Nothing Phone 3 debacle, iKKO's new device, Google finish fiddling with Steam on Chromebooks, stolen load of Galaxy Z Fold 7s and PixelSnap be's a thing. Plus loads more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Phil Wells on Gareth’s Rant I've just listened to the latest episode and am concerned about Gareth's rant. First off...the legislation came into force recently but was enacted some time ago (26 October 2023) under the Conservative Government but time was given for tech companies to react and for the body charged with enforcing it (Ofcom) to get its act together. As such it should be Michelle Donelan who is the target for the ire as Peter Kyle can only deal with what has been legislated. I would contend that Gareth is guilty of shooting the messenger here. Turning to age verification and the bit about a Government ID system...off the top of my head I can think of at least 5 Government Departments where I am already uniquely identified....by NI Number, Driver's Licence Number, Passport Number, UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference), National Health Number. None of the departments/systems seem to talk to each other (except that there is a link between Passport and Driving Licence systems for the sharing of pictures) and each stores the same information about me. Given that everyone is given a NI number around the time of their 16th birthday this would seem to be the logical place for any age verification call to be made. But then again when has logic applied to anything that gets done in this country. Ian Barton on Rclone A kind of super powerful version of rsync. A command-line programme to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature-rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces. Over 70 cloud storage products support rclone including S3 object stores, business and consumer file storage services - as well as standard transfer protocols. Rclone has powerful cloud equivalents to the unix commands rsync, cp, mv, mount, ls, ncdu, tree, rm, and cat. Rclone's familiar syntax includes shell pipeline support, and --dry-run protection. It is used at the command line, in scripts or via its API. Users call rclone "The Swiss army knife of cloud storage" and "Technology indistinguishable from magic". I use it to download all my documents and photos to a server at home, which makes sure there are at least two backups of every document (there are two computers that each have a backup). Because rclone has so many options it can be difficult at the start. However, some Googling will usually find a script that does what you want. AJ Santos on YouTube now second only to BBC as media destination YouTube has become the UK's second most-watched media service, behind only the BBC, according to Ofcom's annual report. 20% of Generation Alpha - aged four to 15 - turn to YouTube first when switching on their SmartTV. People aged over 55 are watching nearly twice as much YouTube as they did two years ago. New-look PSC Show with me and Joe Hickey starts 1st September now Steve has retired. PSC Website - phonesshowchat.uk - RSS Feed News Google officially ends support for Steam on Chromebooks Samsung's new foldable display tech Google loses US appeal over app store reforms in Epic Games case iKKO Card-Sized AI Smartphone with Free Global Internet - Ben’s Gadget Reviews A truck carrying thousands of Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 units just got stolen Nothing just snubbed its biggest market (India) while defending Phone 3 price Looks like PixelSnap confirms magnetic Qi2 25W charging on the Pixel 10 Series - Nothing left to announce Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook 15 inch Full HD Touchscreen Intel Celeron N4500 4GB RAM 128GB - £189.99 Anker HDMI Switch £9.99 from £16 - UGreen option Magnetic Light Strips-84 LED, 2 Pack - 3 Colour & 5 Brightness - £11.99 Samsung Galaxy S10FE £599 from £749 spqment Solar Outdoor Security Sensor Lights: 288 LED Outdoor Garden Light - £9.98 Logitech MX Keys S Plus £82.99 from £120 (Oh dear - do we need to upgrade?) UGREEN 2.5Gbps Network Switch (5 x 2.5Gbps Base-T& 1 x 10Gbps SFP+ Slot Ethernet Splitter) £39.98 Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank (250W) with 100W Charging Base - back down to £169 again (from £229) Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Aug 3, 2025 • 1h 42min
Tech Addicts 2025 - Think of the children
Gareth and Ted return for an August run of the show, this week talking about the UK's online safety act, the humble VPN, protecting children, TOR, the Honourable Peter Kyle Secretary of State for Science Innovation and Technology, Linux, Bazzite, Lutris, Voyager 1, Ulefone, Apple Iphone 17 slim, C64 Mini and much more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Listener A J Santos discovered this week that after 47 years, Voyager is 1 Light Day away from earth and there are 1,523 more of those until it reaches our nearest neighbouring star. So it’ll get there in the year 71,500. John Husband on Linux now gaining 6% of the Desktop market Bazzite - Lutris News UK online safety bill chinwag - Are they going to ban VPNs? - Proton VPN - Repeal the Online Safety Act - Petitions New iPhone 17 Air - Are phones getting sexier or flimsier Ulefone's Armor 33 series features a bonkers 25,500mAh battery and second screen - Website - GSMArena Specs Google Assistant Is Basically on Life Support and Things Just Got Worse Futurehome controversy - Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service - Louis Rossmann is fighting the customer’s corner! 'Autofocus' Glasses promise sharp vision, near or far Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant C64 Mini - New one announced Amstrad Studio 100 - It’s almost shit… but not quite. Boox Go Color 7 Samsung Galaxy A9+ Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Amazon Basics Computer Speakers - £9.99 Majority Folio - £135 NEBULA Capsule Air Ultra Portable Projector - £299.99 Logitech G Yeti Orb Condenser RGB Microphone UGREEN Vertical Ergonomic Mouse - £12.99 Google Pixel 9 Pro eufy Video Doorbell Camera - £44.99 Samsung EVO Select (2024) microSD card + SD Adapter, 1 TB - £69.99 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts

Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 6min
The Camera Creations Podcast Episode 2 – Pilot 2 of 2
Whilst the Tech Addicts are away... the Camera Creators will play. Sir Ted Salmon, Joe Hickey, Chris Kelly, and Ian Bundey return to podcasting with Camera Creations, discussing all things camera and photography in episode 2. They delve into their expectations for the podcast, introduce themselves, and brainstorm ideas. The show will continue to be published on the back of Whatever Works so you can find it in Podcatchers under that feed.. (for now) or via the rss – https://whateverworks.works/whateverworks.rss

Jun 22, 2025 • 57min
The Camera Creations Podcast Episode 1 – Pilot 1 of 2
The Camera Creations Podcast at Whatever Works. Episode 1 - Pilot 1 of 2. Joe Hickey, Chris Clayton, Ian Bundey and Ted Salmon dip our toes into the water of podcasting about all things camera and photography. It's a bit of a getting-to-know-you pod as we chat about what we expect from it, introductions and throw ideas around.

Jun 22, 2025 • 1h 16min
Homegrown Hi-Fi
The last Tech Addicts Podcast of June and returning in August. This week Samsung Unpacked 2025, Ted'd home Hi-Fi, a casio Watch Ring, a sever data breach, NFC 15 upgrade and much more. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Ted Camera Creations (at Whatever Works) Podcast Over 16 billion records leaked in "unimaginable" major data breach – here's what we know News Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday 9th July at 3pm BST - Galaxy Z Fold7, the Galaxy Z Flip7, the Galaxy Watch8, Watch8 Classic, and Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025), and perhaps also the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE. NFC 15 comes with improved range and better features Ayaneo reveals new Flip 1S clamshell gaming handheld variant while dropping hints about pricing and availability Nothing Headphone 1 images leak, showing a retro-futuristic cassette-inspired look Casio ring watch - Coming Soon Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant I have my trusty Ruark R2 Mk3 still on the go connected to my Pro-Ject Debut SE 3 (both out of production now.) Pro-Ject Phono Box MM (as the turntable has no pre-amp)…and I did recently get some Lonpoo Passive Bookshelf Speakers (75W) for when needed!In the bedroom I now have my Majority Folio (as highlighted recently here.) And my bedroom radio/bluetooth speaker is the Supersignal Revo which is very classy! Other than that 101 bluetooth speakers (favourite being Marshall Acton III) and portable radio units dotted around the place - my favourite dinky, portable one being the Roberts Play20 MusicBrainz Picard Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted WD 14 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - £209.99 Jisulife Portable Handheld Fan - 5000mAh Battery Rechargeable - £56 from £70 (or resin one £53) 2-Pack 40W USB C Fast Charger, 4-Port Multi Charger UK Charging Plug - £13.71 Elgato Stream Deck Neo - £59 from £99 Elgato Neo Ultimate Bundle (Stream Deck Neo, Wave Neo, Facecam Neo and Key Light Neo) - £239 from £349 Anker USB C Cable, 6 ft 2-in-1 Type C Cable - £15.98 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra £599 from £649 from £999 - Specs Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s Amazon YouTube: Tech Addicts

Jun 15, 2025 • 1h 19min
The Brains on Barbie
This week we tackle AI in toys, Google killing Slopes, Chromebook Showcase may introduce Kompanio and Hylia, a lackluster Q1 performance from foldables and Uber to trial self-driving taxis in London. With Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon Join us on Mewe RSS Link: https://techaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download | iTunes | YouTube Music | Stitcher | Tunein | Spotify Amazon | Pocket Casts | Castbox | PodHubUK Feedback, Fallout and Contributions Would you buy your child a ChatGPT‑powered Barbie? I’m queasy at the prospect of a real‑life Small Soldiers scenario News ‘They’re living in fantasy land’: Uber to trial self-driving taxis in London next spring JBL’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar range, includes a flagship system to rival Samsung and Sonos that replaces one of our favorite soundbars Open Source One-Handed Keyboard Blends QWERTY and Mouse for True Accessibility Foldables see lackluster Q1 growth in Europe, Samsung's lead shrinks Quickies TIL: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R on Chromebooks for instant 'reset' when you can't get to the PowerWash because Android integration with ChromeOS has locked things up! It’s official: Google’s Chromebook Showcase is set for next Tuesday, June 17th …and Robby was clearly tuned into our last show! The other MediaTek Kompanio Ultra Chromebook ‘Hylia’ is a convertible The Bye Bye Google AI free Chrome extension gets rid of AI overviews Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos “It's abhorrent on Roku. 60-75-second ad breaks every 5ish minutes with only a few skippable ads.” YouTube have been removing videos about blocking ads… some have been restored Slopes Google issue - This should not be so hard to repel. have a backup plan Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted Both UGreen and Anker have a lot of reductions at the moment. OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G 8GB RAM 256GB - Now: £179.00 Was: £217.00 - Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 128GB/8GB £499 from £649 + Free Galaxy Watch 7 (£279) + £100 cashback + trade-ins Creative Pebble Modern 2.0 USB powered Compact Speaker - Now: £20.99 Was: £22.99 + 10% off voucher Anker SOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station 60,000mAh 200W (140W) 2 x USB-A, 3 x USB-C Solar-In £109 from £169 Anker SOLIX C300 DC Power Bank Station 90,000mAh 300W (140W) 2 x USB-A, 3 x USB-C Solar-In £159 from £199 USB C Plug, 40W 4-Port USB C Charger Plug Multi USB Plug - Now: £7.64 Was: £8.99 Soundcore Motion+ Bluetooth Speaker - Hi-Res 30W Audio, Customizable EQ, 12H Playtime, IPX7, USB-C £65 from £110 Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk | PodHubUK Contact:: gareth@techaddicts.uk | @techaddictsuk Gareth - @garethmyles | Mastodon | Blusky | garethmyles.com | Gareth’s Ko-Fi Ted - tedsalmon.com | Ted’s PayPal | Mastodon | Ted’s AmazonYouTube: Tech Addicts