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A thrice-weekly news show about tech + gaming culture
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Jul 29, 2021 • 8min
Intel just changed the game.
0:00 Welcome...to the void
0:09 Intel rebranding + roadmap
1:30 Dell vs. state power regulations
2:48 LG selling iPhones
3:37 NZXT BLD
4:18 QUICK BITS
4:24 RX 6600 XT is imminent
4:51 Oculus Quest 2 sales stopped
5:20 Apple in-display patents
5:47 Halo Infinite technical playtest
6:09 Synchron's BCI approved for trials
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Jul 27, 2021 • 7min
LG's doing WHAT??
0:00 Peak Athletics
0:10 480Hz monitors
1:01 Intel says chip shortage to continue
2:01 Steam Deck targets 30fps
2:41 Drop Summer Sale
3:13 QUICK BITS
3:20 RTX 40 series
3:40 Amazon may take Bitcoin
4:05 China's thorium reactor
4:35 iOS 14.7.1 update
5:02 iPhone 14 TITANIUM
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Jul 24, 2021 • 6min
Bent CPU = Good?
0:00 he's angry about being fired
0:08 PlasticARM bendy CPU
1:02 EVGA replacing bricked RTX 3090s
1:50 FTC backs Right to Repair
2:24 Storyblocks
3:02 QUICK BITS
3:06 Akamai internet outage
3:37 Epic new complaint against Google
3:59 Section 230 bill
4:25 Kaseya master decryptor key
4:49 Tokyo Olympics video game music
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Jul 22, 2021 • 7min
It's frying RTX 3090s
0:00 WELCOME EXALTED ONE
0:07 New World bricking RTX 3090s
1:10 Freedom Phone is scammy
2:09 Pegasus spyware scandal
3:04 Drop Summer Sale
3:43 QUICK BITS
3:49 Bezos goes to Space
4:23 Intel 12900K is baller?
4:50 AMD GPU on ARM!
5:27 DirectStorage on Win10
5:54 Ubisoft. Why are you like this
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Jul 20, 2021 • 7min
REAL Gamers choose ARM…
Timestamps:
0:00 Techlinked directed by John Hughes
0:06 Arm gaming laptops on the way
1:07 Windows vulnerabilities
2:00 Switch + OLED = profit
3:06 Vessi Footwear
3:40 QUICK BITS
3:45 Steam Deck upgradeable?
4:18 Japanese internet speed record
4:57 iPhone 13 always-on display
5:15 Tesla FSD subscription
5:48 Impossible Nuggets
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Jul 17, 2021 • 8min
The Steam Console is Real!
NEWS SOURCES --------------------------------------------------- Intel Is in Talks to Buy Global Foundries : Blue & Red makes Team Purple https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-is-in-talks-to-buy-globalfoundries-for-about-30-billion-11626387704 https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22579404/intel-globalfoundries-acquisition-buy-rumor https://www.hexus.net/business/news/general-business/148106-intel-talks-buy-globalfoundries-says-wsj-report/ SteamDeck – It’s real, and it’s Open https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech https://www.steamdeck.com/en/hardware https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-handheld-announced/ Intel Alder Lake K-series desktop CPUs specs have leaked: The clock strikes 12 https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-alder-lake-k-series-desktop-cpus-specs-have-leaked/ https://www.hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/148103-purported-intel-alder-lake-k-processor-specs-shared/ https://www.techradar.com/news/intel-alder-lake-cpus-could-be-more-powerful-than-we-thought https://www.techpowerup.com/284566/specs-of-top-intel-12th-gen-core-alder-lake-s-processors-surface Quickbits Battlefield 2042 will be an always-online experience: If it’s on, it’s online https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/battlefield-2042-will-be-an-always-online-experience-even-in-training-mode/ https://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-Announcements/Battlefield-Briefing-Answering-Your-Reveal-Questions/m-p/10497692 Netflix gaming: Don’t mess with my Saves, mom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/netflix-plans-to-offer-video-games-in-expansion-beyond-films-tv https://kotaku.com/report-netflix-is-adding-games-in-the-next-year-1847294904 FidelityFX is open source: https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-is-now-officially-open-source/ https://github.com/GPUOpen-Effects/FidelityFX-FSR Windows 365: 365 all the things! https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578396/microsoft-windows-365-pricing-skus-monthly-subscription-cost Alexa gets new voices: Hey Shaq, how’s the weather up there? https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/16/22579880/alexa-celebrity-voices-shaquille-oneal-melissa-mccarthy https://www.engadget.com/alexa-voice-shaq-melissa-mccarthy-103537916.html https://www.pcmag.com/news/melissa-mccarthy-shaquille-oneal-join-alexas-celebrity-voice-lineup
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Jul 15, 2021 • 8min
You lose, Firefox!
NEWS SOURCES --------------------------------------------------- TMSC Exploring semiconductor integrated watercooling https://linustechtips.com/topic/1356024-tsmc-exploring-on-chip-semiconductor-integrated-watercooling/ https://www.hexus.net/tech/news/cooling/148094-tsmc-reckons-intrachip-cooling-might-become-necessary-soon/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-exploring-on-chip-semiconductor-integrated-watercooling ARM says Performance per Watt is the new Paradigm https://www.arm.com/blogs/blueprint/performance-per-watt https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arm-performance-per-watt-new-metric Windows 365 in the cloud https://www.engadget.com/windows-365-cloud-virtual-pc-150022333.html https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22575064/microsoft-windows-365-cloud-pc-launch-date-price-features Edge edges out Firefox https://www.hexus.net/tech/news/software/148095-microsoft-edge-climbs-3rd-position-browser-market-share/ Apple’s new MagSafe battery Pack https://www.engadget.com/apple-iphone-12-magsafe-battery-pack-175601349.html https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJWY3AM/A/magsafe-battery-pack?fnode=c7c2b4b83d04a6c12d10d8c164c41ddbf4e5e1939a057c0f9c410b557aad4b22675ce6db5e16f1bcd446f109c976eb120cc4e5fddf51b6b0e141b4a13703348625bdb3cf255a024495e92d3604c3e4955d2c074468c13cf87bc874e688bc91d2 Apple Pay Pay Later https://www.engadget.com/apple-pay-later-report-205333095.html https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575852/apple-pay-later-report-affirm-paypal-klarna-monthly-installments Cyberpunk 2077 was the top selling PS4 digital game in June https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/cyberpunk-2077-was-the-highest-selling-digital-ps4-game-in-june/ PS4 Cryptofarm crushed https://www.engadget.com/cryptofarm-ps-4-pro-raided-ukraine-045118233.html https://kotaku.com/thousands-of-ps4-pros-discovered-in-warehouse-raid-1847272415 CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:13 Edge edges out firefox 1:11 Water through silicon 2:02 No moore's law 3:46 Windows in windows on windows 4:25 The charge of attraction 5:00 Pay later, not now 5:38 PS4's Cyberpunk comeback 6:10 "Pro" is for professional miner
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Jul 12, 2021 • 7min
You don't HAVE to get Windows 11!
10 DAYS OF WINDOWS 11 https://www.techspot.com/news/90381-windows-11-give-you-10-days-change-mind.html https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/324459-windows-11-will-support-rolling-back-to-windows-10-but-not-for-long https://www.pcgamer.com/yes-windows-11-will-let-you-roll-back-to-windows-10-but-youll-have-to-decide-fast/ AIMBOT WITH MORE BOT https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ai-assisted-call-of-duty-cheat-for-pc-and-console-targeted-by-activision/ https://www.pcmag.com/news/machine-learning-is-now-being-used-to-cheat-in-multiplayer-games https://screenrant.com/call-duty-machine-learning-cheats-activision-attention/ MINI BUT POWERFUL? https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/11/ipad-mini-redesign-larger-imac-apple-silicon/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/12/sixth-generation-ipad-mini-this-fall/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/ipad-mini-redesign-set-for-fall-launch-report-says/ UNPACKED EARLY https://www.engadget.com/samsungs-galaxy-unpacked-line-up-revealed-in-huge-new-leak-095533534.html https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/1413734357328699396 SALUTE YOUR SHORTS https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-rival-youtube-shorts-expands-beta-into-over-100-countries/ https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0712/1234676-youtube-shorts-launches-in-ireland-to-rival-tiktok/ VANISHING ACT https://www.gsmarena.com/whatsapp_beta_for_ios_gets_disappearing_messages-news-49993.php https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-disappearing-photos-and-videos-feature-ios-users-2021-7 MORE LIKE “VIRGIN MESOSPHERIC” https://www.omaze.com/products/virgin-galactic-2021 https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-omaze-suborbital-spaceflight-contest SUPER MILLIONAIRE 64 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57804089 https://www.ign.com/articles/sealed-copy-super-mario-64-sold-1-million-most-valuable-game-collectible-ever-auction
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Jul 10, 2021 • 7min
Google's Reckoning Has Come.
0:00 DETENTION FOR A WEEK
0:13 Google antitrust lawsuit
1:16 Biden executive order
2:03 Microsoft is having trouble
2:55 Blinkist
3:38 QUICK BITS
3:48 Twitter gives in to India
4:17 Qualcomm made a smartphone
4:42 Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 5a leaks
5:10 Google Pay balance is useful
5:30 Oneplus throttling phones
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Jul 8, 2021 • 7min
Right to Repair is WINNING?
0:00 Alex always does this
0:15 Nintendo Switch NOT PRO
1:25 Trump sues social media
2:23 Right to Repair executive order
3:13 Ridge Wallet
3:42 QUICK BITS
3:52 GPU prices coming down
4:35 Apple ATT driving advertisers to Android
5:06 Pentagon scraps JEDI contract
5:31 Print Nightmare patch
5:56 Phone with a Drone
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