#SGGQA: Gadgets and Technology Politics

ISPs tell the FCC that "excellent service" is why their customers stay. AI companies are squeezing utilities to increase energy costs to consumers. Only 700,000 CoPilot+ laptops have been sold this quarter. Intel's CEO has stepped down. My pal Jaime Rivera is leaving Pocketnow. Qualcomm vs MediaTek vs Google, Who's making the best phone chip … Continue reading "#SGGQA 374: Snapdragon X Laptops Flop, Phone Chips Battle, Do People Want Headphone Jacks Back?"

I'm back from India! After a whirlwind trip to New Delhi, I'm back in the States, and I have a LOT of thoughts on the conference I attended. MediaTek covered my travel and accommodations, but it was also an opportunity to test out a BUNCH of gear for travel. From new bags, to multi-monitor setups, … Continue reading "#SGGQA 373: Back from MediaTek India, New Phone Chips, and the Travel Tech I Love! PJ Pod!"

Happy Monday! The courts are arguing over Net Neutrality again! The DA investigating Musk over $1 Million prices is getting death threats. Russian fines Google an IMPOSSIBLE amount of money. Microsoft stock is down after earnings call, they're delaying Recall again, and they're already set to abandon "CoPilot" branding to copy Apple. Tidal needs more … Continue reading "#SGGQA 371: Snapdragon 8 Elite Runs HOT, Microsoft Fumbles AI Strategy, Net Neutrality Argued Before Judges, Apple Buys Pixelmator"

Happy Monday! Cable companies want a stay on the FTC's new Click To Cancel rule. The McFlurry machine can now be repaired! Videos games can not be archived for history. Redditors are working to pollute Google search results. Intel's chips are underwhelming AND showing issues. And we should probably chat about these new phone chips … Continue reading "#SGGQA 370: Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Dimensity 9400, Redditors Pollutes Google Search, Free the McFlurry!"

Happy Monday! The FCC is taking aim at broadband caps! The FTC's new click to cancel rule should be popular with consumers. Now GOOGLE is looking to invest in nuclear power for AI. Elon Musk is facing increased scrutiny, as ALL his business are now in regulator crosshairs. Qualcomm killed off their dev kit. LG … Continue reading "#SGGQA 369: OnePlus 13 Spotted, Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, New LG Phone Patent, Qualcomm's Canceled Dev Kit"

Happy Monday! Samsung is having another rough week as company executives admit the brand is in crisis. The DOJ is proposing BROAD measures to split departments like Android and Chrome away from Google. Google is working on new search tools and a Linux terminal for Android. GoG makes fun of Steams new disclosures ahead of … Continue reading "#SGGQA 368: DOJ Proposes Android Split from Google, Samsung in Crisis, XBox Purchases Coming to Android App"

Happy Monday! Samsung is having a rough week. From almost selling off their foundry to potentially cancelling the Exynos 2500. OpenAI scams more investors into paying their current bills. California Governor vetoes AI bill. Microsoft maybe wasn't joking about buying a nuclear plant to power their data centers. Amazon is going to ramp up more … Continue reading "#SGGQA 367: Samsung Bricks Phones and Cancels Exynos, OpenAI Doubles Company Valuation, Reddit Cracks Down on Mods Again"

Happy Monday! We got a healthy mix of news and reviews to chew through this week! California will require companies to tell customers they dont really own the media they buy online! Apple exits talks to fund OpenAI. Australia is cracking down on phone competition. Samsung released some new hardware! Xiaomi released some new hardware! … Continue reading "#SGGQA 366: Galaxy S24 FE, Carriers Killing Competition, Apple Exits OpenAI Round, Panels Postmortem"

Happy Monday! I'm stuck on a layover at the Baltimore airport, but that's no excuse NOT to host a live stream! I found a discrete corner near my gate, plugged a mic into the OnePlus Pad 2, and jumped on the airport WiFi. We had a fun impromptu chat about life, tech, and travel! Let's … Continue reading "#SGGQA 365: Podcasting in an Airport from the OnePlus Pad 2…"

Happy Monday! Apple is looking at a chunky tax bill in the EU after years of sweetheart deals in Ireland. EU regulators are also looking at video game in-game currencies. Google is rolling out Gemini to every Android user. And we should probably chat about smartphone expectations. Is Pixel the better buy than an iPhone … Continue reading "#SGGQA 364: Apple's EU Tax Bill, Google Gemini For ALL, Is Pixel Better than iPhone This Year?"