This week, Jeff Bezos is flying to the moon, Bitcoin lands in El Salvador as legal tender, and Facebook will have its own smartwatch

Show Notes:

• Jeff Bezos and his brother is flying to the moon
• Bitcoin in El Salvador
• Facebooks 1st smartwatch
• US House Representative tweets his Gmail password
• Volkswagen says more than 3.3 million of their customers’ information exposed
• 2% of the top 1,000 apps in the App Store were reportedly scams
• WWDC 2021

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This week, NetFlix adds a plus,  Uber’s pleased with a minus and Apple is working on a foldable iPhone?

Show Notes:

• Uber Q1
• Apple reportedly working on a foldable iPhone
• Chromebook shipments soared 275% in Q1
• Google adds more flexibility to its return to work policies
• Boost Mobile’s Unlimted Plus plan throws in free virtual doctor visits
• Netflix “N-Plus”
• Toshiba launches a new lineup of Fire TV Edition televisions

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This week, Samsung unpacks again with products, Apple breaks records again in its earnings, and yes returns in Las Vegas

Show Notes:

• Samsung’s Galaxy Book range
• Apple Q2
• CES returns to Las Vegas
• Alphabet Q1
• Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL
• T-Mobile SyncUp Tracker
• ADT sues Amazon’s Ring
• Google wants to put Nest Hubs into hotel rooms
• Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles
• Spotify Q1
• HBO Max will be $9.99 a month with ads
• Woman charged with embezzlement for not returning VHS tape
• FCC to begin $50 broadband subsidy program

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This week,  Apple springs into action, global smartphone sales rise and Twitter will allow you to upload and view photos in 4K

Show Notes

• Apple’s Spring Loaded event
• Twitter images in 4K
• FCC robocall mitigation database
• Microsoft Cloud PC
• Verizon 5G Home broadband is heading to 3 new cities
• Global smartphone sales 24% in Q1
• Disney+ is getting Spiderman
• YouTube Mobile starts offering video quality options
• Mcdonald’s adding a BTS meal
• Spotify paid subscriptions 

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This week, LG is no longer in the smartphone market, you can no longer get an answer from Yahoo, and oh no 500 million Facebook users data leaked online

Show Notes:

• LG calls it quits
• Yahoo Answers shuts down next month
• Over 500 million Facebook user’s personal data have leaked online
• Californa man indicted for stealing Shopify customer data
• T-Mobile’s Uncarrier Next event
• YouTube and Facebook are the most widely used platforms
• Uber entices drivers
• Best Buy Beta
• Google I/O
• The Pixel 5a 5G is coming
• Amazon warehouse workers vote against unionization
• Optimus Prime responds to voice commands

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This week,  Amazon wants to take care of you, the FCC fines 2 telemarketers for millions, and instead of a face id, a thumbprint, or entering a pin you might able to wink at your phone to unlock it.

• Amazon Care
• FCC fines two telemarketers $225 million
• Proposed face unlock system
• Rep.Bowman introduces new bill to lower broadband costs
• Apple dominated the wearables market
• Apple Maps can help you find a COVID-19 vaccine
• T-Mobile customers are getting a free Pandora app
• Walmart is making an Android TV stick
• Monopoly wants your help
• Coca-Cola is launching vending machine subscriptions in China
• NFL finalizes deal with Amazon

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This week, you can no longer have Fry’s with that electronics order, GameStop’s stock price goes up again, and no it doesn’t have to do with Robinhood and Best Buy lays off 5,000 employees

Show Notes:

• Fry’s closing its doors
• GameStop’s stock price goes up again
• Best Buy lays off employees
• FCC authorizes a $50 discount for low-income internet bills
• You can call for a Lyft
• YouTube will expand parental controls for tweens and teens
• Pluto TV and CBS All Access subscribers grow
• Woman earns $3,000 in donations while streaming herself sleeping
• Mr. Potato Head drops Mister
• Frogger the game is going to be a game show TV series

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This week, Roaring Kitty is getting sued, Google is paying News Corp and Amazon wants you to build it

Show Notes:

• Roaring Kitty is getting sued
• Google will pay News Corp outlets for using their content
• Amazon’s Build It
• Chromebooks overtake Macs
• Google and Facebook dominate mobile apps
• New Samsung laptops
• Comcast delays data cap
• Mark Wahlberg will produce a series about MoviePass
• NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge

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This week Jeff Bezos steps down, RobinHood steps up and Google pays up

Show Notes:

• Jeff Bezos steps down from Amazon
• Robinhood’s Super Bowl ad
• Google will pay $3.8 million to settle discrimination accusations 
• T-Mobile continues growth
• Spotify’s 345 million listeners
• iCloud outage
• Amazon plans to install always-on surveillance cameras in vehicles
• Comcast delays data cap
• Call to the FCC to expand remote learning connectivity 

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This week, T-Mobile adds millions of customers, Apple’s App Store made billions, and an early preview of what’s coming to CES 2021

Show Notes:

• T-Mobile adds 5.6 million customers
• Apple announces record App Store spending
• Samsung C-Lab
• Samsung’s new Frame TV
• Sharp unveils Alexa-enable microwaves
• LG’s new stick vacuum 
• What to expect from 2021
• Amazon pledges $2 billion toward affordable housing
• Amazon Prime Pantry is dead
• Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold
• Motorola launches 4 new sub-$400 phones
• Roku says Roku TV was best selling smart TV OS
• Essential software for a young student
• Apps that teach you to cook
• Robots at CES

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