Happy Easter Weekend everyone. This week there is a plethora of smartphone news, video gaming news, streaming video news along with Google news and a lot of tech tips. In the smartphone news, if you want to go in person at a Verizon Wireless store for an upgrade/activation, get ready to pay extra.

Show Notes:

• A cheaper Google Pixel 3
• New Verizon activation fees
• LG Android updates
• DC Universe on Xbox One
• 15 game streaming sites
• Sony PlayStation 5
• Epic Games 2 FA
• Avengers Endgame leaks
• YouTube testing Super Chat
• Best sport streaming sites
• Cord-cutting apps for Android
• Movies and shows on Hulu in May
• Google Fiber in Louisville
• BTS breaks records
• Puma Fi beta testing program
• FTC Facebook investigation
• Google Trends: Anniversary of Columbine High School shooting
• Trending on Twitter: Mike Scott

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The news gods have brought forth a lot of tech news this week,  there is a lot of  Apple news and a lot of government in tech news where there is a story that was posted where there is a bill that is working its way through Congress where if you want to file your taxes with e-file via the IRS, you can no longer file for free, it appears that you may have to go through the expensive route soon.

Show Notes:

• Spyware on iOS
• Apple stops charging to transfer data
• Next macOS version
• Prince Harry and Oprah on Apple
• Senate Detour Act
• No free IRS
• Twitter pulls Trump video
• Yahoo settlement
• YouTube TV price hike
• Netflix Joke is on Us on Sirius XM
• Walmart expands its in-store tech
• Verizon patches vulnerable routers
• Facebook delays its clear history tool again
• Facebook’s Watch Party is popular with pirates
• Nearly 70% of hotel websites leak personal data
• Amazon climate change letter
• Alexa long-form news briefing
• Trending at number 1 on Google Trends: Hedwig Kohn
• How to build the perfect Mac on Apple’s website
• Disney+ November 2019
• Trending at number 1 on Twitter: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• Trending at number 1 on YouTube: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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It’s a new month and with a new month, let’s mark this day on your calendar with the tech news of the week. This week, problems, problems, and even more problems namely Arizona Beverages that you love to drink! Well, ransomware has reared it’s ugly head and it targeted them.

Show Notes:

• Youtube has a content problem
• T-Moblie and Viacom
• Netflix price increase
• Arizona Beverages ransomware
• PlayStation store refunds
• Gamestop posts a massive loss
• Verizon 5G
• Galaxy S10 5G
• Google healthcare parental leave
• Walmart to offer online grocery shopping with Google Assistant
• Amazon Whole Foods
• Elizabeth Warren wants to jail negligent CEO’s 
• Save the Internet Act
• This gigantic pile of 350,000 Flickr photos
• Look at this man’s walls of video games
• Google Trends at number 1: Shazam
• Trending at number 5 on YouTube: Joker
• Trending at number 4 on Twitter: #thingseasilymisunderstood

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March is coming to a close and Apple wanted to make a big splash with a lot of announcements, some of those announcements were Apple Arcade and Apple Card. Is the Apple Card the card for you? Details in this week’s episode.

Show Notes:

• Apple Arcade
• Apple Card
• Spectrum employee caught on camera
• Facebook pulls accounts
• Reddit may cross the 100 million mark in revenue
• Election security in 2020
• AMP in Gmail 
• March Madness with Google Assistant
• FTC to examine ISP privacy policies
• McDonalds AI
• UPS drone
• What’s new in for Hulu in April
• Nintendo Labo
• LG G8 ThinQ
• Mcdonalds using AI
• 6 best Facebook hacks
• How to move your data to a new iPhone or Android
• 5 personal Finance YouTube channels
• Seattle Mariners trending number 7 on Google Trends
• #youmightthinkitsok trending number 7 on Twitter
• xanny trending number 7 on Youtube

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Spring has sprung! And the tech news sprung as well, Samsung is holding another event next month, a lot of tech news in the video streaming news block where Netflix will not be part of Apple new streaming service.

Show Notes:

• Netflix will not be part of Apple’s streaming service
• Alex Jones ban
• Amazon Prime Video
• ESPN Plus
• What’s coming and going from Netflix
• Senator Josh Hawley
• Facebook New Zeland shooting 
• Devin Nunes sues Twitter
• Samsung Galaxy Event on April 10th
• HBO Now Vs HBO Go
• What’s coming and going from Netflix
• Android phones under $300.00
• MoviePass
• Best apps for spring cleaning
• Google Drive
• Master mobile Gmail
• Best budget apps
• Transfer files wirelessly from PC to iPhone and vice versa
• Best podcasts on Spotify
• Virginia Basketball trending number one on Google Trends
• Virginia Basketball trending number two on Twitter
• Trending at number 10 on YouTube Murray State Vs Marquette
• NYC self-driving shuttle later this year

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It’s another jam-packed episode of tech news and it’s in the government in tech block where Congress picks apart Google on its privacy policy, also there are 2 Senators who want to have stricter privacy policy controls for children; which on a side note, just my opinion, shouldn’t parents be more hands-on with their children to protect their privacy instead of Congress getting involved? Discuss amongst yourselves.

Show Notes:

• Lawmakers chide Google
• Children Privacy Bill
• ICE License Reader
• House Democrats press T-Mobile CEO
• Android Q
• WWDC 2019
• Your Flickr photos may have been used for facial recognition 
• Man caught with stealing 1 million stolen Netflix and Spotify passwords
• Taylor Swift Number 1 on Google Trends
• Number 1 trending on YouTube Marvel Studios: Avengers Endgame
• Number 3 on Twitter #climatestrike
• The smallest smartphones
• Best widgets for Android
• Understanding WiFi

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Last week’s episode was a little light on tech news and it was a bummer for sure. I am sure not to disappoint you all for this weeks episode, It is jampacked with tech news and a lot of how to tech including how to boost your wifi signal, how to move your podcasts from one app to the other, tips on how to broadcast on Facebook Live and more!

Show Notes:

• Facebook usages continue to drop
• You can’t opt out of Facebook’s phone number lookup
• Facebook outlines Facebook privacy
• Twitter
• Net Neutrality bill
• Social media slang terms 
• How to boost Wi-Fi signal
• Apps for when waiting on a flight 
• Tips on broadcasting with Facebook Live
• Best coupon apps
• WarnerMedia
• Cord-cutting soars with more viewers
• Sinema’s new package
• What’s coming to Amazon Prime and Hulu in March
• Only 2 Blockbusters left
• Apple third-party battery repair
• Apple to add more jobs
• Filters for your pictures on iPhone
• iPhone RSS reader apps
• Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Facebook
• Alfonso Ribeiro drops his lawsuit
• Google images searches may let you shop
• In game rewards for watching ads
• Google Trends Desi Arnez
• #internationalwomensday Number 1 on Twitter in the US
• Trending Number 1 on YouTube Jonas Brothers Carpool Karaoke
• Amazon HQ2 deal in VA

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I am sorry there was no episode last week, I was not feeling well, so good news I am feeling a lot better, this weeks episode is a little light of the tech news so we are beginning the first day of March’s episode with some announcements from Mobile World Congress 2019.

Show Notes:

• Nubia’s Alpha smartphone/smartwatch
• LG G8 and V50 ThinQ
• Apple Watch may get in built-in sleep tracking
• Apple Music coming to Google Home
• Alexa in an LA hospital
• FedEx’s delivery robot
• Google lower cost Pixel phones
• T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• Technology Task Force
• Nokia 9 PureView
• The best foldable phones from MWC 2019
• Google Trending at number one Oscars 2019
• Trending in the US at number 4, Kardashian 
• Trending Number 1 on Youtube: Sucker

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This past Monday, January 28th, I had no idea that on the calendar was Data Privacy Day on Monday. I got to say that you really don’t have privacy nowadays if are using your phone or your desktop/laptop and you are on Facebook, Google, etc, you can pretty much expect that your privacy is completely nonexistent.

Show Notes:

• Data Privacy Day? 
• FaceTime Bug
• Lawyer sues Apple
• How to turn off FaceTime
• How to protect yourself for your iPhone
• LG 5G phone
• Samsung’s 1TB smartphone
• AT&T 4Q
• Verizon 4Q
• Verizon data breach payout
• Galaxy Buds
• Android Q
• Samsung 8K
• NordVPN
• This is the best free password manager
• How to watch the big game on Sunday
• Grow with Google
• Android Pie 30 tips and tricks
• 5 YouTube channels for learning a new skill
• Google Trends: Rent Live
• #WorldReadAloudDay2019
• I went back to 1st grade for a day

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