Spoiler discussion about The Mandalorian, screen protectors for phones, and new-to-David’s 2011 MacBook Pro 15. Plus, Disney and Apple go head to head, and we have a clear winner
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Apple is having a bad week, so of course Tim and David discuss that, as well as Blizzard, iOS 13, and more.
Tim said more tech, and two episodes later goes full-on geek instead. Sigh. Topics include Disney, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, and so much more. Plus, David reviews the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch
David is on his own this week, battling jet lag whilst learning everything Apple can tell him and trying a new microphone.
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Tim and David are both onsite together at Macstock 2019 in Woodstock, Illinois – reporting on the Galloping Ghost arcade meet up and all the goings on from the show.
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Tim and David discuss the Switch and 3DS, Doom, E3, Apple finally pushing the Mac, Dark Phoenix, and the history of the Fox Marvel movies, good and bad.
David returns from his Oasis of the Seas journey to join Tim and talk about AirDots and WWDC.
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Tim and David reveal their Wish.com purchase competition, the passing of Peter Mayhew, changes coming to Sonic, and our Avengers End Game spoiler-filled discussion.
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David is joined this week by irregular co-host, current Apple and former Atari employee Owen Rubin. The Samsung Galaxy Fold debacle is on their minds, as well and a mysterious ROM heist of a classic Atari arcade game from the 1980s….
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After the Galaxy Fold breaks in the hands of reviewers, Samsung delays launch
Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?
Tim and David discuss the weeks Apple event, including Arcade, Card, and AppleTV+. WikiTrolling features Self-Checkout technology we all love so much at grocery stores.
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Don’t let the picture fool you, we won’t be playing any 80s hair music on this show. We do discuss, briefly, the new Apple products, social media and the effort to curtail the sharing of murder videos, and Tim argues with David that almost no one cares that MySpace lost 12 years worth of music. Finally, Tim reviews Dirt and Glam Metal takes the spotlight in our WikiTrolling segment.
Don’t let the picture fool you, we won’t be playing any 80s hair music on this show. We do discuss, briefly, the new Apple products, social media and the effort to curtail the sharing of murder videos, and Tim argues with David that almost no one cares that MySpace lost 12 years worth of music. Finally, Tim reviews Dirt and Glam Metal takes the spotlight in our WikiTrolling segment.
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Social media sites struggle to contain video of New Zealand shooting
Tim has been brought down by a virus (biological, not computer!) so David is here alone this week. After followup about FaceBook, AT&T and Apple’s enterprise developer programme he discusses Eero’s acquisition, stupid TV hosts, iPhone SE rubbish and BlackBerry is the wiki trolling topic this week.
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FaceBook anti-trust problems in Germany
This episode David shares his top 10 television shows, Nike shows off their self-lacing shoes, and Facebook gets caught being naughty once again. Shocker!
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AirPlay 2 takes over CES news, smart TVs, Bungie divorces Activision, and Tim’s top television shows of all time. Sponsored by OWC!
Apple announces lower than expected iPhone sales, and blames China, tariffs, and cheap iPhone battery replacement. Tim and David take an entire episode deep dive to look at the problems.
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Tim almost blinds himself, while David remembers getting his eye burned out. What gadget should you buy? We have ideas for you! Plus Soulja Boy is a bonehead, more deployable Samsung antics, Apple iOS 10.1.2 is bricking connections, and our favorite gifts from childhood.
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Soulja Boy now sells his own (sketchy) video game consoles
Apple iOS 12.1.2 Has A Serious Problem
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Captain Marvel, Avengers: End Game, O2 Network woes, Sony Playstation Classic, and Samsung gets caught cheating again
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Samsung Gets Caught (again)
Amazon cracks down on their partners, Apple iPhone sale crap website headlines, funny Windows activation moment, OWC cables, Daredevil gets cancelled and the future of Marvel properties on Netflix, and Vector monitors.
Simon from the Essential Apple Podcast joins Tim to discuss his start in podcasting, his views on the biggest Apple release from the last two events, Kindle, and the year 2008 in Technology.
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