Chris and Ian discuss new hardware from Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook
Shownotes
- Battlestar Galactica reboot from Mr. Robot creator headed to Peacock streaming service
- Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro has impressive specs but no Google
- Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen
- Samsung will let Galaxy Fold owners replace their screens once for $149
- Amazon launches HD music streaming
- Amazon Fall 2019 Event
- GoPro Hero Black 8 targets vloggers with add-on modules
- New ‘unpatchable’ iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of devices
- Siri will soon default to the messaging apps you prefer, not just iMessage
- Google is making it easier to check if your passwords have been compromised in a data breach
- The Google Assistant can now control your Xbox One
- Google Play Pass launches with 350+ premium apps and games, initially for $1.99 per month
- Mario Kart Tour’s $4.99 monthly subscription fee is out of touch with reality
- The biggest announcements, live from Microsoft’s 2019 Surface event
- Facebook’s second-generation Portal devices are cheaper, smaller, and support WhatsApp
- Facebook announces Oculus Link, which brings PC games to the standalone Quest headset
- Facebook announces Horizon, a VR massive-multiplayer world
- Facebook is building a ‘new social layer’ for Oculus headsets
- Sony slashes the price of PlayStation Now by half, adds God of War and GTA 5
