009 - Net-Licks and Chill: Recap of funniest tech headlines of 2021 with Adam Doud

Enrique VTee and Guest Adam Doud gather on Christmas Eve to recap the funniest tech headlines of 2021. We'll dive into each of the stories and then talk a bit about what we're looking forward to from Tech in 2022.

After the recap, we talk about what we can expect from foldable smartphones as the technology trickles into lower price points, making them accessible to more typical consumers. 

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Stories covered in this episode:

East China woman pays $1,500 for iPhone, gets Apple-flavored yogurt
https://www.imore.com/east-china-woman-pays-1500-apple-flavored-yogurt

An NBA head coach punished his team because 1 player had an Android phone and it messed up a group chat
https://www.insider.com/nba-coach-punished-team-because-player-had-an-android-2021-7

Samsung says it will stop loading its $1000 smartphones with ads
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-says-it-will-stop-loading-down-its-1000-smartphones-with-ads/

 
Tim Cook says employees who leak memos do not belong at Apple, according to leaked memo
https://countryask.com/tech/tim-cook-says-employees-who-leak-memos-do-not-belong-at-apple-according-to-leaked-memo/

 Man Lifts His Sleeping Ex-Girlfriend’s Eyelids to Unlock Her Phone, Stealing $24,000
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epxzja/facial-recognition-theft-alipay-china

 Amazon-owned Twitch bans Amazon account after breast revealed on air
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59730006

 
Netlicks? 'The TV screen you can taste
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59760490

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