Episode 21 - It's time for the return of the Weekly Tech Rant, Trump isn't finished with China, RIP Flash, Lawsuits a plenty, Apple AR and Tile for a tag, plus the Midnight Sky!
The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl
English - January 10, 2021 13:14 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBTechnology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome back to the first episode of 2021!
News
With only days left in Office, Trump targets 8 Chinese payment apps – Trade war not over yet!
Adobe Flash is dead (finally)
…. but Windows 7 is still alive, all 100 million of them
Report speculates that Google hasn’t updated its iOS apps in weeks to avoid providing privacy details – Remember Google don’t be evil!
Talking of don’t be evil….Facebook appeals ruling that it stole tech. So, Italian judge issues new judgment: Pay 10 times the original fine
Tiktok hit with a class action style lawsuit in the UK – not Trump-related this time!
Now is the right time for Apple to bring iMessage and Facetime to Android – would ‘droid users want an app from Cupertino?
Gadgets
Apple AR Glasses – get the Steve Jobs look (maybe)
While we wait for AirTags… how about a Tile
Games
Skypark for MSFS
TV
The Midnight Sky
As always please let us know your thoughts in the comments!