The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl
171 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago -Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!
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Episode 116: It's time for Apple to go all in on Encryption, Apple meet FIDO, TSMC spends big in AZ, CMA fuel enquiry, Thoma Bravo boosts fund, More Musk madness and a folding iPad
December 16, 2022 20:39 - 51 minutes - 36.5 MBThis week we covered: News Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing Apple debuts Advanced Data Protection to bring end-to-end encryption to Messages in iCloud, Photos, device backups, much more Apple announces physical Security Key support for Apple ID two-factor, new iMessage verification technology Apple confirms that it has stopped plans to roll out CSAM detection system TSMC triples spending on Arizona advanced chip site with extra 3nm fab CMA review finds fuel prices...
Episode 115: It's time for Meta fined again, Google Adtech privacy woes, LastPass breach, Eufy not so secure, MS battles on, M2 Max speedtests and xrOS or is it
December 12, 2022 08:48 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBThis week we covered: News $275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites Adtech antitrust class damages claim filed against Google in UK — seeking up to $16.3BN LastPass' latest data breach exposed some customer information Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras Microsoft vows to bring'Call of Duty' to Nintendo consoles Apple’s New M2 Max Leaks Performance Online Rumours iPhone 15 W...
Episode 114: It's time for more Twitter craziness, FTX crypto meltdown, ESA Class of 2022, Intel goes SDS, Mercedes does subs, Brazil nabs iPhones and what a Marker
December 03, 2022 20:38 - 53 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week we covered: News Elon Musk says Twitter is done with layoffs and ready to hire again Musk emails remaining Twitter staff to find “anyone who actually writes software” George Hotz, hacker and long-time frenemy of Elon Musk, signs on for 12 weeks at Twitter I f****** up,’ says FTX founder in public apology FTX files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigns FTX says ‘unauthorized transactions’ drained millions from the exchange ESA Presents new generation of ...
Episode 113: It's time for Layoffs and cuts, Activision hits back, Sony silence, CMA vs Broadcom, Alexa is a failure, Secret Shuttles and iPhone15 rumours
November 25, 2022 16:10 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBThis week we covered: News The tech industry’s moment of reckoning: layoffs and hiring freezes Activision calls Epic's latest Google lawsuit allegations 'nonsense’ Xbox offered PlayStation a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, Sony declined to comment Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition scrutinized by UK regulators Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year The Space Force’s X-37B space...
Episode 112: It's time for the most EPYC CPUs, Google coughs up in Privacy case, Apple sued in Privacy case, Amazon layoffs, Twitter layoffs and Musk crazy actions, Google Pixel Fold leaks
November 18, 2022 16:13 - 59 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week we covered: News AMD 4th Gen EPYC 9004 “Genoa Zen 4” CPUs Launched: Up To 96 Cores, 192 Threads, 384 MB L3 Cache & Crushing All Other Server Chips Google will pay $392 million to 40 states in largest-ever US consumer privacy settlement Apple sued for collecting user data despite opt-outs Amazon mass layoffs will reportedly ax 10,000 people this week Twitter lays off 5K contractors in surprise 2nd wave of cuts, more mods lost Musk fires Twitter engineers for correcting, criti...
Episode 111: It's time for the Elon show and Twitter meltdown, EU DMA, AMD Radeon updates, PS VR2 launch and RTX 4070 or is it
November 14, 2022 09:29 - 48 minutes - 36 MBNews EU could force third-party app stores on Apple after USB-C iPhone mandate PlayStation VR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 AMD Reveals Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT: First RDNA 3 Parts To Hit Shelves in December Twitter Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team Twitter delays rollout of $8/month blue checks; Musk warns of permanent bans for impersonation Ten days of Twitter chaos Elon Musk has discussed putting all of Twitter behind a paywall Twitter’s solution for...
Episode 110: It's time for Twilio hack reports, Tesla lawsuits, EU probes MSFT, Meta revenue drops, Arm threatens Qualcomm and iPhone 15 button(less) drama!
November 04, 2022 16:52 - 59 minutes - 42.1 MBThis week we covered: News Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises Tesla reportedly faces criminal probe into self-driving hype Apple confirms it will leave Lightning behind in future iPhones EU is about to launch an 'advanced probe' into the Microsoft Activision deal, sources say Meta posts another revenue decline as investors voice metaverse concerns Meta Quest 3 Launches ‘Later Next Year’ Leaked RTX 4080 12GB Benchmarks Seemingly ...
Episode 109: It's time for 4080 rewind, Musk in trouble (again), More fast fibre, MS+Sony spat gets nasty, Giphy off, Amazon fine and Apple tech and price rises
October 30, 2022 21:58 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBThis week we covered: News Nvidia says it’s ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080 after backlash Elon Musk is under federal investigation for merger conduct, Twitter tells judge Google Fiber will offer 5Gbps and 8Gbps internet plans in early 2023 Brazil court orders Apple to reimburse customers for charger-less iPhones Microsoft says a Sony deal with Activision stops Call of Duty coming to Game Pass Meta will have to sell Giphy after losing UK appeal Amazon hit with $1bn claim that secreti...
Episode 108: It's time for Acquisitions, Deals, Crash (detection), Intel Leaks, Meta(awful) worlds, new VR headsets and Console upgrades, and Apple VR with legs
October 21, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis week we covered: News Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition KnowBe4 to Be Acquired for $4.6B by Private Equity Firm Vista Microsoft Responds to UK Regulator’s ‘Misplaced’ Concerns Over Activision-Blizzard Megadeal; States that Sony Still Has the Ability to Adapt and Compete The iPhone 14 keeps calling 911 on rollercoasters Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPU Source Code Reportedly Leaked Following Hack Horizon Worlds metaverse app so bad tha...
Episode 107: It's time for new Micron megafab, Twitter sale back on, Russian game engine, Tachyum processors, Binance heist and we review the Made By Google event
October 13, 2022 14:38 - 55 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week we covered: News Micron Has Pledged To Invest Up To $100 Billion To Establish a Gigantic Fab Unit in New York State Elon Musk says he’ll buy Twitter, again, for $54.20 a share, again Russian government collides with reality, rejects plans to fund a 'national game engine’ Tachyum Publishes Prodigy Universal Processor Whitepaper: Up To 6x Faster Than NVIDIA H100 & 30x Faster Than Intel Xeon 8380, Available In 2H 2023 More than half a billion dollars stolen from world's largest ...
Episode 106: It's time for new Intel CPUs, Russian propaganda, RIP Stadia, Hello 100Gpbs fibre, USB rebrand, All hail USB-C and YouTube 4k Fail, M2 Extreme on the horizon
October 06, 2022 14:57 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBThis week we covered: News Intel Raptor Lake CPUs will launch October 20 with prices largely to match 12th Gen Russian campaign spent $100,000 on anti-Ukraine propaganda, Meta says Google is shutting down Stadia Google challenges US ISPs with 100Gbps fiber broadband USB kills off SuperSpeed branding as it tries to simplify its ubiquitous connector EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 YouTube has begun asking users to subscribe to Premium to watch 4K videos Rumours ...
Episode 105: It's time for Our Apple product mini-reviews, Nvidia 40 series news, Meta gets sued (again), SiFive, Ofcom probe and maybe no Oct Apple event
September 29, 2022 10:05 - 55 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week we covered: News Nvidia RTX 4090 'the new heavyweight champ' launches October 12 for $1599 Nvidia RTX 40-series to deliver 'up to 2–3 times increase in ray tracing' performance Nvidia unveils DLSS 3 promising 4x frame rate increases for RTX 40-series GPUs EVGA is reportedly so sick of working with Nvidia that it's going to stop making graphics cards altogether Facebook users sue Meta for bypassing beefy Apple security to spy on millions UK launches competition probe into clo...
Episode 104: It's time for breaches galore, big tech woes, fines and Nvidia 40 series and Ryzen 7000 updates, Game Pass friends and family leaks
September 23, 2022 16:22 - 55 minutes - 39.3 MBThis week we covered: A bad few weeks for big tech! Google fails to overturn EU Android antitrust ruling but reduces its fine by 5 percent Google and Meta fined over $70m for privacy violations in Korea Google faces fines of up to $25.4b in UK and EU ad tech case Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard will face ‘in-depth’ UK investigation ARM sues Qualcomm, alleging its subsidiary breached a licensing agreement The SEC revealed today that it charged VMWare with fraud . . ....
Episode 103: It's time to go Far Out as we cover the annual iPhone updates
September 14, 2022 08:25 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBThis week we covered: Event Impressions Watch Watch 8 Watch SE Watch 8 Ultra AirPods Pro 2 iPhone 14/14 Plus 14 Pro/14 Max iOS 16 Dynamic Island video What Apple Didn’t Announce As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
Episode 102: It's time Apple to go Far Out, GPUs for everyone, Intel shares the bill, BB the movie, Meta VR updates, Twitter goes to war with Mudge and the PS5 price hikes
September 02, 2022 08:33 - 57 minutes - 41.1 MBThis week we covered: News iPhone 14 in-person event confirmed for September 7: ‘Far out’ Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4090 rumours The GPU shortage is over. The GPU surplus has arrived! Intel Kicks Off Fab Co-Investment Program with Brookfield: New Fabs to be Jointly Owned Get ready for a movie based on the rise and fall of BlackBerry Mark Zuckerberg confirms new Meta VR headset will launch in October Twitter whistleblower to testify about compa...
Episode 101: It's time for Embracer to buy all the studios, Leaky iOS VPNs, iPhone event 7/9, Janet Jackson as WMD, Bitcoin theft and Apple Car spy, plus PS VR2
August 24, 2022 19:22 - 56 minutes - 40.8 MBThis week we covered: News Embracer goes on spending spree: buys Lord of the Rings IP rights, Tripwire Interactive, and more iOS VPNs have leaked traffic for more than 2 years, researcher claims Bloomberg: iPhone 14 event slated for September 7, release on September 16 Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit UK blocks sale of chip design software company to China Hackers Stole Crypto from Bitcoin ATMs by Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability Engineer admits he stole tr...
Episode 100: It's time for the big 1-0-0 episode, MS claims Sony blocks games, Arc goes Pro, Zoom Flaw, Signal and Cloudflare hack, Russians get M1, iOS16, and Supersonic flights
August 18, 2022 08:21 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis week we covered: It’s Episode 100 - lets have a look back to Episode 1 (published on the 31st July 2020, Ep2 was 8th Aug 2020) News Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep games off Xbox Game Pass Intel launches Arc Pro GPUs that are designed for workstations and pro apps The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS 1,900 Signal users’ phone numbers exposed by Twilio phishing Meta iOS apps accused of injecting code into third-party web...
Episode 99: It's time for MediaTek/Intel deal, FileWave woes, Apple buys new Campus, Ping goes private, Tencent eyes up Ubi, Ryzen spec leaks and iPad redesign rumours
August 12, 2022 09:27 - 57 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week we covered: News Now another Meta acquisition in jeopardy: VR biz Within Intel’s foundry business strikes MediaTek chip production deal FileWave fixes bugs that left 1,000+ orgs open to ransomware, data theft Apple buys HP’s 67-acre San Diego campus as it expands footprint and works on custom modem Tencent makes megabucks offer to buy majority stake in Ubisoft Ping Identity to Go Private After $2.8B Acquisition AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 7 7700X, Ryzen 5 7600X ...
Episode 98: It's time for Apple Lawsuits, Android malware, Twitter breach, Tesla dumps bitcoin, Meta sues Meta, GTAVI or is it, GTX40xx performance
August 04, 2022 08:23 - 56 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week we covered: News Apple Pay lawsuit filed by firm that won ebook and developer antitrust cases Google will let European developers use their own billing systems Google: Kremlin-backed goons spread Android malware disguised as pro-Ukraine app Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin Apple AR Glass now in design development stage; iPhone 15 Pro’s periscope camera raises questions Meta is being sued by Meta for using the name Meta Hardcoded password in Confluence app has been leake...
Episode 97: It's time for Windows 12, Russian fines for Google, Giphy merger back on, E2E scans, All stop on UK safety law, Intel GPU update and M2 Pro Q4 2022
July 29, 2022 18:44 - 49 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week we covered: News Microsoft could be readying Windows 12 for 2024 in a major shakeup Russia hits Google with fine for 'illegal content’ UK regulator’s order for Meta to sell Giphy is under review — again UK could force E2E encrypted platforms to do CSAM-scanning UK’s Online Safety Bill on pause pending new PM Intel Arc A-Series desktop GPUs to retail for less than $399, according to leak Rumours Gurman: M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro expected between fall 2022 and spring 202...
Episode 96: It's time for NSO to USA, Twitter fights back, Starlink for boats, BMW $$, DMA comes to pass, UK probes Activision deal!
July 20, 2022 13:31 - 49 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week we covered: News US military contractor moves to buy Israeli spy-tech company NSO Group Twitter reportedly hires the firm that invented the ‘poison pill’ to sue Elon Musk Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month App Store apps can now use third-party payment providers in South Korea Digital Markets Act passes, could force Apple to allow competing app stores, a...
Episode 95: It's time for TikTok bans, GPU stock, Deepfakes, M2 no go, AMD data breach, Apple insider trading and HomePod rumours
July 11, 2022 12:02 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBThis week we covered: News The GPU shortage is over - according to the Verge! TikTok commits to changes to avoid App Store ban FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfakes to apply for remote tech jobs You should probably skip the base M2 MacBook Pro model Zendesk drama concludes with $10.2 billion private equity acquisition Uh oh! European carriers are trying to get into ‘personalized’ ad targeting AMD targeted by RansomHouse, cybercrims claim to have '450Gb' in stolen data Apple's guy ...
Episode 94: It's time for the Tech Rant Summer Game special
June 30, 2022 09:06 - 43 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week we covered: Current Games Sniper Elite 5 MSFS & Top Gun DLC Upcoming Games Forza Motorsport 8 Starfield Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
Episode 93: It's time for A380 takes off in China, TSMC touts 2nm, One USB to rule them all, No Windows in Russia, FAA 5G woe, PCIe7 super speed, Tim Apple says wait!
June 24, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week we covered: News Intel's Arc A380 GPU launches in China for around $150 USD TSMC's 2nm chips are coming to a device near you in 2026 USB-C iPhone could become mandatory in the US as senators push for common charger law Microsoft appears to have blocked Windows downloads in Russia Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine FAA: Airlines must retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible” PCIe 7.0 to quadruple the bandwidth of PCIe ...
Episode 92: It's time for slow chips to Russia, ARM stakes, Hijinks in Space, Cloud gaming concerns and AMD news overload!
June 19, 2022 12:48 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis week we covered: News Taiwan bans exports of chips faster than 25MHz to Russia, Belarus Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft Mandatory USB-C phone port edges closer after EU deal Cloud gaming ban on the App Store, and mandatory WebKit usage, both declared anticompetitive More AMD News! AMD Zen 4 Update: 8% to 10% IPC Uplift, 25% More Perf-Per-Watt, V-Cache Chips Coming AMD RDNA 3/Navi 3X GPU Up...
Episode 91: It's time for the Tech Rant WWDC Special!
June 09, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBThis week we covered: Software iOS 16 iPadOS 16 WatchOS 9 macOS Ventura HomeKit CarPlay & Next Gen CarPlay Preview Hardware M2 MacBook Air MacBook Pro Other Apple’s new MetalFX Upscaling system will compete with AMD FSR, Nvidia DLSS Apple’s Rapid Security Response will push faster updates that install on Macs without a reboot Apple's passkeys offer even better protection for your passwords Apple expands personal safety features with 'Safety Check’ Apple previews 'Freeform' w...
Episode 90: It's time for EA to put up the For Sale sign, Match and Google compromise, TSMC touts new fab, Samsung+Intel talk, and behold the Ryzen 7000 and we go supersonic with TopGun
June 04, 2022 15:42 - 48 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week we covered: News EA is reportedly seeking a sale or a merger Apple in talks to buy EA gaming, Disney and Amazon also potential suitors Match Group and Google reach an interim compromise over app payments TSMC Singapore plant could alleviate chip shortage Samsung and Intel bosses discuss silicon co-operation AMD Ryzen 7000 Announced: 16 Cores of Zen 4, Plus PCIe 5 and DDR5 for Socket AM5, Coming This Fall Movies Top Gun: Maverick Rumours Gurman: iOS 16 to include always-o...
Episode 89: It's time for Broadcom to assimilate VMware. iPod is dead long live the iPod, Valves antitrust woes, Hell (Nvidia) freezes over, Costly CPUs, Apple TV stick (maybe) and 4090 specs
May 26, 2022 13:54 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBThis week we covered: News Intel details staggered release schedule for long-anticipated Arc GPUs Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic ‘iPod’ brand Judge rules part of antitrust suit against Valve can continue Broadcom to buy VMware 'on Thursday for $61 billion’ Nvidia open-sources Linux kernel GPU modules. Repeat, open-source GPU modules…..Hell has frozen over AMD approaches '30%' x86 CPU market share, thanks to servers 'n' laptops Meta ‘Still Working’ On Ques...
Episode 88: It's time for Tech Rant special with the top tech from Google I/O
May 19, 2022 10:48 - 56 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week we covered: Pixel Watch Google’s Pixel Watch arrives this fall Pixel 6a Google’s budget Pixel 6a arrives July 28 for $449 Pixel Buds Pro Pixel Buds Pro are Google's first earbuds with active noise cancellation Pixel 7 & 7 Pro Google offers a peek at the Pixel 7 Pixel Tablet Google will release a Pixel Tablet… in 2023 AR Glasses Google shows off AR glasses that might make a case for augmented reality Other Bits End-to-end encryption is coming to Google Messages group t...
Episode 87: It's time for Sonos gets a voice, Intel gets some Finns, Intuit coughs up, Sony and the FTC don't agree, Fornite is back on iPhone (kind of!), No swipe right for Google and AMD drops a 50
May 14, 2022 10:37 - 51 minutes - 36.4 MBThis week we covered: News Sonos is about to introduce its own voice assistant Intel acquires Finnish graphics tech company Siru Innovations Intuit owes customers $141 million after it 'cheated' them out of free tax services Sony says it won't make Bungie games exclusive, but the FTC may not be convinced Now you can play Fortnite on your iPhone or Android for free with Xbox Cloud Gaming Match Group is suing Google over Android’s in-app payment monopoly AMD unleashes the RX 6950 XT, c...
Episode 86: It's time for Apps here today gone tomorrow, EU unhappy with Apple Pay, Square Enix offloads studios, Intel plays hunt the Arc, Lovelace updates, Meta has big plans
May 06, 2022 15:31 - 43 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week we covered: News Apple to developers: if we deleted your old app, it deserved it Apple shares criteria for removing ‘abandoned’ software from App Store, extending response window UK government wants to regulate Apple TV+, Netflix, and other streaming services Square Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer Apple Pay is anticompetitive, says EU in preliminary ruling Intel Arc scavenger hunt ends with hints at GPU prices Rumours Nvidia's next-ge...
Episode 85: It's time for more Lapsus$ news, EU plots more tech laws, bad week for Apple, AWOL Bored Apes, Musk buys Twitter or has he?, Intel GPU flood
April 29, 2022 13:39 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBThis week we covered: News Okta says Lapsus$ breach affected only two customers Lapsus$ hackers breached T-Mobile’s systems and stole its source code EU to unveil landmark law to force Big Tech to police illegal content Its a bad week for Apple… EU continues to fight to make USB-C the new charging standard Apple's grip on iOS browser engines disallowed under latest draft EU rules Japanese antitrust report calls for multiple app stores and more; Apple protests Thief steals $1 million...
Episode 84: It's time for Sailpoint to float (on cash), Datto=billions, Meta takes a cut, Pegasus EU hack, Intel chases TSMC and Kuo's insight on Quest 2 Pro and M2 leaks
April 21, 2022 14:20 - 48 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week we covered: News - It’s Acquisition time again…. Kaseya acquiring disaster recovery service Datto for $6.2B with help from consortium of investors Bigger sound in smaller packages, as Sonos buys Mayht for $100M Identity access management has a new price: $6.9 billion Intel acquires private 5G network provider Ananki News Meta will take a 48 percent cut from sales in Horizon Worlds Pegasus spyware hacked iPhones of senior EU officials, who were alerted by Apple TSMC’s 2025 ...
Episode 83: It's time for Google says no to payments, Elon wants Twitter, Cash for Pat, Russia gets upset with Wiki, BT group spat and Space Cheese
April 15, 2022 10:23 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis week we covered: News Google crackdown means you won’t be able to buy Barnes & Noble ebooks on Android Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech” AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information” Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services French court pulls SpaceX's Starlink l...
Episode 82: It's time for more Lapsus$ leaks, Apple plots Breakout, Data breaches, Russia unhappy with Google (so is the US), Wyze silence, Intel ARC details overload, Foldable iPhones and no Touch ID
April 08, 2022 10:18 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThis week we covered: News IT giant Globant discloses hack after Lapsus$ leaks 70GB of stolen data Apple project ‘Breakout’ to bring financial services in-house, could broaden payment features beyond US Google Maps probe by U.S. Justice Department picks up speed Apple and Facebook reportedly provided personal user data to hackers posing as law enforcement Apple will allow Dutch dating apps to use other payment options within existing apps Apple finally lets ‘reader’ apps like Kindle, ...
Episode 81: It's time for Angry EU, Intel speedfreak, More Nvidia cards, Unhappy EPIC, Kasperky threat, Poly=HP and Cyberthreats up high and down below, plus rumours abound!
March 30, 2022 12:32 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBThis week we covered: News European Union reaches provisional agreement on antitrust law targeting tech giants EU legislation to make iMessage and other messaging apps interoperable Intel’s unlocked Core i9-12900KS processor claims to be the ‘world’s fastest desktop processor’ with 5.5GHz speeds NVIDIA Releases GeForce RTX 3090 Ti: Ampere the All-Powerful Nvidia RTX 4080 / 4090 leaks point to extremely power-hungry cards Epic isn’t satisfied by Google’s app store billing stunt FCC ad...
Episode 80: It's time for Google AR, Cybersecurity cash splash, Lapsus$ group causing havoc, NASA eyes up Moon return, Apple fined (again) and the Witcher returns
March 24, 2022 11:08 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBThis week we covered: News Acquisitions Google buys Micro LED startup Raxium, wants to make AR displays SentinelOne pays $617m for identity biz Attivo Networks Lapsus$ Microsoft investigates after Lapsus$ gang brags of Bing, Cortana code heist Okta hack puts thousands of businesses on high alert Devil-may-care Lapsus$ gang is not the aspirational brand infosec needs NASA’s megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out to its launchpad Apple fined for ninth time as it submits new p...
Episode 79: It's time for Chiplets, Google Audio splurge, Mandiant = Noogler, RTX40 specs and 3090Ti stock, Woz cleans up Space junk and Nvidia data leak and more M2 rumours and iPhone 14 or is it 13s
March 17, 2022 11:31 - 53 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week we covered: News Intel, AMD, and other industry heavyweights create a new standard for chiplets Looks like Google’s on an audio startup buying spree Google is buying the cybersecurity company that uncovered the SolarWinds hack RTX 40 graphics cards look set to get a big increase in shader count and L2 cache Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti will reportedly launch on March 29th Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s Privateer comes out of stealth mode with satellite tracker ‘Wayfinder’ As Nvid...
Episode 78: It's time for Peek Performance as Apple goes Ultra and drops a Studio, unleashes the M1 iPad Air, splashes iPhone colours and unveils the new SE, plus we talk about what didn't they show!
March 10, 2022 08:58 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week we covered: Apple Event Replay Link - here Product updates iPhone 13 - Two New colours! iPhone SE 3 iPad Air 5 M1 Ultra Mac Studio Mac Studio Display Back & Silver Trackpad, Magic Mouse and Keyboard What didn’t drop Mac Pro, iMac Pro Thoughts As always, we'd love to hear your comments Find us on Twitter @WeeklyTechRant
Episode 77: It's time for No Steam Dock, Zendesk says no, Nvidia Mining Malware and a breach, Lovelace goes full power, Sony $ Pass, return of the Apple ZX and Predictable Pixel
March 03, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThis week we covered: News The official Steam Deck Dock won’t be available at launch Aperture Desk Job Leaked Intel roadmap reveals more efficient chip to beat M1 – but it’s too late Zendesk terminates $4.1B SurveyMonkey acquisition after its own investors reject deal That tool that was supposed to unlock the full hash rate of Nvidia LHR cards is actually malware Nvidia's next-generation Ada Lovelace GPUs are rumoured to consume scary amounts of power Nvidia says its ‘proprietary inf...
Episode 76: It's time for our new logo, Nvidia to splash more cash, Mining overrides, Evil AirTag clones, Trump (app) doesn't do free speech, Intel ARC updates all round and wait what 4 new M2 macs!
February 24, 2022 08:59 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBThis week we covered: News Nvidia is set to spend at least $10B to secure its share of limited 5nm chip supply Nvidia's RTX 30-series Ethereum mining limiter might've just gone up in smoke Airtag clones can sidestep Apple anti-stalker tech, claims firm Trump’s free speech app Truth Social is censoring content and kicking off users Intel Arc updates Intel Arc Update: Alchemist Laptops Q1, Desktops Q2; 4mil GPUs Total for 2022 Intel Meteor Lake Client Processors to use Arc Graphics Chi...
Episode 75: It's time for age verification, EU bets on Chips, realityOS a Real thing? SSD disaster, AMD swallows Xilinx and Mac Mini rumours
February 18, 2022 10:35 - 54 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week we covered: News UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok EU unveils a $49 billion plan to address chip shortages More references to realityOS found as Apple headset product gets closer to launch Intel chases after Bitcoin miners with a dedicated chip SSD prices could spike after Western Digital loses 6.5 billion gigabytes of NAND chips AMD, Xilinx complete world's biggest semiconductor merger due to stock boom Nvidia’s RTX 3...
Episode 74: It's time for new AMD GPU, Dodgy AirTags, Meta stock tank, Crypto heist, Stadia doomed, ARM IPO, GTA 6(maybe) and Apple Event incoming!
February 10, 2022 17:33 - 55 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week we covered: News AMD confirms RDNA 3 GPUs this year and is spending big to 'to satisfy the demand out there’ AirTags with deactivated speakers being sold on eBay and Etsy; seller claims not for stalking Facebook loses users for first time ever, market cap drops by $200 billion Apple will charge 27% commission for app purchases made using alternative payment systems in the Netherlands Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals Google's next move to ke...
Episode 73: It's time for Nvidia to be ARM(less), Apple doesn't go Dutch, Bungie bounces to Sony, Citrix goes private and no META coin for you
February 03, 2022 12:23 - 51 minutes - 38.9 MBThis week we covered: News Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report Apple hit with weekly €5M fines in Dutch dating app dispute Apple adds support for unlisted apps hosted in the App Store, suitable for organizations and private events Sony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo Citrix to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen/Elliott in a $16.5B all-cash deal, will be merged with Tibco to create SaaS powerhouse iOS 15.4 hin...
Episode 72: It's time for Redmond gets a Blizzard, Sony suffers, CMA nods at Norton, Crypto heists and 5G not a problem, Who ya gonna call and Google goes AR
January 26, 2022 10:02 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBNews Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion Sony Loses $20 Billion in Market Value After Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard NortonLockLife and Avast tie-up falls under UK competition regulator's spotlight Google launches beta of Android games on Windows PCs Crypto.com admits over $30 million stolen by hackers Wi-Fi 7 hardware demos herald next-gen wireless networking Airline CEOs make U-turn, now say 5G isn’t a big problem for altimeters Latest Intel Arc GPU l...
Episode 71: It's time for return of Fortnite(?), 5G worries, Exynos no-show, E2E vs HMG, Apple actually does something and expensive AR/VR headset (and we forgot the films!)
January 20, 2022 12:07 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBThis week we covered: (and forgot about the movies - we'll pick these up next week - sorry) News Fortnite is back on iOS… well sorta AT&T and Verizon back down in a standoff with FAA, agree to 5G delay [Updated] Samsung no-showed on its major Exynos 2200 launch [Update: Samsung speaks] Apple is no longer letting users stay on iOS 14 with security updates UK class action lodged against Meta seeks $3.1B for breach of competition law The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz a...
Episode 70: It's time for our 2022 CES special, a snapshot of some of the hottest PC and Gaming Tech, oh and we have new music!
January 14, 2022 11:12 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBIt's our CES Special! This week we covered: Gaming MeganeX Announced: Lightweight SteamVR Headset From Panasonic-Owned Shiftall – CES 2022 Concept Nyx is Alienware’s take on a household gaming server bHaptics Unveils Consumer-Ready TactGlove at CES 2022 PlayStation VR2 Next Generation Sony Headset Specifications Revealed Razer’s Enki Pro HyperSense can jig to the beat of your games Razer’s Project Sophia concept turns your desk into a modular computer AMD AMD brings serious RDNA 2 ...
Episode 69: It's time for return of the WTR, Money in Silicon, New Chips, Huawei leaks, Meta gets another telling off, TikTok food?, Apple plans for end of the sim card
January 06, 2022 09:53 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThis week we covered: News TSMC client list shows Apple makes up a quarter of its revenue Apple and Google accused of duopoly, could face antitrust action in the UK Meta reportedly facing FTC probe over its acquisition of VR workout app 'Supernatural’ Leaked documents link Huawei to China’s domestic spying in Xinjiang Tencent is acquiring Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios IBM and Samsung say their new chip design could lead to week-long battery life on phones Samsung teases ...
Episode 68: It's time for a look back at the big stories and tech of 2021 and forward to 2022!
December 24, 2021 10:12 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBThis week we covered: Wrap up and look back at the year + gadgets/games we want? Looking Back Epic vs Apple…What a rollercoaster TikTok Saga… Will it won't it be sold Global Semiconductor Shortages Apple M1 Rollout Nvidia 30 series, there out but are they really Trump banned from social media, creates his own…sort of Cyberpunk, Wreakfest, Horizon 5 & MSFS Looking Forward Intel Arc Framework Laptop Analogue Pocket Matter… One smart home standard to rule them all Starfield and a...
Episode 67: It's time for Apple AR/VR hirings, All hold on EPIC case, 5G Flight worries, PS Now plans for iOS and where is Universal Control, plus we want an iMac Pro
December 16, 2021 17:06 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBThis week we covered: News Apple Hiring AR/VR Frameworks Engineer For ‘Entirely New Application Paradigm’ Epic v. Apple ruling put on hold after appeals court grants a stay 5G now means some flights won’t be able to land when pilots can’t see the runway Microsoft quietly told Apple it was willing to turn big Xbox-exclusive games into iPhone apps Sony planned to bring PlayStation Now to the iPhone, shows papers from Epic v. Apple case British watchdog begins probing Microsoft's acquisi...