Join me for episode 120 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guest Ian Cutress of AnandTech -- brought to you by Audible. Are you ready for some science? In this episode we review the Nokia 9 PureView and discuss Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 855 Plus, along with Neuralink -- Elon Musk's just revealed brain-machine implant. We also geek out about Apollo 11's moon landing (which took place 50 years ago), and cover news from ASUS, Nokia, and Huawei... Bring out your calculators for this one!


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Ian Cutress: https://twitter.com/IanCutress


Neuralink implant: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20697123/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-reading-thread-robot


50th anniversary of moon landing: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/7/19/20698111/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing-google-doodle


Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus: https://www.anandtech.com/show/14641/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-855-plus-a-higher-bin-sku


ASUS ROG phone II: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/07/16/asus-rog-phone-2-confirmed-to-have-120hz-display/


My Nubia Red Magic 3 mini review: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/07/16/forget-gaming-the-red-magic-3-is-the-most-powerful-phone-under-500-in-the-us-right-now/


My Nubia Red Magic 3 unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge4slteWkAc


My Xiaomi Mi 9T unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM1JpLqEw0k


Nokia 2.2 now available in the US: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/7/16/20696286/nokia-2-2-price-small-notch-us-customers-budget-phone


Nokia 9 PureView: https://www.androidauthority.com/nokia-9-pureview-review-962171/


Lens aberration problem solved: https://petapixel.com/2019/07/05/goodbye-aberration-physicist-solves-2000-year-old-optical-problem/


BoringPhone: https://www.stuff.tv/hot-stuff/smartphones/stripped-down-boringphone-saves-you-smartphone-addiction


Shipments to Huawei resuming from US partners: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48771368

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