S02E037: a tough week for Apple, Uber, the net, & others; Mike's new iPhone X, iOS Edge, Coco, more

Has Neptune broken up with Venus and moved into the 7th house of the ram or something, because this past week was one that everyone -- from Charles to Apple to Uber -- would rather forget. After commemorating a lost friend, Charles and Mike run over the myriad problems Apple had with its two main operating systems, including one completely inexcusable root-level flaw, but also rake the FCC over the coals for its plan to destroy net neutrality. There's more news about Apple vs Qualcomm, and tales of Uber shenanigans, not to mention the many stories of sexual harassment (yep, we went there) that have even crept into the tech world. Oh and there's a tax crackdown coming in the UK that is sure to affect most of your preferred multinationals. A tough week, to be sure.

On the plus side, Mike got an iPhone X, there's a new heart study from Stanford you can help with, the lads take a look at the Caldigit 3TB AV Pro 2, YouTube fixes their battery-hogging app, Apple fixes most of its software flaws, and Microsoft made the crew smile through their tears by releasing the utterly pointless Edge browser for iOS (well, iPhones. Well, non-iPhone X iPhones).

The crew have only two more episodes to do this year, and then they are taking two weeks off for Chrisnukkah and New Years. Charles recommends going to see the new Pixar film Coco; Mike is saving up to take the family to the new Star Wars movie. Star-crossed fates, holiday cheer and much more, cadets, but please keep your seatbelts fastened -- there's more than the usual amount of turbulence this time around!