The Group FaceTime bug is fixed and the finders got a reward, Apple throws stones at developers who live in Glassboxes, the company loses a Dame but gains a Dierdre, France to levy special taxes at the big tech companies, Qualcomm loses in court and is about to lose big with Apple, the FCC fails to make their case, and a rundown of the forthcoming Galaxy S10 and its chances of selling better than the poor-performing Galaxy S9, and that's just scratching the surface of this week's news, cadets!

Washington wants to question Apple again (but strangely not Google or Amazon ... hmm funny that ...), but the US iPhone market just keeps growing. The HomePod is holding its own, Roku is said to be in talks to add AirPlay 2, Sonance wants to back AirPlay 2 right into your home, and the iPhone X hits the refurb page. Microsoft's Xbox Live platform is coming to some (more) iOS games, Apple hires to focus on women's health, and the Apple Watch saves yet another life, hurrah!

Charles and Mike also investigate the mystery of the Quadriga lockout, The Hill's bad headline writing about Siri, pundits being wrong about everything for a living, AT&T getting sued by Sprint for lying, and the return (?) of NewtonMail. There's also new monitors from LG to fuss over and a possible new Apple Store at Pacific Centre in Vancouver. All this and a hot tip about your 2018 Mac mini, MBP or Air, cadets, so get ready to re-rip your space vids to HEVC as we enter the Compression Zone!