118: A Changing World

This week we’re talking about smartphone sales, corporate acquisitions, and our changing world! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

This week we’re talking about smartphone sales, corporate acquisitions, and our changing world! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Black Mirror Season 3 Will Premiere Sooner Than We'd Thought
This is a surprise—Netflix’s rejuvenation of dystopian British anthology series Black Mirror is a lot closer than we expected. We’ve heard about the tantalizing casting for a while, but now we know when we’ll finally be able to watch it.
Xiaomi Surprises With MacBook Lookalike 'Mi Notebook Air'
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi had a surprise in store for attendees of its new Redmi Pro smartphone launch event today, unveiling its first ever PC laptop, named the "Mi Notebook Air".
iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Pre-Orders Could Start September 9
Over the weekend well-known mobile phone leaker Evan Blass predicted that the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus would release the week of September 12. A short time later, he predicted that it should launch on Friday, September 16. Today, Blass has followed up and reported that pre-orders would take place on Friday, September 9.
Samsung Doubles Apple's Share of Smartphone Market as Customers Await iPhone 7
The latest data from market research firm IDC reveals that Samsung shipped nearly twice as many smartphones as Apple in the fiscal third quarter. Android-based Galaxy smartphone shipments totaled an estimated 77 million, compared to 40.4 million iPhones, during the three-month period that ended in late June. For Apple, the fiscal third quarter is seasonally its lowest of the year.
Reminder: Windows 10 Home Will Cost $119 Starting July 29th
The free ride is nearly over. Microsoft has been offering (or in some cases forcing) a free upgrade to Windows 10 since it first came out. That offer is nearly off the table. After July 29th, Windows 10 Home will cost $119.
T-Mobile Quadruples Binge On Services, Now Over 100 Video Providers Stream Data-Free
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Un-carrier smashed another major milestone today. In his latest video blog, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) CEO and president John Legere just announced that Un-carrier customers can now stream video from more than 100 video services without ever touching their high-speed data with Binge On! That’s 4x more streaming providers than just eight months ago when Binge On debuted and sent shockwaves through the mobile industry. Today, ABC, Apple Music, Disney, DISH Anywhere, FOX NOW and NAT GEO TV, along with CEEK VR, D-PAN.TV – the sign language channel, DramaFever, Shalom World and others are joining the Un-carrier’s iconic video streaming initiative. And, as always, T-Mobile customers can still watch up to three-times longer on ALL other video services, making their high-speed data stretch even farther.
Peter Thiel | Full Speech | 2016 Republican National Convention
As a venture capitalist and entrepreneur, Peter Thiel has been involved in some of the most dynamic companies to emerge from Silicon Valley over the past two decades. In 1998, Thiel made e-commerce easier, faster, and more secure by co-founding PayPal, defining a new era of fast and secure online.
Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It
Whatever Bitcoin may be; most people do not yet understand what this controversial and influential innovation is about and how it works. This documentary answers these questions.
Can You Be Allergic To Water?
With the “heat dome” hovering over the United States, all of us here at Awkward Human have been itching for a water park get away. Being submerged in a cool pool during a sunny afternoon is always magical, but being the morbid and dark people that we are, we got thinking–with all of the weird allergies that exist, is it possible that someone could be allergic to water?

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