Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #11 (12/03/2020)

Topics

Tech

FCC chairman Ajit Pai to resign next month after controversial four years under President Trump
Salesforce to acquire Slack in $27.7 billion deal
Uber and Postmates are now one and the same.
Remote control of iPhones via WiFi was massive security fail
Apple announces best App Store apps and games of 2020
Google Play Store lists best Android apps and games of 2020
Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021 
Warner Bros. will release new movies simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max

Gaming

You'll be able to bring Cyberpunk 2077 saves to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
A scalper group claimed to secure 1000 Xbox Series X orders - then the retailer cancelled them
Travis Scott's Fortnite show reportedly earned him $20 million
Microsoft Flight Simulator will get official VR support later this month
Esports platform Smashgg acquired by Microsoft

Software/Hardware Updates

First major Xbox Series X/S update adds more dynamic backgrounds, Game Pass preloading
Nintendo Switch update makes it easier to move screenshots to phones and PCs
Grab this GPU driver if you scored an RTX 3060 Ti, or are getting blue screen crashes

Deals

The Wonderful 101: Remastered now has a two-hour demo on Switch, PS4, and PC
Control is coming to Xbox Game Pass on December 3
Battlefield 3 is free to anybody with Amazon Prime
The very best James Bond films are now free-to-stream on YouTube
Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny will be free next week on the Epic Games Store

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