Episode 50 : Your dear grandparents don’t want the latest tech
This week Chris and Rod have slim picking from news between Xmas and New year, though CES has started which had added some interesting potential products for the future. There is a little more drama from the Activision/Blizzard happenings and they pour one out for an App that has ceased to be. In the main show there is an autopsy of the iPhone 14 and the line in general...
News/Rumours
(Dark Sky went away)[https://www.fastcompany.com/90829810/apple-finally-killed-off-the-beloved-dark-sky-weather-app-try-these-decent-alternatives-instead] (and)[https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/30/best-weather-apps-for-iphone/]
(Mastodon Rejects Funding)[https://www.ft.com/content/de808736-2e05-4c3b-a53c-55b170ae9efd] (and)[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/twitter-rival-mastodon-rejects-funding-to-preserve-nonprofit-status/]
(5 and 6k displays incoming) [https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/2/23531390/samsung-viewfinity-s9-5k-monitor-announced-features] (and)[https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/03/dell-32-inch-6k-monitor/]
(A real WTF moment in the Microsoft/Activision Trial) [https://www.theverge.com/23536092/microsoft-plays-dumb-call-of-duty-release-date]
RUMORS (iPhone 15 to have 48MP cam)[https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/02/iphone-15-plus-rumored-48mp-camera/] (Cheaper Airpods)[https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/02/apple-reportedly-working-on-airpods-lite-to-compete-with-cheaper-wireless-earbuds/]
Media
(We Own this City)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Own_This_City]
Games (Last of Us (Part 1) - PS5)[https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/25/23422782/playstation-dualsense-edge-ps5-controller-sony-preorder] (GTA 5 (PS5))[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eb_uFHKQ14]
(OpenRA server)[https://hub.docker.com/r/rmoriz/openra/] (Vampire Survivors now on iOS)[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vampire-survivors/id6444525702]
Main Show
(The iPhone 14’s a commercial Failures?)[https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/02/iphone-14-plus-is-a-commercial-failure/] (and)[https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/30/iphone-15-price-cut/] (Homepod mini)[https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/specs]
(App of the week)[https://www.synology.com/en-uk/dsm/feature/drive]
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