DGiT Daily Podcast

The White House made some moves in the world of technology over the last 24 hours.  First, it basically banned Huawei (not specifically Huawei, but Huawei) from doing business in the US. Second it started a web form to help people whose social media accounts got banned. Our roundup includes stories about Huawei and Samsung burying the hatchet, Apple’s 5G problems, hacking airplane landings, the benefits of microdosing, and a new season of Black Mirror.

OnePlus introduced the OnePlus 7 series of phones yesterday, including the OnePlus 7 Pro. OnePlus claims that this is going to be the best phone you see all year, a dubious claim to be sure. Our roundup includes stories about a refresh of OnePlus’s Bullet wireless headphones, Adobe’s legacy software problem, San Francisco’s limited ban of facial recognition tech, Huawei’s latest attempt to ship its telco equipment, Google’s increase in ad placements, and AT&T’s false promises and big money.

Lenovo showed off a new concept folding tablet/laptop-ish kind of thing. It’s a really futuristic device that didn’t die the second reviewer’s touched it. Guest commentator Rene Ritchie from Vector contributes his thoughts on Apple's loss in the Supreme Court. The loss may enable class action regarding the App Store. Our roundup includes stories about the OnePlus 7 series, the reason the Pixel 3a has a headphone jack, Apple TV’s app debut, NASA’s budget, NSFW Aerial art, and new supersonic

SpaceX is launching 60 new satellites for its Starlink constellation. This is just a test and a lot could still go wrong. We found a video that explains how the completed project will work, but we’re a long way away from that. Our roundup includes stories about smartphone crash detection, Apple Beats Power Beats Pro earbuds, the death of Nest, friend portability from Facebook, and great news for plant, but bad news for humans.

Google I/O turned out to be a little on the ho-hum side this week, offering little enticement for developers to actually go to the conference. There were some cool things there, but overall, it came off as a little dry, and too hardware focused, according to reports on the ground at the event. Our roundup includes stories about the Blue Moon lunar lander and Elon Musk’s mocking, Amazon’s privacy failure, Uber’s IPO and arbitration settlement with its workers, and 3D printing a village.

Samsung announced a new 64 MP camera sensor, which uses similar techniques as Sony’s 48 MP sensor to combine pixels for better image quality. Our roundup includes stories about Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, Google using your data, a phone with two notches, what the “A” in Pixel 3a stands for, forced arbitration backfiring for Uber, Beat Saber beating the odds, a new law proposing a ban on loot boxes, and the release date for Avengers: Endgame on Disney+.

The Google I/O keynote has come and gone and now we have a really good idea of what Google will be up to for the rest of the year. Turns out it’s some good things. Software and hardware announcements all came out yesterday and we’ve got it all covered here. Our roundup includes stories about Google’s plans for foldable phones, Waymo and Lyft’s partnership in Phoenix, San Francisco’s ban on cashless stores, tracking world pollution, upcoming Star Wars and Avatar films, and what to do about time

Google I/O happens today. This podcast is publishing early so you can check out the preview before the keynote begins. We’ll have phones, smarthome, Android Q, and a crap ton of AI. Our roundup includes stories about the Google Play Awards, Uber and Lyft drivers striking, an interview with the CEO of Microsoft, a HoloLens live demo gone wrong, why Apple’s Airpods suck, and Samsung’s Galaxy Fold status.

The first season of 2019 smartphones has come to a close and we’ve got some great smartphone cameras to look at. Robert Triggs takes a look at the three best contenders so far and finds out just who these smartphone cameras are for. Our roundup includes stories about fancy tech on the OnePlus 7, password vs. law enforcement tips, Apple’s EU trouble, physical retaliation for cyber attacks, the secret pain of owning a Tesla, Avengers: Endgame insane box office numbers, and changes in Fortnite’s lands

Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr which used to be a place for NSFW photos and videos. Tumblr pulled all that content 6 months ago. Now Verizon doesn’t know what to do with the site. Our roundup includes stories about the death of another Star Wars icon, the Google Pixel 3a's early appearance at Best Buy, Instaban of Alex Jones and friends, Facebook announcing the ban before it took place, Tesla seeking to raise $2 billion, the touch screens in cars today, and coal taking a back seat to renewable energ

Two failed launches in 2009 and 2011 caused NASA to investigate an aluminum supplier. They found out that Oregon-based aluminum manufacturer SPI had been falsifying reports on aluminum tests for nearly two decades. Seriously. Our roundup includes stories about Google letting you delete your data, leaked pricing on Google’s new phones, Moto Z4 leaks, Apple’s shots fired at Intel, Apple’s settlement with Qualcomm, Amazon’s warehouse automation, and a tornado-chasing drone.

At Facebook’s annual F8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg discussed measures it will take to increase privacy on the social network including infrastructure changes and proactively working with developers. Also, there’s new features coming from Facebook and Instagram. Our roundup includes stories about Facebook zombies, the psychology of airports, Apple's fight against right-to-repair laws, Tesla’s autopilot failures, a 20-year con of NASA, and a food tech company making milk that can last up to 60 days.

Alphabet posted its earnings call and it turns out Google still can’t seem to sell Pixel phones. But does it really want to? That’s the question we tackle in today’s DGiT Daily. Our roundup includes stories about spending a week with a $17 phone, the failure of the phone with the 18,000 mAh battery, Tesla’s problem in China, Samsung embracing vertical videos (and why that’s terrible), debunking the myth that EV’s harm the environment, and Russian secret agent Beluga whales harassing fishermen

New images of Motorola’s upcoming RAZR phone surfaced over the weekend, and that makes us wonder, in light of Samsung Galaxy Fold issues, what is the fate of this phone? Fortunately, Motorola has put a lot of thought into unbreakable screens. Our roundup includes stories about the value of $350 headphones, giving your grandma an iPad, Mark Zuckerberg’s sleep box, endangered coffee cups, the dangers of the gig economy, Space X’s new satellite plans, and Avengers: Endgame’s very, very good weekend.

iFixit published two stories about the Samsung Galaxy Fold, including a teardown, but Samsung put the kibosh on those posts and came out looking not so good on the other side. Which is silly because the wayback machine archived them anyway. Our roundup includes stories about the state of USB-C today, why Intel got out of 5G chips, more Facebook privacy issues, Amazon speeding up shipping, Amazon speeding up it's firing process, Walmart’s new AI-powered store, and Twitter’s trouble with white supremac