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Huawei revealed its new operating system Harmony OS which is designed primarily as a cross-platform OS for IoT, smart appliances, cars, TV’s and smartphones. It’s not pulling the plug on Android just yet, but it’s ready in case anything bad happens. Our roundup includes stories about Samsung pulling old iPhone-mocking commercials, reasons why the Note 10 is still peak Android, Google’s gestures vs. navigation buttons, Google search breaking, Facebook’s news tab, and a hotel for plants.

Samsung Unpacked happened yesterday and brought with it the Note 10, along with a host of other items of interest. We have new S-Pen functionality, a Samsung laptop with 23 hours or battery life, plus David Imel from Android Authority joins us with impressions from the event! Our roundup includes stories about new Pixel 4 details, China/India sanctions, Apple’s new ASMR videos, iPhone with battery locks, Tesla vs. the NHTSA, meatless Subway meatballs, and 19,000 videos with no viral hits.

Samsung released the specs of its new Exynos 9825 processor, built on a 7nm process. It’s going to be more powerful and have better battery and heat performance. You’ll see this processor in SKUs outside the US. Our roundup includes stories about Disney’s streaming TV bundle, lessons learned from being an app developer, OnePlus coming to Sprint’s 5G network, Amazon delivering packages with autonomous robots, a case for lidar in self-driving cars, making food out of thin air, and staring down seag

LG dropped a video for it’s IFA announcement and it contains some interesting imagery. Adam on the podcast has a wild theory about what it might mean. Tune in to find out what’s gotten Adam so excited. Our roundup includes stories about HTC suspending UK phone sales, a badly phrased twitter poll from Huawei, Nanoleaf canvas review, Tesla’s project Dojo, a nationwide Xfinity outage, the 20th anniversary of the Matrix and space bears on the moon.

OnePlus was proud to announce that its OnePlus 7 Pro phone camera received a DxOMark score just one point lower than the Samsung Galaxy s10 and Huawei P30 Pro. But then reviews came in and the camera wasn’t all that good. So what’s up? Our roundup includes stories about the Samsung’s Superfast charging, Huawei’s Android replacement, Apple’s response to new tariffs, streaming services and piracy, a hoverboard’s successful crossing of the English Channel, and Charlie Brooker’s dystopian night

Apple announced it will suspend its contractor Siri audit program pending a thorough investigation. In the future, users will be able to opt-in for Siri auditing. Your move Google and Amazon. Our roundup includes stories about the Samsung Galaxy Note 10’s headphone dongle, a hot take on why that’s not a bad thing, Ninja leaving Twitch for Mixer, a new development in the China trade war, Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Tunnel, the merits of phone farming, and a $100 million investment in millisecond transacti

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab S6, a productivity tablet with Android, Dex, and a keyboard cover. It’s pretty powerful but, can it take on the iPad? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean Samsung shouldn’t try. Our roundup includes stories about a big sale at the Google Play store, Asus’s crazy sales of the ROG phone 2, Bird’s monthly scooter rentals, Spotify’s bet on podcasting is paying off, drone pilot training, and Microsoft’s new Mac Book commercial. 

This podcast brought to you by MNML Cases - visit mnmlcase.com The theme of July 2019 was enhancements. The Snapdragon 855+, the Asus ROG Phone 2, the Switch Lite, and the Galaxy Fold are all iterations of existing devices. Our roundup includes stories about Amazon Prime Day, SDCC HBO Max causing Netflix headaches, Apple news galore, and a sequel to the worst phone of 2018.  Plus we look ahead at Black Hat USA and DEFCON in Las Vegas, the Note 10 announcement, and Dota2: International in Shanghai

Apple’s earnings statement reflect a further decline in iPhone sales, which is bad. It also reflects an increase in accessories and services, which is good. But those accessories and services rely on the iPhone, which is declining, which is bad.  Our roundup includes stories about Samsung’s earnings, 5G’s lack of radiation risks, new Android Auto, curious permissions Netflix is asking for, a copyright lawsuit against Katy Perry, companies helping to get NASA to the moon, and the moon’s age. 

Capital One suffered a major data breach a few days ago, exposing data of around 100 million customer accounts. A suspect is in custody already, and it’s likely that the data was not shared, but still...it sucks. Our roundup includes stories about Google’s new FaceID, training Google’s new FaceID, Samsung leaking the Note 10+, checking a rocket launcher onto a flight, Amazon’s new food delivery service in India, PBS on YouTube TV, and taxi drama on Reddit. 

A chief Apple analyst predicts that all three iPhones in 2020 will offer 5G which is good, and likely related to the Apple-Intel deal of last week. But we also found out that Apple, like Amazon and Google, uses contractors to listen and grade voice clips coming from Siri. Our roundup includes stories about the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the best midrange phone you can buy today, a new curved screen from Oppo, a new packable guitar, and installing Android on your Nintendo Switch. 

Alphabet’s earnings call showed that Pixel phone sales were up, year over year. TMobile on the on the other hand won’t sell the Samsung Galaxy Fold, and didn’t say why. Adam spent some time working on the HTC 5G Hub and has some impressions, and Joe Hindy joins the podcast to talk about top new productivity apps of 2019. Our roundup includes stories about a "surprise" photo shoot of the Huawei Mate X, AT&T’s loss of DirectTV subscribers, the Fortnite World Cup, and Space X’s latest delivery to

Samsung announced today that the Galaxy Fold will return in September. There are four fixes implemented to make this device bulletproof, or at least, far less bullet prone. But will anyone buy it? Our roundup includes stories about new concerns over Huawei’s 5G tech, a sweet deal on a gaming phone, repoing dockless scooters in San Diego, a programmer going to jail for sabotaging his job, and a man Iron Manning his way across the English Channel.

RED is a top-of-the-line camera manufacturer. Last year, it tried to make a phone and failed completely. Now, it’s blaming the ODM, and announcing that it’s working on a new phone. So that definitely means it won’t be terrible. Our roundup includes stories about a Justice Department anti-trust investigation into Big Tech, iPhone 11 rumors, Apple’s app store, the creator of the retweet button, how to avoid Libra scams, Project Loon’s millionth hour in the air, and Papa John’s pizza for bees. 

Apple is looking to buy Intel’s 5G intellectual property and staff for around $1 billion. Apple loves to do everything in-house, and is pretty good at chip design and manufacture. Our roundup includes stories about iPhone XR sales, Huawei helping to build North Korea’s wireless infrastructure, a Facebook Messenger Kids app loophole, Uber’s monthly subscription, Facebook’s recent $5 billon fine, NFL Players reacting to Maddon ‘20 rankings, and Nintendo’s response to the JoyCon lawsuit.