GNC Week In Review Kirk Corless

This week, Samsung unpacks its devices, Twitters fixes a security vulnerability and Door Dash launches Dashmart



Show Notes:



Samsung Galaxy Unpacked

Twitter for Android vulnerability gave access to direct messages

DoorDash launches online DashMart

Apple has upgraded its iMac range

Google "Safe Folder"

Google Music will shutdown

Android TV's new home screen

Roku Q2

Disney surpasses 100 million paid subscribers

Sony Q1

The best ways to block annoying people on the web

The 5 best dog training apps

School supplies for online classes

Best wireless carriers for students

Best Qi wireless portable chargers

Best Android smartwatches

Facebook slams Apple's App Store polices

This week,  AT&T is scaring its customers, Jeff Bezos is 13 billion dollars richer and Microsoft has had an impressive 2nd quarter.



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Show Notes:



AT&T is scaring its customers by telling them they need new phones

Jeff Bezos adds $13 billion to his net worth

Microsoft Q4

Steve Wozniak sues Google

Google's latest search feature helps you buy a house

Google is granting another $4 million towards affordable Bay Area housing

Amazon Scout delivery robots

Amazon delays Prime Day

T-Mobile's new plan has four lines of unlimited data for $100.00

Samsung to reveal 5 devices

Verizon partners with Walmart and Yahoo

Apple partners Verizon

Twitter says it's looking at subscriptions

T-Mobile could soon launch a new streaming device

Plex adds 80 plus channels

Coming to Hulu in August

HBO Max has more than 4 million subscribers 

What's coming to HBO Max in August

What's coming to Netflix in August

Gmail tips

What is 5G?

How to customize your Android phone

Best accessories for your iPad

A stray meatball causes college student to fail an online exam



 







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This week, high profile twitter accounts have been hacked, Verizon is told to stop making misleading 5G claims and T-Mobile is offering Scam Shield to its customers.



Show Notes:



Twitter accounts hacked

Verizon told to stop making misleading claims

T-Mobile Scam Shield

Amazon COVID-19 work from home policy extended

Apple News adds audio stories

DoorDash delivers Walgreens

NBC's Peacock

HBO Max is making a TV series about an app called Calm

Netflix Q2

The Michelle Obama Podcast on Spotify

Android users install over 28 billion apps in Q2







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This week, T-Mobile explains it’s outage  Verizon flexes with a 5G laptop, and AT&T announces layoffs.



Show Notes:



T-Mobile's outage

Lenovo Flex 5G

AT&T is laying off thousands of workers

Amazon's AI-powered distance assistants

Disney Plus in July

Hulu in July

Qubi in talks to stream on Roku and Amazon

Kim Kardashian West signs deal with Spotify

Best 5G plan

How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone

Your dog could be a video game character\

Comcast's public Wi-Fi hotspots will remain free for the rest of 2020

Best Android games

How to add emergency information to your Android phone



 

This week, Sony unveils its PS5, Samsung may launch an 8TB hard drive and Verizon launches 5G in Detroit.



Show Notes:



Samsung 8TB SSD

Verizon 5G in Detroit

Best shows on Apple TV

How to manage your apps on a Chromebook

Apple customer sues Apple for $1 trillion dollars

The best free apps for video calling

Apple's virtual WWDC

Sony PS5

Uber and Lyft drivers are now employees in California

How to clean and disinfect your Android phone

This week, CES 2021 is going to happen in Las Vegas, Google faces a lawsuit and Apple's latest update brings audio to it's Apple News plus.



Show Notes:



CES 2021

Google faces a $5 billion lawsuit

Apple News Plus Audio

HBO Max won't eat up AT&T data plans

What's new on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu

People rarely changed their passwords

Best Android phones

How to make your social media accounts private

How to disable share location

How to check your laptop's battery health

New Pixel features 

How to use your Android phones pro or manual camera mode