Category Archives: Apple

Microsoft Surface Event 2019 #039

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October 6, 2019Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Google Trends, Podcast, Smartphones, Tech Tips, Twitter, YouTubekirk

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This week, Microsoft launches new laptops and more, GoPro launches 2 new cameras, Facebook pulls accounts, plus Verizon buys Jaunt.

Show Notes:

• Microsoft Surface event
• GoPro Hero 8 Black and Hero Max
• 1 person submitted 1.9 million comments to the FCC
• Verizon is buying Jaunt
• Facebook pulls propaganda accounts
• Twitter rolls out DM filter
• Samsung Pay Cash
• Amazon Go
• Pandora mobile personalization
• Kamala Harris
• Elizabeth Warren and Mark Zuckerberg
• SEC fines Block
• Redditt
• US Treasury Department sanctions Russians
• YouTube is testing a program for creators
• Chrome Password Checkup
• Google Pixel personal safety app
• Tivo Edge Box
• Fox Sports ALCS
• YouTube Live on Amazon 
• Best Android phones
• Best universal car phone mounts
• Best games on Apple Arcade
• Money-saving apps
• Best Android smartwatch
• Trending last week on Google Trends at number 1: Google
• Trending today on Twitter at number 5: Rick Perry
• Trending today on YouTube at number 5: Dan + Shay
• An iPhone lost in a river 15 months later

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Apple 2019 Event #038

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September 14, 2019Apple, Facebook, Google Trends, Podcast, Smartphones, Twitter, YouTubekirk

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This week from GNC Week In Review,  Apple announces the next iPhone and more, GameStop is closing stores, tech CEOs are asking for a federal data law, plus Uber is laying off jobs.

Show Notes:

• Apple Event 2019
• Warner Media signs J.J. Abrams
• BET+ launches
• Fubo Sports Network
• Facebook suspends Israeli PM chatbot
• Facebook adds new ways for public figures to make money 
• Gamestop to close 200 stores
• Lyft announces Smart Trip Check In
• Uber layoffs
• 51 tech CEO’s send an open letter to Congress
• Mcdonald’s plan to bring AI to drive-thru
• Trending on Google Trends last week at number 1: NFL
• Trending on Twitter today at number 4: #RollTide
• Trending on YouTube today at number 5: Locked in my art room for 24 hours
• KFC Dating Sim

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Airlines are banning MacBooks #036

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August 31, 2019Apple, Google Trends, Tech Tipskirk

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This week from GNC Week In Review, a lot of Apple news including airlines are banning MacBooks in checked luggage, some google play apps are draining batteries, a student was deported for posting on social media, plus later in the episode a lot of tech tips.

Show Notes:

• iPhones will be hit with 15% tariffs in December
• Apple’s iPhone Event September 10th
• Apple Pay adoption is lagging in the US
• Airlines are banning MacBooks
• Apple offers options for safe and reliable repairs
• Google Play apps drained batteries
• Uber/Lyft driver rally
• Amazon EERO Secure and Secure Plus
• Student deported based on friends social media
• Hulu teams up with Chrissy Teigen
• Disney Plus discount demand crashed website
• Netflix ships its 5 billionth disc
• 8 people face federal charges for running illegal streaming
• US prepaid carriers buyers guide
• DIY laptop kits
• Best 5G network
• Best Android file managers
• 10 essential Siri tips
• Screen recorders for Android
• Password tools
• Googles Trends last week at number 1: Wizard of Oz
• Trending today on Twitter at number 3: Bama
• Trending on YouTube at number 4: Living in my brothers’ pool for 24 hours
• 10 ridiculous EULAS

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AT&T TV? #031

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July 28, 2019Apple, Apps, Google, Google Trends, Tech Tips, Twitter, YouTubekirk

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This week, Tesla lost millions, Twitter reports a small growth of users in Q2, AT&T is coming out with AT&T TV? plus Samsung is bringing back the Fold.

Show Notes:

• Tesla loses millions
• DoorDash promises workers will get tips
• 5G customers to hit 1 billion by 2023
• Twitter Q2
• Apple Card launches
• FCC/FEMA Emergency Alert
• The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
• HBO Max
• AT&T TV
• TV blackouts hit a record high
• Netflix unveils new shows for preschoolers
• These movies and shows on Disney+
• CBS All Access on Apple TV
• Galaxy Fold coming in September
• Google Photos hit a billion users in 4 years
• Google Home Minis for people with paralysis
• Toyko 2020 medals made from old phones
• Best Android Browsers
• Best E-book stores
• Google Trends at number 1: FaceApp
• Trending on Twitter at number 3: #wearebaltimore
• Trending on YouTube at 1: No Guidance
• Stan Lee could get a New York Street named after him

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K12.com exposes millions of records #029

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July 12, 2019Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Google Trends, Podcast, Twitter, video games, YouTubekirk

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This week, FCC wants to ban caller id spoofing, K12.com exposed student records, AT&T makes it harder for spam callers to reach you plus Amazon has a lot of Prime Day deals!

• FCC wants to ban caller id spoofing
• K12.com exposed records
• AT&T and spam callers
• Prime Day device deals
• Facebook creators
• Uber adds comfort
• Hulu Live Guide in 4K
• YouTube copyright claim system update
• Apple Macbook Air and Macbook Pro update
• Nintendo Switch Lite
• Perfect PC games you can play in 5 minutes
• Google Trends: Mulan
• Trending on Twitter: #LivePD
• Trending on YouTube: Old Town Road
• Angry mob burns down the house of Bitcoin swindler
• Facebook wants to help creators

 

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A super-sized GNC WIR episode! #028

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June 28, 2019Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Podcast, Tech Tipskirk

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This weeks tech news is massive, there’s huge news from government in tech news block which features the 2020 democratic debate to a social media summit may be held at the White House, also in 5G news both AT&T and T-Mobile turn on 5G while Verizon adds 5G in another city, plus US forecasters are expressing concerns about 5G.

Show Notes:

• Who dominated the debate on Twitter?
• Hulu TV debate outage
• Apple News debuts 2020 Democrat Guide
• Social Media summit at White House?
• Senate investigation about sensitive data
• AT&T turns on 5G in Las Vegas
• T-Mobile tuns on 5G today
• Verizon adds 5G in Denver
• Meteorologists are worried about 5G
• Facebook moderators posts complaints
• Twitter will label tweets from politicians
• Walmart and SNAP
• FCC chairman ex-advisor gets 5 years in prison
• Amazon partners with Rite-Aid
• New Yorkers can no longer have free video streaming at the library  
• Xfinity Mobile now sells Apple Watches and iPads
• FedEx sues Commerce Department
• Online landscape and garden design tools
• Free weather apps
• How to avoid internet scams
• What’s coming and going from HBO
• YouTube Music
• Apple Music
• Last week Google Trends at number 1: Falafel
• Trending this week on Twitter at number 7:#worldcup2019
• Trending this week on YouTube at number 11
• Baby Google
• 6 ways to find the perfect TV show or movie on Netflix

 

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Facebook is getting in the cryptocurrency game #027

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June 23, 2019Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, How To, Podcastkirk

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It’s officially Summer!  But before you break out the suntan lotion and crank up the tunes, it’s a new episode and this week Facebook is all in with cryptocurrency but the US and the European government wants answers before it launches Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify on terrorist content, plus Amazon Prime Day 2019 is back!

Show Notes:

• Facebook announces Libra
• Congress wants answers about Libra
• Europe wants to regulate Libra
• Facebook, Twitter, and Google to testify
• Do I have a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows?
• Amazon introduces new Fire TV edition
• Amazon Prime Day
• Google commits 1 billion for 20,000 homes in the Bay Area
• Amazon adds 15 more planes
• App Store publishers are pulling in more cash
• YouTube Kids content predator protection
• Every new show and movie in July on Hulu
• Netflix details the best TVs for watching Netflix
• Netflix Murder Mystery breaks records
• Netflix in July
• FCC wants mid-band spectrum for 5G
• What security type Wi-Fi is?
• How each carrier will deploy 5G
• Google Trends at 1: NBA Finals
• Trending at 5 on Twitter: #CloseTheCamps
• Trending at 1 on YouTube: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello

 

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Memorial Day 2019 #024

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May 24, 2019Apple, Google, Podcast, video gameskirk

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all!  I want to give a big thank you who are serving now or has served in the armed forces on this Memorial Day weekend not just today but every day.  Some of the tech news this week, yes we all know that Game of Thrones series has ended its run and it’s reported that the TV series has broken records, and in other news this week Sony will only make phones for 4 markets.

• Game of Thrones breaks records
• Facebook plans to launch GlobalCoin
• Amazon reject facial recognition proposals 
• Amazon warehouse games
• Google Search redesign
• Sony will keep making smartphones but only for 4 markets
• Justice Department comes out against T-Moblie Sprint merger
• Sony launches studio
• Atari VCS
• Cable TV customer satisfaction falls
• What’s new on Netflix, Prime Video and Hulu in June
• Microsoft Launcher beta
• Adobe Premiere Rush on Android
• Apple WWDC 2019
• 8 online tools to identify the owner of a phone number
• Lyft updates the app with a panic button for 911 calls
• Sixth of ridesharing cars have open recalls
• Chevrolet teen driver seat belt alerts
• Google Trends: Uber stock
• Trending on Twitter: #AskSonic
• Trending on YouTube: My Greyhound tries fruit
• Impossible Sausage

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Disney now owns Hulu #023

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May 17, 2019Apple, Google, How To, Podcast, video gameskirk

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Yes, there was no episode last week, I was not feeling well. It may have been from the remnants from being sick from the week prior. So my apologies, but fear not GNC WIR community, a new episode is here! And this weeks tech news is sure not to disappoint, a huge Google news block, a streaming news block plus Disney is now in control of Hulu.

Show Notes:

• Google and Walmart to testify before the Senate
• Google to push new ads on its apps
• Google agrees to pay owners of faulty Pixel phones up to $500.00
• Google Trips
• Disney takes full control of Hulu
• OnePlus shows off 7 Series
• Uber drivers are freelancers, not employees
• Apple would need to raise iPhone prices
• Apple Pay in iTunes
• TurboTax sued
• Ajit Pai proposes a new rule
• Florida governor says Russians accessed voter databases
• Walmart has free next day delivery
• Facebook one strike live streaming policy
• PlayStation 5
• Uber riders opt for quiet mode
• The Orville renewed for season 3
• The Burger King Impossible Whopper Tour
• AT&T Watch TV 
• New budget phone vs Old Flagship phone
• Star Trek: Picard
• Every new movie and show on Amazon in June
• YouTuber sends lawyer after UFC
• Best Amazon Fire tablet deals
• Man gets 20 years in prison
• Grumpy Cat
• The best universal remote control
• Trending on Google Trends: Uber Stock
• Trending on Twitter at number 2: Psalm West
• Trending on YouTube at number 5: World’s Largest Jello Pool

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The Impossible Burger #022

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May 3, 2019Apple, Google, How To, Podcastkirk

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So sorry that there was not an episode posted last week, I was sick all of last weekend, so it would not have been feasible on getting an episode recorded then posted as I did not have the strength to do one. However, I am going to make up for it with a supersized episode of tech news from Google, Apple, The Impossible Burger and more!

Show Notes:

• Alphabet’s slow growth
• Android TV hits 5000 apps
• Google’s Eric Schmidt 
• F8 2019
• The Impossible Burger comes to Burger King
• Uber and Lyft not accepting new drivers in NYC
• Apple cracks down on apps
• Apple sets sights on services
• Rural broadband expansion to 100,000 homes in 43 states
• Tips for Google Calendar
• Graduation gift ideas
• Obama’s production company with Netflix
• YouTube exclusive MLB
• Google Trends last week: Thanos
• Twitter: Most tweeted episode in tv history
• YouTube Trending at 9
• Uber in Denver
• Charter data use rising
• Alaska connects to 100 terabit
• Hulu grows subscribers
• Google can now automatically delete your location
• Lyft loses to NYC minimum wage law
• Google has reviewed over 1 million suspected terrorist videos
• Facebook banned dangerous individuals
• Bill and Chelsea Clinton podcast
• Mother’s Day gift ideas
• Graduation Day gift ideas
• Coming to HBO Now, Hulu and Amazon Prime in May

 

 

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