March is coming to a close and Apple wanted to make a big splash with a lot of announcements, some of those announcements were Apple Arcade and Apple Card. Is the Apple Card the card for you? Details in this week’s episode.

Show Notes:

• Apple Arcade
• Apple Card
• Spectrum employee caught on camera
• Facebook pulls accounts
• Reddit may cross the 100 million mark in revenue
• Election security in 2020
• AMP in Gmail 
• March Madness with Google Assistant
• FTC to examine ISP privacy policies
• McDonalds AI
• UPS drone
• What’s new in for Hulu in April
• Nintendo Labo
• LG G8 ThinQ
• Mcdonalds using AI
• 6 best Facebook hacks
• How to move your data to a new iPhone or Android
• 5 personal Finance YouTube channels
• Seattle Mariners trending number 7 on Google Trends
• #youmightthinkitsok trending number 7 on Twitter
• xanny trending number 7 on Youtube

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Spring has sprung! And the tech news sprung as well, Samsung is holding another event next month, a lot of tech news in the video streaming news block where Netflix will not be part of Apple new streaming service.

Show Notes:

• Netflix will not be part of Apple’s streaming service
• Alex Jones ban
• Amazon Prime Video
• ESPN Plus
• What’s coming and going from Netflix
• Senator Josh Hawley
• Facebook New Zeland shooting 
• Devin Nunes sues Twitter
• Samsung Galaxy Event on April 10th
• HBO Now Vs HBO Go
• What’s coming and going from Netflix
• Android phones under $300.00
• MoviePass
• Best apps for spring cleaning
• Google Drive
• Master mobile Gmail
• Best budget apps
• Transfer files wirelessly from PC to iPhone and vice versa
• Best podcasts on Spotify
• Virginia Basketball trending number one on Google Trends
• Virginia Basketball trending number two on Twitter
• Trending at number 10 on YouTube Murray State Vs Marquette
• NYC self-driving shuttle later this year

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It’s another jam-packed episode of tech news and it’s in the government in tech block where Congress picks apart Google on its privacy policy, also there are 2 Senators who want to have stricter privacy policy controls for children; which on a side note, just my opinion, shouldn’t parents be more hands-on with their children to protect their privacy instead of Congress getting involved? Discuss amongst yourselves.

Show Notes:

• Lawmakers chide Google
• Children Privacy Bill
• ICE License Reader
• House Democrats press T-Mobile CEO
• Android Q
• WWDC 2019
• Your Flickr photos may have been used for facial recognition 
• Man caught with stealing 1 million stolen Netflix and Spotify passwords
• Taylor Swift Number 1 on Google Trends
• Number 1 trending on YouTube Marvel Studios: Avengers Endgame
• Number 3 on Twitter #climatestrike
• The smallest smartphones
• Best widgets for Android
• Understanding WiFi

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:38 — 15.8MB)

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Last week’s episode was a little light on tech news and it was a bummer for sure. I am sure not to disappoint you all for this weeks episode, It is jampacked with tech news and a lot of how to tech including how to boost your wifi signal, how to move your podcasts from one app to the other, tips on how to broadcast on Facebook Live and more!

Show Notes:

• Facebook usages continue to drop
• You can’t opt out of Facebook’s phone number lookup
• Facebook outlines Facebook privacy
• Twitter
• Net Neutrality bill
• Social media slang terms 
• How to boost Wi-Fi signal
• Apps for when waiting on a flight 
• Tips on broadcasting with Facebook Live
• Best coupon apps
• WarnerMedia
• Cord-cutting soars with more viewers
• Sinema’s new package
• What’s coming to Amazon Prime and Hulu in March
• Only 2 Blockbusters left
• Apple third-party battery repair
• Apple to add more jobs
• Filters for your pictures on iPhone
• iPhone RSS reader apps
• Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Facebook
• Alfonso Ribeiro drops his lawsuit
• Google images searches may let you shop
• In game rewards for watching ads
• Google Trends Desi Arnez
• #internationalwomensday Number 1 on Twitter in the US
• Trending Number 1 on YouTube Jonas Brothers Carpool Karaoke
• Amazon HQ2 deal in VA

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:02 — 20.8MB)

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I am sorry there was no episode last week, I was not feeling well, so good news I am feeling a lot better, this weeks episode is a little light of the tech news so we are beginning the first day of March’s episode with some announcements from Mobile World Congress 2019.

Show Notes:

• Nubia’s Alpha smartphone/smartwatch
• LG G8 and V50 ThinQ
• Apple Watch may get in built-in sleep tracking
• Apple Music coming to Google Home
• Alexa in an LA hospital
• FedEx’s delivery robot
• Google lower cost Pixel phones
• T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• Technology Task Force
• Nokia 9 PureView
• The best foldable phones from MWC 2019
• Google Trending at number one Oscars 2019
• Trending in the US at number 4, Kardashian 
• Trending Number 1 on Youtube: Sucker

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:36 — 15.4MB)

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This past Monday, January 28th, I had no idea that on the calendar was Data Privacy Day on Monday. I got to say that you really don’t have privacy nowadays if are using your phone or your desktop/laptop and you are on Facebook, Google, etc, you can pretty much expect that your privacy is completely nonexistent.

Show Notes:

• Data Privacy Day? 
• FaceTime Bug
• Lawyer sues Apple
• How to turn off FaceTime
• How to protect yourself for your iPhone
• LG 5G phone
• Samsung’s 1TB smartphone
• AT&T 4Q
• Verizon 4Q
• Verizon data breach payout
• Galaxy Buds
• Android Q
• Samsung 8K
• NordVPN
• This is the best free password manager
• How to watch the big game on Sunday
• Grow with Google
• Android Pie 30 tips and tricks
• 5 YouTube channels for learning a new skill
• Google Trends: Rent Live
• #WorldReadAloudDay2019
• I went back to 1st grade for a day

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Wow, the month of January has really flown by hasn’t?  Finishing up the last week of the month where there is a lot of cord-cutting news from YouTube TV To Pluto TV,  the latest news on the foldable phones coming soon and a lot more!

Show Notes:

• What’s coming on Netflix
• Block and mute artists on Spotify
• Apple Pay coming to Taco Bell, Wendy’s and more
• Newark Airport suspend service due to drones
• OnStar celebrates 10 years
• Viacom acquires Pluto TV
• NBC’s streaming service
• Hulu drop price to $5.99
• YouTube TV
• YouTube channels are selling for millions
• This $780.00 leather-covered wireless charger
• Shameless trending on Google Trends
• Here are all of the folding phones so far
• #FridayFeeling
• Dodgeball:2019 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown

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This is crazy, 28 days and the US government is still shut down! There are important things to be addressed for a lot of people that Congress should act on now not to mention there are a huge amount of people that are working for the US government who have not been paid for almost going on a month. I hope and pray that this shutdown ends sooner than later.

Show Notes:

• Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions
• FCC Ajit Pai
• Open Government Data Act
• YouTube adds swipe-based navigation
• Facebook
• US Judge decision on to unlock phones without a warrant
• Apple
• LG G8
• Pandora’s new voice search
• Japan’s robot hotel fires robot workers
• YouTube updates policies 
• Cord Cutting has grown
• Motorola’s next RAZR
• Verizon and Apple Music
• Senator Marco Rubio
• T-Mobile merger
• Bandcamp will open its first record store
• Google Maps
• Verizon to give free access to anti-robocall tools
• Celebrity Big Brother
• #PresidentPelosi
• The secret ingredient of the Krabby Patty

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Welcome to the very 1st episode of Geek News Week in Review. This episode is going to be a little short this week; however, rest assured I will make sure that subsequent episodes will be more in length.

Show Notes:

• FireFox 63
• Apple fined for slowing iPhones
• iPhone XR FAQ
• Alexa powered Smart Glasses
• OnePlus 6
• McLaren $2.25 million Speedtail Hybrid

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