This week, Facebook wants to give money to creators, do you want to spend money for a rollable tv?  and Clippy is back! Facebook will be making payments to creators LG OLED rollable tv Microsoft's Office Clippy returns AT&T will bring 5G mmwave to airports Twitter sees a jump in demand to remove content from journalists Verizon has the best overall network iPhone 13 rumors Galaxy S20 displays are suddenly dying iPhone camera detects rare eye cancer in a 3-month-old boy Delta stole its pilots' messaging app

GNC Week In Review

$100,000 for a TV or a house? #092

This week, Andy Jassey steps up as the new Amazon CEO,  if you are looking into a new job TikTok may have a solution for you, and there is something that is coming this month from "Nothing" Show Notes: Andy Jassey is the new Amazon CEO Nothing earbuds TikTok resumes Individuals now spend more time on TikTok Verizon promises 5G services to TracFone customers Airbnb has blocked tens of thousands of partiers Trump sues Big Tech CEO's  Google boots 9 apps from the Play Store Universal's films will make their TV debut on Peacock A rare copy of "The Legend of Zelda" sold for $870,000 Google Pixel 5A 5G could arrive soon Our podcast would like to be nominated in the Podcast Awards and we are all asking our listeners and viewers to vote for us in the technology category and the People's Choice Award as a nominee. Then the Podcast Award committee will then vote on each podcast category and winners will be announced on September 30th, 2021. So we are hoping we are one of the nominees and be selected as a winner. Head over here to nominate! And we thank you all so much for your support!

Something is coming from “Nothing” #091

This week, Jeff Bezos is flying to the moon, Bitcoin lands in El Salvador as legal tender, and Facebook will have its own smartwatch Show Notes: Jeff Bezos and his brother is flying to the moon Bitcoin in El Salvador Facebooks 1st smartwatch US House Representative tweets his Gmail password Volkswagen says more than 3.3 million of their customers' information exposed 2% of the top 1,000 apps in the App Store were reportedly scams WWDC 2021

Jeff says fly me to the moon #090

This week, NetFlix adds a plus,  Uber’s pleased with a minus and Apple is working on a foldable iPhone? Show Notes: Uber Q1 Apple reportedly working on a foldable iPhone Chromebook shipments soared 275% in Q1 Google adds more flexibility to its return to work policies Boost Mobile's Unlimted Plus plan throws in free virtual doctor visits Netflix "N-Plus" Toshiba launches a new lineup of Fire TV Edition televisions

What is N-Plus? #089

This week, Samsung unpacks again with products, Apple breaks records again in its earnings, and yes returns in Las Vegas Show Notes: Samsung's Galaxy Book range Apple Q2 CES returns to Las Vegas Alphabet Q1 Verizon tries to sell Yahoo and AOL T-Mobile SyncUp Tracker ADT sues Amazon's Ring Google wants to put Nest Hubs into hotel rooms Sony has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles Spotify Q1 HBO Max will be $9.99 a month with ads Woman charged with embezzlement for not returning VHS tape FCC to begin $50 broadband subsidy program

CES returns to Vegas #088

This week,  Apple springs into action, global smartphone sales rise and Twitter will allow you to upload and view photos in 4K Show Notes Apple's Spring Loaded event Twitter images in 4K FCC robocall mitigation database Microsoft Cloud PC Verizon 5G Home broadband is heading to 3 new cities Global smartphone sales 24% in Q1 Disney+ is getting Spiderman YouTube Mobile starts offering video quality options Mcdonald's adding a BTS meal Spotify paid subscriptions 

Apple springs in action #087

This week, LG is no longer in the smartphone market, you can no longer get an answer from Yahoo, and oh no 500 million Facebook users data leaked online Show Notes: LG calls it quits Yahoo Answers shuts down next month Over 500 million Facebook user's personal data have leaked online Californa man indicted for stealing Shopify customer data T-Mobile's Uncarrier Next event YouTube and Facebook are the most widely used platforms Uber entices drivers Best Buy Beta Google I/O The Pixel 5a 5G is coming Amazon warehouse workers vote against unionization Optimus Prime responds to voice commands

No! No! And Oh no! #086

This week, a tweet sold for millions, Comcast is investing in billions and you can pay in bitcoin for a Tesla Show Notes: Jack Dorsey's tweet sold for $2.5 million dollars Comcast to invest $1 billion over the next decade You can buy a Tesla with bitcoin Facebook, Twitter, and Google CEO's appeared in Congress Uber partners with ScriptDrop T-Mobile Tuesdays Regal Cinemas strikes deal with WB Disney + raising prices Discovery + and GameStop Reddit documentary Every new movie and show on Netflix in April A company will pay you $2400.00 to stay away from screens

A Pet Rock for 2021 #085

This week,  Amazon wants to take care of you, the FCC fines 2 telemarketers for millions, and instead of a face id, a thumbprint, or entering a pin you might able to wink at your phone to unlock it. Amazon Care FCC fines two telemarketers $225 million Proposed face unlock system Rep.Bowman introduces new bill to lower broadband costs Apple dominated the wearables market Apple Maps can help you find a COVID-19 vaccine T-Mobile customers are getting a free Pandora app Walmart is making an Android TV stick Monopoly wants your help Coca-Cola is launching vending machine subscriptions in China NFL finalizes deal with Amazon

Amazon wants to take care of you #084

This week, you can no longer have Fry's with that electronics order, GameStop's stock price goes up again, and no it doesn't have to do with Robinhood and Best Buy lays off 5,000 employees Show Notes: Fry's closing its doors GameStop's stock price goes up again Best Buy lays off employees FCC authorizes a $50 discount for low-income internet bills You can call for a Lyft YouTube will expand parental controls for tweens and teens Pluto TV and CBS All Access subscribers grow Woman earns $3,000 in donations while streaming herself sleeping Mr. Potato Head drops Mister Frogger the game is going to be a game show TV series  

You can’t have Fry’s with that #083

This week, Roaring Kitty is getting sued, Google is paying News Corp and Amazon wants you to build it Show Notes: Roaring Kitty is getting sued Google will pay News Corp outlets for using their content Amazon's Build It Chromebooks overtake Macs Google and Facebook dominate mobile apps New Samsung laptops Comcast delays data cap Mark Wahlberg will produce a series about MoviePass NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge

Roaring Kitty getting sued #082

This week Jeff Bezos steps down, RobinHood steps up and Google pays up Show Notes: Jeff Bezos steps down from Amazon Robinhood's Super Bowl ad Google will pay $3.8 million to settle discrimination accusations  T-Mobile continues growth Spotify's 345 million listeners iCloud outage Amazon plans to install always-on surveillance cameras in vehicles Comcast delays data cap Call to the FCC to expand remote learning connectivity  And if you missed TPN's live coverage of CES 2021, you can catch up here

Jeff Bezos steps down #081

This week, T-Mobile adds millions of customers, Apple’s App Store made billions, and an early preview of what’s coming to CES 2021 Show Notes: T-Mobile adds 5.6 million customers Apple announces record App Store spending Samsung C-Lab Samsung's new Frame TV Sharp unveils Alexa-enable microwaves LG's new stick vacuum  What to expect from 2021 Amazon pledges $2 billion toward affordable housing Amazon Prime Pantry is dead Verizon puts 3G shutdown plans on hold Motorola launches 4 new sub-$400 phones Roku says Roku TV was best selling smart TV OS Essential software for a young student Apps that teach you to cook Robots at CES CES 2021 is this upcoming Tuesday and Tech Podcasts Network with PLuGHiTZ Live! will be covering CES 2021 from our home studios and there will be live streaming coverage starting at 9:00 am pacific/12:00 pm eastern starting on Tuesday, January 12th and you can watch live here.  

What’s new at CES 2021? #80

This week, Gmail goes down, Google Max goes away and HBO Max arrives on Roku Show Notes: Google had outages Google is retiring the Google Home Max HBO Max on Roku FTC orders Amazon, Facebook, and others how they collect data Amazon Made for You Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony collaborate  Google Chromecast will get Apple TV soon BBC will launch a new subscription streaming channel Movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ in January 2021 What's coming to Hulu in January 2021 What's new on Netflix in January 2021 Chocolate Marshmallow Pepsi And as this is the last episode,  I would like to thank Todd for allowing me to have this podcast as a partner show on geeknewscenttral.com, I look forward each week diving into the tech news and dissecting what’s going, providing tips and making people smile for a moment or two, so if anyone gets something out of it makes it all the worthwhile, I also would like to thank Scott for coming on to the podcast as my co-host as he is my yin to my yang, Kirk And lastly, we would like to thank you all for listening to our podcast, watching the live show on Friday evenings (if anyone has not already been yet please be sure to like and subscribe to the GNC WIR channel on YouTube) not to mention subscribing to this podcast. 2021 will bring changes to the podcast as we will have a new logo for the website, hopefully, better graphics for the live show, music, and more. We appreciate everyone that has been and still with us on the ride and we love for all of our listeners to let others know about our podcast and give a listen! See you all in 2021! Happy Holidays and have a safe, happy, and joyous new year! Kirk and Scott

So long 2020! Hello 2021! #079

This week, Apple announced its AirPods Max and you would not believe what it will cost you, HBO Max saw a huge increase in subscribers, and Airbnb's IPO shares more than doubled Show Notes: Apple AirPods Max HBO Max hits 12.6 million subscribers Airbnb shares soars Spotify resets passwords AMC warns it'll run out of cash YouTube TV subscribers are getting free Chromcasts Best photo scanners Has your bank account been hacked? Microsoft Bing can help you cook dinner Next week will be our last episode of the year, so across the Tech Podcast Network including this podcast, we would like to find out what you are doing with your tech in 2021 as a way of "spring cleaning"; for example are you defragging your computer, are you deleting the apps that you don't use anymore, etc. Let us know via our connect page and we'll have a special segment of "Do you need help with your tech?" with everyone's submissions.    

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GNC Week In Review

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