It’s Post Apple, the 13th for Phones? Redmond rebrands, Devs back in the Nest, Bethesda sold and we are Left for Dead (again)!
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Weekly Tech Rant and once again Karl and I cover the latest tech stories from the week. We talk about the ongoing challenges in our homelabs and our regular feature on what games and TV/Films which have piqued our interest this week!
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This week we covered:
- News
- iPhone event rumoured to be Oct 13th! – Unlucky for some but not Apple.
- iOS14 Doesn’t destroy the performance of older phones – looks your iPhone 6S has some life left in it!
- Microsoft rebrands its Security products again– Defender or Sentinel!
- Google launches Access Control console for Nest Devices – is home automation with 3rd Party software/apps back on?
- TikTok deal – Judge Tells U.S. to Delay Ban or Argue for It Friday – What is going on here and will Trump push for the ban?
- Gadgets
- I give my first impressions of the Apple Watch Series 6 as it arrived today! Blog post
- RTX 3080/3090 launch – Karl and his disappointment at the bots stealing all the stock!
- Games
- Microsoft splashes the cash and buys Bethesda – a big day for gaming all round!
- LFD2 new community campaign “The Last Stand” – first major update for 8 years!!
Enjoy and as always please let us know what you think in the comments.
