Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 53

Episode 53: It’s time for Classical overtures, TSMC prices, Tim Cook payday, App stores changes, Windows 11 woes, and plenty of rumours

Welcome back to the WTR as Karl and I discuss the latest tech news, gadgets, games, & films!

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This week we covered:

• News
  • Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
  • Confirmed: TikTok Owner ByteDance Buying Pico VR
  • TSMC is raising chip prices as supply shortages continue
  • Tim Cook set to receive $750M worth of AAPL in final payout from 10-year pay deal
  • Apple announces App Store changes: New communication rules, Small Developer Assistance Fund, more
    • Also this happened… App Store payment platform monopoly ending in Korea; other countries likely to follow
  • EU set to launch formal probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion takeover of Arm
  • Microsoft won’t stop you from installing Windows 11 on older PCs
    • But… Microsoft might not deliver Windows 11 updates to PCs with old CPUs
    • Windows 11 launches October 5
    • Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch
• Rumours:
  • Kuo: iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication, allowing users to make phone calls and send texts without cell signal
  • Tim Cook wants to oversee ‘one more major new product category’ before stepping down as Apple CEO
  • Apple Watch blood pressure measurement not happening in Series 7 – Gurman
• TV
  • Lower Decks SE2 so-far review

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