Shades Of Brown

We take a deep dive into WWDC 2021. Show Notes: 00:02:30 - watchOS 8 00:15:15 - iOS and iPadOS 15 01:01:00 - macOS 12 01:19:40 - Privacy and Grab Bag WWDC: Apple WWDC 2021 keynote in 23 minutes watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview What's new in watchOS 8 - WWDC 2021 - Videos iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview macOS...

We talk about Google I/O and then whip out the DAC for hi-fi audio. Show Notes: 00:01:49 - Android 12 00:26:58 - Google Retail Store 00:29:47 - Wear, WearOS?, Tizen? Terrible Names 00:42:02 - Sadiq didn't let us talk about Windows 10X 00:42:28 - Apple Watch Assistive Touch 00:49:19 - Apple Music Loseless Audio and Spatial Audio Android 12 preview: first look at Google’s radical new design Google s...

We spend an hour talking about the second order effects of the Epic Vs Apple trial. Show Notes: Epic Games v. Apple: the fight for the future of the App Store The Epic Games v. Apple trial kicks off with kids screaming "free Fortnite" In Epic v Apple, everybody is losing at the game of defining games Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox Sony really hated PS4 crossplay, confidential documents r...

We talk about new Surfaces and new surfaces this week. Show Notes 00:01:33 - Surface Laptop 4 00:21:08 - Apple Event Misc Things 00:22:58 - Apple Podcasts Updates 00:33:09 - AirTags 00:44:29 - M1 iMac 00:59:31 - M1 iPad Pro 01:09:06 - Sadiq Got A M1 MacBook Air Surface Laptop 4: Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch) review: AMD Ryzen shines, but Microsoft could still do much more Microsoft Surface Laptop 4:...

This week we pour one out for LG Mobile, then make fun of gamers while getting blasted in VR. Oddly enough, this episode is almost a galaxy brain take against Qualcomm's mobile chip monopoly. Show Notes: 00:00:55 - RIP LG Mobile 00:24:43 - Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 00:40:57 - Oculus Quest 2 RIP LG: LG leaves a void as it exits the smartphone business Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones...

We needed some #freecontent so we're talking about the Switch Pro this week and the latest OnePlus phones. Show Notes: 00:01:35 - Switch Lite 00:15:55 - Apex Legends On Switch 00:28:25 - Switch Pro Rumors 00:40:05 - One Plus 9 and 9 Pro 01:01:18 - Post Show USB C Audio Corner Nintendo Switch Lite Apex Legends Legends Switch - Are The Compromises Too Severe? How Fair Is CrossPlay? Nintendo Switch L...

We talk about good speakers, bad consolidation, enlisting in the republic of gamers, and then sign into active directory. Show Notes: 00:00:04 - RIP HomePod 00:12:46 - Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition 00:28:29 - Asus ROG Phone 5 00:47:33 - The Exchange Mass Hack RIP HomePod: Apple discontinues the HomePod, but the HomePod mini will live on Xbox & Zenimax Acquisition: Some Bethesda games now on X...

We originally planned on talking about Android 12 but then the Pokemon discourse broke out. Show Notes: 00:01:52 - EA News 00:18:28 - Sony State Of Play 00:40:39 - Nintendo/Pokemon Direct Verizon tweet? Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery Video Games: EA, BioWare cancel Anthem’s sweeping overhaul Report: BioWare wrests Dragon Age 4 away from EA’s online-multipl...

We laugh at Stadia, laugh at Facebook, and then pray for Ron. Show Notes: 00:00:03 - Intro 00:04:38 - Google Winding Down First Party Stadia Studios 00:20:02 - iOS 14.5 Ad Tracking Changes 00:36:46 - HarmonyOS Google Shutting Down First Party Stadia Studios: Focusing on Stadia's future as a platform, and winding down SG&E The writing’s on the wall for Google Stadia iOS 14.5 Apple’s next iOS 14...

We celebrate the coming of Techanuary by talking about the latest Samsung Unpacked and CES 2021. Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Galaxy S21 Series 00:28:53 - Galaxy Buds Pro 00:38:41 - Nvidia at CES 00:53:18 - Intel at CES 00:59:12 - AMD at CES Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S21 is official, gets an across-the-board $200 price drop You’ll never believe it, Samsung made a black phone Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro r...

While waiting for techanuary to begin, we talk about our favorite games from last year and some security stories about chat apps. Show Notes: 00:02:42 - Cristian talks about Odyssey 00:10:28 - Sadiq talks about FF7R 00:19:50 - Cristian Talks About DOOM Eternal 00:23:40 - Sadiq Talks About XCOM Chimera Squad 00:28:41 - Cristian Talks About Guidlings (2nd Chapter) 00:34:45 - Sadiq Talks About Crusad...

In a return true to form we talk about headphones and Linux for an hour. Show Notes: 00:00:45 - AirPods Max 00:48:15 - RIP CentOS AirPods Max: AirPods Max Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th Apple AirPods Max first look: lots to prove Heavy Is the Head That Wears the AirPods Max Headphone Review: Sennheiser HD 300 Pro AirPods Max review: the good, the...

Finally now that techtober is over and techvember comes to a close, we finally get enough space in techcember to talk about Destiny 2: Beyond Light and Assassins Creed Valhalla. And yes, we address the ethics of buying games from companies with abusive practices. There's gonna be politics in these video games! Show Notes: 00:01:00 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light 00:32:19 - Assassins Creed Valhalla Desti...

We try to talk about desktop computers but somehow get sucked down a network hole. Show Notes: 00:01:05 - ARM Macs 00:39:16 - macOS and OCSP 00:59:55 - macOS 11 ARM Macs: Apple dishes details on its new M1 chip Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14 Apple announces new M1 Mac Mini, starting at $699 First ARM-based Mac laptops: MacBook Air and 13-inch MacB...

With final next gen console hardware getting out into the wild, we spend this week giving our final thoughts on the new consoles. Show Notes: 00:02:13 - RIP QUIBI 00:09:53 - Xbox Series S 00:25:03 - Xbox Series X 00:26:42 - Content Warning: Bugs 00:28:06 - End Of Bug Talk 00:32:10 - DualSense 00:36:22 - PS5 Discord is getting a cool Halloween ringtone from hyperpop duo 100 gecs RIP QUIBI: Quibi is...

New iPhones came out this week but really we just talk about networks and colors on displays. Show Notes: 00:01:54 - HomePod Mini 00:13:14 - iPhone 12 and 12 Mini 00:31:47 - 5G 00:40:46 - 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max 01:00:58 - No Chargers In The Box iPhone 2020 Event: HomePod Mini Apple announces smaller HomePod mini for $99 Phones: Apple announces iPhone 12 with OLED screen and 5G speeds iPhone 12 Pro...

Google announces everything that leaked, we cry over 100mbps ethernet, and then Microsoft for some god known reason is still putting out products with EMMC storage in 2020. Show Notes: 00:01:20 - Chromecast With Google TV 00:21:14 - Nest Audio 00:24:39 - Pixel 5 And 4A 5G 00:42:12 - Surface Laptop Go 00:48:36 - Surface Pro X Refresh 00:51:17 - Xbox Series X Back Compat Tests Google Event: Google C...

Big companies buy other big companies and then we both find excuses to talk about extremely "this is our shit" shit. Show Notes: 00:01:22 - Microsoft Buys Bethesda 00:21:56 - Amazon Event 00:30:24 - Sadiq Talks About A Router 00:41:32 - Cristian Talks About A Game Streaming Service Game Pass: Microsoft purchases Bethesda Softworks in industry-changing acquisition Amazon’s Big Infomercial: New Amaz...

We laugh at the PS5 price and then hop into the September Apple event. Show Notes: 00:01:29 - PS5 Pricing 00:26:53 - Watch Series 6 00:41:55 - iPad Air (2020) 00:52:01 - Apple One 00:55:49 - watchOS 7 01:07:05 - iOS 14 PS5 Pricing: PS5 Digital Edition launches November 12th for $399.99 PlayStation 5: Sony announces price and release date PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for pr...

Nvidia pulls out some drip from the oven, Microsoft drops some late state gaming box news, we revisit Android 11 now that it's finally out and lastly, lmao Nintendo bro. Show Notes: 00:01:58 - Nvidia RTX 30 Series 00:24:05 - Xbox Series S 00:40:08 - Android 11 00:50:08 - lol nintendo RTX 30 Series Cards: NVIDIA RTX 3090, 3080, 3070 Specs, Cooler, Price, & Release Date Behold, Nvidia’s 3080 GPU...

We go for round two in App Store drama and then get productive with the Surface Duo. Show Notes: 00:01:30 - WordPress App Store Drama 00:07:04 - Apple Versus Epic Part 2 00:40:24 - Surface Duo Apple vs WordPress: Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all Epic vs Apple/Google: Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market Apple t...

A good game is getting taken down, Amazon is prime in our inbox, Firefox? More like Seamonkey (🥺), and big companies are fighting again. Show Notes: 00:01:11 - Forza Horizon 3 Getting Delisted 00:03:32 - Amazon's BS In Our Email 00:07:38 - Mozilla's Layoffs 00:29:46 - Epic Versus Apple & Google Get Forza Horizon 3 https://twitter.com/ForzaHorizon/status/1293230709444874240 https://twitter.com...

Google drops a surprisingly good inexpensive phone, and we ball out at Samsung Unpacked. And by ball out we forgot to talk about the phones and really just gawk at high prices and branded experiences. Show Notes: 00:02:33 - Pixel 4a 00:26:53 - Samsung Unpacked Pixel 4A Google finally announces the Pixel 4a for $349 Google Pixel 4A review: back to basics for $349 Google kills the Pixel 4, making it...

OnePlus makes the smart move of avoiding North America in (business voice) Our Current Situation, the Stadia Controller is better than JoyCons, Microsoft shows off the latest CG trailers, and then we go deep into the Halo Infinite reveal. Show Notes: 00:00:47 - OnePlus Nord 00:10:44 - Stadia Controller 00:28:23 - Xbox July Event 00:35:16 - Halo Infinite OnePlus Nord: OnePlus Nord | Pretty much eve...

Ubisoft is a gross mess of a mismanaged company and then we talk about Assassin's Creed Japan. Show Notes: 00:00:41 - Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Abuse 00:13:27 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla 00:20:03 - Watch Dogs Legion 00:25:52 - Ghost Of Tsushima Ubisoft Ubisoft’s “most powerful creative force” resigns in wake of sweeping allegations Ubisoft Employees Have 'Grave Concerns' Over Toronto Stu...