Jay + Karl

The Weekly Tech Rant

Technology EN ↓ 257 episodes

Two guys, one podcast and a whole load of the latest technology news, games and gadget reviews, film insights and the occasional rant! Join us as we review the main tech talking points of the week!

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Jay + Karl

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Episode 32: It’s time for Google SoC’s, the Silicon wars heats up, Apple needs charging, Virtual Build (again), Big money Mario, LG exit stage left and Kong bashes Godzilla and we get minions! 06.04.2021 1:07:30

This week we covered: News Google will reportedly use its own chip in the Pixel 6 - homegrown chips are the way forward TSMC bumps spending up 50% to meet increased demand - the latest round of the silicon wars have begun! SK Hynix to Build $106 Billion Fab Cluster: 800,000 Wafer Starts a Month - its fab to be in the chip business Apple to buy over $50 million worth of batteries from Tesla for a n...

Episode 31: It's time for Intels big plans, Oh no more Exchange hacks, Rough and Ready Apple Watches, Cheap(ish) AirTags, Lego goes to Space, It's Total War in Rome(again) and Ever Given in MSFS! 30.03.2021 1:02:49

This week we covered: News Updates from Intel Press conference Intel to build two new US fabs in the US - Intel breaks open the war chest Intel to build ARM chips for other companies in new strategy - Intel adds ARMs! New Intel HPG specs show up - leaky leaky Another Exchange hack but it's not Brian Krebs - holes everywhere! Apple considering a new ruggedised version of the Watch - watch out Casio...

Episode 30: It's time for Russian iPhones, iOS looks to Android for Security, Privacy, Privacy and more Privacy, Blizzard payoff, Google goes Fuschia and Intel readying the HPG, whilst we play all the 23.03.2021 1:10:58

This week we covered: News Apple allows Russia to pre-install apps on iPhones as part of device setup … its the beginning of the end iOS security fixes could soon be delivered separately from other updates, beta code suggests - following the Android model here! A new Apple Patent Describes 3D Touch Reinvented …. Please bring it back! Apple wins the first battle in French fight over iOS 14 privacy...

Episode 29: It's time for hacked limiters, Chrome Birthday cake, Are we off to MWC, no backdown on Huawei, welcome to our (amazon) robot overlords, and the Homepod is dead, long live the Homepod! 16.03.2021 1:09:13

This week we covered: News Nvidia's unhackable GeForce RTX 3060 hash rate limiter supposedly hacked in just two weeks - hahahahahahahahahahahahah (breathe Karl) Chrome OS is getting a big redesign for its 10th birthday - Cake all round its Birthday time! Mobile World Congress seemingly serious about in-person Barcelona event in June, shares safety plan - Maybe this could actually go ahead! Qualcom...

Episode 28: It's time for chips and more chips, Exchange in a world of hurt, Airlines in a panic, Rich Hackers, McAfee in hot water, No AirTag stalking and wrecking some cars! 09.03.2021 1:04:29

This week we covered: News TSMC will produce 3nm chips this year and Apple has already grabbed them all - feed the Cupertino magic factory! TSMC was fully booked but now auctioning spare capacity - where did they find the excess capacity? Kaspersky says hackers made a mint during the COVID pandemic and will take a break - gotta spend the loot somewhere? SITA confirms that Airline passenger data ac...

Episode 27: It's time to let the intern be in charge, LastPass tracking, Samsung long term love, Apple gets its Steam (data), Lets buy all the companies, M1 smashing SSD's and Sony's Twisted Metal! 01.03.2021 1:01:07

This week we covered: News SolarWinds Hackers downloaded some Microsoft source code for Azure, Exchange and Intune - slurping the secret Redmond “source”! Former Solarwinds CEO blames intern for the weak password - yeah yeah of course it was! Seven trackers found in Lastpass Android app - What? Google has finally added iOS’s privacy labels to Gmail - Hooray at last! Judge Says Apple’s subpoenas in...

Episode 26: It's time for an Epic update, Apple turns the Valve, More Chrome less Mac, Android 12 teases devs, Nvidia goes mining, M1 gets Malware and we go Monster Hunting 22.02.2021 1:02:11

This week we covered: News Epic Games brings its antitrust feud with Apple to Europe's competition watchdog - now will the EU side with them? Apple want Valve to hand over revenue data as part of legal fight with Epic - Apple calls in reinforcements No March 16th Apple event say tipsters - but will there still be product launches? ChromeOS devices outsold MacOS devices in 2020 - was 2020 the year...

Episode 25: It's time for 'Biden our time on Tik Tok, iOS 14.5 feature party, Privacy is key but do you want a Google Business phone along with those app updates, Lastpass nerfs itself and what city i 17.02.2021 1:03:22

This week we covered: News TikTok sale to US company on hold as Biden administration looks at other options - what did we say! Time for an iPad Pro Max - do we really need a bigger iPad? The iPhone 13 rumour mill is in full swing - we are at least 8 months away from any announcement to be clear! iOS 14.5 feature round up - lots of goodies ahead! You can set Spotify as your default music player in...

Episode 24: It's time for Masked unlocks, Fitness casting, health-check for your wallet, iCloud Passwords here and then gone, Stadia concerns and we all go to Greenland, plus logging that flight! 08.02.2021 57:36

This week we covered: News A pple raises credit for the return of Dev Kit Macs - please can we have our dev units back! iOS 14.5 Unlock with Apple Watch(for Mask wearing) - finally no more fumbling to unlock your phone when out and about in 2021! Rumours of Financial Health info coming to Apple Wallet - Not just looking after your physical health! Another 14.5 update brings Fitness+ casting to sup...

Episode 23: It's time for Extended Free trials, iOS VM's, Walking and Watches, no more Loons, HomePod reviews and Bond or Agent 47? 31.01.2021 1:05:51

This week we covered: News Apple Extends Apple TV subscription again - Is there a subscriber conversion problem? Corellium makes its iOS virtualisation available to individual s - fancy some virtual iPhones? Looks like the Huawei Ban isn’t going away anytime soon - No change in China relations Hackers publish Gov files after Ransom is refused - We do not negotiate with Terrorists/hackers Apple unv...

Episode 22 - It's time for return of the Pat, No more touching the bar, Virtual CES, flying cars and rolling phones, plus 47 is back 19.01.2021 54:07

News Intel rumoured to be looking at outsourcing with TSMC - what did we say last year! Pat Gelsinger returning to Intel - the prodigal son returns to Chipzilla Apple rumoured to be dropping Touch Bar in next Macbook Pro - Personally no tears from me if this is true! New studies show how Apple Watch can help detect COVID-19 prior to symptoms and testing Gadgets CES Round of the best gadgets and Te...

Episode 21 - It's time for the return of the Weekly Tech Rant, Trump isn't finished with China, RIP Flash, Lawsuits a plenty, Apple AR and Tile for a tag, plus the Midnight Sky! 10.01.2021 1:02:48

Welcome back to the first episode of 2021! News With only days left in Office, Trump targets 8 Chinese payment apps – Trade war not over yet! Adobe Flash is dead (finally) …. but Windows 7 is still alive, all 100 million of them Report speculates that Google hasn’t updated its iOS apps in weeks to avoid providing privacy details – Remember Google don’t be evil! Talking of don’t be evil…. Facebook...

Episode 20: It's time for a look back at the year, podcast plans and new tech for 2010 (ho-ho-ho) 21.12.2020 54:35

This week we covered: Podcast state of the union Best Tech of 2020 HP Reverb G2 Nvidia 3080Ti Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones Apple M1 Chip What are looking forward to in 2021 Topgun 2: Maverick No Time to Die Matrix 4 Dune Halo Infinite We wish all our listeners a very happy Holiday season and all the best for 2021 - we'll see you on the other side!

Episode 19: It's time for old tech woes, Uber offloads, Super Apple CPU, Speedy Celerons, Cyber[bug] 2077 and return Indy + ObiWan! 14.12.2020 1:05:03

This week we covered: News Samsung pulls the plug on older Smart devices in 2021 - not so smart now! Talking of plugs…. Samsung to stop including power adapters in the box… just 3 months after mocking apple about it Uber sells self-driving project to startup Aurora & Air Taxi Apple reportedly working on a 32-core processor for high-end Macs Trump administration quietly lets TikTok deadline lapse F...

Episode 18: It's time for Snappier Dragons, More Apple releases (or not), a Latte from Redmond and Slacking seems to pay off, plus a cheap cable fixes all woes! 07.12.2020 1:02:04

This week we covered: News Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 888 - more dragons more speed! Apple could be planning a mysterious December Product release? - What could this be - maybe Tags? MS Project“Latte” could bring Android apps to Windows - who would have ever thought we’d see this! Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7bn! - no slacking this week for them! Gadgets Karl has a new 34” Ultrawide monit...

Episode 17: It's time for Turkeys in the US, Broadband rural woes, iPads for Guns, Fruit Redesigns and revisits to WoW! 28.11.2020 59:38

This week we covered: News UK Govt Downgrades Broadband infrastructure plans - looks like those rural blackspots will be there for a bit longer! Biden Transition team has to build its own cybersecurity protection - what you aren’t surprised that the Trump administration wasn’t helping! Apple Security charged with Bribery - how many apples to look the other way! Apple Product Redesigns tipped for 2...

Episode 16: It's time for Huawei to return, or not! Is Intel Broken, more M1 Speedtests, Stolen Fruit and Xbox experiences! Oh and Karl is back! 20.11.2020 49:26

News Huawei to UK/Canada, can we forget the whole ban thing(post-Trump) - What did we tell you! Intel Manufacturing is broken - is this the of Intel we know it? iOS 14.3 beta has supported for rumoured Apple Air Tags - could be getting ready for a stealth launch? Apple M1 chips outperform Nvidia 1050 Ti - Ok but AAA games on ARM is not gonna happen soon?! Apple to suggest 3rd Party apps to users a...

Episode 15: It’s time for One More Thing, M1 super Silicon, Big Sur heads for shore, Series X splashes down and oh TikTok needs an answer 12.11.2020 25:13

This week we covered: News TikTok asks court to intervene on sale - Limboland for TikTok forced sale? Apple One More Thing Event - 3rd Apple product launch of the year Apple Silicon Macs - our first impressions New M1 powered MacBook Air New M1 Powered MacBook Pro New M1 Powered Mac Mini Big Sur GA on the 12th Nov - Big changes ahoy for MacOS Gadgets Xbox Series X Launch - First impression of Red...

Episode 14: It’s time for Googles VPN, Electronic Licences, Apple bloat and Airpower doomed [again], Full sized Pi, Voxel chaos and we Seek the Truth! 02.11.2020 51:51

This week we covered: News TikTok ban overturned but US will fight it - We hadn’t forgotten about this little saga! AirPower apparently dead again - will this ever see the light of day!? Google explains the privacy benefits of electronic Driving licences - step out of the car and show me your phone! Google is bringing its own VPN to desktops and phones with $9.99 Google One subscription. VPN, no l...

Episode 13: It’s time for BleedingTooth, COVID app improvements and bugs, Plex or Jelly[fin] and a dose of Quadros + Cyberpunks. Plus is that Bond and an Apple? 27.10.2020 53:29

This week we covered: News Google Warns of Zero-Click Bluetooth Flaws in Linux-based Devices Apple updates its COVID-19 screen Tool – Yeah its US-based only (as always!) But if you have an iPhone12 you might need to re-enable your COVID app! App updates remove the ‘Default’ setting for Mail/Browser – Apple come on please don’t say this is half-baked! Why Apple Airpods have been delayed – its time...

Episode 12: It’s time for Hi Speed Phones in many different sizes, we mini (even the Homepod), we Max and there also Pro! But still no Tags or Studio Cans..!Oh did you know it has 5G! 19.10.2020 43:22

This week we covered: [Spoiler its all Apple!} News iPhone 12 mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max– Did you know it supports 5G! However, shipping is slipping! iPhone 12 Pro + Max now support Dolby Vision HDR – ditch that editing Deck we are going mobile! HomePod Mini Magsafe is back baby – but not as you know it! Apple AirPods Studio Headphones delayed – means Air Tags coming soon! Apple Silicon Macs cou...

Episode 11: It's time for another Apple Event, AMD splashes the cash, Nvidia holds fast, Amazon cans Crucible and we hit Warp speed! 12.10.2020 58:05

News Apple Event on the 13th… iPhones duh! Mini Homepods, Apple Tag and Headphones? Bloomberg reports Apple Silicon Macs could launch in November - Arm we are off on into the post Intel world? Apple TV trials to be extended to 2021 - Who’s using this still or will pay for it? AMD rumored to be in advanced talks to buy FPGA slinger Xilinx for $30bn+ - a strategic investment to challenge Intel/Nvidi...

Episode 10: It's time for Smart heating, Vader in VR and Windows gets a Sidecar and Mario pops in! 05.10.2020 54:17

This week we covered: News Google requiring devs to use its own IAP API from next year - aligning to a similar model to Apple? Google also will make it easier to install and use 3rd Party app stores with the next version of Android - totally unlike Apple!! Google releases new Google TV (Chromecast) device - Android TV reincarnation? We discuss! Apple could be banned from having pre-installed apps...

Episode 9: It's Post Apple, the 13th for Phones? Redmond rebrands, Devs back in the Nest, Bethesda sold and we are Left for Dead (again)! 27.09.2020 52:30

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 ...

Episode 8: Time Flies for Apple as we take a look at the latest tech in our first Apple Event special! 20.09.2020 1:16:33

This week we covered: News Apple virtual events - the gold standard now in product launches So when is the iPhone event? All the things that could appear? iPhone 12 Air Tags Apple AirPods Studio Headphones iOS 14.2 Dev beta - where did 14.1 go? Gadgets Apple Watch Series 6 Blood O2 levels Altimeter Solo Loop - um isn’t this just an elastic band? Apple Watch SE but the Series 3 remains on sale? App...