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172: Apple’s iPhone 13’s, iPad Mini, Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories Glasses

It’s Apple’s most incremental update yet! We tear down all that was announced for the 4 new iPhones (13 mini, 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max) as well as Facebook partnering with Luxottica to put a camera on a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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167: Facebook Unfriends Australia

Forget about the mainstream media headlines. Here we give you a nuanced view on why Facebook decided to unfriend Australia by blocking all posts on your precious feed. We get deep into the weeds by reading the actual bargaining code legislation to inform you with what’s really going on. Journalism indeed.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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166: Clubhouse, Facebook Watch, Bing to save Australia?

Introducing Clubhouse – the hot new social audio app, Facebook may be working on a watch to compete with Apple, Bing makes an opportunistic play in Australia, and Apple is getting into augmented reality hinting at a mixed reality future.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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158: Pixel 5, Google TV, Oculus Quest 2, Project Aria

Google announces the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a, along with a new Chromecast with Google TV. Facebook goes HAM on augmented reality with Project Aria while consolidating its VR efforts with a new standalone headset Oculus Quest 2 and the Infinite Office.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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153: Big Tech On Trial, Time Running Out On TikTok, BenQ Light Bar

The CEOs of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (GAFA) get a grilling from a congressional sub-committee investigating potential antitrust practices, TikTok may be saved by a Microsoft bailout, and an innovative way to light your desk.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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151: The Ethics of Facial Recognition, Neumorphism

MacBook rumours, Big Sur re-introducing drop shadows with Neumorphism (or ‘Soft UI’), Facebook’s lightweight hologram VR glasses and should we allow law enforcement to use facial recognition technology?

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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148: Tech Behind BLM, Brave Browser, Battle of the Billionaires

As the world rages on, Facebook employees hold a virtual walkout, Google Docs become the social tool of choice, while our favourite browser, Brave, takes its first misstep. We also take a look at the history of the beef between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, as they battle it out to save the human race.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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146: Spotify Buys Joe Rogan, Apple Glasses, Facebook Shops

Joe Rogan secures an exclusive licensing deal with Spotify for $100m+, more detaiils emerge on Apple’s rumoured AR glasses, and Zuckerberg announces Facebook Shops.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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145: Facebook Buys Giphy, Apple Leaks, WFH Permanently

Apple’s AR glasses rumours, a permanent state of working from home, Facebook takes over another popular creation tool, Ubisoft goes to war with Google and Apple. And why we think Dave Filoni should take over Star Wars.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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142: Tax on News Content, Facebook takes on Zoom, MacBook Rumours

The Australian Government have seized this opportunity to not just roll out a contact tracing app with questionable optics this week, but also going HAM on the tech titans, as they seek to have our mainstream media compensated with payments from Google and Facebook for reusing their precious content.

All the while Zuckerberg tries to get into the e-commerce game in India and plays catchup to Zoom by announcing a new video conferencing service on Messenger.

We also discuss Apple’s potential pivot to ARM chipset architecture and chat about our favourite streaming shows we caught up with during the week.

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.