Episode 119 - Getting Tired of the Merry-Go-Round
Ep. 119 - Getting Tired of the Merry-Go-Round. Larry’s on vacation. This week: UK's Competition Regulator is Investigating Apple and Google, again, Galaxy Unpacked, MS has Removed Thesaurus from Word (for Copilot). Join us for these & more.
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The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 119 - Getting Tired of the Merry-Go-Round
Recorded Sunday January 26, 2025 - Live from iTechGear Central
Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host and Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast Larry McJunkin - Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired
Apple Segment UK's Competition Regulator is Investigating Apple and Google, again - Chris G. https://t.ly/rKbeQ Apple Expected to Release iOS 18.3 this Week - Joel https://t.ly/JGbrN Walmart STILL won't Accept Apple Pay - Joel https://t.ly/h40zN
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Mobile/ Linux Segment Galaxy Unpacked - Joel https://t.ly/Ez39G Are You Happy with Samsung's Phones? https://t.ly/C-uhP Samsung Trade in Discounts are Off the Chart https://t.ly/Dc47j Netflix Raising Prices, AGAIN! - Chris https://t.ly/KGVVB
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Windows Segment MS has Removed Thesaurus from Word (in Favor of Copilot) - Chris https://t.ly/gQXp9 Smaller Surface Pro Coming this Spring - Chris G. https://t.ly/qC_wH Battery Percentage Coming to Win11 Task Bar - Chris https://t.ly/9uyuF Copilot's MS365 Icon is Near Impossible to Read on low Resolution Displays - Chris https://t.ly/Nj0SX
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