Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #12 (01/07/2021)

Topics

Tech

• Over 100 million PCs still run Windows 7 a year after Microsoft ended support
• The Mandalorian Is 2020's Most Pirated Show
• Nvidia Announcing "Latest Innovations In Gaming" Next Week During CES
• Verizon Again Delays Plans to Shut Down 3G Network
• False election info will earn a channel strike on YouTube
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk Bumps Jeff Bezos To Become The Richest Person On Earth

Gaming

• Epic Games buys shopping mall to convert into new headquarters
• CD Projekt will undertake "vigorous action" to defend itself against Cyberpunk 2077 lawsuit
• The PS5 and Xbox Series X are so big that Ikea has mock consoles in store to help you buy a media cabinet
• Analyst Predicts Which Console Will Sell The Best In 2021
• Sony discontinues all but one PS4 model in Japan
• Nintendo is buying Luigi's Mansion 3 studio Next Level Games

Streaming

• Twitch Removes PogChamp Emote In Wake Of US Capitol Violence
• Twitch Disables President Trump's Account, Citing "Incendiary Rhetoric"

Software/Hardware Updates

• January security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

Deals

• Xbox Game Pass Adds Seven New Games In January, Four Leaving
• PS Now Games For January Revealed: The Crew 2, Frostpunk, And More
• Star Wars Battlefront 2 goes free on the Epic Store next week

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