Our verdict on Samsung's new tech, Crowdstrike chaos and DJI rides out its shock US ban
TechRadar PodcastShow Notes
In this month's episode we're once again discussing AI (surprise surprise), but not just any old AI - we're talking Apple Intelligence. We'll be sharing the highs, the lows and our biggest burning questions from WWDC, unpacking Samsung's Galaxy Ring lawsuit and decoding Meta Quest 3S' multiple leaks.
To discuss these topics and more, our Managing Editor, Lifestyle Josephine Watson as well as our Editor at Large Lance Ulanoff are back again and joined by Matt Evans, Fitness and Wearables Editor and Hamish Hector, Senior Staff Writer.
00:00 Intro 00:35 ICYMI: the biggest news 01:45 Prime Day 2024 02:44 how you break Kindles 03:12 Amazon Fire TV deal 03:36 DJI drone might soon be banned in the US 05:48 DJI cycles its way out of a US ban 08:10 new Samsung Galaxy tech (our thoughts) 10:05 Sydney Sweeney at Samsung Unpacked 11:22 Foldables: yay or nay? 12:31 The Flip concept doesn't make sense, here is why 13:25 what device Sydney Sweeney uses 14:01 what's wrong with iPhone 14:54 anti-flip phone rant you CAN'T MISS 17:06 foldable smartphone market share 18:33 bendable phone 19:22 The Samsung Galaxy Ring explained 23:30 The Ring and the Watch combo 24:30 all wearables are starting to look the same 33:00 Crowdstrike chaos 39:35 should we expect another outage? 44:38 next big events, outro
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