Timing. Everything happened last Friday. There is much to get to. Let me be among the last to talk about Rogers, Twitter and Elon Musk, and the Uber Files. There are things I won’t even get to, like Apple releasing the betas of iOS 16, and the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. But today, the Rogers debacle dominates.
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Steam Deck Review
Valve’s Steam Deck is the most exciting gadget I’ve owned in a very long time. It is also one of the most niche. I’ve struggled with this review because of that. The Steam Deck is not for everyone. It probably isn’t for most of the people reading this. And yet, it is one of my favourite tech/gaming purchases in a very long time. In a world where smartphones have become mostly boring, game consoles see regular improvements but are more appliance than innovation, and where technology producs in general have matured to the point where there aren’t massive innovations, the Steam Deck feels like a breath of fresh air. Let’s dig in.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for July 5, 2022
With Friday and Monday being holidays in Canada and the United States respectively, there hasn’t been much going on in the last several days. The summer doldrums are definitely here. But there have still been a few things that caught my eye.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 30, 2021
The Canada Day long weekend is here. But first, a few of the tech stories I’ve found interesting over the last couple days.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 28, 2022
Ads in Netflix? Are People Still using Windows 8.1? That and more among the stories I’ve found interesting in the last few days.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 23, 2022
Here are a few of the stories I’ve found interesting over the past few days. I don’t have access to Twitter Notes, so I guess I’ll continue to use the wider Internet like an old person.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 21, 2022
Much news on the Rogers/Shaw sale in the past few days. That and a couple other stories I’ve found interesting.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 16, 2022
Massive news in Sports media this week, with a technology company buying the media rights to a professional sports league. My Venn Diagram of technology news, Sports TV rights, and sports in general is a perfect circle, so while there are definitely other things worth talking about over the past couple days, the Apple deal with Major League Soccer will dominate today.
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Samsung Super Fast Wireless Charger Review
Samsung has taken to releasing new wireless chargers every year with the S series phone launch in January. This year, the company debuted the Super Fast Wireless Charger and Super Fast Wireless Charger Duo. The latter model especially useful to people with a Samsung Galaxy Watch, and after 18 months with last year’s Wireless Charger Duo, I decided to pick up the newer model to keep at the office I’m now back working at part time. Is it a good upgrade from last year’s model? Let’s dig in.
Read MoreTech News Roundup for June 14, 2022
The WWDC hangover is in full effect, with the last several days being light on news I’ve found interesting. But there are some things worth noting, like Meta closing the portal and Netflix thinking that mobile games will save it. That and a few more of the stories I’ve found interesting over the last few days.
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