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    Latest Episodes

    #210: Foldable Phone Future

    January 17th, 2019 · 69 minutes

    The gang is back with a quick update on Tesla and electric cars, and the sexiest tech news of the year. Next, a discussion on patent law and the FTC's suit against Qualcomm.

    #209: Pepsi is Not a Sponsor of This Podcast

    January 10th, 2019 · 73 minutes

    #208: Stop Drocks

    January 4th, 2019 · 73 minutes

    The predictions are true — Apple is lowering its revenue projections due to low iPhone demand. Plus, Tesla's stocks are dropping too. It's Stockmageddon! Next, an update on pornographic deepfakes, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Not together.

    #207: The 19th Year of 2018

    December 28th, 2018 · 62 minutes

    The Rocket Awards for 2018 have arrived.

    #206: That's a Win!

    December 20th, 2018 · 79 minutes

    Christina is back from her world tour! On today's show we discuss the iPhone XR's lack of popularity, YouTube's dangerous algorithms, and a plethora of desserts including Taylor Swift's use of facial recognition (a very Rocket topic), and more!

    #205: Epic Games, Cars, and Adult Content

    December 13th, 2018 · 66 minutes

    Simone and Bri are joined by Jeff Hwang to discuss Epic pulls the Infinity Blade series from the iOS store, Audi giving a test-drive of their electric e-tron SUV in Abu Dhabi, and how Tumblr's adult content ban is going.

    #204: Great Chicken Caper of 2018

    December 6th, 2018 · 70 minutes

    Facebook is back in the news after the UK Parliament releases 250 pages of documents about how the company handles data! Next, Microsoft is reportedly considering scrapping Edge and building a browser based in Chromium. Finally, a triple-dessert!

    #203: Don't Catfish

    November 29th, 2018 · 72 minutes

    The Supreme Court will next year decide whether consumers can sue Apple under antitrust laws, and we're discussing the case in-depth. Next, the PS Classic reviews are out, and they're not great, Bob! Finally, the creepy case of an Instagram copycat.

    #202: Christina's Makes a Good Buying Decision

    November 24th, 2018 · 65 minutes

    Bri and Christina talk about the blockbuster story about Facebook in the New York Times, and what it means for all of us. Brianna also tells us about a hilarious tech snafu in the Tesla forums, and they share why Christina (finally!) bought a PS4.

    #201: Christina's Wallet Strikes Back

    November 15th, 2018 · 63 minutes

    Amazon has settled on New York City as one of its next headquarters, and we have feelings. Also, Christina finally has hands-on impressions of the new iPad Pro. Last but most importantly, the Detective Pikachu trailer is out and it's so… so much.