#SGGQA 136: Apple Battery Throttling Settlement, Oppo Find X2, Coronavirus Cancelling Everything

Apple might finally have to pay a fine over it’s practice of slowing down older phones, but will it be enough of a penalty to prevent future planned obsolescence practices? The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast of a phone at a PREMIUM price. And Coronavirus out here just cancelling EVERYTHING! Let’s get our tech week started off right! Stories This Week: A good problem to have? The future of my audio reviews (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/34606836 iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Deep Dive Review (Patreon) https://www.patreon.com/posts/34667961 Using Microsoft Office on a dual screen phone https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/04/microsoft-office-and-the-future-of-dual-screen-phones/ Knives Out and Playing by Apple’s Rules https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/03/08/knives-out-and-playing-by-apples-rules/ #2020Hearing: Setting a safe headphone volume (can be tricky) https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/02/07/setting-a-safe-volume-for-your-headphones-can-be-tricky/ LG V60 First look! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/02/26/lg-v60-first-look-the-budget-friendly-premium-pro-phone/ Hitchhikers Guide turns 42 this year https://www.economist.com/prospero/2020/03/06/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-turns-42 Over a billion Android devices at risk for security threats https://fossbytes.com/over-billion-android-devices-risk-end-of-update-cycle/ Are Nokia phones sending data to overseas servers? https://fossbytes.com/over-billion-android-devices-risk-end-of-update-cycle/ Apple to pay UP TO $500 million for throttling https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphones-settlement/apple-to-pay-up-to-500-million-to-settle-u-s-lawsuit-over-slow-iphones-idUSKBN20P2E7 TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week The Oppo Find X2 looks like a beast https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphone-find-x2-pro/ Gates Foundation to issue Coronavirus home testing kits https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/08/gates-foundation-backed-program-will-soon-be-issuing-home-testing-kits-for-covid-19-in-seattle/ Uber says it will compensate drivers diagnosed with Coronavirus https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uber/uber-says-it-will-compensate-drivers-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U105 Stanford moves classes online to deal with outbreak https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/07/stanford-moves-classes-online-due-to-coronavirus/ How Google is trying to spread better info on the outbreak https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/coronavirus-covid19-response Austin cancels SXSW https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/06/austin-cancels-sxsw-over-coronavirus-fears/ Support SomeGadgetGuy! The complete list of how you can contribute to production on this channel AND get yourself some cool stuff! Patreon, Amazon, Humble Bundle, OnePlus, Audible, Merch, and MORE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2012/07/15/support-somegadgetguy-get-cool-stuff/ SomeGadgetGuy’s Gear List: Panasonic G85 http://amzn.to/2oKNwAm Panasonic 15mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2qWH0UZ Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 http://amzn.to/2ohTzsd Audio-Technica Lavalier https://amzn.to/2WywofM Focusrite 6i6 Audio Interface http://amzn.to/2p5l7py Shure SM57 Microphone http://amzn.to/2oypnLm Cloudlifter CL1 http://amzn.to/2oKN9G5 LED Light Panels http://amzn.to/2oy60ls AJA U-TAP HDMI http://amzn.to/2wfprBF Elgato HD S http://amzn.to/2p95Unu SGGQA Podcast RSS: http://goo.gl/oSUjvi SGGQA Podcast on Spotify: https://goo.gl/uyuSsj SGGQA Podcast Google Play https://goo.gl/ABF7Up SGGQA Podcast iTunes: https://goo.gl/YUcyS7 SGGQA Podcast on Stitcher: http://goo.gl/cyazfY SGGQA Podcast on PlayerFM: https://goo.gl/34B8SG SGGQA Podcast on Archive.org: https://goo.gl/9zh4pK Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitch – http://Twitch.tv/SomeGadgetGuy Juan Carlos Bagnell on Twitter – http://Twitter.com/SomeGadgetGuy Juan on Instagram – http://instagram.com/somegadgetguy Support SomeGadgetGuy Production: http://amzn.com/w/34V1TR2551P6M Links on this page may be affiliate links which help support production on this website. Support Talking Tech with SomeGadgetGuy by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/talking-tech-with-somegadgetgu This podcast is powered by Pinecast.