Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review / Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms / The LinkBuds are Sonys strangest earbuds yet

Published: Feb. 18, 2022, 9 a.m.

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Monica Chin discuss phones, laptops, and chips announced and reviewed this week.\nSenior reporter Ashley Carman joins the show to discuss the latest podcast industry news.\nFurther reading:\n\nSamsung\u2019s Galaxy S22 phones are the safe bet\n\nOnePlus Nord CE 2 review: a great Oppo-tunity\n\nRealme 9 Pro and Pro Plus announced with color-changing new design\n\n\nOppo releases official images of new Find X5 flagship phonet\n\nApple reportedly plans to reveal the first iPhone SE with 5G in March\n\nAMD\u2019s new Ryzen 6000 H-series processors are launching in laptops starting today\n\nAsus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: the price is no longer right\n\nThe Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate: feature-packed, but overpriced\n\nCooler Master\u2019s Sneaker X PC case has a lot of sole\n\nIntel's first discrete Arc desktop GPUs are coming in Q2 2022\n\nThis DIY ultracompact computer has a mechanical keyboard\n\nSamsung teases new Galaxy Book and more at February 27th event\n\nSpotify\u2019s COVID problems are bigger than Joe Rogan\n\nSpotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms\n\nSpotify wants to beat YouTube at audio\n\nSpotify reportedly paid $200 million for Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast\n\nHot Pod Summit is back at On Air Fest 2022!\n\nThe LinkBuds are Sony\u2019s strangest earbuds in years \u2014 and surprisingly good\n\nAudio-Technica\u2019s new $200 earbuds promise an impressive 20 hours of battery life\n\nGarmin\u2019s Epix 2 multisport watch made me a touchscreen convert\n\nGarmin's Fenix 7S Sapphire Solar makes the case for smaller fitness watches\n\niFixit has a Steam Deck teardown \u2014 and will officially sell replacement parts from Valve\n\nDisney is developing planned communities for fans who never want to leave its clutches\n\nGoogle is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs\n\nFacebook rebrands News Feed after more than 15 years\n\nElon Musk tells a judge the SEC\u2019s \u2018endless\u2019 investigation is stifling his free speech\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices