Google Pixel 5a review / Facebook's metaverse for work / Apple, Epic, and Google emails

Published: Aug. 20, 2021, 8 a.m.

b"The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, Allison Johnson, and Dan Seifert discuss reviews for the Google Pixel 5a, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, and the T-Mobile data breach that exposed personal info of more than 47 million people.\\nSecond half of the show, the crew discuss Facebook's new metaverse conference software, the emails from the Apple vs Epic trial, and Intel's new PC gaming GPUs.\\nFurther reading:\\n\\nCOVID-19 booster shots will be offered to Americans in September, Biden administration says\\n\\nImmunocompromised people should get a third COVID-19 vaccine dose, CDC committee says\\n\\nGo read this deep dive on why US public health data systems couldn\\u2019t handle COVID-19\\n\\nGoogle Pixel 5a review: boring, but better than ever\\xa0\\n\\nGoogle Pixel 5A comes with a bigger battery and screen, smaller price tag\\n\\nThe Google Pixel 6 won\\u2019t ship with a charger\\n\\nGalaxy Watch 4 review: welcome to Samsung\\u2019s garden\\xa0\\n\\nSamsung's Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the first folding phone for normal people\\n\\nThere\\u2019s still a place for the Note in Samsung\\u2019s Galaxy\\n\\nSamsung confirms it\\u2019s removing ads from its stock apps later this year\\n\\nHow the latest and greatest Samsung and Apple earbuds lock you into their world\\n\\nT-Mobile data breach exposed the personal info of more than 47 million people\\n\\nMicrosoft is making it harder to switch default browsers in Windows 11\\n\\nApple\\u2019s been playing it too MagSafe\\n\\nApple\\u2019s attempt at podcast subscriptions is off to a messy start\\xa0\\n\\nFTC says Facebook has been a monopoly \\u2018since at least 2011\\u2019 in amended antitrust complaint\\n\\nInside Facebook\\u2019s metaverse for work\\n\\nGoogle\\u2019s \\u2018Project Hug\\u2019 paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store, Epic filing claims\\n\\nGoogle gave phone makers extra money to ditch third-party app stores\\n\\nGoogle secretly had a giant gaming vision that includes bringing games to Mac\\n\\nSweetheart deals and plastic knives: all the best emails from the Apple vs. Epic trial\\n\\n\\nSteve Jobs email confirms Apple was working on an \\u2018iPhone nano\\u2019\\xa0\\n\\nIntel enters the PC gaming GPU battle with Arc\\n\\nIntel shows off its answer to Nvidia\\u2019s DLSS, coming to Arc GPUs in 2022\\n\\nIntel previews its Alder Lake chip, promises hybrid CPUs for desktops and laptops\\n\\n\\nWater shortages loom over future semiconductor fabs in Arizona\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Intel and TSMC are building water-dependent chip factories in one of the driest U.S. states\\n\\nGM and AT&T are teaming up to bring 5G to Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC cars by 2024\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"