Episode 60: It's time for Sky Glass, Android RCS, new i5s, More FABs, Trumps SPAC (and fail), Facebook renames and High Power Macs and much more! - a podcast by Jay

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This week we covered:

• News

Microsoft Kinect is back, thanks to Sky’s new all-in-one TVs

SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone

Intel's next-gen i5 may lack Alder Lake's boldest feature but is still more than a match for AMD

Intel's Alder Lake CPUs May Not Work With Older Games

EU Commission may extend antitrust probe into Nvidia's $54bn merger with Arm

TSMC plant in Japan planned in $7B deal with Sony and Japanese government

Apple continues to take home most of the global smartphone profits



Donald Trump’s new social media SPAC, explained and Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license

The new 16-inch MacBook Pro offers a speed-enhancing 'High Power Mode'

Mark Zuckerberg called to testify before the Senate following Instagram reports

Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name

• Gadgets

Intel Reaffirms: Our Discrete GPUs Will Be On Shelves in Q1 2022

• Rumours

Apple initiative would use iPhone to control car climate, seats, radio

iPhone SE 3 to Have Same Design as iPhone XR

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