Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #11 (12/03/2020)

Topics

Tech

• FCC chairman Ajit Pai to resign next month after controversial four years under President Trump
• Salesforce to acquire Slack in $27.7 billion deal
• Uber and Postmates are now one and the same.
• Remote control of iPhones via WiFi was massive security fail
• Apple announces best App Store apps and games of 2020
• Google Play Store lists best Android apps and games of 2020
• Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021 
• Warner Bros. will release new movies simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max

Gaming

• You'll be able to bring Cyberpunk 2077 saves to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
• A scalper group claimed to secure 1000 Xbox Series X orders - then the retailer cancelled them
• Travis Scott's Fortnite show reportedly earned him $20 million
• Microsoft Flight Simulator will get official VR support later this month
• Esports platform Smashgg acquired by Microsoft

Software/Hardware Updates

• First major Xbox Series X/S update adds more dynamic backgrounds, Game Pass preloading
• Nintendo Switch update makes it easier to move screenshots to phones and PCs
• Grab this GPU driver if you scored an RTX 3060 Ti, or are getting blue screen crashes

Deals

• The Wonderful 101: Remastered now has a two-hour demo on Switch, PS4, and PC
• Control is coming to Xbox Game Pass on December 3
• Battlefield 3 is free to anybody with Amazon Prime
• The very best James Bond films are now free-to-stream on YouTube
• Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny will be free next week on the Epic Games Store

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