Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #22 (04/01/2021)

Tech

• U.S. Carriers Fix SMS Routing Vulnerability That Let Hackers Hijack Texts
• New spyware on Android pretends to be a system update for your phone
• Apple Lobbies Against 'Right to Repair' Bill Over Privacy Concerns of Third Party Repair Shops Accessing User Data
• WWDC 2021 officially announced, iOS 15 expected
• Verizon 3G Network Will Shut Down End of 2022
• Google Meet extending ‘unlimited’ video calls for free Gmail accounts to June
• Broadband for all, promises White House; it's 'the new electicity'
• Airline industry body to launch COVID passport for the iPhone
• Arizona App Store antitrust dead after Apple, Google lobbying
• Utah Getting Mobile Driver's Licenses Pilot
• iOS 14.5 Adds New Siri Voices, No Longer Defaults to Female
• iOS 14.5 Will Recalibrate iPhone 11 Batteries to Fix Battery Health Bug

Gaming

• The PS3, Vita and PSP PlayStation Store on the web has gone offline
• We’ve officially entered the era of gaming PCs shipping without a graphics card
• PAX East 2021 cancelled, PAX Online coming instead in July
• This week's Call of Duty: Warzone update weighs in at up to 57.8GB
• Activision Blizzard appoints former Trump official as its chief administrative officer
• New Xbox Series X Wireless Headset Revealed With Limited Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Series
• Xbox 360 can now stream from the cloud w/ Game Pass

Software/Hardware Updates

• Apple releases iOS 14.4.2 and iOS 12.5.2 to fix critical security vulnerability

Deals

• Xbox Games with Gold April: Dark Void, Vikings: Wolves of Midgard, more
• PlayStation Plus April games announced • Eurogamer.net

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