Calling All Platforms Tech - Tech News For Fans Of Apple, Google And Microsoft

  We switch things up this week and start with gaming!   Gaming: 1:06 - Apex Legends - Xbox Live coming to other platforms. - Microsoft Games Studios name change. - New Xbox Game pass games. - New Windows Insiders update info.   Microsoft: 29:52 - Microsoft partners with TomTom. - New Mixed Reality updates.   Apple : 36:30 - New AirPods coming this year. - Apple files new glass keyboard patent.   Google: 47:11 - Job listing for VP, Hardware, Wearables. - listen to the person you are using Call Screen with.     www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Microsoft: 1:32 - Earnings Call.   Apple: 21:23 - Apple slaps Google and Facebook. - American Airlines now lets you stream Apple Music for free. - More evidence for new iPod Touch. - Apple's streaming TV service could be coming in April.   General Tech: 37:25 - Umidigi A3 Pro review.   Google: 49:28 - uBreakiFix has same day repairs for Pixel 3, 3 XL.   General Tech: 51:14 - Energizer is now making phones. 26, actually.   Gaming: 58:24 - Dr. Mario coming to iOS and Android this summer. - New updates to the Xbox App. - Games with Gold. - Fortnite on phones now supports controllers. - Legend of Zelda in Doom.     www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

We've finally made it! Episode 100! And we've got something special for you. We share what our first cell phones were! Plus some extra goodies.  Unfortunately for you, you have to listen to all of us being sick. But we didn't want to wait any longer to get this episode out.   Landen: 2:13 Motorola V120 Samsung Alias Palm Treo 700P Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100   Caleb: 21:39 Samsung SCH-U340 LG Optimus iPhone 4s   Wes: 29:32 Nokia 3310 HTC Arrive Pixel 2 XL   Random phone:  Nokia E70   News: Microsoft: 45:50 - Window 10 Mobile is dead. - You now get Microsoft Rewards Points for playing games.   Apple: 54:20 -  The Macintosh is 35 years old.      - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I - Smart Battery case for iPhone Xs, Xs Max and Xr available. - AirPower rumored to finally be in production. - New iPod Touch? - Likely iPad updates coming this year.   General Tech: 1:04:53 - Netflix raises prices. - Xiaomi foldable phone.   Google: 1:08:13 - Google bought smartwatch tech from Fossil. - Bill Stev

  This week is all about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019! We give our thoughts on some of the tech that peaked our interest.    Caleb: 2:37   Landen: 45:25   General Tech: 1:17:18 - Ring gave employees way too much access. - Galaxy S10 event announcement.    Google: 1:30:00 - Android Q Dark Mode. - New Google Assistant Features.   Gaming: 1:38:25   www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Our 2019 Wishlists!   Caleb: 1:33   Landen: 18:03   Wes: 31:30   www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  On slow news weeks, of course we talk movies.   Google: 14:49 - Chromecast is back on Amazon! - DxOMark score for Pixel 3 is out. - Landen's initial thoughts Pixel Stand.   Apple: 40:09 - Spendlove makes a correction. - You can now gift things via the App Store.   General Tech: 42:22 - 3 new phones with a hole punch display.   Gaming: 45:50 - Infinity Blade is not going to be updated on iOS. - Microsoft All Access service is going away. For now. - Games for Gold. - Xbox and Razer have partnered to make a keyboard and mouse for Xbox.   Do Manufacturers NEED to update their phones to the latest version of Android? 58:29   Update on the podcast: 1:22:30 We now have a patreon! patreon.com/callingallplatforms   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  We start with a continuation of our Movie Cast!   Google: 12:40 - Google is shutting down Allo. - Google Jacquard can alert you when you leave your phone.   General Tech:  - Samsung Galaxy S10 leaks.   Microsoft: 25:37 - Edge will use Chromium on Windows.   Apple: 32:25 - Apple pushing 5G into 2020. - Wireless AirPods cases coming early 2019. - iOS 12 is on 70% of devices. - DxOMark gave the iPhone XR a score of 101.   General Tech: 49:40 - Caleb teaches us what Ting is.   Gaming: 58:47 - Landen's rant about Wes. - Xbox Family setting for crossplay. - More games in Game Pass. - Darksiders 3 came out last week. - Winter Wonderland event in Overwatch.   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Did we buy anything? 1:58   Toy deals from 1998: 14:13   Apple: 24:25 - iOS 12.1 is available. - Apple Music coming to Alexa. - Apple Watch Series 4 getting a 45 day return window.   Google: 41:41 - Save your Call Screen transcripts on Pixel phones. - Project Fi now Google Fi, available on most phones.   General Tech: 47:52 - Your Time on Facebook feature. - Alexa powered Big Mouth Billy Bass.   Microsoft: 51:39 - October update has been fixed. - SwiftKey now has Bing integration.   Gaming: 57:23 - New Sea of Thieves update. - New Xbox Games with Gold. - Hitman 2 - Fallout 76 - Battlefield V - Red Dead Online beta - Pokemon Go trainer battles are coming. Finally! - Coming soon: Smash Ultimate, Playstation Classic, Katamari Damaci, Just Cause 4, Dusk.   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  We start with more takes from Apple's event.   Our favorite Black Friday Deals: 7:00 Caleb: 8:43 Landen: 23:58 Wes: 32:06   General News: 53:27 - Disney+ streaming service.   Apple: 59:30 - Updated MacBook Pros.   Google: 1:02:50 - Google is implementing dark mode everywhere. - Android Studio coming to Chrome OS. - Pixel 3 XL speaker fix coming. - Night Sight comes to all Pixels. It's awesome! - Leaked Pixel 3 Lite. - Foldable screens supported on Android.   Samsung:  - Foldable screen phone coming in March 2019.   Gaming: 1:36:40 - Sony will not be at E3. - Xbox One update. - XO 18   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Apple Event: 3:18 - MacBook Air: 4:05 - Mac Mini: 11:46 - iPad Pro: 24:31   Microsoft: 41:39 - Mixer Season 2   Google: 48:08 - Control Roku from Google Assistant. - Pixel 3 XL phones are growing a new notch.   Gaming: 51:57 - Games with Gold - Blizzcon   T-Shirts!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  We are celebrating 2 years of this podcast! Yay!! 4:08 Google: 6:14 - Pixel 3 XL Review  - Pixel 3 features coming to older Pixels: 35:01 - Exclusive Pixel 3 Features: 37:44 - iFixit report for Pixel 3. - Unfortunate wireless charging. - An Easter Egg inside the Easter Egg. - Google has new security mandates for OEMs. - Free 4K upgades in Play Movies & TV.   General Tech: 48:33 - iFixit partners with Motorola.   Microsoft: 54:19 - Co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allan, dies at 65. - Microsoft is making lots of money.   General Tech: 1:00:50 - Snap Chat is bringing it's filters to the desktop.   Apple: 1:05:42 - iOS 12.0.1 available. - iPhone Xr now available in store. - Oct. 30 hardware event.   General Tech: 1:19:43 - i9 9900K benchmarks   Gaming: 1:21:55 - i9 9900K is bad for gaming. - GTX 2070 benchmarks - Mila Jovovich is going to be in a Monster Hunter movie. - Another DOOM mod. - Red Dead Redemption 2 is available. - Xbox Game Pass coming to PC. - Holiday sales for Xbox.   T-Shirts!   Contact: podc

  Microsoft: 1:55 - Windows 10 Oct update first release was bad.   Apple: 8:32 - We're hoping for a hardware event this month. - New iPads rumored to have no headphone jack. - Apple made TV content could be coming for free to all Apple devices.   General Tech: 21:14 - Intel introduced all of their latest generation silicon.   Google: 37:46 - Made by Google event - Google Home Hub: 45:55 - Pixel Slate: 54:28 - Pixel 3: 1:06:25 - Pixel Stand: 1:35:23 - External mic support coming to Pixel camera app. - GameVice has a USB-C controller for Pixel 2, 3. - Mickey Mouse Home Mini base. - Free upgrade to 4K movies inside of Play Movies may be coming. - Google+ is going away.   General Tech: 1:55:50 - OnePlus will unveil the 6T on Oct 30 - Razer Phone 2 announced. - Facebook Portal   Gaming: 2:10:53 - Xbox Oct update features. - Xbox Games streaming. - Hellblade retail edition coming Dec 4. - Uncharted series and Journey on sale until Oct 16. - Stardew Valley coming to iOS on Oct 24. - SoulCaliber 6 OCt 19.   Support

  Microsoft: 3:49 - Surface Headphones - Surface Studio 2 - Surface Laptop 2 - Surface Pro 6 - Surface All Access financing   Apple: 43:48 - DxOMark scores are out for the iPhone Xs. - iOS 12 is on almost 50% of devices. - Steve Jobs died 7 years ago. - Anand Tech details the A12 Bionic chip. - Watch out for phishing emails that look legit. They're not. - Bloomberg thinks China has hacked Apple Servers.   Google: 1:06:24 - Best Buy sold the unannounced Chromecast - New Google Smart TV Kit has leaked. - Google is trolling with a Mini Pixel.   General Tech: 1:23:28 - LG V40 ThinQ announced.   Gaming: 1:32:40 - Google Project Stream - Blilzzcon is coming! - Overwatch Halloween Terror. - Civilization 6 is now on the iPhone. - Retroarch running on Switch - Descent: Underground is going to be a full reboot of Descent. - COD BLOPS 4 Oct 12 - Luigi's Mansion Oct 12 - Lego DC Supervillains Oct 16   Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Po

  Google: 1:04 - Google celebrates 20 years of existence. - 10 years of Android, T-Mobile G1.   General Tech: 18:10 - Oculus Quest    Microsoft: 23:29 - Microsoft Ignite   General Tech: 32:17 - Facebook was hacked.   Apple: 36:59 - iPhone Xs selfie camera beauty mode? - YouTube app has HDR on iPhone Xs. - macOS Mojave is out.   Gaming: 46:00 - Alto's Adventure is available in the Mac App store. - Dragalia Lost, from Nintendo, is now available. - Forza Horizon 4 Oct 2. - WWE 2K19 Oct 5. - Assassin's Creed Odyssey Oct 5. - Mario Party Oct 5. - Sony announces cross play!!! - Xbox gets keyboard and mouse support.   Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Google: 1:33 - Google is trying to convince me to buy a Pixel 2 XL... - Google Play Points - Apple Music is now on Android Auto   Amazon: 13:53 - Amazon Basics Microwave - Alexa Multi-room Music - Echo Sub - Echo Link - Echo Link Amp - Echo Input - Echo Wall Clock - Smart Plug - Echo Auto - Updated Dot, Plus and Show - Fire TV Recast   Apple: 49:18 - New iPhones and Watches are now being delivered. - XS demand potentially going to be low. - Airpower is basically doomed. - 3D Touch calibration is now done via software.   Gaming: 1:12:18 - Cities: Skylines added to Nintendo e-shop. - Sega brings Genesis games to the Switch. - Spider-Man breaks records for PS4 - Red Dead Redemption 2 is sounding amazing. - Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay demo is on YouTube. - Mega Man 11 coming Oct. 2. - COD BLOPS 4 Blackout out of beta. - Amazon's game controller is no longer compatible with Fire TV. - Don't buy a RTX graphics card.   Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple

  Gaming: 2:30 - Nintendo launching it's online service next week. - Final Fantasy is now on Xbox. - New Forza/ Game Pass bundle. - Caleb is loving Shadow of the Tomb Raider.   Google: 27:02 - Inbox is going away in March 2019 - Google has an updated USB-C to headphone adapter.   General Tech: 32:32 - Qualcomm announces Wear 3100. - LG V40 ThinQ coming Oct 3. - Razer Phone 2 coming Oct 10.   Apple: 36:51 - Naming is hard. - iPhone, Apple Watch event. 47:33 - iPhone XS, XS Max 49:05 - iPhone XR 1:00:30 - Apple Watch 1:09:49 - Software updates for everything coming this month. 1:29:18 - Stuff that wasn't mentioned. 1:33:35   Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  General Tech: 0:51 - Amazon hits $1 Trillion.   Microsoft: 6:12 - You'll soon be able to control your Xbox via Alexa. - Skype can now record. - Windows 10 Oct update. - Microsoft hardware event Oct 2.   General Tech: 27:43 - Razer has said they will make a second phone.     Google: 30:15 - Sept security update available. - Pixel 3 event officially Oct 9 in NYC. - Chrome browser is 10 years old. - YouTube TV review and update.   Apple: 49:10 - iPhone event is on the 12th. We'll have all the details next week.   Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Google: 1:16 - Pixel 3 announcement on Oct 9 in NYC. - FCC filing for Pixel phones. - No Pixel watch this year. - Update to Wear OS. - Google Duo is now on the iPad.   Microsoft: 9:00 - Comparison of Google One and Microsoft One Drive. - Landen thinks he knows something about Microsoft.    Apple: 21:50 - Press invites sent out for Apples iPhone event. Sept 12 @ 10 a.m. PST. - Apple Pencil support not coming to new iPhones. - LCD model delayed a little. - Leaked press images of new iPhones and Apple Watch. - iPhone XS potentially the name. - 2012 MacBook Pro is going to be classified as vintage in Oct.     Gaming: 36:42 - PSA: Die on Alto's Odyssey once you've got your goal! - Xbox All Access. - New Games with Gold. - New Game Pass games. - Dolby Vision being tested on Xbox. - Dragalia Lost coming Sept 29.     Support us!   Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  General Tech: 8:00 - FitBit announced the Charge 3   Microsoft: 13:14 - Windows 95 is now available as an app! - Xbox controller now supported on Android.   Google: 19:34 - Google found a security flaw in Epics Fortnite installer. - So many Pixel 3 XL leaks. - Google Fit gets much needed update. - Google Coach. - Google partners with Labster to make Daydream VR laboratories for students.   Apple: 31:57 - New Nvidia Turing Quadro cards that you don't need. - Mac Mini Pro?   Gaming: 47:37 - Minecraft Education Edition coming to the iPad. - Xbox at Gamescom. - Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Cyberpunk 2077 is fully playable. - Steam Play - Steam.tv - Nvidia gaming cards.       Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube   Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android

  Samsung: 1:34 - Galaxy Note 9 - Galaxy Watch - Galaxy Tab S4 - Galaxy Home   Google: 32:55 - Android Pie is official!  - New statue is boring. - Essential pushed out Pie update same day as Google. - Digital Wellbeing now in beta. - Pixel 3 XL leaked in both photo and video form. - Wake up to Spotify in the Google Clock app.   General Tech: 55:22 - Qualcomm is having smart watch related event on September 10. - HTC announced which phones will be getting Pie. - Moto Z3 announced. 5G Moto Mod coming early next year.   Apple: 1:05:39 - Apple has reached $1 Trillion market value. - New iPhones may not have Lightning to headphone adapter in box. - Dual-sim model only in China. - Mojave eGPU support to power internal display. - Apple Music is getting a classical music section.   Microsoft: 1:17:21 - Microsoft Movies and TV can now connect to Movies Anywhere. - Chrome now uses Windows 10 Action Center.   Gaming: 1:27:40 - New games on Xbox Games Pass - Special Edition PS4 Pro - Fortnite is on Android. Kind of. BE