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Calling All Platforms Tech and Gaming News

Wes Hardy, Caleb Spendlove, Landen Hardy

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We're just a few guys talking about our favorite hobby. And that just happens to be tech! We cover everything from Apple to Google to PC to console gaming. We give viewpoints from all sides. Tempers can tend to get pretty heated when it comes to technology and platforms. Everyone has a favorite. But here we think that arguing about why we're different doesn't do a whole lot to make us happier. So you've got a favorite platform? Awesome. So do we. But we figure that there's always going to be ...
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Nintendo Direct: 2:20 Google: 14:29 - Pixel 9a has a new release date General Tech: 17:43 - PSA for 23andMe users Gaming: 20:39 - PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate get more benefits - Xbox: Backbone One Xbox Edition - Microsoft bringing brilliant visuals to Minecraft One More Thing: 29:44 https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Cont…
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Pixel 9a: 1:04 Core Watches: 11:43 - Core 2 Duo - Core Time 2 General Tech: 20:34 - Intel’s new CEO - Nvidia’s sales numbers - RCS will soon be encrypted for everyone - OnePlus is changing some hardware - AMD launches 9950X3D - Plex is making some changes Gaming: 54:58 - Microsoft/Steam integration? https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shi…
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MWC 2025 recap: 1:36 - Xiaomi 15 Ultra - RealMe Ultra - Infinix Zero Series Mini Trifold - Lenovo ThinkBook Flip concept - Samsung foldable gaming handheld Apple: 17:24 - New iPads - New MacBook Air - New Mac Studio Google: 36:59 - YouTube Premium Lite - RCS on Google Fi General Tech: 44:59 - 5070 vs 9070 Gaming: 56:24 - Issues with latest Xbox con…
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Apple: 2:12 - A few more words about the 16e Microsoft: 10:54 - Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype General Tech: 18:14 - OnePlus pushes back the launch date of Watch 3 - Nvidia 50 Series update - AMD Radeon RX 9070 - Don’t pay for this from Amazon - Don’t pay for this from Adobe - New Clicks cases https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-S…
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Apple: 0:57 - iPhone SE possible launch incoming - Apple TV+ is now on Android - Powerbeats Pro 2 Google: 11:29 - Goole I/O date is revealed - Android 16 Beta 2 is available - Paramount vs YouTube TV General Tech: 19:37 - AMD reveals actual reveal date for 9070 GPUs - Nvidia 5070 TI launches this week - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra - Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro …
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Samsung Galaxy S25 phones: 2:39 Google: 32:23 - Android 16 Beta is now available General Tech: 37:45 - RTX 5090 launch Gaming: 43:47 - Xbox Developer Direct 2025 Doom: 54:53 - Doom in a Word Doc https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Andr…
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CES 2025: 0:50 - Nvidia: 1:50 - AMD: 7:35 - Dell: 11:57 - Qualcomm: 15:43 - Lenovo: 16:52 - Steam OS: 19:55 - MCON: 22:51 - Sony: 28:02 - The Weird Crap: 29:41 Apple: 43:23 - Apple Intelligence isn’t a selling point - iPhone SE coming end of Q1 Microsoft: 47:09 - Bing goes Google General Tech: 49:27 - OnePlus 13 - Qi 2 coming to Android this year -…
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Google: 1:34 - YouTube TV is going up in price Calling All Platforms Awards: 6:29 - Worst Tech Name of the Year: 7:38 - Worst Keynote of the Year: 12:26 - HP Printer Worst Platform of the Year: 14:04 - Biggest Sigh of Relief of the Year: 17:40 - Biggest Surprise of the Year: 21:12 - Cyberpunk 2077 Comeback of the Year: 23:52 - Best Cross-Platform P…
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Google: 1:49 - Google Messages might get a dedicated STOP button - Waze police reports coming to Google Maps for Android Auto Microsoft: 7:50 - Surface Studio discontinued General Tech: 13:17 - Intel share details of Battlemage GPUs - Intel fires CEO - NZXT is the turd - LED Christmas lights; A Rant - RedMagic 10 Pro Gaming: 48:50 - Play this inste…
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Tech stuff you shouldn’t buy the techie in your life: 0:50 Tech stuff you’re probably okay to buy the techie in your life: 38:14 Apple: 58:27 - Siri’s gonna be an LLM Google: 1:00:52 - DOJ v Google - Android 16 DP 1 General Tech: 1:17:08 - ROG Phone 9 - Yahoo still exists One More Thing: 1:27:12 - It’s okay to ask https://www.patreon.com/callingall…
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Apple: 0:59 - Mac Mini storage is removable - Gemini app now available - The RCS update we’ve all been waiting for Google: 12:00 - New Google Maps features General Tech: 18:46 - Amazon Haul Gaming: 24:16 - Blizzard celebrates 30 years of Warcraft - Phil Spencer interview with Bloomberg - Nostalgia in gaming - Play this instead - Gog announces Prese…
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Apple: 1:49 - New Macs Google: 35:06 - Is Quick Share coming to iOS? Microsoft: 40:07 - Microsoft delays Recall again Gaming: 41:55 - Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Complete - Play this instead - Call of Duty broke Game Pass Doom: 1:05:09 - Doom on Alarm One More Thing: 1:07:55 - Nintendo Music https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Con…
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Apple: 2:11 - iPad Mini refresh - Apple Intelligence is coming… Sometime - “Behind the Scenes” of the World Series on TV+ Google: 16:48 - Android 15 is here! - Now let’s talk Android 16 General Tech: 30:10 - FTC announces “Click-to-cancel” rule - Kindle Colorsoft Gaming: 44:47 - Play this instead - Microsoft settles “gamers lawsuit” - Xbox partner …
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Apple: 2:02 - M4 MacBook Pro leak Google: 7:46 - Epic v Google - DOJ v Google - Pixel 9a leaks General Tech: 59:13 - Intel announces Core Ultra 200 series processors - MediaTek Dimensity 9400 - Verizon and T-Mobile hacked Gaming: 1:19:32 - Steam changes wording on purchasing page for the better - Play This Instead One More Thing: 1:31:44 - Nintendo…
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General Tech: 1:48 - HMD Skyline - New California Bill that’s actually helpful - Caleb’s gonna whine about processors for a minute under the pretense of “educating” everyone Gaming: 33:31 - Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred One More Thing: 37:45 - Don’t download Flappy Bird https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallpl…
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Apple: 1:01 - All the OS updates are now available - New Macs and iPads coming October 30? Google: 12:02 - Official Pixel 9 parts now available from iFixit General Tech: 14:15 - Huawei Mate XT Gaming: 20:51 - Playstation 5 Pro - Xbox Game Pass Standard now available - Space Marine 2 release and reception One More Thing: 56:56 - The return of Flappy…
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It’s Glowtime: 1:18 Apple Watch: 5:03 - Series 10 - Ultra 2 gets a black version AirPods: 21:20 - AirPods 4 - USB-C and new colors for AirPods Max - Hearing protection features for AirPods Pro 2 iPhone 16: 32:01 iPhone 16 Pro: 55:35 Overall Thoughts: 1:16:35 Google: 1:19:12 - Android 15 is official…ish https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-…
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Apple: 1:00 - It’s Glowtime iPhone event scheduled for September 9 - M4 powered Macs to launch in November Google: 15:53 - Pixel 9 reviews - Google, STOP BEING DUMB!!! Microsoft: 38:02 - Go turn off Recall now! General Tech: 42:59 - AMD doesn’t know how to properly benchmark processors - Anandtech has shut down Gaming: 51:59 - Xbox August update - …
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Made By Google: 1:01 - Live Gemini demos - Phones: 13:39 - Pixel 9 - Pixel 9 Pro - Pixel 9 Pro XL - Pixel 9 Pro Fold - New on-device AI Features: 35:47 - New weather app - Call notes - Pixel Screenshots - Pixel Studio - New camera features - Magic Editor updates - Pixel Watch 3: 59:34 - Pixel Buds Pro 2: 1:11:26 Apple: 1:17:05 - Epic Games Store la…
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Google: 1:44 - Nest Learning Thermostat - Google TV Streamer - Death to Chromecast Apple: 32:35 - iPhone 17 rumors General Tech: 40:57 - AMD’s Risen 9600X and 9700X - Intel’s microcode fix - The Friend you don’t want Gaming: 57:16 - Borderlands movie https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Soci…
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Apple/Google: 1:31 - A federal judge rules that Apple’s deal with Google violates antitrust Google: 22:33 - Google makes and iOS ad - Pixel 9 phones have an unfortunate rumor General Tech: 31:51 - Intel has been having just the worst time - Venu Sports streaming app Gaming: 54:11 - Gran Turismo 7 patch breaks physics One More Thing: 56:44 - iOS 18 …
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Crowdstrike: 1:10 - Crowdstrike Falcon kills the internet Apple: 19:31 - iOS 18 Beta first impressions Google: 38:25 - Google shows off Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold Gaming: 44:39 - Deadpool X Wolverine Xbox controllers - Nvidia Geforce Now on Xbox.com game pages - FTC “calls out” recent Game Pass changes - Halo tv series canceled https://www.pa…
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Samsung Unpacked: 1:15 - Galaxy Z Fold 6 - Z Flip 6 - Watch 7 - Watch 7 Ultra - Buds 3 - Buds 3 Pro - Ring Apple: 35:20 - Emulate Windows on iOS General Tech: 39:53 - AMD 9000 Series Ryzen launching July 31 Gaming: 42:28 - Game Pass is getting price increases - Microsoft Rewards auto redeem changes - Some free Indie games: - Ding Dong Dang - Screw …
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Reviewing our 300th episode: 1:10 Moto Razr, Razr+: 19:49 Nintendo Direct: 30:20 Apple: 39:33 - Butterfly keyboard payouts are starting soon Google: 45:13 - Made By Google even announced for August 13 General Tech: 49:27 - Samsung Unpacked announced for July 10 - Amazon Prime Day is July 16-17 Gaming: 56:40 - Arc Battlemage is happening - High-end …
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Copilot: 0:38 Gemini: 3:07 The music for this episode was generated using suno.com. To hear full length versions and alternative versions not used in the episode, join our Patreon to be a part of the Slack conversations. https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube A…
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Google: 1:53 - Android feature drop - Google Maps Timeline data now stored on-device - Magic Editor now available on more phones General Tech: 16:55 - US Government sues Adobe - New Motorola Razr phones coming June 25 - New Jabra earbuds. Also, no new Jabra earbuds. Gaming: 33:16 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Blumhouse publishing indie horror games…
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Microsoft Build: 1:56 - Copilot all the things General Rant about AI: 8:46 Google: 27:50 - AI Overviews not going over well - Tensor G5 could be made by TSMC Gaming: 45:39 - Atari buys Intellivision https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify …
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Google I/O 2024: 1:23 - How many times did Google say AI? - Project Astra - Ask Photos - Spam Detection - Ask with video - Talkback - Circle to Search - AI Overviews - Gemini 1.5 Pro - Imagen - Music AI Sandbox - Veo - Gems - Android Microsoft: 38:02 - Copilot+ PCs - New Surface hardware - Build starts tomorrow (today) Gaming: 1:01:13 - Activision …
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Apple: 1:14 - Let Loose event - iPad Air - iPad Pro - iPad Accessories - iPad Software Google: 44:38 - Pixel 8a - I/O is tomorrow (today) Microsoft: 51:38 - Ads… I mean widgets may come to Windows 11 Start menu General Tech: 55:59 - GPT-4o Having internet access is actually a good thing, overall: Find it here. Gaming: 1:06:10 - Gamma PS1 emulator l…
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Apple: 1:21 - Apple event tomorrow (yesterday) Google: 7:29 - Audio emoji - Google pays Apple all the money Microsoft: 17:44 - VPN issues on Windows 11 and 10 General Tech: 20:29 - Razer Zephyr mask refunds - EK Waterblocks are turds - Rabbit R1 Gaming: 43:51 - Sony’s self inflicted drama for Helldivers - Xbox Showcase announced for June 9 - Escape…
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Apple: 0:57 - Delta emulator - Provenance emulator Google: 25:58 - Consolidating teams - Android 15 Beta 1.1 - Pixel Fold rumors General Tech: 43:16 - Logitech AI Mouse - Meta’s Horizon OS is now open to 3rd party manufacturers Gaming: - IGN x ID@xbox on April 29 - Grounded is now available on Playstation and Nintendo Switch https://www.patreon.com…
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PSA from Wes: 1:03 - Always check expiration dates on food Science from Caleb: 2:06 Apple: 3:46 - M4 release lineup - Apple’s iOS 18 AI features Google: 24:39 - Google’s Find My network is now launched - Google Photo’s “Pixel Exclusive” features coming to more users - Google One VPN going away General Tech: 40:20 - DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro subscripti…
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April Fools Day 2024: 1:48 - Cyberpunk 2077 Floppy Edition - Spudger Pro Ultra - MKBHD has robot cameramen - The MacBooks Caleb wishes Apple would make - Nvidia buys Xbox Apple: 16:42 - Google announces RCS launching on iOS in fall 2024 - WWDC dates set Google: 22:12 - Gemini Nano coming to Pixel 8 - Gmail turns 20 General Tech: 31:13 - Don’t buy t…
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Apple: 1:29 - M3 MacBook Air - The Epic vs Apple saga continues Microsoft: 14:17 - Microsoft shutting down Windows Subsystem General Tech: 20:05 - Energizer Hard Case P28K Gaming: 27:45 - Nintendo are dicks - Nvidia GeForce Now adds Battle.net integration - Microsoft makes more PC games available on Boosteroid - Activision QA workers vote to unioni…
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Apple: 1:02 - Landen’s thoughts on Vision Pro Google: 5:13 - Bard is now Gemini - Google Pay is dead, in favor of Google Wallet - Way too many people thought Gmail was going to die - Android 15 DP1 General Tech: 42:38 - AT&T down Spendlove Attempting Magic: 47:18 Gaming: 48:53 - PSA: Maybe take a break from social media/gaming - Updates on Microsof…
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Apple: 1:18 - Apple Vision Pro Launch Gaming: 40:44 - Microsoft layoffs - New Blizzard President - Rumors - Disney invests in Epic - Playstation State of Play Doom! 1:22:11 - Doom on ecoli https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Sp…
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OnePlus 12: 1:13 Apple: 17:00 - Vision Pro launch imminent - New iPads expected in March - Apple “complies” with EU regulations Google: 33:51 - Mint Pixel 8 - Pixel feature drop - Pixel 9 rumors General Tech: 47:10 - Fossil will no longer make smartwatches - S24 Ultra update https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@cal…
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Samsung Unpacked: 1:49 - Galaxy S24 Ultra - Galaxy S24+ - Galaxy S24 - Galaxy AI - Galaxy Ring Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro: 30:41 Apple: 41:46 - Vision Pro pre-orders - Watch issues https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: [email protected] Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android…
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CES 2024: 1:14 - AMD APUs: 2:51 - Nvidia 4070 Ti Super: 9:40 - E-ink toilet: 12:12 - A pillow that rolls you over: 14:25 - Clicks: 17:10 - Bugatti e-scooters: 23:39 - Rabbit R1: 26:16 - LG concept car: 30:55 - CES for Dogs: 34:43 - Swarovski Optics binoculars: 39:54 - Nimble Manicure robot: 43:20 - CPR dummy: 46:32 - Razer chair pad: 49:19 https://…
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Worst Tech Name of the Year: 2:48 Worst Keynote of the Year: 6:04 Worst Platform of the Year: 7:54 Biggest Sigh of Relief of the Year: 10:37 Biggest Surprise of the Year: 12:38 Cyberpunk 2077 Comeback of the Year: 15:20 Best Cross-platform Product of the Year: 17:34 Phone of the Year: 20:41 Tech of the Year: 23:58 Game of the Year: 28:59 Doom of th…
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