Apple’s big fall event just wrapped up, and it is officially a new era under incoming CEO John Ternus. We finally have Apple’s very first foldable smartphone: the iPhone Duo.
We’re going deep into the specs today—from that 5.4-inch outer screen to the massive 7.6-inch matte inner display, the return of Touch ID, and the raw power of the new A20 Pro chip. Is a $1,999 foldable actually worth it, or is Apple late to the party?
Plus, we aren’t stopping at Cupertino. On the gaming front, SteamOS is making serious waves across the PC space, and rumors are swirling hot around Xbox’s potential hardware moves.
We are also going over some interesting new Xbox controllers that were released this week, as well as some tricks that have been exposed with the disc to digital thing.
Big tech is colliding today! Strap in, hit that subscribe button, and let’s get right into it!
Here’s the news articles mentioned in the podcast:
Xbox
- Xbox’s disc trick works on games you can’t buy anymore
- Xbox Game Pass is losing 10 games on September 15, including some of its best
- Xbox appears to be using dynamic pricing to tempt people back to Game Pass
- Microsoft reveals a new Windows 11 device designed for developers, and it comes with all the basics
- 8BitDo Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox | 8BitDo
- SteelSeries Introduces the Aeon Pro: The World’s … | SteelSeries
- SteelSeries announces Aeon Pro controller for Xbox and PC
- 5 clever uses for your old Xbox 360
- Xbox Project Helix live: Microsoft’s next gen will be more than just one console
- Bethesda officially announces brand-new $13,999 Fallout release
- How to make your Xbox Series S games look better in just a few steps
- One gamer owns 400 copies of the Xbox 360 game Kinect Adventures
- Xbox swoops in to publish Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ after Sony dropped out
- Xbox disc licenses work even on delisted games
Windows
- 4 super-minimalist apps that replace Windows’ bloated, cluttered defaults
- I debloated Windows 11 without breaking anything, and here’s what I deliberately left alone
- I replaced the Windows Task Manager with a free tool that actually tells me what’s slowing my PC down
- Bill Gates called the famous key combo in Windows a mistake, and Microsoft never wanted you to use it
- Your Windows 11 default hibernation file is quietly eating 32GB of SSD write cycles, and here is the one-command fix
- I keep a bootable USB with 10 free tools on it, and it has fixed every PC problem I have had this year
Nintendo
Sony
- Sony PlayStation 27″ gaming monitor review
- PS5 vs. Xbox: Which console is best for playing GTA 6? I ran the numbers
- Fed up with Sony, PlayStation fans compile a list of times the company said “you own” your games
Valve
- How to install Nvidia DLSS 5 on almost any RTX GPU in minutes
- Steam users rejoice as Ubisoft kills controversial launcher
- Half-Life 3 step aside, Portal: Alive & Kicking just got a surprise release
- SteamOS Update Adds Fast Account Switching Options – Geeky Gadgets
Graphics cards
- If you don’t have enough DLSS 5 in your life, you can apply it to your entire desktop now
- 5 ways you’re unwittingly killing your GPU
- A new ReShade addon slashes the DLSS 5 performance hit. You just need a second GPU 😬
- The RTX 5080 was almost the most underwhelming GPU I’ve ever purchased, until this one setting saved it
- Asus TUF Gaming A14 (2026) review: No discrete GPU? No problem
- 5 warning signs that your GPU is dying
- LG TVs caught secretly recording users and scanning their homes for other devices, even when disconnected from the internet
- Use public wifi password and wireless rather than allow local access
- My LG tv spams me to update every time I turn it on
Other tech news
- 4 disadvantages of using an AMD CPU
- The 5800X3D convinced me I didn’t need AM5 — the 9800X3D changed my mind
- Your SSD is running a multi-core computer with its own RAM, and that’s the only reason it’s fast
- 7 simple but useful homelab upgrades you’ve never thought of
- German scammer dupes two different buyers into spending thousands on hollow RTX 5090 GPUs
- DDR5 might be the last memory you ever get to install yourself
- This is how I’d learn Linux if I had to start all over again
- I cloned an old SSD to save time, but it created more problems than it solved
- These obscure Linux utilities solve problems you didn’t know you had
- GameStop is re-opening stores that previously closed down
- These cheap mini PCs have built-in backup batteries (also, they’re not mini PCs)
- Old powerful PC parts are affordable, but they have an unexpected cost