Mon. 08/30 – iPhones With Satellite Internet?

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🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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It’s a day of wild rumors. Is Apple getting into the satellite networking game? Is the Apple Watch about to get its first meaningful design change? The rumors about a Chinese gaming crackdown just got real. Is South Korea about to meaningfully crack open the App Store? Why Apple and Google are fighting to keep the App Stores as they are. And the wild weekend in NFT-land. Sponsors: Ultimate Ears UE.com/fits promocode RIDE for 15% off TinyCapital.com Links: Kuo: iPhone 13 to Feature LEO Satellite Communications to Make Calls and Texts Without Cellular Coverage (MacRumors) Tim Cook’s Run as Apple CEO Could End as Early as 2025. Who Will Replace Him? (Bloomberg) China Slashes Kids’ Gaming Time to Just Three Hours a Week (Bloomberg) Apple, Google Mobile Dominance Faces Tough Test in South Korea (Bloomberg) Google allegedly offered Netflix a break on the usual Play Store commission (The Verge) TikTok owner ByteDance takes first step into virtual reality with latest acquisition (CNBC) CryptoPunks blasts past $1 billion in lifetime sales as NFT speculation surges (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Monday, August 30th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.2	Today, it's a day of wild rumors. Is Apple getting into the satellite networking game? Is the Apple Watch about
0:15.6	to get its first meaningful design change? The rumors about a Chinese gaming crackdown for
0:20.5	kids just got very real? is South Korea about to meaningfully crack open
0:25.7	the App Store.
0:27.1	Why Apple and Google are fighting to keep the App Stores as they are and the wild weekend
0:31.4	in NFTs.
0:33.0	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
0:35.0	Is Apple ready to play in the satellite internet game?
0:42.0	Our favorite Apple analyst Minki Quo says that
0:46.2	iPhone 13 hardware could support LEO satellite communications. Apple may work with Global Star to enable connectivity when not in 4G or 5G range,
0:59.0	so this is not the, hey, Apple, build your own cell network and replace the carrier's move
1:04.5	that apple maximalists have wanted apple to do for years but maybe it could turn
1:09.5	into that someday quoting mac rumors The iPhone 13 will feature low-Earth orbit LEO satellite
1:16.8	communication connectivity to allow users to make calls and send messages in areas
1:20.9	without 4G or 5G coverage according to the reliable
1:24.2	analyst Mingchi Quo. In a note to investors seen by Mac rumors, Quo explained
1:28.8	that the iPhone 13 lineup will feature hardware that is able to connect to LEO satellites.
1:34.2	If enabled with the relevant software features, this could allow iPhone 13 users to make calls
1:38.4	and send messages without the need for a 4G or 5G cellular connection. The iPhone 13 reportedly features a
1:45.1	customized Qualcomm X 60 bassband chip that supports satellite communications.
1:50.7	Other smartphone brands are apparently currently waiting until
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