Samsung announces Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3, Watch 4 and Buds 2 / Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Tech News, News, Technology

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2021

⏱️ 97 minutes

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Alex Cranz, and Chris Welch discuss what was announced at Samsung's August Unpacked event, including new foldables. Senior reporter Adi Robertson explains the important changes coming to Apple's Messages and iCloud. Further reading: COVID-19 misinformation is increasing amid US virus surge Kidney transplant patients will test a COVID-19 booster shot in new trial Here’s why Apple’s new child safety features are so controversial Join us for On The Verge: our exciting 10-year birthday party in New York City Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 announced with much bigger, more useful cover display Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance How Samsung beefed up its new folding phones: metal, tape, and a dab of goo Forget the Note — Samsung’s foldables are coming for the Galaxy S as well Google is bringing Samsung to the Apple Watch fight The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung’s capable hardware with Google software Samsung details new smartwatch chip ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch Samsung announces Galaxy Buds 2 with active noise cancellation Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 review: nailing the basics with style Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained Apple pushes back against child abuse scanning concerns in new FAQ Interview: Apple's head of Privacy details child abuse detection and Messages safety features Senators target Apple’s App Store exclusivity in new bill Senate approves $1 trillion infrastructure package as crypto worries loom Senate cryptocurrency tax reporting deal fails TCL announces new 6-series and 5-series TVs that come with Google TV instead of Roku Valve Steam Deck hands-on: the Nintendo Switch of PC gaming Apple’s 2021 iPhones will reportedly have a video portrait mode HP’s new Chromebase AiO has a screen that rotates from portrait to landscape DOJ letter tells Dish and T-Mobile to figure out CDMA customer migration, or else Dish says it will launch wireless 5G service in beta at the end of September The race to build Africa’s 5G networks is entangled in a U.S. push to cut Huawei’s dominance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on the Vergecast, Alex Kranz, Chris Welch, and Addy Robertson join the show to talk about Samsung's new folding phones,
0:05.5	what is going on with Apple and privacy, and a few gadgets at the end.
0:09.6	Coming up on the Vergecast now.
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0:42.8	Hello and welcome to Vergecast, this is the flagship podcast of Folding In Half.
0:52.8	That's it, that was Vergecast everybody, thank you.
0:56.8	Roger roll. I'm the only one I'm your friend, we've got a big shoved day, Deeter Brown is here.
1:01.8	I am your dog cobbler.
1:05.8	I see a big speed as a dog that wears shoes.
1:07.8	I'm going to talk about big speed today.
1:09.8	This implies the effects not to talk but the shoes.
1:12.8	I just want to maybe not the right part of big speed effects metaphorically.
1:16.8	Alex Kranz is here.
1:17.8	Hi, I am that film that you're not supposed to remove from a Samsung camera.
1:22.8	Oh, Samsung phone, sorry.
1:26.8	We're all picking the wrong parts of the Samsung ecosystem.
1:30.8	We're really nailing it.
1:31.8	Adi Robertson is going to join us talk about Apple a little bit, but Chris Welch is here.
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