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The Vergecast

Samsung Unpacked, Google Pixel 4a review, and Apple's new 27-inch iMac

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.44.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Nilay, Dieter, Becca, Chris, and Dan discuss the products announced at Samsung's virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a review, a new 27-inch iMac, and Greg Joswiak replacing Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing. Stories discussed this week: Apple and Google’s COVID-19 tracking system will make its full US debut in new Virginia app We can’t skip steps on the road to a COVID-19 vaccine Twitter blocked Trump campaign account from tweeting over COVID-19 misinformation Facebook removes Trump post for falsely claiming children are ‘almost immune’ to COVID-19 One tweet tried to identify a cop — then five people were charged with felony harassment President Trump withdraws FCC renomination after 5G controversy Donald Trump trying to control the FCC is a ‘disaster,’ says Sen. Ron Wyden President Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US today How the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTok Apple is not interested in buying TikTok Instagram launches Reels, its attempt to keep you off TikTok Google announced Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 4a all at once Pixel 4a review Galaxy Note 20 first look The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is Samsung’s big promise that it can fix its foldable future Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review The best part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus is its screen Sony WH-1000XM4 review Greg Joswiak replaces Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing The new 27-inch iMac’s webcam isn’t just better; it’s smarter Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This week on the Vergecast, tons of phone news. Becca, Chris, Dan, join Deeter and I to talk about the Samsung Galaxy unpacked event. The note 20, the note 20 ultra pixel 4a, the galaxy, Bud live, which should have been called the galaxy.

0:14.0

It's so much. There's so much going on this Vergecast. It's coming up now.

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1:44.0

Hello, welcome to the World's Cast, the flagship podcast with Mystic Bronze, Hazy Mystic Bronze. That was my favorite part of the Samsung event.

1:57.0

My favorite and least favorite part at once is Samsung introduced a color and talked about it too much.

2:02.0

I'm your friend Eli. I'm here. Hi, Deeter Brown is here. Hi, also friendly. That your friend.

2:09.0

It's always a threatening from Deeter. We're doing something different today. Usually on the Verge Cast, what we do is we bring in one reporter to talk about one thing for a period of time and then that person leaves and brand other.

2:22.0

Today, we've decided to bring on three reporters the whole time and just have chaos. So Chris, watch us here. Hi, Chris.

2:28.0

Hello. How's it going?

2:30.0

Becca Fosacci is here making her Verge Cast debut. Let it read. This is going to be amazing. Dan C for this here. Hi.

2:38.0

So this is an audio show, but Dan, can you tell us about the shirt that you're wearing right now? Please, Dan, explain yourself.

2:45.0

I'd rather not, but.

2:47.0

So I'm wearing a shirt that says it's a dark shirt and in big white block letters across the chest. It says Vixby.

2:55.0

Wow. What you can't see in our little video chat is that below it, it says specialty coffee roasters. So there's actually a coffee company called Bixby Coffee Roasters.

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