Episode 158: Episode 158 - Another Year TBD

Ep. 158 - Another Year TBD – This week, we have a full crew, and we discuss No iPhone 18 in 2026, Is Click's Powered Keyboard the Solution we want or need, and MS Kills Phone Activations for Windows. Join us for all this and more!

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The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 158 - Another Year TBD

Recorded Sunday January 04, 2026 - Live from iTechGear Central

Hosts Chris Spera - EiC iTechGear.org Christopher Gavula - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Editor Gear Diary and pocketnow.com Joel McLaughlin - Editor at iTechGear, former Contributing Writer Gear Diary. Current The Linux Link Tech Show Host, Living in the Retro Arcade Podcast and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired

Apple Segment Apple's A-Series Macbook is almost here - Larry https://t.ly/FS7Jw, https://t.ly/gZLve No iPhone 18 in 2026? - Chris https://t.ly/HBsGm Will the Apple Card Shake Up Happen in 2026? - Chris G. https://t.ly/2abgG Apple's Long Game is Safe, Secure and Ethical AI - Chris G. https://t.ly/2v_J9

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Mobile/ Linux Segment Is Click's Powered Keyboard the Solution we want or need? - Joel https://t.ly/t5EGK, https://t.ly/QTjiI Is Retro-Computing the Thing in 2026? - Larry https://t.ly/WAi2Z Punkt MC03 is an Android Phone with an OS Subscription - Joel https://t.ly/wny7S Disney+/ Hulu Bundle - Chris https://t.ly/rjTK3

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Windows Segment Administering PCs is Much more Difficult in the CoPilot and Bing Era - Larry NO URL Win11 will let you see fewer ads - Chris https://t.ly/Kdtm9 Microsoft Quietly Kills Win10/11 Activation by Phone - Larry https://t.ly/PhoCD

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Tip of the Week Segment iTechGear was founded with the intent of making technology easy for everyone to use and understand. This team has dedicated their writing careers to that purpose. Every week, the iTechGear Weekly will feature a new Computing Tip, authored by one of our experienced editors. Questions, requests and suggestions can be sent to tips@itechgear.org.

Restart Your PC Regularly

Pick of the Week Segment I’d like to take just a moment to let our listeners know that our show picks are typically hardware, software and other items of interest that we have individually purchased and actually use and like enough that we want to recommend them to you. They are not paid advertisements or items with which we have an affiliate marketing relationship. We sincerely believe in the picks we bring you at the end of each show.

Joel GoRuck Rucker 4.0 $255.00 https://www.goruck.com/products/rucker