Ep. 159 – Trust but Verify – This week, we have a full crew, and we discuss Logitech mice stop working on Macs, Gmail is entring the Gemini era, and MS says the layoff rumors are a hoax. Join us for all this and more!
Recorded Sunday January 11, 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 Logitech Mice stop working on Macs - Chris G. https://t.ly/Nm6lC The iPhone Fold may be more like an iPad than an iPhone - Larry https://t.ly/kbcki CES - Intricuit's Magic Screen gives your MBP a Touch Screen - Chris https://t.ly/0hC5I Give your iPhone some Personality - Joel https://t.ly/_vdh2
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Mobile/ Linux Segment US Senators call for Grok & X to be removed from Apple & Google App Stores - Chris https://t.ly/v9jRv The US Government just Followed thru on its ban of Drones (it is MORE than JUST DJI) - Joel https://t.ly/I0Vqi, https://t.ly/1-Wdz Gmail is entering the Gemini Era - Larry https://t.ly/zNh1y Google Deprecating Two Older Gmail Features - Chris https://t.ly/CzZtC Motorola to release the Razr Fold - Joel https://t.ly/f3rzm
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Windows Segment MS says the Layoff Rumors are a Hoax - Chris https://t.ly/69Fdc Microsoft adding Copilot to File Manager - Chris https://t.ly/6t4RH
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