The iTechGear Weekly - Episode 160 - So Many Mistakes, So Little Time

Recorded Sunday January 25, 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 Quick PSA - Install the latest version of iOS26 - Chris Apple's Janurary Creator Event - Joel https://t.ly/tskL_ Apple Doomed because of AI (& not the way you think) - Larry https://t.ly/a8qsB New Siri Expected in iOS 26.4 - Chris G. - Brief Announce ONLY https://t.ly/SEUSR, https://t.ly/IDR05

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Mobile/ Linux Segment Tesla puts Autopilot behind a Pay Wall - Larry https://t.ly/ozqaT, https://t.ly/gEIV1 OnePlus is Changing the way it Operates in the US - Joel https://t.ly/vH58i The Pixel Weather app was Least Accurate for one Reviewer - Chris G. https://t.ly/4IArd Buying a New Phone in 2026 Is Going to Suck so Plan Ahead - Chris G. https://t.ly/4k-kp

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Windows Segment Microsoft Mistake-a-Thon Windows 11 Bugs Abound - Chris G. https://t.ly/IyRwX Windows Update - Some PC's won't Boot - Chris https://t.ly/2U0M- Microsoft Outlook Outage - Chris G. https://t.ly/eql23, https://t.ly/dpfmE Nadella is concerned the public has had enough of "AI slop" - Joel https://t.ly/ug7zx Microsoft will hand over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI - Chris G. https://t.ly/VvC5s

Microsoft Clean-Up: Does it make a Difference? - Chris https://t.ly/loz6c

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