Ep. 190 - New Day, Same Show. We have a full crew & discuss Apple's Pro & Tell event, Exploring Apple's on-device AI model, GoogleBooks are a disaster, & a Report claims MS uses "dark patterns" to force users to EDGE. Join us for this & more!
Recorded Tuesday October 27, 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 and Fitness for the Rest of Us Larry McJunkin - Editor at iTechGear, Co-owner, WUGNET Publications, Retired
Apple Segment Apple's Pro & Tell Event is 10/28 - Chris http://itgw.tny.cc/73 New MBP M6 & iMac, and a New iPad mini - Larry http://itgw.tny.cc/72 Apple Should Apologize - Chris G. http://itgw.tny.cc/71 Possible Cause to cracked screens - Larry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtP7Q9Io90I&t=6s Apple Responds to Cracked Screens - Joel http://itgw.tny.cc/6z Apple Accidentally reveals Google AI Competitor - Larry http://itgw.tny.cc/6y
AI Segment Exploring Apple's on-device model - Chris http://itgw.tny.cc/6x
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Mobile Segment GoogleBooks are a disaster - Joel http://itgw.tny.cc/6w, http://itgw.tny.cc/6v Google broke its Biggest Promise About G-Mail - Larry http://itgw.tny.cc/6t Samsung ramping down Galaxy A Handsets - Chris http://itgw.tny.cc/6s
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Windows and Linux Segment Report Claims MS uses "Dark Patterns" to force people to Edge - Joel http://itgw.tny.cc/6r MS found another way to put ads in Win11 - Chris http://itgw.tny.cc/6q
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