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We're just a few guys talking about our favorite hobby. And that just happens to be tech! We cover everything from Apple to Google to PC to console gaming. We give viewpoints from all sides. Landen: All things Google. Big into the mobile tech. Prefers Apple computers but usually uses Windows. Caleb: All things Apple. Uses a Windows PC for gaming. Wes: All things Microsoft. Even uses a Windows Phone. Big gamer.

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United States

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We're just a few guys talking about our favorite hobby. And that just happens to be tech! We cover everything from Apple to Google to PC to console gaming. We give viewpoints from all sides. Landen: All things Google. Big into the mobile tech. Prefers Apple computers but usually uses Windows. Caleb: All things Apple. Uses a Windows PC for gaming. Wes: All things Microsoft. Even uses a Windows Phone. Big gamer.

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@captechpod

Language:

English


Episodes

Business As Usual Except With A Slightly Different Flavor Of Spice

3/12/2024
Apple: 1:29 - M3 MacBook Air - The Epic vs Apple saga continues Microsoft: 14:17 - Microsoft shutting down Windows Subsystem General Tech: 20:05 - Energizer Hard Case P28K Gaming: 27:45 - Nintendo are dicks - Nvidia GeForce Now adds Battle.net integration - Microsoft makes more PC games available on Boosteroid - Activision QA workers vote to unionize - Sea Of Thieves is #1 pre-order on Playstation - Xbox Partner Preview Doom! 53:50 - Doom on a toothbrush - Doom on a lawnmower https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:02:19

The One with Magic Spendlove

2/27/2024
Apple: 1:02 - Landen’s thoughts on Vision Pro Google: 5:13 - Bard is now Gemini - Google Pay is dead, in favor of Google Wallet - Way too many people thought Gmail was going to die - Android 15 DP1 General Tech: 42:38 - AT&T down Spendlove Attempting Magic: 47:18 Gaming: 48:53 - PSA: Maybe take a break from social media/gaming - Updates on Microsofts plans for Xbox games - Things Microsoft talked about on a recent podcast - New games coming to Game Pass - Playstation news - Age Of Empire news https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:46:10

Apple Vision Pro Launch

2/15/2024
Apple: 1:18 - Apple Vision Pro Launch Gaming: 40:44 - Microsoft layoffs - New Blizzard President - Rumors - Disney invests in Epic - Playstation State of Play Doom! 1:22:11 - Doom on ecoli https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:26:16

OnePlus 12

1/30/2024
OnePlus 12: 1:13 Apple: 17:00 - Vision Pro launch imminent - New iPads expected in March - Apple “complies” with EU regulations Google: 33:51 - Mint Pixel 8 - Pixel feature drop - Pixel 9 rumors General Tech: 47:10 - Fossil will no longer make smartwatches - S24 Ultra update https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:00:55:46

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra and Asus ROG Phone 8

1/23/2024
Samsung Unpacked: 1:49 - Galaxy S24 Ultra - Galaxy S24+ - Galaxy S24 - Galaxy AI - Galaxy Ring Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro: 30:41 Apple: 41:46 - Vision Pro pre-orders - Watch issues https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:03:57

CES 2024

1/17/2024
CES 2024: 1:14 - AMD APUs: 2:51 - Nvidia 4070 Ti Super: 9:40 - E-ink toilet: 12:12 - A pillow that rolls you over: 14:25 - Clicks: 17:10 - Bugatti e-scooters: 23:39 - Rabbit R1: 26:16 - LG concept car: 30:55 - CES for Dogs: 34:43 - Swarovski Optics binoculars: 39:54 - Nimble Manicure robot: 43:20 - CPR dummy: 46:32 - Razer chair pad: 49:19 https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:00:57:29

Wishlist 2024

1/9/2024
Landen 2023: 1:42 Landen 2024: 6:21 Wes 2023: 13:37 Wes 2024: 18:39 Caleb 2023: 28:46 Caleb 2024: 40:16 https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:00:51:29

Calling All Platforms Awards 2023

12/21/2023
Worst Tech Name of the Year: 2:48 Worst Keynote of the Year: 6:04 Worst Platform of the Year: 7:54 Biggest Sigh of Relief of the Year: 10:37 Biggest Surprise of the Year: 12:38 Cyberpunk 2077 Comeback of the Year: 15:20 Best Cross-platform Product of the Year: 17:34 Phone of the Year: 20:41 Tech of the Year: 23:58 Game of the Year: 28:59 Doom of the Year: 36:00 https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:00:42:24

The Saga of Beeper Mini

12/12/2023
The Saga of Beeper Mini: 1:21 Google: 30:23 - December Pixel feature drop - Google Gemini Gaming: 46:45 - The Game Awards https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:01:35

Digital vs Physical Media

12/5/2023
Apple: 1:13 - Zoom launches app for Apple TV Google: 3:36 - New Google Messages features General Tech: 15:40 - Casetify stealing from Dbrand Gaming: 24:59 - Cyberpunk 2077 version 2.1 - GTA 6 Trailer “leak” - Playstation users losing access to Discovery Content - Unexpected rant about digital vs physical media - Mobile Xbox Store in the works - Changes to the Microsoft Rewards program One More Thing: 1:07:10 - Netflix is bringing GTA Trilogy to mobile https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:11:55

Black Friday Deals and RCS on iOS

11/21/2023
Black Friday Deals: 0:56 Apple: 20:28 - RCS support coming to iOS Microsoft: 29:03 - Copilot Assistant coming to Windows 10 - Choose where to install games General Tech: 36:08 - iMessage on Android… ish - Digital Fireplace Gaming: 49:30 - Steam Deck update - GeForce Now adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass and Ubisoft+ - Half-Life 25th Anniversary https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:16:17

Apple's Scary Fast M3 Event and Snapdragon Summit

10/31/2023
Apple’s Scary Fast M3 Event: 0:58 - M3 - M3 Pro - M3 Max - Space Black MacBook Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit: 25:39 - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 General Tech: 35:30 - Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro - Motorola concept bracelet phone Gaming: 45:30 - Xbox Partner Preview - Microsoft reorgs Xbox and marketing divisions - Microsoft now blocking unofficial controllers on Xbox One More Thing: 1:02:23 - 7 things that we, as a podcast, have out lived https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:22:24

OnePlus Open

10/24/2023
Apple: 1:44 - New Apple Pencil - Maybe new Macs incoming? OnePlus Open: 22:52 General Tech: 34:44 - Moto Razor now available - Intel 14th Gen CPUs - AMD 7000 Gaming: 1:07:47 - Caleb’s take on ABK deal - PS5 Slim corrections - Counter Strike 2 banning people - Diablo 4 Season 2 launch woes - Diablo 4 Battle Pass and Tier Skips can now be purchased with Microsoft Rewards points - AMD 7900M Mobile GPU Doom: 1:52:32 - Doom 2: Venturous One More Thing: 1:54:37 https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:59:08

The ABK Deal is Finally Over!

10/16/2023
Microsoft: 1:03 - The ABK deal is FINALLY OVER!!! - You can no longer use Windows 7/8 keys to activate Windows 11 Google: 9:16 - Photospheres are gone from the Google Camera app General Tech: 13:10 - Netflix House Gaming: 20:49 - New PS5 - PS5 cloud streaming - Game streaming is coming to Twitter - Should Microsoft acquire more companies? And if so, who? https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:00:40:39

Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch

10/10/2023
Made By Google: 1:20 - Pixel Buds Pro: 4:21 - Pixel Watch 2: 7:29 - Price: 25:06 - Features: 29:03 - Are the Pro features worth it?: 50:26 - More Features: 54:30 - Android 14 is now available - New Android Statue Apple: 1:06:30 - Series “0” Apple Watch is now obsolete - Another issue for the iPhone 15 Pro General Tech: 1:18:02 - Meta toying with the idea of charging for ad-free social media Gaming: 1:27:37 - Epic being stupid again - Diablo 4 is coming to Steam - Overwatch League may or may not be happening again https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:36:13

Meta Quest 3

10/3/2023
Apple: 1:01 - So many iPhone gates Google: 20:10 - Google turns 25 - Kills Jamboard and Google Podcasts Microsoft: 38:58 - FTC going after Microsoft again General Tech: 47:34 - Meta Quest 3 - Meta Glasses - Meta AI Gaming: 1:07:10 - Playstation boss, Jim Ryan, to retire in March 2024 - Xbox update - Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard - Counter Strike 2 - Epic lays off 800 people Doom! 1:27:31 - Play “Doom” inside of Cyberpunk 2077 One More Thing: 1:30:54 - The only Pixel 8 rumor Landen wants to talk about before the Pixel event this week https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:38:07

Surface and Echo Events

9/26/2023
Surface: 1:48 - Surface Laptop Studio 2 - Surface Laptop Go 3 - Surface Hub 3 Amazon: 22:11 - Generative AI for Alexa - Echo Show 8 - Fire TV Stick 4K Max - Fire TV sound bar - Echo Hub - Blink Outdoor 4 Floodlight - Ring Stick Up Cam Pro - Echo Frames - Echo Pop Kids - Eero Max 7 Microsoft: 54:04 - CMA provisionally approves ABK deal General Tech: 56:37 - Intel Innovations - New 14th Gen chips Gaming: 1:13:19 - Unity having fun - Microsoft accidentally leaked it future Xbox plans - Cyberpunk 2077 is ready to play! https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:02:10:34

iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, Watch 9

9/19/2023
Apple: 2:23 - Watch 9: 5:55 - Watch Ultra 2: 16:42 - iPhone 15: 24:09 - iPhone 15 Pro: 42:21 - Carbon Neutral: 1:34:07 One More Thing: 1:48:09 - Fuji needs to learn when to release products https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:51:24

Fairphone 5

9/11/2023
Apple: 1:07 - iPhone event is happening Tuesday Google: 18:43 - Pixel 8, Pixel Watch shown off in teaser video - Pixel Pass canceled - Android rebranding Microsoft: 31:58 - No new updates - Fighting with regulators General Tech: 35:33 - Fairphone 5 - AMD 7800XT and 7700 XT - Asrock motherboard Gaming: 55:29 - Starfield - Xbox September update - Automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox Clips One More Thing: 1:14:03 - A rare rant from Landen https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:25:42

Gamescom 2023

8/28/2023
Apple: 2:07 - More iPhone rumors Google: 4:34 - Pixel 7a replacement parts now available from iFixit Microsoft: 6:09 - More sweetening of the ABK deal General Tech: 13:40 - Linus Media Group drama Gaming/Gamescom 2023: 35:15 - Atari 2600+ - Playstation Portal - Warcraft Hardcore Mode - Qualcomm G Series chips - Baldur’s Gate 3 - AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT - Nvidia’s DLSS 3.5 “Ray Reconstruction” tech - Microsoft is shutting down the Xbox 360 Store Doom: 1:23:06 - Doom on a keycap One More Thing: 1:28:02 - Netflix Stories https://www.patreon.com/callingallplatforms T-Shirts! Contact: podcast@callingallplatforms.com Social: Facebook Twitter YouTube Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Android

Duration:01:35:47