The BIGGEST Tech Stories of 2019 - A TechLinked Christmas Special
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Check out the Drop.com DEALS OF THE DECADE at dro.ps EPILEPSY WARNING @8:24 + 12:01 GET MERCH: lttstore.com Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @TechLinked NEWS SOURCES: AMD DOMINATION engadget.com Spoiler techradar.com Zombieload cpu.fail MDS youtube.com 3rd gen anandtech.com 10980XE tomshardware.com Intel stuck at 14nm extremetech.com HUAWEI / TRADE WAR Meng Wanzhou arrested cnn.com Huawei lab raided telegraph.co.uk Stealing Apple parts appleinsider.com Backdoors in equipment bloomberg.com Huawei ban arstechnica.com US companies stop deals thenextweb.com Huawei Android/Play Store alternative androidpolice.com Lifting restrictions techradar.com Huawei helped African govts spy on political opponents androidcentral.com FOLDING PHONES Flexpai youtube.com Intel patent hexus.net Unveiled on Feb. 20 mashable.com Huawei Mate X youtube.com Oppo has a lookalike engadget.com Screen problems trustedreviews.com Galaxy Fold delayed wired.com Surface Neo youtube.com Duo youtube.com Motorola Razr youtube.com youtube.com STOCKING STUFFERS GAME STREAMING Xbox Game Pass on Switch gamesradar.com Stadia, but confusing details youtube.com Negative latency digitaltrends.com Microsoft-Sony partnership news.microsoft.com Not the best launch ww.9to5google.com Steam Cloud Gaming? vg247.com 5G phones tomsguide.com ATT lies arstechnica.com Sprint sues ATT reuters.com ‘nationwide’ zdnet.com CONTINUED FB SHENANIGANS Asked for email passwords thedailybeast.com Libra arstechnica.com 5 billion dollar fine cnn.com Zuck asks for regulation kitguru.net EPIC GAMES VS STEAM Launched in Dec. 2018 gameinformer.com Valve changed revenue share variety.com Borderlands 3, Control, Ubisoft digitaltrends.com Buys Psyonix theverge.com Tim Sweeney: exclusives good pcgamesn.com
The Christmas special opens with a cozy, holiday mood as TechLinked presents a retrospective of the biggest tech stories from 2019 and a look ahead to 2020. The hosts set the tone with light humor and a warm, festive vibe, framing the year’s most impactful developments across hardware, software, and industry policy. They quickly dive into AMD versus Intel, highlighting AMD’s Ryzen and Threadripper lineup as a turning point that pressured Intel with higher core counts and competitive pricing, while also noting the vulnerability disclosures like Spoiler and MDS that tempered momentum for a time. The segment then pivots to the US China tech war, focusing on Huawei amid the Meng Wanzhou arrest, FBI lab raids, and the cascading implications for 5G deployments, Google and Android partnerships, and the broader geopolitical tech landscape. The discussion expands to the landmark foldable phone race, detailing Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X, and attempts from Oppo and others, followed by the practical challenges and delays that colored the year’s hardware storytelling. The hosts also cover the cloud gaming frontier, including Stadia’s rocky launch, Microsoft and Sony’s cloud gaming collaboration, and the evolving stance on streaming as a future gaming model. The show’s stocking stuffers and deals segment highlights consumer-friendly products and price cuts, while the closing moments blend humor with a recap of notable themes such as 5G rollout, privacy debates, and the Epic Games Store’s stance on exclusives, all wrapped in a festive send-off and a teaser for the next decade. The overall takeaway is that 2019 was a year of rapid platform competition, ambitious but imperfect product bets, and shifting priorities for both consumers and tech giants, leaving audiences with a sense of optimism for 2020 alongside a healthy skepticism of hype and promises. The hosts close with light-hearted skits and a nod to the audience, reinforcing the community feel and the annual ritual of a tech rewind as a holiday tradition, while hinting at new developments to watch in the coming year.
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