Mar 21st 2024
Tech News Weekly 329
US DOJ Sues Apple For Monopoly Practices
Hosted by
Mikah Sargent,
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
LexisNexis, Beeper, Surface Pro 10
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Breaking news as the U.S. Department of Justice sues Apple for illegal smartphone monopoly. Automakers are sharing consumers' driving behaviors with insurance companies. Beeper is back in the news as it refocuses its efforts on delivering an app that brings various chat applications into one singular app. And Microsoft had an event to announce new Surface PCs!
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy joins Mikah Sargent this week to talk about the breaking news that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Apple for claims that the company has an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market.
- Mikah talks about how U.S. automakers share consumers' driving behaviors and practices with insurance companies with detailed reports.
- Emma Roth of The Verge joins the show to talk about how Beeper is refocusing its efforts after it attempted to bring iMessage to Android users through an app that seeks to combine various chat applications into one singular app.
- Finally, Zac Bowden of Windows Central discusses Microsoft's unveiling of the new Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 computers.
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Links
- US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
- Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets
- DOJ Document
- Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
- Beeper couldn’t bring iMessage to Android — but it can still make a great chat app
- What to expect from Microsoft’s spring 2024 Surface PC announcements
- Microsoft unveils business-focused Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 with Intel Core Ultra, new NPUs, and display upgrades