2021 might be winding down, but the news just keeps on coming! Apple is having a rough week. Employees are pushing back against NDAs, AirTags are being used to steal cars, iPhone orders are being reduced, and iMessage is one of the more “open” messengers for giving your data to the feds. Also, the FTC is pushing back against NVIDIA buying ARM. We have ANOTHER Google watch rumor, and we can start chatting about the Pixel 6a leaks! Let’s get our tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

• The Bagnell 2021 Thanksgiving Food Prep Video!  https://www.patreon.com/posts/59390664
• Juan’s More Concise Road-Trip Report Card write up! https://www.patreon.com/posts/59335151
• Some thoughts on Steam Deck, Snapdragon G3X, and mobile gaming https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/12/03/snapdragon-g3x-steam-deck-delays-and-some-thoughts-on-mobile-gaming/
• Sony vs Vivo vs Google BIG camera showdown! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/the-big-phone-camera-photo-showdown-pixel-6-pro-vs-xperia-pro-i-vs-vivo-x70-pro/
• Some Thoughts on the TCL 6-Series TV https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/tcl-6-series-4k-qled-and-google-tv-to-the-rescue/
• RODE AI-Micro: TINY USB Audio Interface https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/11/29/rode-ai-micro-the-tiniest-way-to-hook-up-two-mics/
• SomeGadgetGuy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/somegadgetguy
• Apple Investigated by the SEC over employee NDAs https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/apple-sec-response-under-scrutiny-after-whistleblower-comes-forward
• iMessage and WhatsApp give the most messaging data to the FBI https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/whatsapp-imessage-facebook-apple-fbi-privacy-1261816/
• FTC Sues to stop NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM https://www.pcworld.com/article/557139/ftc-sues-to-halt-nvidia-arm-purchase.html
• Researchers make camera as small as a grain of salt https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2021/11/29/researchers-shrink-camera-size-salt-grain
• TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
• Apple cutting iPhone orders, finally admits demand is slowing https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/report-apple-has-cut-iphone-13-production-plans-amidst-supply-constraints/
• Thieves are using airtags to steal c