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Facebook and Twitter CEOs will testify about protections for social media companies. IKEA is going to stop selling single-use batteries. Windows on ARM is getting support for x64 emulation. Urban Ears demos earbuds that mold to your ear. Microsoft showed off a cheaper Surface Laptop.

And let’s recap the Google event announcing the Pixel 5!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

• XPERIA 5ii – 5 Good – 5 Bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHu-teCt9VQ
• Before you Buy a Surface Duo, What you NEED to know! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/09/29/surface-duo-what-you-need-to-know/
• XPERIA 5ii vs XPERIA 1ii https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/09/30/xperia-5-ii-vs-xperia-1-ii-sony-showdown/
• 1MORE ANC Earbuds get THX Certification https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/10/01/1more-true-wireless-anc-now-with-thx-quietmax/
• Get iOS Widgets on Android! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/10/02/get-ios-14-widgets-on-android/
• SomeGadgetGuy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/somegadgetguy
• Facebook and Twitter CEOs to testify https://www.engadget.com/facebook-twitter-ceo-section-230-senate-hearing-041347409.html
• Ikea to sell only rechargeable batteries https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/all/ikea-to-remove-non-rechargeable-alkaline-batteries-by-2021/s/bd0e6e55-ccc4-46d6-8b37-bb1f9dfa24ff#ref1
• Windows on ARM will soon emulate desktop software https://www.engadget.com/windows-arm-64-bit-apps-emulator-support-191411448.html
• iOS 14 battery life continues to suffer https://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-14-0-1-the-battery-and-connectivity-woes-continue/
• TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
• UE new earbuds will mold to your ear https://custom.ultimateears.com/pages/ue-fits?utm_source=press&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=press_release_10012020
• Microsoft’s new cheaper Surface Laptop https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-go/94fc0bdgq7wv?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab
• Google event recap on Pixel 5 https://store.google.com/product/pixel_5

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