How does one describe the perfect man? Easy, you just don't bother... or something. Since Jenni is away from Tech Support Central, Alastair gets to call the shots all by himself. By chance, Dr Craig Norris of the University of Tasmania's Journalism, Media and Communications department was available and ready to chat about anything tech. For a bit of context, Alastair and Craig used to host a show called Behind Anime Lines many years ago. It covered everything Japanese pop culture and everything in between. Please enjoy this reunion of sorts...

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TECH DOING?
Craig discusses getting one of those fancy but cheap Chinese mobile phones. Is it awesome or just a waste of time?

NEWS

Huawei trolls Apple by giving battery packs to people waiting in line for the iPhone XS
https://www.abacusnews.com/big-guns/huawei-trolls-apple-giving-battery-packs-people-waiting-line-iphone-xs/article/2165271

iPhone XS teardown shows few changes aside from the battery
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/21/ifixit-apple-iphone-xs-xs-max-teardown/

Sony announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 mini PS1
https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/19/17877898/playstation-classic-release-date-price-ps1-games

Twitch is reportedly blocked in China
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/20/twitch-blocked-china/

IBM Is Being Sued for Age Discrimination After Firing Thousands
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-17/ibm-is-being-sued-for-age-discrimination-after-firing-thousands

DISCUSSION

Craig happens to be an academic at the University of Tasmania. He runs some pretty awesome units that look at how we consume media in the modern day. In this segment, we discuss some of the coolest ideas that his students have come up with in 2018.

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