Happy New Year! 2021 is here! I’m limping back into action! We’ve got a new Xiaomi with a faster processor, a look at Samsung’s S-Pen cases, a potential V70 from LG, and some news stories to keep an eye on. But more than anything else, what do we want out of consumer tech for 2021? Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Stories This Week:

• There was NO phone of the year in 2020! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/24/there-was-no-phone-of-the-year-in-2020/
• #2020Hearing Can a free app turn your phone into a hearing aid? https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/29/2020hearing-can-an-app-turn-your-phone-into-a-hearing-aid-google-sound-amplifier-review/
• Use Your Phone to Make BETTER Holiday Videos! https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/16/use-your-phone-to-make-better-holiday-videos/
• RODE Vlogger Kit Review https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/18/rode-vlogger-kit-review-shoot-better-video/
• OF COURSE Die Hard is a Christmas Movie https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/20/die-hard-is-a-christmas-movie-lets-put-this-debate-to-rest/
• OnePlus 8T Review: All the right compromises? https://somegadgetguy.com/2020/12/04/oneplus-8t-review-the-right-compromises-for-you/
• Production Diary: Where I give up on battery benchmarking https://www.patreon.com/posts/44584980
• SomeGadgetGuy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/somegadgetguy
• Apple used child labor for three years https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-knowingly-used-child-labor-supplier-3-years-cut-costs-2020-12?utm_source=reddit.com
• Google employees try to unionize https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/technology/google-employees-union.html
• Mediatek outsold Qualcomm https://www.gizmochina.com/2020/12/24/mediatek-dethrones-qualcomm-q3-2020/?s=09
• LG had the top Android option for Christmas this year https://www.flurry.com/blog/christmas-2020-smartphone-activations/
• TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
• Xiaomi Mi 11 is the first phone with Qualcomm’s newest SOC https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-mi-11-1181900/
• Is THIS the next flagship phone from LG? https://cellphones.com.vn/sforum/lg-v70-lo-anh-render-man-hinh-qhd-120hz-cum-camera-khung-chip-snapdragon-888-gia-gan-30-trieu-dong
• Samsung cases for the S-Pen https://www.gsmarena.com/new_leak_shows_galaxy_s21_ultra_case_designed_specifically_for_the_s_pen-news-47008.php
• Juan rambles on about whatever people want to talk about…

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