It's the end of an era. LG is pulling out of the smartphone business. What does that mean for LG customers? Where do we go from here? And we can share some fond memories of LG over the years. Also, Samsung caves to Russian pressure on pre-installed apps, T-Mobile is betting on Google services, and let's check out those XPERIA 1iii leaks! Let's get your tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

• Goodbye LG (from an actual LG fan) https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/04/04/goodbye-lg-smartphones-from-an-actual-lg-fan/
• Snapdragon Sound Explained! My Interview with Qualcomm https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/30/snapdragon-sound-explained-an-interview-with-qualcomm-about-next-gen-wireless-audio/
• OnePlus 9 Pro by the Benchmarks: The Current Champ! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/29/oneplus-9-pro-by-the-benchmarks-better-performance-for-the-price/
• Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/31/xiaomi-mi-11-lite-4g-i-finally-get-to-play-with-a-xiaomi/
• Mobvoi Makes a Treadmill! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/04/02/mobvoi-home-treadmill-review-and-tech-geek-fitness-challenge/
• OnePlus 9 Pro – 8K Vlog! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/28/oneplus-9-pro-8k-vlog-lets-really-use-this-camera/
• QNAP QHora-301W Router: WiFi 6 and 10GbE! https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/18/qnap-qhora-301w-router-long-term-review-wifi-6-and-10-gigabit-ethernet/
• Galaxy S21 Camera Deep Dive! https://www.patreon.com/posts/49043363
• RODE Wireless Go 2: These Little Mics are HUGE https://somegadgetguy.com/2021/03/12/rode-wireless-go-2-review-these-little-mics-are-huge/
• Best of Our Week 15 with TK Bay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9gDTjcqn0
• Reviews.org: Is Satellite Broadband the Solution? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyZm7pSr38E
• SomeGadgetGuy Merch! https://teespring.com/stores/somegadgetguy
• Facebook leaked the details on 500 million people https://www.ign.com/articles/over-533-million-facebook-users-phone-numbers-and-personal-data-has-been-leaked-online
• T-Mobile is betting big on Google services https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/29/22356918/t-mobile-google-android-services-rcs-youtube-tv-pixel-storage-backup
• Samsung caves to Russian pressure on pre-installed apps https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmeduza.io%2Fnews%2F2021%2F03%2F31%2Fsamsung-nachal-ustanavlivat-na-smartfony-rossiyskih-polzovateley-prilozheniya-yandeksa-kotorye-nelzya-udalit%3Futm_source%3Dtelegram%26utm_medium%3Dlive%26utm_campaign%3Dlive
• TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
• Google’s next Pixel could have a custom SOC https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/new-reports-say-the-pixel-6-will-feature-a-custom-google-whitechapel-soc/
• Details on XPERIA 1 iii leak https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-xperia-1-iii-specs-and-features-leaked-and-theyre-impressive
• Juan Rambles on about LG smartphones…

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