This week the news is a little slow, so we decided to take this time to get some discussion in before we have to choose the winners of the 2026 MKBHD Smartphone Awards. We debate some phones in some highly contested categories and ask you who you think should win. We also wrap it up with a discussion on MMOs. Links: Mark Gurman: ⁠ LG Partnership Tweet The Verge: S26 Price Increase J1mmy: New World

Today's bonus episode we invited Alex Goldman on to dive into his journey in the podcast space. From hosting one of the most popular podcasts online, to starting new with his current project Hyperfixed. How he got into podcasting in the first place, what it's like starting from scratch, and what he thinks about putting his podcast on YouTube. Links: Hyperfixed Podcast: https://www.hyperfixedpod.co

Wake me up, when Techtember ends. As we wrap up September the crew talks about taking pictures with a toothbrush, Tesla Roadster being delayed, new Nothing Headphone Pros, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Dev day! Links: Mark Gurman: Homepad Twitter Joanna Stern: Mark Zuckerberg Interview The Verge: Amazon Blocks Muse Ben Jordan: Flock Senate Hearing This episode brought to you by: Shopify: https://www.sh

As Techtember continues the news doesn't stop. This week's episode Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Googlebook releases, some more interesting Apple products we could see this year, possibly the phone of the year that isn't even coming to the US, and wrap it up with an absolute crash out about YouTubes new features. Links: 9to5Google: Googlebook Hands On Video The Verge: Snapdragon 8 Elit

We are officially in Techtember! First, it's a quick viewflation update from Andrew before Marques and David talk about their experiences using the iPhone 18 Pro. Then it turns to speculation about the upcoming Googlebook event before talking about the Steam Frame and Tesla Roadster event. It's going to be a jam-packed few weeks and the new iPhones are just the beginning. Links: 9to5Google - Googl

Right after the iPhone event, Andrew and Ellis hit the streets to ask anyone that happened to be walking by how they felt about the newest iPhones from Apple! Links: MKBHD - iPhone 18 Pro/Duo Impressions video Thanks to all of our guests! Follow their work below: Tech Santos: https://www.youtube.com/techsantos Dhruv Mohan: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etreporter/author-dhruv-mohan-47925563

New iPhones are officially here! Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the new iPhone 18 Pro phones and the newest foldable on the block, the iPhone Duo. There were also some interesting updates to the new AirPods 5 and Apple Watch Series 12/Apple Watch Ultra 4, so they spend some time discussing all of the updates as well. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links: MKBHD - iPhone 18

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into it by discussing the differences in YouTube views now that Viewflation has been happening for a full week. After that, it's all about GoPro, Markiplier, and what a "review" actually means. Then they talk about some new Android features before getting into the new AI Dyson toothbrush. We wrap it all up with some show and tell and trivia! Links:

A lot happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David give final thoughts for the Pixel 11 series before getting into the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra. Then it's all about the new Apple chips and Mac computers. We wrap it up with anew Google Fitbit x Pokemon band and the Nothing OS 5.0 launch. It's a fun one! Join the Fantasy Premiere League! https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/g

This week, Andrew and David take over the podcast while Marques is out for Ultimate Frisbee. First, it's all about the new Instagram logo before they get into the news that YouTube is changing what counts as a view. Then it's all about the newest AirPods with cameras leak and a new open-source trackball that Andrew and Ellis are excited about. Enjoy! Links: YouTube changing how views count MacRumo

It's time for a bonus episode! this time, we flew all the way to Spain to record a live podcast under the total eclipse. We brought a ton of gear and crew to do our best to make it feel like you were right there with us so we hope you enjoy! This episode is in partnership with AirBnB! Thanks to AirBnB for helping make this possible. Watch BTS on The Studio channel: https://youtu.be/ZrAkCJS9H1s Fol

This week, it's all about the Google Pixel 11. First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the Made by Google event itself before getting into the new HiLight glow feature. Then it's all about the new Pixel 11 phones. They wrap it up talking about the new Pixel Watch 5 earbuds and the Google Pixel Tag. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links: 9to5Google - Google Assistant shutting

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the newest Spiderman x BMW collab that has everyone angry before debating whether the EU should make Apple share some features with Windows computers. Then it's all about CMF and their newest earbuds (modeled by AI models ) and a few quick hits about wearables. It's a long one this week but it was also still a fun one. Enjoy! Links: Reddit - BMW x S

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David kick things off by talking about the new Apple leasing program. After that, they get into everything from the new Framework laptop to humanoid robot cleaning services. They wrap it all up by playing a game of Keyword Search! Enjoy. Links: DC Rainmaker - Garmin Cirqa update Apple leasing program MKBHD - Framework 13 Pro review Elektrek - Volvo discontinuing LiD

Finally, a classic gadget week! First, it's all about the Garmin Cirqa, the newest Whoop competitor to enter the fray. Then Marques, Andrew, and David debate whether the new Light Flip minimal phone is worth the asking price. Once the dust settles, it's all about the newest Samsung Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, and Z Fold 8 Ultra. After that, Marques tries to explain something in tech terms, David talks abo

Trivia is back! After almost a full year we finally end this season of trivia by making Marques, Andrew, and David play on teams for most of the game! It's a fun and chaotic trivia finale as always so hopefully you learn some stuff and have a good time. We sure did. Reddit Links: r/AskReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/ r/stupidquestions: https://www.reddit.com/r/stupidquestions/ r/OutOfTh

So much happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the new pickle emoji to OnePlus shutting down operations in the U.S. Then they get into all of the Pixel 11 color and pricing leaks before talking about Apple suing OpenAI. It all gets wrapped up with some show & tell where Marques demonstrates a new skill he learned. It's a fun one! Links: Jennifer Daniels Su

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk Pickle! Remember those? Then they discuss the new Nothing Phone 4b and the Ear 3a earbuds before getting into the upcoming Samsung and Google events that were just announced. They wrap it up with a little Meta news, a new video editing tool from Twitter, and app intents in iOS. It's a nerdy one. Enjoy! Links: Joanna Stern - Meta glasses MKBHD - Nothing Ph

Marques, Andrew, and David start things off talking about Apple raising prices for a bunch of products by...a lot. Then they talk about the rumored Samsung foldable that's coming before discussing a bunch of smaller stories like WhatsApp getting usernames and Sony discontinuing physical discs. We wrap it all up with trivia of course. Enjoy! Links: Bloomberg - Apple to skip high-end M6 chips Verge

Marques, Andrew, and David jump right into this week talking about the Slate truck and whether they think it's actually going to ship. Then they discuss the Steam Machine and whether or not gamers can actually afford it. After that, they wrap it all up with the new Meta Glasses and some trivia. Enjoy! Links: Auto Focus - Slate truck video Dave2D - Steam machine Linus Tech Tips - Building a Steam M