Instagram NFTs, Facebook Privacy, Twitter Alternatives, and What Is Mastodon?

Everyone’s talking about quitting Twitter, but what are the alternatives? What is Mastodon? Why is Instagram selling NFTs, and why would Facebook team up with the DHS?

This week, we chat about the following tech news that matters:

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We finish the show with the following recommendations:

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Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter:@thegadgetmonkeyand@gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics.

We look at how amazing the Nintendo Switch game console is, why you should own one, and what you could be playing on it.

Nintendo Switch with a cat

Quality apps that don’t cost anything.

Your phone’s camera app doesn’t show this, so it’s easy to miss.

Open Source App Icons on a BENQ Minitor

I gripped my chair the entire time—and then kept thinking about it when the screen turned off.

Now, I actually finish the books I start.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 11 next to each other

I found my TV was always listening—so I shut it down.

Technology Explained

PC & Mobile