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With 2021 winding down, it’s time to take a look back at the podcasts---and podcast episodes---that I enjoyed the most this year.

Apple today announced its 2021 App Store Award winners across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Arcade.

Amazon said that it saw record-breaking sales during the Black Friday period, including Cyber Monday. And some sales are ongoing.

Google today revealed its favorite apps and games across phones, tablets, wearables, and Google TV from the Play Store in 2021.

Spotify confirmed this weekend that it is retiring the Car View feature of its mobile app, which made it easier to use while driving.

It sounds like a little thing, but it’s odd that Spotify defaulted to shuffle play for albums. That is, until Adele stepped in.

The International Trade Commission said that it would review parts of a judge’s findings in the Sonos patent infringement case against Google.

Hulu’s live TV option hasn’t garnered many users, but the addition of Disney+ and ESPN+ may put it over the top for some.

Hey, remember that Windows 11 media player app that leaked in September? Well, you can test it now if you’re in the Dev channel.

Robbed of a new OnePlus smartphone review this fall, I can at least take a look at the firm’s OnePlus Buds Pro wireless earbuds.

While Disney+ did experience 60 percent subscriber growth YOY, the service only added 2 million new subscribers in the previous quarter.

Black Friday starts November 18 on the Google Store, and it’s offering some excellent deals on Google hardware.

In addition to delivering major Photoshop updates on desktop and iPad, Adobe today announced it is bringing Photoshop to the web.

20 years ago this past weekend, Apple announced the iPod, the first step in an amazing comeback that later included iPhone, iPad, and more.

After Roku complained publicly about Google abusing its market power, Google said it would pull YouTube from Roku’s devices.

Google revealed today that it will improve the functionality of YouTube Music for both paying and non-paying customers.

When I’m at home, I use a professional podcasting rig that consists of a broadcast-quality microphone, a boom arm, and a USB audio interface.

Google is improving Google TV with better personalization, new ambient mode capabilities, and better integration with live TV.

Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2022 are now available with AI-powered improvements for photo and video editing and sharing.

Apple told a show business union that its Apple TV+ service has fewer than 20 million subscribers, much less than the competition.

Not to be outdone by Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Roku has announced new 4k Streaming Sticks and a new set-top box.

I’ve only had the Google Pixel Buds A-Series earbuds for a week. And while they're excellent, they just don’t meet my needs.

The redesigned Photos app for Windows that Microsoft teased last week is finally starting to roll out to Insiders in the Dev channel.

Today, Sonos announced a second-generation version of its Beam soundbar that supports Dolby Atmos and Ultra HD audio.

The RIAA said that paid music streaming accounted for over $6 billion in revenues in the first, or about 84 percent of revenues overall.

After experiencing identical audio problems with two different sets of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ earbuds, it is time for me to move on.

Amazon announced a new lineup of five Fire TV-branded smart TVs, plus a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming stick.