The Tech Informist: 4K television talk - Episode 136

On this episode of Tech Informist, we dig in a bit on some things to consider when looking to get a new 4K television to enjoy movies and games on. We also discuss some of the news that has landed this week in the consumer tech space such as Microsoft laying off another 2,800+ people by the end of June 2017, this being the last day for free Windows 10 upgrades, Apple making a ton of money in Q3 2016 and also the fact they have now sold over 1 billion iPhones. All this and much more on Tech Informist!     Hosts Kevin Harvell Brad Whiteside     Listener Survey Also as mentioned on the episode, we have our listener survey form available for you to fill out so that you can help us know who are listening to the show. To help do your part, simply take a few minutes and fill out the Tech Informist Listener Survey.     Topics Discussed Things to consider when buying a new 4K TV for gaming Input lag of TVs Xiaomi making a compelling Mac Book Air style Windows laptop Shifty Jelly releases an excellent update for Pocket Casts on iOS Microsoft releases the Pix Camera app for iOS Apple has sold over 1 billion iPhones since 2007 Apple has also made a crazy amount of money in Q3 2016 Pokemon Go has over 50 million downloads on Android     App & Entertainment Picks TV - MTV is turning VH1 Classic channel into the MTV Classic channel and going back to their roots finally App - Prisma has landed on iOS and on Android Podcast - Everything VR & AR  Podcast - Who's Who in St. Lou Show Movie thoughts from Brad about Ghostbusters, Star Trek: Beyond and Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates     Beer Picks of the Week Hop Slice from Deschutes Brewery City Wide from 4 Hands Brewing Co. Follow us on Untappd! Brad on Untappd Kevin on Untappd     Help Support the Tech Informist Podcast As listeners of the Tech Informist podcast, we appreciate each and every one of you and thank you for take the time to let us ramble on for an hour talking about things we love. To help us keep this going and be able to acquire fun things to giveaway we would appreciate if you could spare a minimum of $1 per month. If everyone who listened to the show would donate that $1 minimum each month, I cannot begin to tell you what we could buy for these giveaways. But believe me, the choices would be really cool and worthwhile! Again, we are not going to twist your arms to donate, but if you appreciate what we do and bring each week, please visit our Support page here to get started. Thank you!