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10 years on, we come back for one final retrospective. Thank you to everyone who has listened for the past decade. 💙 Contact: Cristian OnlineSadiq Online

Hosted by Cristian Colocho, Sadiq Saif · EN-US · 188 episodes
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Shades of Brown is a weekly podcast about computers and culture. Each week Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho discuss the latest events and end up going way too far into the weeds on some niche topic.
Cristian Colocho, Sadiq Saif hosts Shades Of Brown, a news show with 188 episodes published.

10 years on, we come back for one final retrospective. Thank you to everyone who has listened for the past decade. 💙 Contact: Cristian OnlineSadiq Online

American Carrier Woes, VPNs on iOS are mostly a scam, Android 13’s final release, and true wireless earbuds in 24bits. Show Notes: 00:11:24 – iOS VPN Woes 00:39:30 – Android 13 00:53:51 – Samsung Unpacked (Fall 2022) Vis

Beyonce is back, the Gamers™ are bad, esports are good, and the Google Pixel 6a rocks. Show Notes: 00:01:39 – Beyonce – Renaissance 00:22:41 – Destiny 2 Community Manager Abuse 00:33:31 – Sadiq Talks about EVO 00:43:04 –

We talk about Lockdown mode, the new M2 Macbook Air, the Nothing Phone 1, and Intel’s Arc A380 GPU. Show Notes: 00:02:57 – Lockdown Mode in iOS 16 00:20:48 – M2 Macbook Air 00:43:56 – Nothing Phone 1 00:52:13 – Intel Arc

Please play Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, also the Xbox Bethesda Showcase. Show Notes: 00:10:12 – Xbox Bethesda Showcase 01:01:33 – Final Fantasy Direct 01:06:40 – Summer Games Fest Xbox Bethesda Showcase: Xbox a

WWDC 2022. An evolving argument about web push notifications and system settings apps. Show Notes: 00:03:17 – iOS 16 00:21:01 – iPadOS 16 00:31:00 – WatchOS 9 00:43:25 – macOS 13 01:20:24 – M2 and Macbook Air Keynote and

Google IO and the Halo TV Show, we’re not sure what’s more disappointing. Show Notes: 00:09:20 – Google I/O 2022 00:54:56 – More Halo TV Show Follow Up Google I/O: Google teases future hardware: The Pixel 7, Pixel Tablet

Nintendo Switch Ethernet, Space, Smart Homes, HomePods, App Store Pricing, and Halo. It’s been a slow news week. Editors Note: We were not joking when we said shades of brown dot com is an adult site, open it at your own

HomeKit Routers, anything is better than NSO, Tie Fighters, and a Halo lore dump. Show Notes: 00:02:26 – chosa’s Wi-Fi story 00:27:15 – New PlayStation Plus Tiers 00:38:12 – RTX 3090 TI(e) 00:48:35 – Settling for the One

We talk about the installation of games to arbitrary folders, Cyberpunk, and the March 2022 Apple Event. Show Notes: 00:00:01 – NO MORE BITS 00:01:26 – Xbox for PC App Changes 00:05:31 – Cyberpunk 2077 00:41:00 – March 2

There is actually no discussion of Elden Ring. Show Notes: 00:00:01 – Elden Ringcourse 00:04:55 – Destiny 2: The Witch Queen 00:39:11 – Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra 00:56:33 – SteamDeck Elden Ringcourse: Elden Ring PC Perfor

There's actually no Fire Emblem Three Houses discourse. Featuring Mint. Show Notes: 00:02:48 - Nintendo February 2022 Direct 01:20:07 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 01:30:01 - Sifu 01:37:04 - Vampire Survivors 01:40:06 - Crus

We continue our famous practice of dunking on Linux Laptops, Google Products, and acquisitions. Show Notes: 00:00:48 - MNT Reform 00:18:39 - Google Canceling Free G-Suite Accounts 00:29:36 - Google Stadia Business Inside

We bring back Mint to help us make sense of Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard King. Show Notes: 00:02:00 - Razer Follow Up 00:05:56 - Microsoft Purchasing ABK 00:47:49 - AMD 6500 XT 01:01:51 - Bad MODE by Utada Hikaru

CES. 2022. Show Notes: 00:02:02 - Razer's Irresponsible Mask 00:09:49 - TVs 00:23:58 - Computers and Processors 00:53:43 - Grab Bag CES 2022: Razer's Zephyr Pro mask has the voice amp feature we wanted all along - The Ve

Halo. Infinite. Show Notes: Spoilers begin at 57:48 Halo Infinite reviews: ''Halo Infinite' Is a Fun Sandbox Stuck Inside a Very Old Video Game' by Cameron Kunzelman for Waypoint 'Review: Halo Infinite’s campaign finishe

Fast cars, family, hot processors, and catgirls rocking IEMs. Show Notes: 00:01:32 - Forza Horizon 5 00:46:50 - Intel Alder Lake 01:07:12 - AirPods 3 and Moondrop Quarks Forza Horizon 5: Sign Language Interpreters, and F

We go pro this week with overpriced computers. **The Dolby Atmos mix of this episode is delayed because of a bug where audio is lost on my Mac when trying to master in Dolby Atmos. I intend on releasing the surround soun

We talk about the new Switch OLED model the only way we know how: browsing YouTube videos for low resolution teardowns and trying to look up part data sheets to try and figure out why Ethernet is so bad on the Switch. Sh

We get pumped for the Fall 2021 Surface event and then bring back on Mint to talk about the September 2021 Nintendo Direct. Show Notes: 00:03:24 - Surface Go 00:04:25 - Surface Pro 8 00:19:14 - Surface Duo 2 00:25:55 - S
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