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Chatting the tech news of the week with Ron Krause, Katie Dudas, John Chichilla and Mike Sorg!

Dudders is looking forward to the Animal Crossing update coming July 30th including Fireworks, Dream Islands, and island recovery. Krause is finding the new All Apps Screen organization on iOS 14 beta very helpful Sorg is trying to make sure bugs and plants are not trying to kill him with the Insect Identification and PlantScape apps on iOS to identify with a picture. Chilla is looking forward to Alexa's upcoming mobile app update. Amanda from Bold Pittsburgh shared with us in the AwesomeCast Facebook Group the amazing looking Game Boy cartridge player, the Analogue Pocket that can also play Game Gear and other mobile consoles from yesteryear Amanda also has her hands on the Lume Cube Mini Panel for camera lighting. We look back at the Xbox Game Pass reveal event and how that has shaped how we view Microsoft's gaming strategies. Movies Anywhere moves ahead and makes Watch Party a little more accessible.

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