Samsung foldables hands-on, cleaning up privacy permissions & Gemini AI notebook hack (129, July 12, 2025)
Rich shared his first impressions of Samsung's new foldable phones, the Z Fold 7 and the Z Flip 7. Harland in Wisconsin wants to be able to watch Hulu from his smartphone on a TV in his camper but without any Wi-Fi or hotspot. Amazon's Prime Day The event helped propel $24B in spending over 4 days, according to Adobe Analytics . Adarsha in Michigan is wondering if she should get a Life Alert or smartwatch with fall detection for her heart condition. Rich mentioned two restaurants he went to in New York City: Osteria Barocca in Little Italy and Tony DiNapoli's in Times Square. Archie from Mississippi is looking for some ways to remove backgrounds from pictures. Rich mentioned: remove.bg , bgeraser.com , pixian.ai and cleanup.pictures . Kimberly from New Jersey wonders if the newest iPhone can take pictures of the moon. Gary in Laguna Niguel is wondering why his phone is not picking up a 4G signal in a place that it used to. Nancy is having trouble with her Google Voice placing outgoing calls from the desktop. Fubo TV agrees to a $3.4 million privacy settlement . You have until September 12 to file a claim. Gmail adds a one-click unsubscribe dashboard to help you clean up your inbox. It's called Manage Subscriptions . Caller Gerry wonders if signing in with Google could cause some issues. Rich always recommends checking your third-party connected apps that have access to critical account data like Photos and Drive. Patrick Chomet of Samsung talks about the company’s new line of foldables and why he believes now is the time to jump on board. Devin in Long Beach is wondering why photos from his Whatsapp chats are showing up on his camera roll. Rich says to check Settings > Chats > Save to Photos and make sure it’s toggled off. Google Gemini can now turn a photo into a video. Rich’s example here . Bobo and Rich taste tested the Selena Gomez Oreos , and we give them a thumbs up. Carl is going laptop shopping at Costco and wants to know the best specs to look for. Rich also mentioned checking for deals through Slickdeals like this one . The FDA has cleared the first cuff-less blood pressure monitor for over-the-counter use. Folio is a read-it-later app to replace Pocket, which is shutting down. Rich figured out that you can save and retrieve notes from Google Keep using Gemini AI. So it's basically an AI-powered notebook . Belkin is dropping support for older Wemo products as of January 31. ABC 7 San Francisco has a story of a woman who got hundreds of Amazon return packages delivered to her home by accident. Ari Paparo, former Google executive and author of Yield : How Google Bought, Built, and Bullied Its Way to Advertising Dominance, explains how Google quietly took over digital advertising. Avast says you should have the safe tech talk with your parents and grandparents. Here’s a printable flyer to help them avoid scams. Rich DeMuro brings you the latest tech news, helpful tips, gadget reviews, and more—plus interviews with industry experts—all in this weekly show. Call 1-888-RICH-101 (1-888-742-4101) to join in! Email your question here . How to Listen: 🎙️ Live on KFI AM 640 – Los Angeles, Saturdays from 11 AM – 2 PM PT 🎙️ Rebroadcast on 710 WOR – New York City, Sundays from 8 PM – 11 PM ET 📻 Syndicated on affiliates nationwide Get the podcast to via RSS , iHeartRadio , Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Follow Rich on X , Instagram and Facebook . Download the MP3 here (choose episode, then scroll to bottom of page and look for ”Download”) Paid newsletter subscribers get ad-free, HQ audio here . Referral links for servi