Big Data Dumps | AwesomeCast 444

This week’s episode brought to you by Sidekick Media Services, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! Chilla, Katie, and Sorg are joined by Charlie Dietch of the Pittsburgh Current to talk this week in tech news, including: Chilla is looking at the Pixel 3a as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Katie is sharing an Instagram update to add alternate text to photos. Sorg is sharing some live stream cool things with Hear Corp as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Charlie is sharing a cool addition for the Pittsburgh Current as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg's best segue: How about that Spiderman trailer? Pittsburgh had a new traffic reporter at WTAE. Angry Birds extends into the real world with AR integration. Microsoft Solitaire has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame, and Sorg is looking to check it out next time he's in the area. Google is working on a way for voice recognition to work with those with speech impairments. Alexa goes hands-free on Windows with a wake word update. PornHub wants to buy Tumblr and restore its adult content. Commercial drones are more popular than the FAA expected. Microsoft is coming back to MacOS with its Edge browser. After the show remember to: Want to support our friends at Postindustrial? Check out their Kickstarter. Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at [email protected] and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Charlie Dietch (@CharlieDee71), Chilla (@chilla), Katie (@Kdudders) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST