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  1. This Week in Tech 583: Party On, Zuck!

    Leo is back, and ready to discuss the latest tech topics with our favorite TWiT regulars! Replacements for recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 arrive - and promptly begin exploding. Google announces Pixel phones, Google Home, and more, but our panel think these products will have trouble succeeding....

  2. The Tech Guy 1330: Sunday, October 9, 2016

    Are the replacement Galaxy Note 7 phones from Samsung safe? What alternatives are there if you return it? Best camera apps for iPhone 7, troubleshooting problems with an iCloud backup, email clients for Windows, and more of your calls. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Chris Marquardt Download or…

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  3. The Tech Guy 1329: Saturday, October 8, 2016

    Google announces the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, what is the "other" storage on my Mac? Using T-Mobile and Google Fi overseas, are there any good Windows 10 books? And more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this...

  4. The New Screen Savers 74: PlayStation VR Takes on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

    There were several big announcements from the "Made by Google" event, including the unveiling of the Pixel phone. Nathan Olivarez-Giles came on to tell us all about it. The PlayStation VR comes out next week and we have one to demo! Adi Robertson lets us know how it stacks up against the Oculus...

  5. Tech News Today 1615: Yahoo for Sale, Slightly Hacked

    Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Verizon might be having second thoughts with its pending purchase of Yahoo, due to recent unprecedented hacking disclosures. Microsoft's upcoming event should see the release of a new Surface all-in-one. Internet connectivity in schools can be a big...

  6. This Week in Law 362: Making Ballot Selfies Great Again

    Yahoo's email surveillance, taking a selfie with your Pitbull or election ballot may get you in trouble, the Slants in the Supreme Court, the FCC's upcoming vote on broadband privacy, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell, J. Michael Keyes, and Emory Roane Guest: Venkat Balasubramani Download or...

  7. This Week in Enterprise Tech 210: Eight Degrees of Enterprise Security Disasters

    Microsoft has added a new support policy that may be indefinite but reserves the right for Microsoft to drop the product at any time. The FCC has issued out what it would like for broadband privacy. If the rules pass users will have to opt-in for ISPs to share their user data. Verizon is firing...

  8. TWiT Live Specials 308: Oculus Connect 3: The Future of VR

    Oculus Connect brings together VR developers and creators, and TWiT sent their own VR enthusiast, Jason Howell, host of Tech News Today, All About Android, and Android App Arena, to cover the event. Jason had a chance to speak with the creator of Unspoken, a fantasy game with wizards and spells…

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  9. Home Theater Geeks 324: Leo's LG OLED Followup

    Scott Wilkinson and Robert Heron recap the calibration process of Leo Laporte's LG OLED TV. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Robert Heron Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors…

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  10. Tech News Today 1614: Mad as a Sack of Badgers

    The Oculus Rift will FINALLY get controllers so you can use your hands in VR. Oculus Touch will be available on December 6th for $199. Snap Incorporated, parent company of Snapchat, is prepping for a 25 billion dollar IPO, according to rumors. Yesterday, news broke that Google isn't interested in...

  11. This Week in Computer Hardware 384: Google's Festival of Hardware and 7700k Rumors

    Intel Core i7-7700k Benchmark rumors, Dell's U3417W curved monitor, NVIDIA's Xavier SoC tease, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti apparently based on Pascal GP107, Oculus Touch, Oculus earbuds, and Asynchronous Spacewarp. Plus, Google's Pixel phone, Daydream VR, Home, and 4K Chromecast! Hosts: Ryan Shrout and...

  12. Know How... 250: Modular Box for Arduino Nano

    How to build your own modular box for all your Arduino projects, we use Arduino to power some LED strips with knobs and buttons. Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Patrick Delahanty Technical Director: Kara Kohl Connect with us! Don't forget to check out our large library of projects at...

  13. Ham Nation 268: Wires, Fires, and DX Fun

    Gordo gives you all the info you need to become a ham instructor, PacificCon is around the corner, George shows how to make your own RJ-45 connectors for an ethernet cable, Val reports in on all the latest DX news, and Amanda answers your questions! Hosts: Gordon West, George Thomas, Valerie...

  14. Tech News Today 1613: Samsung Hot Pockets

    Amazon's Prime service continues to add features for its users, and the latest perk is the newly announced Prime Reading feature, which gives subscribers access to "over a thousand" books, comics and magazines. Oliver Stone, don't rule out a sequel to Snowden just yet. The Washington Post reports...

  15. TWiT Live Specials 307: Dreamforce in San Francisco

    Salesforce's annual conference, Dreamforce, has become the largest software conference in the world, and it's happening in TWiT's backyard. So Leo sent Megan Morrone, host of iOS Today and Tech News Today, to check it out. Megan had the opportunity to speak with some kids learning to code....

  16. This Week in Google 373: The Best of Google

    Full analysis of yesterday's #madebygoogle event with special guest Duncan Jaffrey from AusDroid, who was at the event. Google's focus on AI Is the Pixel Phone too pricy? What are Google Home's advantages over the Amazon Echo? Mourning the death of Nexus Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham…

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  17. Windows Weekly 486: Women Who Love First-Person Shooters

    Microsoft disbands the Band plans (possibly forever), lessons from this week's Google launch for Microsoft and its partners/users, Windows 10 Anniversary Update updating woes, Microsoft reorganizes its Applications Services Group, Paul finally goes hands-on with the new Outlook.com, Microsoft's…

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  18. Android App Arena 118: Screen Sharing

    Do you have friends or family that have no idea how to use their phones? If so, then these apps will be perfect for you! Jason has a variety of apps that range from basic to advanced in their abilities to screen share. Now you no longer need to be there in person to show your friends or family…

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  19. FLOSS Weekly 406: Frida

    Frida is a Greasemonkey for native apps, or, put in more technical terms, it's a dynamic code instrumentation toolkit. It lets you inject snippets of JavaScript into native apps on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. Frida also provides you with some simple tools built on top of the Frida API....

  20. All About Android 286: The Day We've Been Waiting For

    This week, we'll be discussing Google's big hardware event, the Pixel phones, Google Home, Google WiFi, Daydream View, and a whole lot more. Read our show notes here. Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Jerry Hildenbrand Subscribe to All About Android at...

  21. Tech News Today 1612: Breath of Fresh MacBook Air

    Jason Howell and Ron Richards dissect Google's hardware event where it showcased its new lineup of devices designed entirely in-house. Iain Thomson from The Register joins to discuss Yahoo's latest security revelation that has many saying everyone should close their Yahoo account for good.…

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  22. TWiT Live Specials 306: Made by Google

    Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Stacey Higginbotham cover the Made by Google announcement live. Google announced their Google Assistant which will tie into the following new hardware: Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Google Home, Daydream View, Chromecast Ultra, and Google Wifi. Find out all the specs,...

  23. Security Now 580: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 240

    An "update" on Microsoft's GWX remover, an encouraging direction for the Windows 10 Edge browser, HP's "security update" blocks non-HP ink cartridges, a clarification about how to upgrade a site's password hashing, a really terrific DNS hack, another update on Windows update, our web browsers may...

  24. MacBreak Weekly 527: Double Sticker Probation

    Rumors abound about a possible MacBook announcement event later this month, new iPad Pros next spring, and an OLED screen for the next iPhone. In the real world, Apple is opening new facilities around the globe. Also, macOS Sierra is out this week, and the most popular sticker pack for iMessage...

  25. Tech News Today 1611: Uber Moves to the Burbs

    Tonight Jason Howell, Becky Worley and Megan Morrone talk about Facebook's Marketplace, a way to let users buy and sell their stuff on Facebook. It's coming immediately to the US, the UK Australia, and New Zealand. You'll be able to access it on iOS and Android. We also chat about a change to...

  26. TWiT Live Specials 305: World Maker Faire 2016, Day 2

    MakerPipe builds anything with electrical conduit, Chipsetter is the first pick-and-place machine for a workshop, fast prototype circuit boards with Voltera, and BOSEbuild brings the maker spirit to a build-your-own speaker. Plus, look into your own brain using the NeuroTinker! Host: Fr. Robert...

  27. iOS Today 314: Productivity Tips with Andy Ihnatko

    Megan Morrone and Andy Ihnatko show off the best apps to stay productive all the while discussing what they prefer to use as their main on-the-go work computer. Plus their favorite apps of the week ranging from the best ways to listen to podcasts, and how to watch YouTube videos while two apps…

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  28. Know How... 249: Back to School Part 4

    We finish our back to school with a look at a great laptop for class, get the most for your money when looking for headphones, and never worry about where you'll get power from again! Kickstarter begins on October 11, 2016 Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/lyfieeye Hosts: Fr. Robert...

  29. Triangulation 267: Trisha Hershberger

    Megan sits in for Leo and talks with Trisha Hershberger. Trisha got her start on SourceFed, and has gone on to create her own production company to make YouTube and Twitch shows. She talks about how making your own studio can be a lot more complicated than just pointing a camera at yourself.…

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  30. This Week in Tech 582: Who's Capping Who?

    With Leo on vacation, Becky Worley takes the big chair. We discuss predictions about Google's big event next week, Samsung's exploding washing machines, Elon Musk's plans for getting to Mars, women in tech, who should buy Twitter, and the next wave in DDOS attacks. On October 4th, Google will...

  31. TWiT Live Specials 304: World Maker Faire 2016, Day 1

    World Maker Faire in New York is one of the most anticipated DIY events of the year, and this year's event delivered! Father Robert Ballecer, SJ was dispatched to the Big Apple in search of the most innovative, creative, and original minds in the Maker Movement. He saw wearables powered by…

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  32. The Tech Guy 1328: Sunday, October 2, 2016

    Scott Wilkinson and Jason Snell fill in for Leo Laporte answering your audio, video, and Apple related questions. Hosts: Scott Wilkinson and Jason Snell Guest: Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided…

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  33. The Tech Guy 1327: Saturday, October 1, 2016

    Scott Wilkinson, the Home Theater Geek, fills in for Leo Laporte answering your home theater questions such as: 4K televisions, immersive surround sound, finding the right soundbar, a low price projector for an attic, calibrating a television yourself, and more of your home theater calls! Host:...

  34. The New Screen Savers 73: Water on Europa

    Jason Howell and Scott Wilkinson talk with Kieren McCarthy from The Register about the US giving up control of DNS to ICANN. We're joined by two scientists, William Sparks and Jennifer Wiseman, to talk about the discovery of water on Europa and what this could mean when it comes to finding life…

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  35. Tech News Today 1610: '80s Toys for Millennials

    Facebook's Snapchat-like Messenger Day that enables shared photos/video for 24 hours (before expiration), Amazon's Alexa Prize competition for university students, Arduino is launching the ESLOV IoT Invention Kit, Nintendo unveils new NES Mini features like save states, and an old Teddy returns...

  36. This Week in Enterprise Tech 209: Kubernetes

    A large iOS 10 exploit bounty, Blackberry exits the hardware business, China's 2 Gigawatt Solar Project, Facebook At Work announced for October 10th, Firefox loses trust in WoSign's certificate authority, the Electronic Frontier Foundation piles on HP for their DRM firmware, and more! Plus, Tim...

  37. Home Theater Geeks 323: Calibrating Leo Laporte's LG OLED TV

    Scott Wilkinson and Robert Heron go through the calibration process and watch HDR content on Leo Laporte's LG OLED TV. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Robert Heron Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor:...

  38. Tech News Today 1609: G Suite, yo

    Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss the creation of the Partnership for AI that will look at rational and irrational concerns related to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence. Google is re-branding its Apps for Work suite to G Suite, as well as strengthening the apps with AI. iPhone 8...

  39. This Week in Computer Hardware 383: The Internet of Things is Attacking

    Possible new MacBook Pro redesign in late October, the world's biggest 1 Tbps DDoS attack, Toshiba's OCZ TL100 2.5" SATA SSDs, the ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 Motherboard has all the things, iPhone 8 rumors are already being discussed, Android Wear 2.0 delayed until early next year, Sony's Xperia…

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  40. Know How... 248: Power for the AquaVase

    We have a solder off! Learn how to build your own switches to use not only for powering the AquaVase, but for any maker project! Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett Connect with us! Don't forget to check out our large library of projects at https://twit.tv/shows/know-how. Tweet at us...

  41. Ham Nation 267: Now Available on Shortwave

    Ted Randall caretaker of WTWW simulcasts Ham Nation around the world, Don Arnold gets us excited about D-Star, the Emcomm-1, and building your own Multitap Coil. Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Amanda Alden, and Dale Puckett Guests: Ted Randall and Don Arnold Thanks to...

  42. Tech News Today 1608: Bye Bye BlackBerry

    BlackBerry stops producing hardware to focus on software and security. Iain Thomson from The Register joins us to explain why it matters that Apple is turning over our iMessage metadata to authorities. Melinda Gates will focus on how to get more women in tech, and how to keep them there. Nsikan...

  43. This Week in Google 372: Fail Whale on Ice

    This week, Jason Howell takes over for Leo as we discuss the rumors surrounding next week's Google event, Snapchat's new Spectacle camera sunglasses, and who could buy Twitter. Also: the end of Blackberry's hardware business, most Galaxy Note 7 users have returned their phones, and Elon musk has...

  44. Android App Arena 117: Books

    Jason Howell is here to show off a bunch of new and old apps that will help the book lover in you find new books to read. Plus, a new messaging app by Google that utilizes AI to guide you to what you need. Host: Jason Howell Subscribe to Android App Arena at…

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  45. Windows Weekly 485: Live From Microsoft Ignite

    Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott are at Ignite, where the venue is huge and...cold! Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is scheduled to be generally available in mid-October, Microsoft says Windows 10 is on 400 million active devices, some Adobe services are moving to Azure, Field-Programmable Gate...

  46. All About Android 285: Banana For Scale

    This week, we'll be discussing everything we think we know ahead of next week's hardware event, Snapchat's successor to Google Glass, Allo for smart messaging, the Huawei Nova Plus, Redmi 3S, Obi Worldphone MV1 and more! Read our show notes here. Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron…

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  47. Security Now 579: DDoS, Breaches and Other Records To Be Broken

    Brian Krebs, Akamai and Google's Project Shield, Yahoo's record-breaking, massive 500 million user data breach, Apple's acknowledged iOS 10 backup PBKDF flaw, well known teen hacker jailbreaks his new iPhone 7 in 24 hours, Microsoft formally allows removal of "Get Windows 10", a new OpenSSL…

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  48. Tech News Today 1607: Muskache by Elon

    Amazon has a delivery for you, and it's coming from inside the house! DJI's new Mavic drone is lighter than the iPhone 7 Plus. Color Genomics wants to offer $50 cancer screening tests. Facebook for Work hopes to make Facebook the social network for your company. We tear down iFixit's process for...

  49. MacBreak Weekly 526: How Jony Ive Butters His Toast

    A prank video has some gullible users drilling holes in their iPhone 7, Apple Music gears up for it's "second act," and the founder of App Camp for Girls talks about Swift Playgrounds. Hosts: Andy Ihnatko and Rene Ritchie Guests: Jim Dalrymple and Kelly Guimont Download or subscribe to this show…

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  50. FLOSS Weekly 405: The Prpl Foundation

    Prpl (pronounced "Purple") is an open-source, community-driven, collaborative, non-profit foundation targeting and supporting the MIPS architecture — and open to others — with a focus on enabling next-generation datacenter-to-device portable software and virtualized architectures. Hosts: Randal...

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