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Leo and I catch up with another packed week of security news, including an update on mobile ransomware, the successful extraction of Android's full disk encryption (FDE) master keys, Google's Tavis Ormandy finds horrific flaws in all Symantec traffic analyzing software, a Brazilian judge is at it…

Apple rumored to release 3 new iPhones this year: one big, one cheap, and all three gold. Updated AirPods will be waterproof, have hands-free Siri. Apple launches AC Wellness medical plan for employees. Chinese government takes the keys to iCloud accounts in China. Google cloud takes American…

Internet Speeds From SpaceX’s StarlinkCyberattacks on healthcare organizations during a pandemicThe first rechargeable zinc-air batteryDocker and AWS credentials are getting stolen by a crypto mining botnetNissan Source Code LeakedTwo CentOS ReplacementsGoogle Titan 2FA keys can be clonedDry Ice is…

Robot domination is here and is making pizza, what is Amazon Glacier and why would you use it, build along with the Lunchbox RC chassis, and more!Pizza Vending Machine!Amazon GlacierAmazon Glacier is one of the services sold within the "Amazon Web Services" familyIt's not like some of the other…

Two feature pack/upgrades are on the roadmap for 2017 (RS2 and RS3), Redstone 2 test builds starting up again soon, Microsoft is not renaming Windows 10 Mobile to Windows 10 for phones, Placeholder support for OneDrive, Windows 10 rollback period cut, a number of posts claiming Win 10 Anniversary…

From the Gadget Warehouse: The Missing ButtonAudible picks of the day: Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life, Unabridged, By Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang, Narrated by Suzanne Toren. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com…

Mikah Sargent takes a first look at the Brydge Pro+ Keyboard. Cheaper than Apple's Magic Keyboard, this wireless Bluetooth keyboard for the 2018 and 2020 iPad Pro 11" and 12.9" blurs the line between MacBook and iPad with a hinge design and features an oversized multi-touch trackpad, adjustable…

Five years later, Heartbleed is still unpatchedTrickbot operators have a new business: Selling Trickbot3D printing can keep aging Air Force aircraft flyingApple is suing former employee for stealing chip designsRetail cyberattacks could go up by 20% this holiday seasonGoogle Chrome now…

Want to learn some powerful Mac keyboard shortcuts and how to create your own?Last week we spent some time in the Keyboard system preference pane, but you may have noticed many more features in there. Let's explore.Keyboard → Modifier KeysText - abbreviations and completionsShortcuts - macOS comes…

Leo Laporte's pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 514 is the GPG Suite 2016.07, which is the first stable release for OS 10.11 El Capitan. This free and open source suite contains everything you'll need to communicate securely and encrypting files.After installing the suite, you'll have new options…

Security researcher warns of problems as many root certificates expire Honda breaks down due to ransomwareThe plundering of crypto keys from ultrasecure SGX sends Intel scrambling againKnoxville shuts down parts of its network after being hit by ransomwareMobile Banking Means Mobile Theft for…

BBC Launches new Tor Website to thwart censorship attempts40% of Security Pros Job Hunting as Satisfaction DropsRepublicans storm ultra-secure “SCIF,” some with cell phones blazingUS Department of Homeland Security has become embroiled in the leakA new security vision outlined at Gartner SYMposium…

Borrowing Wi-Fi is a crime, Dell arrives at Wal-Mart, and Norton crashes Chinese PCs....A Symantec update has quarantined 2 critical files in the Chinese version of Windows which has bricked some machines.Male partial nudity is the cause of a delay in the impending Halo 2 PC launch.A Michigan man…

We take a first look at the Acer Aspire VX 15.* 15.6" 1920 x 1080 Semi-matte screen (IPS)* 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7300HQ (2.5Ghz up to 3.5Ghz)* 8GB of Dual-Channel DDR4 (ipgradable to 32GB)* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti w/4GB GDDR5 (Optimus... so it only turns on when an application needs a GPU)*…

Galaxy customization continues on an even deeper level.Samsung Good Lock is customization to deep that there's too much to fit into a single episode. Jason Howell dives into the Family portion of the app to discuss a number of other wholistic ways that Samsung devices can be customized.Keys Cafe…

Tonya Engst’s pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 577 is The Running Buddy Pouch, so you can carry your phone while you’re on a run. It uses magnets to attach to clothing so it doesn’t require a belt or an armband, and won’t bounce while running. It has a water-resistant inner pocket and side…

Your next Pixel phone might also be your car keysAnnouncing the Android Ready SE AllianceT-Mobile is betting big on Google’s Android services: RCS, YouTube TV, Pixel, and moreGoogle's Android 12 preview lands another updateXiaomi announces the Mi Mix Fold, its first folding phoneXiaomi’s new…

Rene Ritchie's pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 526 is NOISE. This app utilizes the new taptic engine in iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, making it a great way to test its capabilities. NOISE app simulates playing an instrument, and as you move your fingers across it, the tapic engine will produce a …

Google’s Waymo is suing Uber's Otto for stealing 14,000 of its confidential secrets. Google says it has forensic evidence proving that Anthony Levandowski downloaded the cache of files mere weeks before his resignation that preceded his co-founding of Otto.Web performance and security company…

Rene Ritchie's pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 594 is the August Smart Lock Pro. This lock installs inside of your door, so you don't need to change the lock, and you can use your existing keys anytime. It's compatible with Apple's HomeKit, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Assistant.The August Smart…

Rosemary and Mikah unbox Apple's latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro and the new-and-improved Siri Remote. What should you do with your old Siri Remote? Try Better Touch Tool for Mac!NewsApple announces new background sounds, Apple Watch AssistiveTouch, and eye-tracking accessibility featuresApple…

Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss the Washington Post's experiment that found that Facebook's Trending Topics is posing fake news as real news at a high rate. Apple is aiming to recover its business in China, and announced a new research and development center that it's building in Shenzhen to…

MS is starting to tease Surface Hub 2. Details about it are coming in H1 2018. How will Surface Hub 2 fit in with MS' "Modern Workplace" vision? Teams is one of the big keys. Lots of big new Teams features coming this year. Cortana also will be coming to a conference room near you soon, as MS…

Apple posted record sales of its iPhone for the 4th quarter of 2016 with 78.3 million sold, continuing its trend of increasing revenue year after year. CEO Tim Cook also said that its Apple Watch was breaking records, though no numbers were shared.While everyone was deleting Uber, the ride-hailing…

Zoom Fixes Encryption, Elon Musk and X Æ A-12Elon Musk names his child X Æ A-12: here's how to pronounce itZoom buys Keybase to fix encryptionGoogle Meet, Facebook Rooms, and Microsoft Teams desperately try to catch up with ZoomZoom is much more secure now but how did it win the video calling race,…

This Week's Stories: JIF vs GIF: The peanut butter weighs in on the pronunciation debate of the agesLet's just get rid of animated GIFs and use animated PNGs instead!COVID-19: Apple moves production to Taiwan, stocks down, but iPad purchases upMac Pro and Pro Display XDR Tech Deep DiveWarren…

CES 2020 is underwayNew Assistant features announcedSamsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 LiteTCL shows off its first phones including a foldable conceptOnePlus reveals its Concept One with Electrochromic glassRazer Kishi is a gamepad with a Nintendo Switch vibeSamsung's SelfieType is a keyboard…

Android can run on the iPhoneAndroid can also jailbreak an iPhoneHands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S20 UltraA Chromecast Ultra running Android TV is in the worksThe Pixel 4a is leaked and we know everythingThe good and bad of YouTube Music's upload featureOppo Find X2 Pro is priced like Samsung…

Riley has been a fossil fanatic since the time she was knee-high to a Stegosaurus. Her evolution into a science writer and amateur paleontologist was only natural. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, right in the center of dinosaur country, she chases tales of vanished lives from museum collections to…

Podcast service, 3D printer problem, Entry level gaming laptop, mechanical keyboard, Synology NAS, coding tips, Raspberry Pi gaming machine, and indoor grow help.  Do I need my own Podcast service?        -- Robbie Britton        …

CES is this week: let's not beat this to death. A lot of computers were announced, including a Surface Studio clone from Lenovo.It looks like Intel is serious about moving to 10nm this year, and Intel is talking up 'Project Athena,' its strategy for going beyond ultrabooks.Privacy (as a service):…

Rounding up the smartest, most interesting tech announcements from CES 2021.On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:Razer's Project Hazel is a high-tech N95 mask for COVID-19 times that looks neat tooThe 15 Best Devices From CES That You Can Buy NowNine…

Welcome to the web site for TWiT - an Internet television station located in Petaluma, California, USA. TWiT was launched in 2005 by Leo Laporte to create programming about technology for the tech enthusiast. Today TWiT broadcasts live from its 10,000 sq ft studio in Petaluma, creating 50 hours or…

From zapping the P-RAM to booting in safe mode, these are the secret key combinations handed down from Mac guru to guru. If your Mac is having trouble, give them a try!Mac startup key combinationsTo use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power…

Remember, I'm doing a clean install. To speed up the setup, I want an inventory of all my installed apps and configurations.If you've installed `mas` using `brew`, you have a command-line interface to your App store installs. And `brew bundle dump —all —description —force` will write a list of…

0:52 – Introduction to our hosts: Leo Laporte; John C. Dvorak; Don Reisinger and with a sleepy Will Harris to join later? Did John slam Don for a "crazy thing he wrote last week?" :)2:23 – Blu ray/hd-dvd war, does anyone care anymore?2:38 – No random access to audio content!? Hooray for show notes!…

This TWiT site is a departure from previous TWiT web sites and from almost any other site you've ever visited. Instead of building a traditional web site, our amazing developers at Four Kitchens created a headless Drupal backend with a rich ReSTful API. This site is but one consumer of the API…

Wikipedia woes, Forbes' Web Celebs, and classroom porn storms...Microsoft offered to pay an Australian blogger to change some articles on Wikipedia.There is a list of people who have been on TWiT and what episode numbers they have taken part in.Citizendium is an experimental new wiki project that…

Tech News for Tuesday January 31, 2017Apple reported its earnings for its first quarter of 2017 and set a new record for sales of its iPhone with 78.3 million sold for the quarter. Apple also set revenue records for “iPhone, Services, Mac, and Apple Watch” according to a letter written to its…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech!  We got a great show planned for you.  My good buddy, Mike Elgan stops by, Becky Worley from Good Morning America, and Greg Ferro from the Packet Pushers, he's always fun.  We'll talk about mixed and virtual reality and Apple's…

We're at Yahoo for Podcast Academy 3Bill Gates is stepping down from his position and handed his keys to Ray Ozzie.Google has launced a Shakespeare siteGoogle Earth beta 4.0 has been releasedGoogle is building a GooglePlexThe iPod city.Apple is going to investigate the iPod city.Apple may create a…

Tech News for Wednesday September 20, 2017The Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular reviews are out. Many reviewers, including friend of the show Serenity Caldwell ran into LTE problems, which Apple confirms, and which Serenity calls an existing WiFi bug that prevents the watch from connecting to…

Tech News for July 29, 2016Security expert Jonathan Zdziarski warns that WhatsApp might not be as secure as you think it is. In a blog post today he writes that WhatsApp leaves a forensic trace of your chats even after you've deleted, cleared, or archived them. To be more specific, deleted SQLite…

Tech News for August 10, 2016Today Snapchat removed a filter that users on Twitter were calling "Yellowface," which looked a lot like an Asian stereotype. Snapchat told the Verge that the filter was inspired by anime and meant to be playful, but many users were not amused. Read more at theverge.com…

You live in a next-generation digital age, so why are you using security from the 60's?! Padre and Jason show you how to lock down your Google Services to protect your digital life.Two-factor Authentication- Authenticate with PW and a unique code or external confirmation (everyone w/ Google account…

Show Tease: Coming up! We’ve got a gaming keyboard, a video intercom system for your door, a network attached storage device, and I’m about to get Pono’d. It’s all next! Time to watch Before You Buy. Netcasts you love, from people you trust. This is TWiT. Bandwidth for Before You Buy is brought…

Windows 7, Office 14, Zune rumors, MSDN, Software Wars, Roku, and more.Windows 7 Beta FalloutThere is almost universal praise for the Windows 7 public beta which was released on January 9, 2009. After impressive demand for the new beta Microsoft has suspended its previous policy which would place a…

Show Tease: Coming up! A hot new phone, only available in China. Jason Howell has it! We’ll review a mechanical keyboard with a nice clicky sound, a wearable camera, and the latest tablet from Toshiba. It’s time to watch Before You Buy. Netcasts you Love, from people you trust. This is TWiT. …

Tech News for August 12, 2016There are playlists of party music, dance music, there's music to fall asleep to, or run to or you know do other stuff too. But I had no idea there was a whole category of music for gaming. Today Spotify launched a gaming channel which not only includes music from your…

Cryptocurrencies wasted energy, a Raspberry Pi Web Server, and use an egg timer for time-lapsing.Check out our transcripts.Segment OneRaspberry Pi Webcam ServerWhat You'll Need!Raspberry PieSD card of 16GB or higherUSB KeyboardUSB MouseHDMI CableHDMI MonitorMicroUSB Power Adapter and CableEthernet…