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iPhone 3G S, Mophie Juice Pack Air, express card ports, App Store politics, and more.Picks of the week:Leo Laporte: Google Quick Search Box - FreeAlex Lindsay: Dock Gone - Free Trial; $14.95Scott Bourne: Fluid Mask 3 - Free Trial; $149Andy Ihnatko: aSmart HUD - $0.99Audible picks of the week:…

 Tim Cook and Satya Nadella speaking up on racism - what should Big Tech do? Amazon says they are against racism, but sells racist facial recognition tech to police Can tech improve policing? Social and Organizational barriers to change Should social networks fact-check…

BOINC, The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, a middleware system for volunteer grid computing.Our guest is Professor David Anderson for BOINC.Doctor David P. Anderson works with the Space Sciences Laboratory at University of California Berkeley. He is the co-creator of both the…

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…

This Week's Stories: - AirPods Pro improve audio latency with H1 chip- Apple, Google, Amazon, and more partner on new IoT standard- Apple open sources some of HomeKit- ToTok spy chat app removed from App Store- Apple's secret satellite internet team- Mossberg's decade of Apple- AppleTV+ hits…

This Week's Stories:The biggest Apple CES 2020 newsApple comes to CES 2020 to talk securityThe best CES 2020 product for iPad: Brydge Pro+ is the first iPad keyboard with a trackpadThe best CES 2020 product for iPhone: PopPower finally lets you wirelessly charge your phone without removing your Pop…

Mobile Tracking, Safari's WebKit, NBA All-World Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip appears to have significantly slower SSD speeds. US senators ask FTC to investigate Apple and Google over mobile tracking. Russia threatens Apple with fines for not storing user data within the…

Jason Howell has 5 great tips for getting the most out of the new Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X phones:Quickly launch the camera by double-pressing the power button.Enable the notification indicator light.Go into Settings > Sound & Notification, and turn on "Pulse notification light."Use your…

Facebook: Founder’s Letter, 2021 (introducing Meta).Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done.Meta removing Facebook login requirement for Quest headsets by next year.John Carmack issues some words of warning for Meta and its…

Facebook's AI research team is improving upon technologies that let robots “feel,” GM's Cruise embarks on its first completely driverless ride in San Francisco, and GE releases a “Turkey Mode” software update for its smart cooking appliances. Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to…

Facebook VP of product management Adam Mosseri told TechCrunch that he takes gaming of the system seriously, and is investigating ways to better detect misinformation.President Elect Donald Trump appears to be good for the stock market as a whole, but not so good for tech stocks.If you're…

Day two of Facebook's F8 developer conference in San Jose kicked off with a company keynote presentation that's focused on futuristic technologies that are at least a few years off. Facebook's Building 8 division says its hoping to develop sensor technology that uses your skin to send signals to…

Researchers have found a fix to unlock computers infected with Wannacry, the week old ransomware that has affected systems all over the world. The tool called wannakiwi allows you to avoid paying the bitcoin ransom, but only if you're running Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 2003 AND if you haven…

Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, its VP of technology and the former head of its self-driving car effort. The decision to fire the engineer/executive came after Levandowski decided to plead the fifth and not offer any evidence or testimony defending himself or Uber in a lawsuit filed by…

Build an Arduino driven dog deterrent.​-- Joseph LaBonde        "Does anyone have a suggestion for an Arduino driven speaker that can produce 23Khz-40Khz?I am setting up a motion sensor dog deterrent."            What you…

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will resign from Yahoo’s board of Directors along with cofounder David Filo and four other board members when and if the sale to Verizon goes through. Also, as Verizon will be purchasing Yahoo's core business, the remaining investment company that won’t be going to Verizon…

A US magistrate ruled that Google is required to hand over email data to the FBI that is stored on its servers abroad. A related appeals court ruling last month said that Microsoft was NOT required to share user data stored in Ireland, but the judge in this case broke from that precedent which has…

Leo Laporte's app cap on iOS Today 284 is Airmail for iPhone. This is an app for email, and has been around on the Mac for awhile already. Like many email apps, it has gesture support so you can act on your messages by swiping left or right on them. But it goes beyond that, with many powerful…

What will Apple come up with next? At the World Wide Developers Conference will Apple bring us new laptops or will it all be about software for iOS, OS X, watchOS, tvOS, and what about Siri? Google just announced an Amazon Echo competitor, is Apple next? The best way to find out is to watch the…

The Washington Post says border agents don't have the right to look at your social media accounts. According to a letter obtained by journalists, Customs and Border Patrol are not allowed to search through any data that's stored only in the cloud and that includes social media data. Border agents…

iOS 15.4 is currently in beta and packs in several new features. Rosemary and Mikah show you what you can likely expect when ios 15.4 rolls out later this year. Face ID with a mask Live Text integration with Notes and Reminders New emoji in iOS 15.4 iCloud Keychain Notes …

Deck the halls with Log4j patches Log4j flaw: Now state-backed hackers are using bug as part of attacks, warns MicrosoftRinging the antitrust bells Vivaldi: Microsoft is Up To Its Old Tricks Again Oh, Microsoft (Premium) Microsoft doubles down on its strategy to get more…

The upcoming universal language for smart home devices, Matter, has revealed a TV spec that will theoretically allow for universal media casting. The Opal C1 webcam aims to be a DSLR camera packed into a webcam frame. Intel thinks it's going to be awhile before the Metaverse really kicks off due to…

The browser, Brave, is starting to block annoying cookie consent banners. Why your external hard drive may not get detected by your computer. How do you hold onto a phone number when moving to another country? What can you do after your Facebook account gets deactivated? Why is there a loud humming…

Let's take a look at some of the best apps for productivity, creativity, utility, and entertainment. Christopher Lawley joins Mikah Sargent in an episode focused on the tools Christopher uses to create, organize, and play. Things 3 Craft - Docs and Notes Editor Runestone DaVinci…

ICANN in Russia, Nuclear vs Solar power, Elden Ring, Audiblegate, Chunky Palmtop Setting the stage for Russia vs Ukraine. ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”. Google blocks RT, Sputnik from the Play app store in Europe. Kevin Rothrock…

Clipchamp, Windows Search, Patch Tuesday Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 The consumerization of Windows 11 continues with the newest Windows 11 test build Microsoft Improves the Windows Subsystem for Android for Insiders Microsoft's latest Windows patches fix the bug…

Leo Laporte (00:00:00):It's time for Security Now, Steve Gibson is here. We're gonna talk sci-fi recommendations, smartwatches for children that are really super smart, spies on your kids' wrists. Bugs in Mozilla's signature verification and a whole lot more than a new tool, which has revealed a…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Leo Laporte (00:00:00):It's time for Security Now, Steve Gibson is here. We have yes, of course. More on Log4j, the worst security…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show. Jason Howell (00:00:00):Coming up next on All About Android. It's me, Jason Howell. And I'm somewhere familiar joined by Ron…

Leo Laporte:  It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech.  What a great panel!  We have Iain Thomson from The Register, Jason Snell from Six Colors, Larry Magid from CBS radio, we're going to talk about the Snooper's charter.  Iain's got a great take on that.  Just passed in the…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech.  I have a huge show for you!  Christina Warren is here from Gizmodo, we've got Harry McCracken, the Technologizer from Fast Company.  Iain Thomson from the Register, we're going to talk about Apple's amazing admission of failure…

Please be advised this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word.Time codes refer to the approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.Mikah Sargent (00:00:00):Coming up on Ask the Tech guys, I, Mikah Sargent, have a review for you. Well, actually it's two reviews of some…

Verizon goes symmetrical, what is NFC and how to make your own tags, different types of differentials, and assembling the LunchBox RC car transmission.Verizon goes SymmetricalIf you're one of the lucky few who has Verizon FIOS, rejoice! You're getting Symmetrical!What is NFC and Using TagsNFC…

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        …

Amazon Sidewalk, Echo Show updates, spatial audio, and WWDC Updated Amazon Echo Shows arrive this week, with a few new tricks even older devices can do Ikea's Eneby Bluetooth speaker never listens, and I love thatGoogle Nest Hub & Hub Max get a more feature-rich browser complete with…

Aqara sensors, SwitchBot Curtain, Nanoleaf, Meross, and more Drunk-driving provision could fuel demand for driver monitoring technology Argo AI can now offer public rides in its autonomous vehicles in California Yelp adds tools that let businesses share their COVID policies related…

Our guest is ReadWriteWeb lead blogger Marshall KirkpatrickReadWriteWeb, CNN's holograms, Twittering plants, Juice, Coffee Convo, and more.CNN's hologram planHouseplants with DIY Twitter KitFirefox reaches 20% Market Share for First Time EverJuice - Firefox Plug-InAdd Remember the Milk to Gmail …

The EU just handed Google a $5 billion fine for various abuses involving Android and its OEMs. Does this mean, as VERY weakly rumored, that MS is going to build an Android phone? No.Panos Panay tells Wired: There is no Surface Phone coming. Yes, Microsoft is still working on Andromeda, but it may…

Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, InvokegateControversies of the year of the week Exchangegate: Hackers Have Exploited at Least 30,000 Exchange Servers UserVoicegate: Microsoft is moving to its own alternatives to UserVoice for customer feedback Invokegate: Harman Kardon Removes Cortana…

 Rene Ritchie's predictions for Apple in 2021 Kuo: Apple to release AirTags, first AR device, new AirPods, and more in 2021 THREAD: Apple, Arm64, Apple ISA, M1 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED display coming Q1 of 2021, says DigiTimes Entire iPhone 13 lineup to feature…

CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy S21, Section 230, escaping big tech, ClubhouseMisinformation has slowed now that Trump is off Twitter. Denise describes the effects of Section 230 on big tech.Is it possible for someone to escape big tech if they want to? Germany and France don't agree with Trump…

Mary Jo Foley’s codename pick of the week on Windows Weekly 567 is Switchbot. Microsoft has been playing up all of the things you can do by building bots that work with Skype and other messaging systems and platforms, and this week they published a research paper about "Switchbot," a new Skype bot…

This week's stories The Chinese propaganda app that spies on all Chinese citizens Chinese influence in video games, social media, and other industries - where do we draw the line? What is Tencent? How much influence do they have over the world? Here's how to keep them from watching…

This Week's Stories Big Tech is trying to fix California's housing crisis by throwing $billions at it. Here's what they should do instead. How can we fix the mess that is video conferencing? Delivering drugs via drone: what could possibly go wrong? Google open sources Cardboard,…

This Week’s Stories Tesla’s unveils its new Cybertruck, watch out for shotputs! NTSB says a fatal crash involving Uber’s Robocar was due to human error Tesla tries to SWAT a whistleblower Jack Dorsey’s hacker has been arrested Google Stadia and what the future of gaming…

The best thing about TWiT is the community that surrounds it. I'm always looking for ways to give the community more ways to participate. That's why we have two chat rooms and two forums and now, an official TWiT Wiki.We'll be dumping every bit of information we can scrape up into the wiki, and I…

Leo Laporte reviews the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) Android smartphone on Before You Buy episode #192.Summary: If you are on a budget, this is a great phone.Pros:Cons:Moto MakerPriceFastSD card slotPure Google experienceBatteryNo fingerprint sensorNo OIS in cameraMediocre low light performancePRICE:…

Jason Howell reviews the Mattel View-Master on Before You Buy episode #196.Summary: A cool and sturdy toy for virtual reality, but use it with Google Cardboard software.Pros:Cons:NostalgiaSturdy, kid friendly designEasy to cleanFits most phonesUncomfortable nosepieceNo wired headphone accessNo head…

Microsoft is partnering with Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Y Combinator founder Sam Altman, all who run the nonprofit OpenAI. The organization, which was founded earlier this year, is on a mission to protect humanity from our robot overlords by making them be our slaves, and not the other way…