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Windows 10 Lean: What is this thing? Maybe it really is just a smaller version of Windows 10 for storage-constrained devices? Or a new OS for the Education market? Related: Windows 10 S is flawed in a new way. Related, maybe: Windows 10 on ARM - Paul is finishing his review of the HP Envy x2…

Mojave Experiment, Forrester schizophrenia, x64, Windows Live Calendar, Live vs. Cuil, and more.Mojave Experiment videos releasedMicrosoft Lashes Out at "Schizophrenic" Forrester AnalystsWindows Live Calendar updated; Outlook Connector beta released. Calendar subscriptions in WLC. Sync with Windows…

Analyzing the M1 MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro:M1 system-on-a-chip has 16 billion transistors, 16 neural coresThe new Mac Mini's 2 USB-C ports are a huge limitationThe new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro still have a 720p camera, but it will have an improved image signal processor You…

HBO Max vs. AppleTV+, New iPhone JailbreakThe Week's Stories:HBO Max launches May 27th, and everyone is confused about it. New jailbreak works on all iPhones, even on the most recent iOS 13.5. Is there any reason to jailbreak an iPhone anymore? iOS 13.5 is out with the Apple/Google Covid…

Starting Monday, September 10, 2018, TWIT.tv launches a new podcast with Adam Fisher. While Adam was writing his book Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom), he recorded over 200 conversations with many Silicon…

You may have heard some new advertisements not read by Leo Laporte or one of our hosts, on some of our shows. Megaphone, Panoply's podcasting platform, now distributes the audio-only versions of several TWiT shows. This currently includes newer episodes of This Week in Law, our new…

Game of Thrones v. Lord of the Rings: The Biggest Battle in Fantasy TV History Is Here. How About We Just Don’t Watch the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel? HBO Max to Remove 36 Titles, Including 20 Originals, From Streaming. Regal Owner Cineworld Nears Bankruptcy as Theater Comeback Lags…

We've partnered with ITPro for over a decade and are thrilled to announce their parent company ACI Learning secured naming rights for the TWiT Studios for 2023!Whether you're new to technology or a seasoned professional looking to update your skills. ACI Learning has a team of passionate teachers…

Bezos Hits $200B, Palantir IPO, Trump vs Twitter Jeff Bezos, the 200 Billion Dollar Man Palantir files for IPO; flips off Silicon Valley How much government secrecy is too much government secrecy?Verily is getting into insurance for health insuranceGoogle to block heavy ads …

Life Expectancy by occupation for people with a wikipedia page.How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties.OpenAI releases Point-E, an AI that generates 3D models.On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?‘Magic Avatar’ App Lensa Generated Nudes…

Leo Laporte:  It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech!  Our second episode in the brand new East side studios!  Harry McCracken the Technologizer joins us, along with Jason Snell from Six colors.  We're going to talk about all sorts of stuff, including the new iPhone.  It's…

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 TWIT. Great panel for you. We've got Glen Fleishman back. He is so much fun. Denise Howell from this…

It's time for a Twit, This Week in Tech. And we’ve got a great show. Harry McCracken from Time magazine, Dwight Silverman from the Houston Chronicle. We’re going to kick things off with security expert Bruce Schneier, he originally said Heartbleed on a scale of 1 to 10 was an 11. He says it’s…

Please be mindful this transcript is AI-generated and may not be word for word. Time codes refer to approximate times in the ad-supported version of the show.  Mikah Sargent (00:00:00):Coming up on iOS Today, Apple has announced the best apps and games for 2021, so Rosemary Orchard and I…

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 kind of a single topic show this week, everything Ukraine…

Denise Howell: Next up on This Week in Law, we've got our last episode of the year. We're going to bring you the best of Cox and drones of 2014. We wish we were a drone flying over the Garcia v. Google 9th Circuit en banc argument because it was replete with orcs, Celine Dion and human…

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 TWiT this week in tech, Ian Thompson's here from the register. Brianna Wolf from rebellion back…

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        …

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…

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 ask the tech guys. I'm Leo Laporte coming up, I'll explain what this 32 bit float thing is and…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech!  Great panel today, Georgia Dow joins Larry Magid and Phil Libin, former CEO at Evernote, to talk about the week's tech news.  We'll show off the new iPhone 7, yes we have a black one.  Explain what happened to the headphone port…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will begin to sell its cars on Amazon in Italy where the Panda is the company's biggest selling car. FCA will be offering a sweetened deal to online buyers, and is targeting those who might be adventurous enough to buy their cars online.Many 2014 iPhone 6 and 6 pluses have…

Leo Laporte and Father Robert talk tech news of the week including, Facebook's fake news, iPhones sending your call history to Apple, and Leo's new Macbook Pro 13" and 15" with Touch Bar. iFixit.com joins us to talk about their teardown of the MacBook Pros. Father Robert was at the LA Auto Show…

Johnny Jet has some quick tips for getting cheaper airfare to go home for the holidays:Be flexible. You're not going to get a deal leaving Friday afternoon and returning Sunday like everyone else wants to do.Stay away from the low fare carriers. Even though it shows a really low price, you're…

Today we're going to show you how to edit video on an iPad.BasicsMost video editors are built similarly. The top half of the screen is usually a preview window and your video assets. The bottom half of the screen is your timeline. Your timeline is where you'll put your video and audio clips to…

There have been major moves in the Activision Blizzard drama this week Brad Smith publicly lays out Microsoft’s argument for the acquisition Smith compares Sony to Blockbuster He complains about Apple and Google app stores, but this deal won’t help He confirms that Microsoft…

Twitter & Musk to close buyout, Apple's new iPads, artist burns art for NFTs, AI chatbot for dead loved ones, and more.Semafor.com - A new global news platform for breaking stories and analysis.American Airlines is trying to stop a popular iPhone app Sequence Decoder that's become a 'must…

Future of Microsoft Office, Legs in VR, NVIDIA RTX 4090, Project Starline Peach Only SMA 11:04 Brianna Wu. Meta Meets Microsoft – Stratechery by Ben Thompson. Microsoft (MSFT) US Army HoloLens Goggles Gave Soldiers Nausea, Headaches.Is this a technology that anybody really wants?…

Windows 11 to launch on October 5: The Good Microsoft to kick off Windows 11 launch on October 5 Microsoft Will Release Windows 11 on October 5 Microsoft rolls out more fixes and a new 'Microsoft 365' widget in the latest Windows 11 test build releaseWindows 11 to launch on October 5…

iPhone 13, iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface preview, Inspiration4 The Moose and the Showgirl. Arctic Adventure! Apple’s iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799. Apple unveils redesigned iPad Mini with an 8.3-inch display and 5G connectivity. Apple…

How to disable email spam filtering, understanding bias lighting in an all-black room, finding the perfect MacBook for college, understanding why some devices don't have two-factor authentication, using Walkie Talkie on Apple Watch, the pros and cons of EMMC storage, how to test audio before live…

Facebook Metaverse demo receives the meme treatment. Is Linux a secure operating system for online financial activity? How to start recording podcasts with hosts in different locations? What kind of a machine can I get to run an application like AutoCAD that isn't too expensive? Why is my camera…

Understanding storage options for a new Mac Mini. Disabling first-party ads on Windows 11. Leo Laporte's thoughts on the Tesla EV. Creating a home media server with Plex. Troubleshooting an iTunes verification issue. Troubleshooting Firefox's picture-in-picture feature. Finding a doorbell camera…

 Twitter launches Blue subscription service in U.S., offers ad-free access to 300 news sites. U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet's Google. Walmart is using fully driverless trucks to ramp up its online grocery business. Amazon’s Spinmasters:…

Apple's self-repair program, space debris, Constitution NFT, Xbox 20 years old Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Outbid a Group of Crypto Investors for Copy of U.S. Constitution. Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs. 13 dumb arena names…

We're in the podcast center at the Orlando Convention Center with an audience today. And this week, it's all enterprise, all the time!Microsoft 365 gets more plans, features. Bing for Business is part of Microsoft's new personalized search wave.New Windows 10 S PCs, starting at $275, are…

Edge vs ChromiumIs Microsoft about to switch rendering engines in its Windows 10 browser?Is this a good thing or bad thing for 1. the industry; 2. developers; 3. users (Yes, yes, and yes; let's debunk some myths.)Will it still be called Edge?Will it look/work like Edge does today? What about…

Microsoft earningsMicrosoft delivered another blockbuster FY and FYQ4.Analysis: FY19 - Xbox (bad), Surface (not the highlight people think), Windows (good, with businesses only), Office 365 (great) and Azure is … slowing?. The big news: More Personal Computing is not Microsoft's biggest BU for the…

This Week's Stories Microsoft earnings: Net income of $8.8 Billion on Revenues of $30.6 Billion Related: Microsoft was briefly worth $1 trillion Related: Microsoft documents product releases in the quarter Google just gave Chromium-based Edge a thumbs-up Sorry, but crapware…

UVA kills computer labs, RIAA, open cloud manifesto, new Microsoft ads, and more.TwitterThe University of Virginia is getting rid of its computer labsMark Cuban yelled at the ref on TwitterEarth HourApple suedISP RIAA cease and desist, PiracyConfigure variantiWozNew York Times: The Office of His…

Skype buyback, San Jose fiber cut, Twitter hacked, Steve Jobs, Yahoo/Microsoft, IBM/Sun, and more.Dell's refurbished computersSkype creators want to buy Skype back from eBayJoost, Hulu, ChannelFlip and other online video sites.Spitfire Club pub dropped from Microsoft campus, 22 employees fired…

Molly Wood is a host and senior tech correspondent at Marketplace, the public radio show produced and distributed by American Public Media.Previously, she was a personal technology columnist for the New York Times, where she wrote in print and online about the trends and technologies that are…

Jeff began advising and investing in early stage tech startups more than 20 years ago after first working as a CTO for a fintech startup in France. He founded Uncork Capital in 2004 (then called SoftTech VC) to serve an unmet need of startup founders: active support and capital for companies in…

Windows 7 RTM, Windows 7 E, Home Server Power Pack 3, Chrome OS, and more.Windows 7 RTM is done, OEMs have it now, MSDN/Technet get it August 6th, and you can get it October 22nd.Windows 7 EWindows 7 E EditionsOffice 2010 Technical PreviewGoogle Chrome OS, and what it means for you, Microsoft, and…

Microsoft and Yahoo get cozy, Microsoft relents to EU/Opera pressure, Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 and more.Yahoo and Microsoft to agree to integrate Microsoft search technology into yahoo.Microsoft is releasing a version of Windows 7 specifically for Europe without Internet Explorer bundled…

TuxPaint, the award-winning, multi-platform, art creation software for children.Our guests are Bill Kendrick and David Bruce for TuxPaintBill Kendrick is CTO and lead developer by day at Smashwords.com and TuxPaint developer by night. Kendrick has created nearly two-dozen open source games for…

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…

Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, Kevin Lynch, and others deliver the World Wide Developers Conference 2020 keynote.Highlights:iOS 14 will include App Library, Widgets, Picture-in-picture video, and improvements to Siri, Messages, and Apple Maps.Starting with new BMWs, you can use your iPhone as a car key…

Louis Maresca has been a leader in the software and services industry for over two decades, heading up some of the largest and most successful technology organizations in the market. He is the architect and creator of products like Server-Side sync and the Office Scripts sync API.Louis is currently…

Wearable Airbag, Pulse Width Modulation explained, Smitty shows how to make a clock using meters, Google Plus feedback, and more.PWM Explained"Pulse Width Modulation"It's a way to encode a message into a pulsing signal.In other words, if you have a signal that can be either on or off (digital), you…