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French government banned free eBooks starting today, Satya Nadella's manifesto about his vision for Microsoft, tablet shipment declines, Microsoft complying with the Right to be Forgotten, Google favoring Google+ content in search, and more.

Star Wars Google Cardboard headsets are adorable, Google sends out Project Fi Lego kits as a holiday treat, Chrome for Android skips images on sites for up to 70% data savings, and more.

European wireless carriers might try to crush Google by blocking all ads, Belgium says Facebook has to obey Belgian Law, watch out for Google's crazy new car hitting America's roads this summer, and more...

Post-show on FLOSS Weekly Doc Searls chats with Jonathan Bennett and Avi Press about Google analytics, linuxy stuff, and also how he would see if Google's crawler was working well for his writing.

Google releases an update to GMail for iOS, Apple Pay is having banking issues, Geneva Motor Convention, tech giants support same sex marriage, Google Wireless for Nexus 6 only, meme's used for a good cause, and more...

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!

Linux game porter, Ryan Gordon talks about programming, gaming, the Simple Directmedia Layer (SDL), and porting Google Earth to Linux.

The fight to standardize messaging, troubleshooting an iMac spontaneously rebooting, alternatives to Google Voice, deregistering from Apple Messages to move to Android, signing into Google Calendar on an old Samsung refrigerator and more of your calls.

Another big state sponsored malware program is discovered and it's even more sophisticated than Stuxnet, Samsung is making big changes, Some EU politicians want to split Google in two, and why is Google censoring maps in Hollywood?

The Harry Potter creators and Google have teamed up to integrate Harry Potter's magic spells into Google Assistant on Android.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/377

Leo Laporte and Florence Ion are joined by Youtuber Marques Brownlee to share his top tech picks for the holidays. Marques recommends OnePlus 3T, Google Pixel, Google Daydream VR, Sennheiser HD 598, and the Tesla Model S.

Google has released fixes for the Nexus, but the google store has let malicious apps exist for far too long. For the full episode visit twit.tv/sn/577.

Jason Howell shares his thoughts moments after Google unveiled its next lineup of Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Google is aiming to compete in the premium flagship class and they have a new SoC to prove it.

The unique feature on YouTube's new music service, take 360-degree panoramas with Google's Photo Sphere for iOS, Google's driverless cars are designed to break the speed limit, Steve Ballmer steps down from the Microsoft board, and more.

MS Build 2021, Hololens and the US Army, ACLU's privacy letdown, Google's Pixel 6 chipAmazon offers rare apology, says it will look for solutions to drivers peeing in bottles. It's official: Microsoft Build will be May 25 to 27. Microsoft pushes back 'full' Redmond campus reopening to…

Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jason Howell, and Mikah Sargent share their favorite tech gadgets of 2019.Ant's picks:Logitech MX Master 3 https://twit.to/hot72a Google Pixel 4 https://twit.to/hot72bWacom Cintiq 16 https://twit.to/hot72cJason's picks:Google Pixel 3a https://twit.to…

 WORLD WAR AIOpenAI announces ChatGPT PlusGoogle responds to ChatGPT with BardMicrosoft announces AI-powered Bing and Edge.Google hosted its own AI event and it announced multi-search, Maps improvements, and Translate improvements, and discussed how AI can make life betterSemi-related: Paul…

We turn 100, Quicksilver, Google Mobile App, ZFS, Apple TV, Back to My Mac, and more.Guest: Nicholas Jitkoff, aka A1c0r, of Quicksilver and Google Mobile AppSpecial guest Nicholas Jitkoff, aka A1c0r, developer of of Quicksilver and Google Mobile App for the iPhone.WildcardiPhone development issues…

Meta earnings flop, Amazon Prime price hike, NFT celebrity complex  Meta Erases $251 Billion in Value, Biggest Wipeout in History. Facebook blames Apple after a historically bad quarter, saying iPhone privacy changes will cost it $10 billion. Meta lost $10 billion on AR and VR in…

California Senate Passes Three Awful Bills For The Internet; Will Newsom Sign Them?‘I turned my back on my film career to protect children online’Senator Klobuchar's Latest Bad Idea: Letting Smaller Journalism Outlets Demand Payments For Links.Elon Musk Cites Whistle-Blower Report as Reason to…

Google offers three months of free unlimited music in celebration of Chromecast's first anniversary, Twitch joins YouTube with Google's $1B confirmed purchase, Amazon misses in Q2, Microsoft moves Yammer under Office 365, and Zillow is seeking to buy rival Trulia.

Twitpic to shutdown and they blame Twitter, the U.S. Mail to deliver Amazon groceries, the White House appoints Google and Twitter execs., Google to pay FTC fine for in-app kid purchases, and a Net Neutrality "day of action" planned.

Google I/O registration, from iOS to Android, Galaxy S IV leaks, HTC One delays, Google Now everywhere, and more.Vote for your favorite app from this week's Arena at aaapoll.com/100.

Leo & Megan show off their favorite music streaming services for the iPad: Google Play, Beats, NPR Music, and more. They talk about new more diverse emojis added in the iOS 8.3 beta, Google launching YouTube Kids, and more.

How micro-targeted ads on Facebook helped get Donald Trump elected. Intel's place in a world of single-purpose devices. Google's lip reading Deep Mind. Pixel phone re-sellers unbanned from Google. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR on YouTube.

EU fines Google €2.42 billion, Canada demands global de-listing. Google News' redesign causes Jeff concern. YouTube Party. Amazon Show unboxing. Facebook hits 2 billion users. Petya ransomware may be retaliation for Russian cyberwarfare on Ukraine. Jeff's report from Vidcon.

Comcast kills their merger with Time-Warner Cable, we take a good look at the Apple Watch teardown, Apple fans are NOT going to like the most recent addition to Google Maps, Earnings reports from Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and more...

The NSA's bulk collection of metadata is now officially ILLEGAL, we'll tell you what Google plans to announce at Google I/O, if you have an unlimited AT&T data plan we have some GREAT news for you, and more...

The future of VR, Google announcements at I/O, finding an internet modem and router, recovering your Google password, watching TV on your smart phone, alternatives to Microsoft Office, putting your music on your phone, and more of your calls.

Google announced that its big redesign of YouTube Music is launching, but questions remain as to whether it means the end of Google Play Music.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/370

Server storage is now normally tiered and Toshiba is talking about their new line of NVMe storage devices, Google is livid at a contractor for leaking confidential Dutch user audio from Google Home and there is a Linux worm out looking for IoT devices.

Google Plus Codes, Amazon space iguanas, "The Meat Sweats," Elon at SXSW, flying taxis and drone deliveries, Netflix "Patches," and more!Leo's Pick: Samsung Galsxy S9Stacey's Thing: Laurastar Smart IronJeff's Number: Google removed 3.2b bad ads in '17

Microsoft and Cisco sitting in a tree, Patent trolls now account for 67 percent of all new patent lawsuits, Google's phone booths of the future, all your servers are belong to us, Cybercrime Task Force by Google, Web Scale Storage, and more.

Cultivating your Facebook feed, Burning Man, redesigned iPhone 6 display panel might have delayed production, Coin gets delayed, Google's driverless cars are designed to exceed the speed limit, YouTube's new subscription service Music Key, why bother remembering anything with Google, and more.

The founder of Tumblr wants to bring back the customized profile pages of the early 2000s, Google is testing a total overhaul of how bookmarks work, an Aljazeera reporter says Google was cozier with the NSA than they previously disclosed, and more.

Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Gina Trapani, Jason Howell, and Matt Cutts discuss all the announcements from the 2016 Google I/O Keynote - Google Home, Allo and Duo, Daydream Virtual Reality, and Android N. Also, a man accidentally livestreams his child's birth on Facebook Live.

The Google Pixel Buds, the best OLED TV to replace a plasma, getting contacts on a Google Home, a connected coffee cup, what is a botnet? iPhone vs. the Essential Phone, restoring keyboard shortcuts in Chrome, cutting the cable TV cord and more of your calls!

How to export Google Maps data, record and broadcast Let's Play gaming videos, self driving cars and trucks, best Windows tablets to buy, how to get your own "Jarvis" for home automation, backing up photos to Google, and more of your calls.

Google to separate photo services from Google+, HTC to launch their first Windows phone, Apple finalizes the Beats deal, former head of Bests Music goes to iTunes Radio, Microsoft is suing Samsung, Obama signs unlock smartphone bill into law, and Flappy Bird is back!

The unique feature on YouTube's new music service, take 360-degree panoramas with Google's Photo Sphere for iOS, Google's driverless cars are designed to break the speed limit, Steve Ballmer steps down from the Microsoft board, and Apple's stock closes at a record high.

The FCC proposes new rules some say will end net neutrality, Facebook buys Moves, Amazon beats estimates then takes on FedEx and UPS, Microsoft beat earnings, tech giants fund OpenSSL, Google+ loses its chief, and Google Glass is NOT on sale for everyone.

JPMorgan says 76 million households are affected by their security breach, Cyanogen turns down $1Billion Google acquisition, celebrities threaten Google with lawsuit over hacked nude photos, Facebook's new guidelines for experimenting on users, and Apple releases tool for checking Activation Lock…

Burger King's new ad sets off Google Home on purpose. Mastodon is great, but it's not a Twitter killer. Facebook's $14 million investment in reputable news. How to keep from being dragged off a plane. Whatever happened to Google Books' plan to digitize all books?

This week, we'll be discussing Android N Preview 2, Google app updates and someone got a Nextbit Robin...FINALLY!Read our shownotes here.

Stephen Hall from 9to5Google shares his experience with image retention on his Google Pixel 2 XL review unit, and how it differs from the smaller Pixel 2 device.Watch the full episode here:https://twit.tv/tnw/4

Google's new $400 Pixel 3a has a great camera AND a headphone jack!!! Google's smart home products are all Nest now, Lenovo's IdeaPad S940 reviewed, and Microsoft PowerToys goes open source!!! All that and more on TWiCH, This Week in Computer Hardware episode 516! 

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discussed Google's Pixel 4 event confirmed for October 15th, which may include a Pixelbook 2.Full episode at twit.tv/twig526

Researcher Kevin Fu has figured out how to activate Voice assistant devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home with lasers instead of sound.Watch the full episode of This Week in Google:https://twit.tv/twig/533

Google releases a developer program for Nest, Apple to start next iPhone production, AppleTV now comes with live ABC News, Amazon and Warner Bros. might make-up, Amazon accused of antitrust violation in Germany, FAA grounds Amazon drone plans, and what we can expect from Google I/O.

We've got details on Google's new Android tablet, the new Chromecast products, the new Google Photos and the new Nexus smartphones, Elon Musk rolls out the fastest and safest SUV ever, a new TiVo DVR lets you skip all the commercials with a single button, and more...