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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...

Samsung is losing billions of dollars due to the exploding Galaxy Note 7 recall. Google has released fixes for two big exploits discovered this week - but how long will it take to get to your Android? And Google's new Pixel phones are coming October 4th.

Google announces an event on October 4th rumored to feature two Pixel-branded phones, Google Home, a 4k Chromecast, and more. Samsung reels in the wake of exploding Note 7 batteries, and Apple isn't the only one to have a big event today - Sony unveils the PlayStation 4 Pro.

Scott Galloway is the author of The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. He talks with Jason Howell about how Apple became a luxury brand, why Amazon is so addictive, what makes Google the new god, and why Facebook should be shut down.

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss Jack Dorsey's tweet that rails against the perception that Web3 is decentralized.For more, check out This Week in Google: https://twit.tv/twig/643

Google Can't Ship Hardware? You might think so if you're looking for Google WiFi or a 128GB Pixel. We've got a sweet budget gaming PC build with an RX460. Plus, Scythe's new Fuma CPU cooler, what's up with Qualcomm getting sued, and more!

How modernization of health data management is changing the health system.Doc Searls: patient as platform and "point of integration" | e-Patients.netThe Patient as the Platform | Linux JournalI'm sick of hearing Washington talk about savings "over ten years" | e-Patients.netParticipatory Medicine…

Skype makes it easier to join video calls (and reminds us of Zoom), Matthew and Mikah share some live streaming tips and tricks, and the two talk about the new streaming video service, Quibi.On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:--FOLLOW-UP--Logitech Circle 2…

Tech News for October 3, 2016Facebook just launched 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 and you'll be able to access it on iOS pretty easily. It's taking up the prime real estate where the…

Tech News for Monday November 7, 2016A total of 40,000 bank accounts held with Tesco Bank in the UK were targeted over the weekend by a “systematic sophisticated attack”, according to CEO Benny Higgens, that saw money withdrawn from 20,000 customer accounts. On Sunday, Tesco put a hold on all…

Tech News for Thursday February 23, 2017Yesterday President Trump repealed guidelines around transgender bathroom use. This, in itself, is not tech news, but the fact that tech companies have come out against the decision is today's biggest tech news. Today both Apple, Google, and IBM have all…

Tech News for Thursday March 23, 2017Wikileaks wants to give you a friendly reminder to update your Mac and your iPhone. And their way of telling us this is by droppong a new trove of Vault 7 documents. These are called "Dark Matter", which contain documentation for CIA projects that can infect…

We answer questions from our G+ group! How to balance a quad copter, second monitor recommendations, radio-controlled switch, and how much light is too much for your indoor grow!Balancing Quads        -- Mr. ROKnBOK        "Has the subject of …

The Tom Leykis ShowDvorak uses Gizmo on today's episodeRock Star says it will lose $50 million thanks to the AO rating for GTA: San AdreasWindows Longhorn is now VistaMicrosoft is trying to patent the smiley faceMicrosoft's profits were up 37% this quarter but Google is up 400%Dvorak's target price…

Cripes! Cor blimey! It's the super TWiT 61!Lawsuits are flying over the Google founders' big private jet.The Emmys now have a broadband award for broadband news and documentary programming.Amanda Congdon of Rocketboom has been let go.AOL is considering offerint its services for freeAMD admits that…

Tech News for Monday June 19, 2017Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Satya Nadella, as well as the leaders of Oracle, IBM, Akami and others met with President Donald Trump today to discuss improvements to government IT and to review the HB-1 visa program to continue to bring highly skilled workers…

Tech News for Tuesday June 20, 2017Amazon is really concerned with the way you dress, so it's launching a new service for Prime Members called Prime Wardrobe. Users pick three or more items of clothing that they want to potentially buy, and they will be added to a box that will be delivered to the…

Android Jetpack was originally unveiled at Google IO 2018, but what is it exactly? Google Developer Expert Mike Wolfson demystifies Jetpack and talks about how it simplifies development for developers.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/410

Google and Barnes & Noble join forces to take on Amazon, Google Fit SDK is released, Microsoft abandons old versions of Internet Explorer, the Department of Homeland Security experiences a major security breach, IBM builds a chip inspired by the human brain, and Netflix passes HBO in subscriber…

The Alibaba $100 billion IPO is official, Google Maps adds Uber, Google Now comes to Chrome, a slew of new Chromebooks announced, how Project Loon will work, customizing your Tumblr app, "Big Media" wants the FAA to approve drones, and a drone-truck you have to see to believe.

More revelations about Apple's new iWatch and iPhones, 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.

Apple's record sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Google announces improvements to recognize speech, the new "Discontent" iOS app, New York Times posts an article suggesting that we stop Googling and start talking, and Google to announce new version of Android and Nexus phone tomorrow.

This week, we'll be discussing more Android goodies from CES, more Daydream compatible devices, more Google Assistant support, and more!Read our show notes here.

This week, we'll be discussing rumors of a Google phone, a One Plus rant, hands on the Meizu M3 Note and more!Read our show notes here.

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss Google's decision to end FLoC and replace it with Topics. Is this a different kind of tracking?For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/648

Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Two crashes, the FCC considers "partially" reclassifying ISPs, a judge rules you can be forced to give up your cellphone fingerprint but not pass code, developers can use OK Google in third party apps, Google Play Movies & TV comes to Roku, Hungary cancels Internet…

Is Samsung buying Blackberry? More reasons to spend your workday on Facebook, LinkedIn's app links coworkers, Tim Stevens talks about tech at The North American International Auto Show, Google discloses a Microsoft vulnerability early, support for Windows 7 is over, Google launches a new education…

Nokia has confirmed they are out of the handset manufacturing game, Tesla's "Super-Battery" and what it means for enterprise, HP makes a play for Campus SDN, Google slapped with an age-discrimination lawsuit, sell your patents to Google to stop IP trolls, and news from the floor of Interop 2015.

Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte discuss some third-party keyboards for iOS, including Google's Gboard and Microsoft's Word Flow. They also talk about Apple's classroom experiment that provides students with productive Apple hardware, Google's new Spaces app that may compete with Facebook Messenger,…

Dvorak's off to Orlando for the PMA then Hannover for CeBITHe's looking for a tour of Berlin - email him if you live thereDoug, Leo, Patrick, and Bill Gates all have a piece of the Berlin WallThe point by point refutation of Dvorak's column on Apple switching to WindowsApple's big announcement is…

The DOJ may be preparing to investigate Google, burning blu-ray discs, the state of AI automation vs. human jobs, the right internet speed for streaming video, has my Google Home Hub been hacked? Internet for rural areas, backing up photos from a phone, is a Chromebook secure? And more of your…

After the release of Chrome 69 users discovered that anytime they logged into their Google account, or any Google service, they would also be automatically logged into Chrome whether they wanted that or not.Watch the full episode here:https://twit.tv/sn/682

A bug in iOS could expose your clipboard to other applications, finding a good outdoor camera, understanding how to use reviews to make the right purchases, backing up your Google Photos to another cloud service, troubleshooting Google Chrome crashes, the best microphone for podcasting, inkjet…

This week, we'll be discussing the current state of Android TV, Android Instant Apps, Android One in the US, a huge Google Voice update, and more!Read our show notes here.

Hands-on with the new Moto Z, Google had an Oculus competitor in the works but nixed the project, Android 7.0 Nougat Developer Preview 5 is now available, Google updates Hangouts app to let you record and send video messages, why T-Mobile's free Pokemon Go data deal could be problematic, and more.

Google revamps Gmail with new features, how to make Google Calendar the default on iPhone, is your smartphone spying on you? How to add 911 capability to Amazon Echo, a website that will walk you through cutting the cable, how to fully uninstall programs, best TV antennas, and more of your calls…

Senator Al Franken vs Uber, free anti-surveillance software from Amnesty International, Google's tool to free you from ads, Corning announces Gorilla Glass 4, why Firefox went with Yahoo over Google, Twitter launches sharing public tweets in Direct Messages, Airbnb offers insurance for hosts, and…

Amazon to open their first brick-and-mortar store, Lenovo unveils a several new tablets and laptops, Carl Icahn pressures Tim Cook to repurchase Apple stock, the larger iPad may be delayed, Google to unveil new phablet, Symantec to split into two, Oracle v. Google case could go to the Supreme Court…

Google's new logo, Amazon lays off engineers that worked on Fire phone, Google releases Android Auto Desktop Head Unit, interesting new Android Phones, Android Wear comes to iPhone, next Moto 360 coming in November, Amazon Underground gives you access to apps for free, YouTube Gaming,…

This week, we'll be discussing Android Things, Actions on Google, Samsung's crippling Note 7 software update, Gboard for Android, watching movies in virtual Daydream theaters, and more!Read our show notes here.

This week we'll be discussing a change in venue for the next Google I/O, saying goodbye to the Rola in Motorola, tons of Huawei hardware, and more.For full show notes go here.

This week, we'll be discussing the ongoing search for better latency in Android, a full review of the LG G5, a new look for Google's Play apps, and more!Read our show notes here.

Seth Weintraub is the Founder and Editorial Director of 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, and Electrek. He and Jason Howell talk about the challenges of reporting on super-secretive companies like Apple and Google, the emergence of electric car tech, and providing a publishing platform for up and…

T-Mobile to launch its own Android phone for $125, how to make Facebook posts private, alternatives to Google Picasa, is it possible to use a virtual reality headset with an Apple device? Using Google Voice to send SMS messages, using WhatsApp on the desktop, Chris Marquardt's "Joy" photo…

Tonight, the security flaw that could have exposed one-third of the internet, Comcast's plans for WiFi phone service, and the Air Force embracing Google Glass...Tech News 2Night is Next! [TWiT Open]This is Tech News 2Night Episode 61, for Tuesday April 8, 2014This episode of Tech News 2Night is…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! the NSA goes transparent (sort of), Fox goes after Dish, and what can be done to diversify the tech workplace?Tech News 2Night is Next! …