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Don't call it the Cortanavirus! What's Microsoft's conference calendar looking like, post COVID-19 cancellations? We're just waiting for the nearly-inevitable Build cancellation. MVP Summit: In-person event canceled; online only GitHub Satellite Conference in May: Online only…

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a $35 Media Center with XBMC!Why XBMC?We asked you guys what you would do if you had a Raspberry Pi and overwhelmingly, you wanted to make a media center. We did it and found some things out.If you're unfamiliar with the Raspberry Pi, it's a $35 computer with a 700MHz…

Welcome to Coding 101 - It's the TWiT show that gives YOU the knowledge to live in the wonderful world of the programmer. This week we are reviewing objects, checking out your viewer submissions, and getting into classes and methods!Reviewing Objects and Viewer SubmissionsViewer Submissions!Dean…

Today, we're going to do a viewer request episode. Lots of you wrote in asking how to make your old phone into a surveillance camera.Know-It-AllsFirst up, we asked our audience, the "Know-It-Alls," what apps they used to make a surveillance camera. (You can see our questions if you follow either …

Today, we're going to take an Android device and make it like a traditional desktop.BackstoryIyaz always wanted to carry a PC in his pocket. He tried out the Handspring Visor paired with a stowaway keyboard, but that was back in the 90s. Multiple vendors tried to miniaturize the PC like OQO or with…

Tech News for Wednesday December 7, 2016The rumors are true. FitBit has swallowed up Pebble. Both companies have formally announced that Pebble will shut down and fitness company FitBit will buy Pebble's key assets. The acquisition Excludes hardware, but the companies talent, intellectual property,…

Tech News for Thursday December 8, 2016It’s official. LinkedIn is now a Microsoft entity, a mere two days after receiving EU regulatory approval for Microsoft’s biggest acquisition deal to date (it should be noted that LinkedIn is a sponsor on the TWiT network, including this show). Microsoft…

Tech News for Friday February 17, 2017Facebook has a new mission, revealed at length in a comprehensive 5,800-word letter published yesterday by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Facebook site. In it, Zuckerberg focuses on how Facebook can help facilitate a global community that is informed, supportive,…

Tech News for Monday February 27, 2017Mobile World Congress started this weekend in Barcelona. As expected, there were no flagship phones from Samsung. Instead, the news was filled with stories of the new Blackberry with a physical keyboard and the Nokia 3310 that lets you play Snake. We also saw a…

Tech News for Tuesday January 17, 2017Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat in the hotseat of a courtroom battle between Facebook’s VR product Oculus and ZeniMax Media, a videogame publisher that sued Oculus months after Facebook announced its acquisition of the company. ZeniMax accused Oculus of the…

Tech News for July 13, 2016If you thought Pokémon Go was a sanctuary of untainted enjoyment and exercise, pay attention. For now, all those neat places on the Pokémon map are merely “neat places” but sometime in the future, sponsored locations will begin to appear, bringing with it a new revenue…

Tech News for August 22, 2016There were rumors pointing to a release of Android 7 Nougat today and those rumors, at least this time, were true! The latest major version of Android begins the process of rolling out to many supported Google Nexus devices today. Users who are already enrolled in the…

Tech News for August 24, 2016Last we heard that McDonalds was stepping up its health game by handing out plastic fitness trackers with its happy meals. Now 29 million of the colorful "Step It!" trackers are being recalled after reports ranging from skin irritations to blistering and burns on kids…

Tech News for Tuesday June 27, 2017After a lenghty seven year probe, the European Commission has fined Google 2.42 billion euros, around $2.7 billion dollars, for promoting its own Google Shopping ads in what it deemed to be an abuse of its own dominance for search. Google also faces a 90 day…

Ransomware attacks are affecting more than just big, faceless corporations. They've closed schools, delayed chemotherapy appointments, and caused panic. Jason Howell goes hands on with Google's new Pixel Buds A Series. Mikah Sargent shares some of the things you may have missed from Apple's WWDC…

Google rolling out Android 12 Developer Preview 3 for Pixel phonesHere’s everything new in Android 12 Developer Preview 3Android 12 DP3 Analysis: Here are all the hidden features!Android 12 Developer Preview 3 literally cuts cornersGoogle’s Guacamole may be premature, but it sounds ripe to become…

 Samsung Galaxy Fold Will Replace Your Computer Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e Samsung Galaxy Buds YouTube Advertisers Flee Over Pedophilia New YouTube Strike System Articles 11 and 13 are About to Pass Conspiracy Theories on YouTube and Pinterest Nest's "Not…

Facebook hopes for a better 2019 after a public image drubbing in 2018.Google's Waymo Under Fire in Arizona - Literally.Your cell phone has a huge security flaw, and there is no plan to fix it.How much of the internet is made of bots? And how soon will people be the exception, not the rule…

Victor went from being a huge fan of TechTV and TWiT to being a part of TWiT in 2013. With 20 years in video production, he has experience in many aspects of a variety of projects from event coverage, concerts, commercials, news, documentary, animation and more. He has been a video editor on…

Galaxy S21, Google Owns Fitbit, Android 12 Features, Pocketcasts for SaleSamsung unveiled the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra. Samsung also introduced the Galaxy Buds Pro and SmartTag. Google's acquisition of Fitbit is finalized. Pocket Casts is up for sale three years after its last…

Facebook begins to merge Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Google announces the Pixel 5 with millimeter-wave 5G. TikTok gains notice as the authentic social media network.First, Harry McCracken of Fast Company joins us to explain Facebook's latest move — the company is slowly merging its…

Apple shifts to its own chips - will Google? The fastest computer in the world runs on ARM Apple Silicon Macs won't run Windows in Boot Camp iOS 14 takes the best features of Android - widgets, calls, picture-in-picture, etc. What comes after Zoom? Pixel 4a coming in July -…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is fully revealed at Unpacked 2.The ZTE Axon 29 5G has an under-display camera.Asus Zenfone 7 embraces the flippable camera system.The unannounced LG Wing is a sight to behold.OnePlus Clover could be the follow-up to the Nord.Google's Sabrina Android TV dongle is appearing…

 Twitter, Google, and Facebook tell Clearview AI to stop stealing your face to catch crooks The NIST is testing methods to recover data from smashed smartphones Whoa! We get to REMAIN with Security Essentials under Windows 7! Microsoft drops a fix for the wallpaper stretch black…

We’re excited to announce that the TWiT website now features transcripts for some of our most popular shows.Before You BuyCoding 101iFive for the iPhoneKnow HowMacBreak WeeklyThis Week in GoogleThis Week in LawThis Week in TechWindows WeeklyEpisode transcripts will be posted 3 to 5 days after the…

I previously worked on Borg, Omega, and related projects at Google. Before that, my background was in compilers, multi-threading, and high-performance computing. I’ve been programming since I was 10, and I started with machine code (hexadecimal -- not assembly).As we’ve been saying for a while now,…

Tonight Jason Howell, Becky Worley and Megan Morrone talk about Facebook's 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. You'll be able to access it on iOS and Android. We also chat about a change to…

A massive botnet of IoT devices took down Dyne DNS, knocking several major US websites off line in a DDOS attack Friday. Hackers were able to break into John Podesta and Colin Powell's Gmail accounts via a simple phishing scheme. Both Microsoft and Apple will hold events next week announcing new…

The winner of the app arena from All About Android 294 is Bowmasters. This is a game where you shoot arrows across the map at different angles and power levels to hit the guy on the opposite side.One of the cool aspects of this game is that they've come up with 41 different characters and weapons…

If you live in the Phoenix area you can now apply to be part of a self-driving car testing program from Waymo, which was formerly Google's driverless car program and is now under the Alphabet umbrella. Testers have access to a driverless car with a test driver whenever they want, wherever they are…

New Surface Pro leaks, and leaks again, and is then announced. The biggest news? Now, it's a laptop. Creators Update: 18 percent of all Windows 10 PCs are now running the latest version - and Microsoft announces that the rollout is on track. Windows 10 China Government Edition: Microsoft bends over…

Rene Ritchie's pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 547 is Pokémon Go Gen 2. The update includes new evolutions for generation 1 Pokémon and brand new Pokémon as well. There's new gameplay for when you encounter Pokémon in the wild and you can select berries and Poké Balls directly from the…

Google launched Lists for Maps that allows users to make organized lists of places and share them with friends. Facebook is reportedly negotiating with record labels to secure the rights to copyrighted music so its users can legitimately use that music in their own uploaded videos. …

Topics:The Skype outageAT&T's international data chargesGoogle and Star OfficeHotmail changesSCO vs. NovellNew XBox pricingPaul's Pick: The Customize Google Firefox ExtensionLeo's Pick: Wakoopa.comThis week's Audible Book:Audible book: Dune by Frank Herbert. Get your free audio book by visiting…

Google has decided to cease ads in Gmail, as well as stop the scanning of email contents for that purpose. G Suite business users were never exposed to such ads, but were still confused and concerned about the privacy implications as it affected their business, and the change makes it unambiguous…

On this episode of The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 4, 2017:The iPhone X is here. Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone give their first impressions on how Face ID works, the lack of a home button, and screen. Kelsea Weber from iFixit.com already torn down the iPhone X. They found…

John Cleese, Chrome, a live Web birth, Vaynerchuck, Tweetscan, Five minutes with Mike, and more.Headlines of the week:Google launches free web browser: ChromeLive birth on UStream.tvVaynerchuck launches t-shirt search engineWeb app of the week: TweetscanPodcast of the week: Five minutes with Mike,…

Google announces plans to bring its Privacy Sandbox to Android. Retinal implant patients are faced with obsolescence. The Department of Justice creates a cryptocurrency enforcement team. Dymo adds DRM to its thermal printers and paper.First, Ryne Hager from Android Police stops by to explain Google…

Brief Chat with Madona about her experience developing for Android / Budgeting BuddyAndroid 12 launched a month ago and Amazon Appstore still won’t run on itSamsung reportedly stopping Galaxy Note production at the end of the yearSamsung's new 200MP camera module could debut in some surprising…

17-inch laptops, ATSC 3.0, loud commercials on Hulu- Trevor wants to replace his older 17-inch Dell laptop with a quieter, newer system.- Ron wants to play the photo slideshows he makes with Windows Movie Maker on his Google Nest Hub Max.- Fran is having trouble connecting to WiFi with her MacBook…

Blood glucose monitoring soon to Apple Watches.US Supreme Court declines to hear a case by Wikipedia that challenges NSA surveillance.US Supreme Court hears case on Gonzales vs Google and Section 230.Bitwarden adds support for Argon2. What does that mean for you?How can you get all your computers…

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, my cohost, Ron Richards, and just the two of us. We…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! JPMorgan says 76 million households are affected by their security breach, Facebook's new guidelines for experimenting on users, and an unpatchable USB malware is on the loose.Tech News 2Night is Next! …

Which hard drive should you be using in your NAS, the three dumb routers setup, Steampunk goggle v2, and solder iron recommendations. NAS Hard Drives -- Ben Reese "I'm thinking about a NAS build in my future and I'm wondering about drive options. Is it better to use cheaper drives (WD Green or…

Leo Laporte:  It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech!  We have an amazing panel here.  Brianna Wu, Phil Libin, Larry Magid.  We have so much to talk about, of course, Apple's September 12 event, whether the new iPhone was worth something North of a thousand dollars, the new CEO…

Windows 365 & Cloud PC, Windows 11 updates, RiskIQMicrosoft brings Windows to the cloud with Windows 365 and Cloud PCMore Windows 11 handwringingMicrosoft updates Windows 11 with a bunch of fixes for Dev Channel testers Microsoft Could Miss an Opportunity with Windows 11 (Premium)PC…

Picture of the week.Windows 11 Watch: “AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU”AMD processors running some apps up to 15% slower.The Windows 10 taskbar on Windows 11.Microsoft is disagreeing... with themselves.We have an update on the Windows Explorer RAM leak I mentioned previously...VirtualBox and…

Equifax finally updated its site to explain how the company was hacked, saying that criminals took advantage of the Apache Struts CVE-2017-5638 vulnerability. Ars Technica says this bug was fixed in March, but Equifax had not updated its Web applications.Facebook is feeling the heat with the…

On The New Screen Savers recorded on June 23, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Florence Ion:SyncThink has eye-tracking technology that can help doctors diagnose concussions in under 60 seconds with their modified VR headset. CEO Laura Yecies joins us to show how the EYE-SYNC works and discuss how this…

Google Android phone, Political Browser, ur texting, slackers, Wordia, and more.News of the week:Google Android Phone UnveiledWashington Post takes a daring web step in political coverageAmericans now SMS more than talkMichael Moore Movie Online for FreeApp of the week: WordiaVideo of the week:…