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Leo Laporte and Florence Ion break down the big DDoS hack that took down the Internet this week. Then, Leo and Flo give us their first impressions of the Google Pixel phone. Afterward, Leo takes Flo for a ride in his Tesla Model X and talks about Tesla's latest round of updates. Megan Morrone…

Members of Facebook’s engineering staff disagree with CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stance that false news on the network did not have an impact on last week's election. They are reportedly forming an unofficial task force within the company, meeting in secret to formalize a list of recommendations to…

The New York Times says that Russian Hackers gained access to the emails of DNC campaign chairman John Podesta as a result of a typo, when a phishing email was passed along claiming it was "legitimate" and not "illegitimate." Podesta clicked on the link in the phishing email and the rest is…

Microsoft says the Windows 10 anniversary update protects you from exploits even before they get patched. Thanks to exploit mitigation controls, Microsoft's security researchers say systems running Windows 10 anniversary update are more secure against future attacks.In other Windows news, Joshua…

Leo Laporte has been trying every mesh Wi-Fi product under the sun, including the Google, Eero, Plume, and more. The latest he's tried is the Orbi from Netgear, which is his pick of the week from This Week in Google 384. This is not quite a mesh network. Instead, it's a more traditional AC3000…

Megan Morrone's app cap on iOS Today 334 is Lumyer. This is an app that will do funny things with your selfies. It has animated effects that you can apply to your photos, which can make it look like you're blowing a bubble, give yourself hair that's blowing in the wind, and much more. You can add…

Rene Ritchie's pick of the week on MacBreak Weekly 565 is the latest Pokemon Go update. One of the major changes is the way gyms operate. The game now will hurt higher level Pokemon more in gyms, so you'll want to use lower powered Pokemon instead. It's also easier to take down a gym, and you get…

We're going to install Ubuntu Touch on our Nexus deviceInstalling Ubuntu TouchWhat is Ubuntu Touch? Canonical says "The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview is intended to be used for development and evaluation purposes only. It is an experimental development snapshot that can potentially brick your…

Come see Merlin, Alex, Scott, and Leo along with many Mac luminaries during our live taping of MacBreak Weekly, Tuesday, January 9, at the 21st Amendment brew pub, 563 2nd Street in San Francisco. Alex tells me we have several thousand dollars worth of prizes to give away. And we'll be taping in…

File Explorer access keys, Edge Workspaces public preview, Xbox Remix Special Edition Controller Happy birthday, MicrosoftMicrosoft turned 48 this week (April 4). It took a wrong left turn in AlbuquerqueWindows 11New Beta channel build adds Access Keys to File Explorer, Content Adaptive…

Exclusive: Here’s a first look at some more upcoming features in Android 12Android 12 could be getting this Windows 95 featureAndroid 12 will automatically hibernate unused apps to free up spaceAndroid 12 may automatically translate apps to your native languageGoogle will finally let file manager…

James Webb pics, Ev Williams steps down, MacBook Air M2 review First James Webb Space Telescope pics give us our deepest look into space yet. Musk Seeks to Block ‘Warp Speed’ Twitter Trial Over $44 Billion Deal. What would a post-Twitter world look like? Evan Williams Is…

Firefox 3, Microsoft advertising, MSN Music, Lotus Symphony, your taskbar, and more.Topics:Paul attends Celtics finals victory in Game 6Firefox 3 download day: 8.3 million downloads for the recordNew features: new UI, extensibility, awesomebar, library, malware protection and more.Microsoft hires…

This Week's Stories: TWO AND A HALF DOZEN people invade Area 51 iPhone 11 vs iPhone 7: is it worth the upgrade? Apple Arcade is the best 5 bucks a month you can spend on games Apple Watch 5 is the best computer you can wear on your wrist. Taking cat pictures in the…

 Latest Windows 10 19H1 build brings underlying gaming improvements, free game to play Paul's top 5 new features in Windows 10 19H1 - inspired by last week's big list, I made a smaller list.Microsoft to modify Office ProPlus by end of April in response to Dutch ministry's privacy…

ImageShack, YFrog, Google Voice, Blip.tv, Shirts Taste Good, William Shatner, and more.Jack Levin, CEO and founder of ImageShack and YFrogApple blocks Google Voice on iPhoneBlip.tv signs distribution deal with YouTube and othersShirts Taste GoodWilliam Shatner Reads Sarah Palin Farewell Speech as a…

Microsoft Strata, Live Framework, Hyper-V, Android and Storm, Xbox Experience, and more.Windows Strata: Microsoft's cloud computing platform gets a nameLive Mesh might be named Live Framework, will likely run on top of StrataThoughts on standalone Hyper-VGoogle Android and RIM Blackberry StormNew…

Apple Silicon, Exploding Whale, TikTok Apple releases three new Macs based on the M1 chip. Should you buy them?Why the fact that MacBooks have a 720p camera doesn't matterWhy Apple put the M1 chip in their low-end Macs firstHow Rosetta 2 worksIs Apple really faster than 98% of PC laptops?These…

Trump vs Twitter, SpaceX, George Floyd ProtestsTrump vs Twitter: what is Section 230? Trump vs Twitter: what does Trump's executive order say?Trump vs Twitter: who would be hurt most by Trump's executive order?Trump vs Twitter: who gets to determine "truth"?Trump vs Twitter: France passes a…

Apple + Google Coronavirus Tracker, iPhone SE, OnePlus 8 ProThis Week's Stories:Apple and Google's Coronavirus tracer API: privacy nightmare or healthcare savior? (Or both?)MacBook Air Review - not a pro computer, but fixes everything that was wrong with the 2018 versionOnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro…

Oppo Find x2 hands-on, Android 11 Developer Preview 3, Motorola Edge Plus has a big caveat.Flo goes hands-on with the Oppo Find x2.Android 11 Developer Preview 3 is out.Motorola unveils the Edge Plus with a big downside.Sprint 5G phones won't work on T-Mobile's network post-merger.Pixel Buds true…

Pixel Buds First Look, Galaxy S20 Ultra-gate, Pixel 4a leaks galore.Jason gives his first impressions of the Pixel Buds.Google shows off its work on its contact tracing API.Smartphone sales declined heavily in Q1 2020.Galaxy S20 Ultra camera bump is imploding.The Pixel 4a is leaking like crazy…

Leo Laporte's app cap on iOS Today 302 is The Sandbox Evolution. This lets you play god by crafting and destroying worlds. It has an 8bit style, uses advanced physics, and has over 170 elements and controllable heroes. This makes it possible to create your own levels and play through them.You can…

We are thrilled to announce Huyen Tue Dao as an official co-host for All About Android starting Tuesday, January 11, 2022.Huyen Tue Dao currently develops the app Trello for Atlassian, Inc. and previously worked as an independent contractor, developing educational apps with her Android…

Today's Stories: Jeff Jarvis' list of who to follow on Twitter for expert advice on coronavirus Zeynep Tufekci on masks - they are not perfect, but they help. Google under coronavirus: pausing chrome updates, security issues Musk defiant: Tesla factory stays open despite shelter…

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 with lots of topics on the agenda. We're gonna kick it off with…

Leo Laporte: It's time for TWiT: This Week in Tech! Great panel. Erin Griffith joins us from Fortune, Dan Patterson from Tech Republic and Alex Wilhelm from Tech Crunch. We're going to have a lot of fun talking about the fall of Yahoo, the end of Radio, and the number one word of the year. It's an…

Leo Laporte: It’s time for TWiT: This Week in Tech! We’ll take a look at Windows 10, three days in. Is it a big hit, or a belly flop? A new button that can get you more toilet paper, and the end of drones as we know it. It’s all next, on TWiT!NETCASTS YOU LOVE FROM…

Leo Laporte:  It's time for TWiT, This Week in Tech.  What a great show we have!  Tim Stevens is here from Cnet, Clayton Morris from Fox and Friends, my old friend Dan Patterson from Tech Republic.  Now we've got some deep, heavy topics to discuss.  Who is winning the AI…

Leo Laporte and Iain Thompson talk about what Trump's presidency means for the tech industry. We learn about how Emojis are made from a member of the Unicode Consortium. Jason Howell has tips for your new Google Home. 4K gaming is here with the PS4 Pro, Bryan Burnett has his review. Megan Morrone…

Pebble will shut down and fitness company FitBit will buy Pebble's key assets. The acquisition excludes hardware, but some of Pebble's talent, and all of its intellectual property will now belong to FitBit. The Pebble Time 2, Pebble Core, and Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Editions will not go into…

Iain Thomson from The Register joins Jason Howell to talk about Uber's announcement that it will halt its San Francisco pilot program for its self driving vehicles after revoking Uber’s registration for 16 of its autonomous vehicles. Uber says it will redeploy its vehicles elsewhere.Google…

Notepad tabs, Stack Overflow 2022 developer survey, LastPass alternativesWindowsMicrosoft’s next Moment for Windows 11 is on the wayMicrosoft is testing tabs in Notepad internallyThis is what we’re reduced to with the Windows 11 team, a 25-year old debate about MDI and SDIGoogle is changing the…

Alexa's new voice, Thread on Eero, Siri ShortcutsYou can add Alexa to your Home screen with the new 'Ask Alexa' widget 'Good night' or 'bedtime', Alexa routines now support multiple phrases Upcoming Thread support for Eero Routers Google's redesigned Wear OS will only reach a few…

Google Assistant updates, LTE trackers, and why Thread's excitingGoogle Fixes Two Annoying Quirks in Its Voice Assistant Nest Hub may soon be the center of your hotel room Sonos Roam is a nearly perfect portable Assistant Garmin’s 2 new smartwatches want to make the casual athlete…

Apple Glasses, iOS 14 Privacy, and Hamilton on Disney+Is Apple pulling away from the competition?Is Intel dying?Snap Spectacles third edition arrives in IndiaGoogle buys North, makers of Focals smart glassesWhere are Alexis Ohanian and Pete Cashmore?Mark Gurman has the scoop on Apple GlassesLidar…

Sumbul Desai, Apple NVMe Speeds, Foldable iPhones Apple readies new MacBooks and iMacs for part three of overhaul Apple VP of Health speaks! Tim Cook’s $99 million bonus for 2021 at risk over shareholder advisory group concern Google Drive users stung by macOS '.DS_Store'…

E3 goes virtual, microdosing in the metaverse.CES through the years. Oversized future USPS delivery truck on display at CES in Las Vegas. BMW debuts its new color-changing paint technology at CES: E Ink. Massage Robot at CES 2022. This super realistic “humanoid robot” stole the…

Studio Display Fix, Apple Union Fight, macOS Server Apple releases fix for Studio Display. Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company. Twitter’s legal team has been an aggressive defender of free speech; Will that continue under Musk? Apple warns…

Hardware event preview, HTC Vive Flow, Squid Game successUnleashed Apple Event Focusing on New Macs to Take Place on October 18.MacBook Pro Display With Notch Shown in Alleged Photo Leak.Errol Morris Interrotron.In-person versus remote conversations online.Pixel Fall Launch: Everything to…

This Week's Stories: iPhone 11 vs iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max: the end of the Thinner Era No High refresh rate for iPhone Pro New iPhone colors: corpse purple, baby poop green How durable is the iPhone 11 Pro? Night mode, 3 lenses, high key: is iPhone 11 Pro the…

Windows 10 20H1 … is this really it? Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows 10 versions 20H1 with no new features or minor features at best. Is this all we're getting? Let's revisit what actually is in 20H1 so farTeams Microsoft says it has 20 million daily active users on Teams …

On this episode of The New Screen Savers for Saturday, February 10, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell: Apple's HomePod launched this week. We show you how it works and how it stacks up to its competition like Google Home Max, Sonos One,  Amazon Echo Show, and the Harman Kardon…

Google released its Bad Ads report for 2016, showing that it eliminated 1.7 billion ads from its network. Those ads came in direct violation of its policies, more than doubling 2015’s number. Google cracked down on deceptive ads, trick to click scams, and ads that pointed to fake news.HP is…

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TikTok Sale, Trump YouTube Ads, Apple AnnouncementRob Reid's Ted Talk on synthetic biology and pandemics from 2019The Privileged Have Entered their Escape PodsMicrosoft Duo reviews coming September 10thA guy in a jetpack sited by planes near LAXFacebook bans political ads the week before the…

Contact Tracing, Synthetic Biology Ask a futurist: how do we get from now to the Covid-19 free future? Steer into the slide. The future of synthetic biology is sticking viruses into our systems as medication Apple-Google contact tracing vs Palantir: who do you trust? France bans…

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 Tech News Weekly, Jason Howell and I talk to David Ruddock of Esper about that Google and…

Woz loves his Prius but don't be fooled by the green lights coming from itJoin Leo and Woz on the MacMania IV cruise to Mexico, February 4-11, 2006Then Woz is off to the first annual Segway Polo Championships in New ZealandGoogle buys a 5% stake in AOLShouldn't Microsoft spend more money on getting…

Tech News for Tuesday January 10, 2017Last month Consumer Reports tested the new MacBook Pros and for the first time a MacBook failed to earn the Recommended rating from the magazine, due to wildly fluctuating battery life. Testing showed 3.75 hours of battery life and 19.5 hours from the same…