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Ray Ozzie's new Talko App, Former Apple Exec's startup wants to get rid of stores, the Wink home automation system, Google launches structure snippets in search, PayPal integrates BitCoin processors, and can you really hack TouchID with glue?

Ray Ozzie's new Talko App, Former Apple Exec's startup wants to get rid of stores, the Wink home automation system, Google launches structure snippets in search, PayPal integrates BitCoin processors, and can you really hack TouchID with glue?

More on the Sony security breach, recovering a hard drive password, free photo management utilities, syncing backup drives, erasing and starting over with a smartphone, Google's auto photo uploading feature, starting an internet radio station, and more of your calls.

The Facebook funnel of distribution of the internet, the economics of attention with content, Uber "bro-grammers," Google uses machine learning for music, a doll that is capable of spying banned in Germany, and a browser for Philip Hue Lights.

On Stacey Higginbotham's 1st day as host, she discusses with Leo Laporte, Aaron Newcomb, and Mathew Ingram the Google Home, Android Apps on Chrome, the ins and outs of Project Ara, and changes at Twitter.

Leo Laporte, Ron Amadeo, and Matt Cutts discuss Google's anti-monopoly case in Russia, and what it means globally.For the full episode visit twit.tv/twig/344

In an internal memo, one Google employee let his feelings about the company's recent diversity efforts be known. Namely, that the company should focus less on fighting discrimination against women, and focus more on fighting discrimination against sexist men.

Ant Pruitt sits with This Week in Google co-host Jeff Jarvis in this Club TWiT members-only fireside chat.Jarvis has had a fascinating career as a journalist and shares some great stories about his journey. 

Trusting news on Facebook, recording radio broadcasts digitally, is the new MacBook Pro still for pros? An Android phone for multitasking, Amazon Echo vs. Google Home, is it time to get a 4K TV? And more of your calls!

Where do you get your news? Setting up Open DNS, movies in VR, stopping the Windows 10 update, finding the right hearing aid, finding downloaded files on an Android phone, customizing Google Maps, and more of your calls!

Google Chrome wants to block "annoying" ads, transferring your cell phone data from Android to iOS, is there a TV with front firing speakers? What's the best mesh router system? Switching to Windows for Imagineers, and more of your calls!

Fr. Robert Ballecer and Patrick Norton discuss the partnership between Qualcomm and Google to pre-integrate support for faster Android P updates in devices.Full episode at twit.tv/twich465

On Smart Tech Today, Matthew Cassinelli and Mikah Sargent discuss Sonos's claim that Google won't let the company offer the use of more than one concurrent voice assistant on its smart speakers.Full episode at twit.tv/stt98

Siva Vaidhyanathan is the author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy. He joins Leo Laporte and This Week in Google host Jeff Jarvis to discuss whether Facebook is responsible for the downfall of democracy.

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham explore the new features of the upcoming Pixel 4. Full episode at twit.tv/twig519

Lou Maresca, Heather Williams, and Curt Franklin discuss the recent penalty brought against Google for violating Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation.Full episode at twit.tv/twiet326 

Why Telsa is far from fully self-driving cars, WiFi calling issues on smartphones, Google Pixelbook vs. Samsung Chromebook Plus, choosing smart home doorbells and security cameras, how to monitor your home internet connection quality, and more of your calls!

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone show off some new tricks from old apps, including a Note-to-Self feature on the encrypted messaging app Signal, a dark mode in Facebook Messenger, and a wonky way to add Google Assistant to your Siri Shortcuts.

We'll tell you everything you need to know about Google's new parent company "Alphabet." Reddit is about to be banned in Russia, a new hack attack that lets remote hackers take control of your car's brakes, and more...

Qualcom Snapdragon 845... mo power, less power!!! Windows laptops on Snapdragon CPUs, Amazon and Google are FIGHTING AGAIN, HDMI 2.1, we found cheap GPUs... at least for now, and check out the new Mini-ITX cases from SFF Labs!

Cortana will soon just be a skill on Alexa and Google Assistant. Microsoft said it would not miss the next wave. Has it?Full episode at twit.tv/ww605

On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Mathew Ingram talk about Android Q, which may come out next week!Full episode at twit.tv/twig523

Mississippi police pilot a program to live-stream Ring doorbell cams.For more on this story and many others, watch this episode This Week in Google: https://twit.tv/twig/584

On Smart Tech Today, Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli discuss sleep cycles and Google Clock's Bedtime Mode (and Sunrise Alarm) for Android.Full episode at twit.tv/stt42

How to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in 4K, should you get the Apple HomePod? Upgrading to a new phone for security updates, converting documents to PDF in Windows 7, password managers, Google Fi vs. Verizon and more of your calls!

A pita-sized device that steals encryption keys, free DC comics, Google wants everyone to calm down already about the safety of robot cars, Disney hates your selfie stick, an ingenious kickstarter to kick your kids out of the house, and more...

Parody and Fair Use thanks to the Two Live Crew, music licensing at the Olympics, U.S. v. Microsoft and the future of big data, Google v. Googles, are horse accidents the best analogy to determine liability for self-driving cars?

Avast anti-virus knows what websites you go to. And it is selling that data to Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and Home Depot. Full episode at twit.tv/twig544

Bose takes on Apple, Foursquare takes on Yelp, Google takes on science, Verizon will drop speeds for some grandfathered unlimited plan customers, the House votes to allow unlocking cell phones, and robots fill empty seats at a Korean baseball stadium.

Vodafone's secret wire taps are no longer secret, the Apple watch may have a real launch date, the CIA loves social media, Flickr users must log in with a Yahoo account, Google rumored to be in talks to acquire Songza and more.

Google's Nexus 6 pre-orders sell out, the Nexus Player for Android TV is available for pre-order, more details about the MCX/CurrentC hack, Microsoft cuts 3,000 more jobs, and the FBI creates a fake newspaper website to catch a suspect.

Twitter CFO - Newsweek - Forbes gets hacked, White House announces new Cyber Threat group, Cyanogen gets more funding, Tim Cook talks about Apple, Google provides medical info in search results, Yelp merges with Eat24 to deliver great food, and more...

This Week in Google host Gina Trapani comes on the show to talk all about, open source programming, days at lifehacker, is code poetry or poetry code? And much more.

Jack Dorsey will be named Twitter CEO, Facebook is rolling out animated profile pics, Apple bans the iFixit app from the app store, some guy actually bought google.com and owned the domain for an entire minute, and more...

Robert Scoble is here to talk about the battle for news on social media sites, Google Nexus rumors, the Mr Fusion energy creator is real, an iOS app to block ALL content on the Internet, and more...

Denise Howell, Emory Roane and Mike Keyes talk about what could be done to combat fake news stories on Facebook and Google.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/367.

Listener Steve Main sends in a video to clarify confusion over USB Power Distribution and different power profiles for the Google Pixel phones.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/294.

App developer Kevin Holesh talks about Moment and Focus apps that nag you to stop texting and driving. Germany tells Facebook, Twitter, and Google to delete hate speech, Netflix re-encodes, and Android Pay lets you pay within apps.

Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards and Ron Amadeo talk about the likelihood Google can pressure OEMs to roll out Android updates faster.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/268.

Leo Laporte is joined in-studio by Becky Worley, Jason Snell, and Harry McCracken to discuss Google's self-driving car hitting a bus, Apple's new campus, the future of journalists, the smartphone as an extension of the mind, and more...

Lauren Goode from the Verge joins us to share her favorite product flops of the year, register your drone or else, Mac scare-ware that's useless and exposes your passwords, which products Google Glassed themselves this year, and more...

Facebook says no to adblockers while Proctor & Gamble says no to Facebook, Intel spends $400 million to buy artificial intelligence company Nervana Systems, and Google Fiber puts the breaks on its rollout in San Jose while exploring alternate technologies.

In the final TWiT at the Brickhouse, we talk about Google's mysterious new operating system Fuchsia, Walmart's Jet.com purchase, concern over the iPhone 7's potential lack of a headphone port, Adblock Plus vs. Facebook, Microsoft's 'Golden Key' leak, and more!

Google Sky, rechargeable batteries, and bricked iPhones...For detailed show notes visit techguylabs.com.Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by DSL Extreme.

Consumer and child advocacy groups say Google's YouTube Kids app involves deceptive marketing aimed at children under the age of five, and are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. The app launched on iOS and Android in February.

PCIe SSD Roundup, Samsung Magician & 840 Evo, Google Fi, ASUS Eeebook X2085TA review, GameBench compares iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 in Real-World Mobile Games Testing, Windows 10 in July, the Apple Watch is coming, and more!

Verizon buys AOL, A drone that follows you like a puppy, Facebook for people who make things, the first Apple Watch app from Google has landed, one company will give you ice cream for protecting the world from Asteroids, and more...

Pixel Buds are getting bad reviews. Blasting Facebook and Google. Amazon pays $250 Million for Lord of the Rings TV rights. Alibaba's $25 billion Singles' Day. Self-driving trucks and flying cars. Hacking the Boeing 757. Xerox Alto turns 40.

Pre-show on This Week in Google, hosts Mikah Sargent, Jeff Jarvis and Ant Pruitt chat with Glenn Fleishman about a funny story of a man in Germany chasing a feral pig that stole his bag. Also, what's up with Ant and turkeys?

A hologram of Rat Packer Dean Martin will debut in Vegas next year, Yahoo's ancient messaging program is reborn as a modern app, Google is opening up its visual recognition technology to outside companies, Minecraft just got a cell phone network, and more...