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Tech News for Tuesday November 1, 2016Lenovo’s long awaited Project Tango phone is finally shipping to customers. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a unique device that houses a 16MP rear facing camera along with custom depth and motion tracking sensors that allow the 6.4” device to scan and track movement…

Tech News for Monday November 28, 2016A heck of a lot of people bought stuff last Friday, a day known by many as "Black Friday." Adobe has been tracking e-commerce transactions for the holiday season and says sales were notable for a few reasons. First, the day set a sales record at around $3.34…

Genesis is on tour. Police on tour. Oyster Head. Neal Peart.LAME!RIAA responds to Jobs. More talk about this letter.The new mix tape.Bare Naked Ladies have a thumb drive.John Vanderslice isn't doing print. Jonathan Coulton is making way more than $1500. Here's some back story.Sony Root Kit.Weasel…

Tech News for Tuesday April 25, 2017Waymo wants you! 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. In a post on Medium, Waymo CEO John Krafcik…

Tech News Today for Tuesday May 9, 2017Amazon has unveiled the Echo Show, the rumored Echo with a screen. You can use the $229 for all the things you currently use your Echo for, plus video and audio calling, watching videos from YouTube or Prime, and more. The video calling comes from Alexa…

Join team TWiT in bidding the Brickhouse farewell, and help celebrate the move to the Eastside Studio on August 21st! There are several ways you can be a part of this huge event.The Tech Guy will record as scheduled at the Brickhouse. While tickets for The Tech Guy are all booked, we hope you will…

Tech News for September 8, 2016For months, the FCC has been seeking to unchain the set top box market, pull that power away from the cable companies, and place it into the hands of consumers by allowing them to choose which device to use to watch their paid content. Tom Wheeler, FCC chairman, wrote…

Defcon report, the death of DRM, and thumb whittling...An NBC Dateline reporter was caught undercover at DefCon.The exploitation of several authentication systems were demonstrated at DefCon.MySpace removed a security researcher's profile after he unveiled some security flaws.The FaceBook source…

Tech News for Thursday June 22, 2017Time Magazine is reporting that hackers accessed and manipulated voter data at least once during the 2016 presidential campaign, including social security numbers. According to official sources, Time says some voter hacking was identified and rectified and there…

Congratulations to Alex Lindsay on his little (and incredibly laid back) boy. Malakhi! (Born in THREE hours, cries for a maximum of minute at a time), see Malahki here This episode everyone gets lost in skype dead-space at some point, so bear with us!: And now the news......New LED screens ordered…

Google challenges the cell carriers, depth of field in digital photography, using the Tornado...For detailed show notes visit techguylabs.com.Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by DSL Extreme

Florence Ion, Ron Richards and Cody Toombs talk about the launch of Google Play Instant which allows you to try out an Android game or app before downloading and installing.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/361

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards, and David Imel talk about the long road that Stadia took to come to Google's living room OS, Android TV.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/528

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about former President Trump's class-action lawsuit against the biggest social media companies over deplatforming.Full episode at twit.tv/twig619

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss China's recent restrictions for children that limit them to three hours of gaming per week.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/627

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk about Amazon's recently announced Astro Robot, what its capable of, and how it tracks its users.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/631

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss a piece by Cory Doctorow about the failed Uber experiment and the state of late-stage capitalism.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/624

On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham explains to Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis the ins and outs of the recent deal between Amazon's Sidewalk Labs and Bluetooth tracking company Tile.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/611

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt size up the news that Amazon is purchasing MGM Studios to spice up its Prime Video catalog.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/613

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham discuss OnlyFans' sudden reversal of its porn ban that resulted in many sex workers leaving the platform entirely.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/626

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jeff Jarvis discuss the reaction to Amazon's upcoming activation of its Sidewalk feature and why many journalists are overreacting.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/614

Tom is using 2nd-factor authentication for his accounts and wants to know if he can move to a new phone without having to set up Google Authenticator from scratch.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1490

On the All About Android podcast, Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards talk about Google's post that the Pixel 4 will have a Soli radar embedded into the display for air controls.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/431

The Google Home Assistant could get some big changes in the next five years that would allow it to detect the mood of people in the room, and tailor responses accordingly.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/407

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss alternatives to Apple News+, the magazine subscription service that used to be Texture. Leo likes Google News, Stoop, and Reddit. Megan explores Magzter, Zinio, and Sift. Plus, what The New York Times got wrong about Apple's removal of the OurPact app.

All signs seem to be pointing to wide-color gamut support coming to the Google Camera app, and XDA thinks that may mean support in the Pixel 4 when it launches.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/426

Google silently pushed a new update with Android 8.1 to Pixel devices that activates AR Stickers inside the camera app, bringing virtual characters into physical space thanks to the power of ARCore.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/347

Samsung says their new OLED smartphone screens are UNBREAKABLE! Nvidia GTX 1170 benchmark leaks: faster than a 1080 Ti??? Apple's got a patch for those overheating 2018 MacBooks... Lenovo's Smart Display is the screen Google Home needs! All that and more on TWiCH, This Week in Computer Hardware…

Professor Mark Bartholomew, author of ADcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing joins Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda to talk about the advertising industry, apps sharing your location data with advertisers, how brain scans may help the future of marketing, Congress questions Google CEO Sundar…

Categorizing and organizing your picture library, cloning your hard drive on Windows, what 4K TV should I buy? Troubleshooting a crashing browser, buying mobile service when traveling to Australia, hooking up headphones to a home theater system, hiding your information from Google, NAS alternatives…

On All About Android, Dave Burke, Vice President of Engineering for Android, reveals what Google plans to do for the statue of its upcoming major platform release, Android 10.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/435

Adobe issues an emergency out-of-cycle patch for FLASH, an update to Google's Chrome browser unnerves some, an AM radio that steals nearby Crypto keys, a truly fabulous site of privacy tools, a look at recent research into improving the privacy delivered to users of the Tor network.

Mark Zuckerberg answers Congress' questions. Is YouTube for kids? Google Photos automatically generates cat videos. Alexa for Business. Questionable fireplace placement.Kevin's Stuff: indieweb.orgStacey's Things: Nest Hello and Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?Mike's Joint: Taskade

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss what apps to take on vacation and how to use your iPad after vacation. When Leo goes to Japan, he'll use TripIt, Google Trips, CityMapper and more. Plus, Megan shows you how to make a magazine of your own vacation photos.

On All About Android, Jason Howell goes hands-on with the new Pixel 4a and showcases Google's value proposition for a device that costs only $350 but still packs the Pixel punch.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/485

Google crashes, Windows 7, Scott Wilkinson on home theater, Scott Bourne's wildlife photography, and your calls.For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by DSL Extreme

Google announces the Pixel 4 phone, what does "unlimited" mean on an unlimited wireless plan? Speeding up an SSD on a Mac, finding the best CRM software for a small business, extending a Wi-Fi network, fixing Linux display issues, finding a better calendar app for the iPhone, and more of your calls!

Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt try to untangle the international knot that has bound Hong Kong.Full episode at twit.tv/twig/529

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt discuss Elon Musk's newfound stake in Twitter and the impact it could have on the business.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/658

A preview of Google I/O this week, is it possible to run OS X virtually on a PC? Recovering data from failing hard drives, how to duplicate some old Palm Pilot functionality on an iPhone, replacing the calendar on the Samsung Galaxy S5, Playstation 4 vs. Xbox, and more of your calls.

Amber & Sarah chat with re:DESIGN's Paul Biedermann about the many faces of Pinterest users, Justin Timberlake adds fan tweets to video, Myspace emails users old photos, Pepper Robot knows your feelings, Google+ Hangouts On Air How-To, Vine hits Xbox One, Tinder "Moments," & more!

Is North Korea behind the Sony Pictures hacking?, President Obama approves millions for police body cameras, Uber's user data could be ripe for hacking, Black Friday and Cyber Monday online shopping record, Nordstrom testing dressing room mirrors with eBay screens, and Google relaunches the Santa…

More on the FCC's Net Neutrality decision, Samsung announces the Galaxy S6, best DSLR camera for video, extending the range of Wi-Fi, do you need antivirus for a tablet? Will your current version of Microsoft Office work on Windows 10? Using Google to identify malware online, and more.

Windows 10 leaks and the Microsoft Spartan browser, OneDrive for business is coming in preview to Mac, New Lumia 435 and 532, gold versions of the Lumia 930 and 830, Microsoft vs. Google, Paul's new website and more all on this episode of Windows Weekly!

On This Week in Google, Stacey Higginbotham takes the crew through the best parts of her John Deere factory tour and what makes their cellular network so interesting.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/688

Nathan Olivarez-Giles from the Wall Street Journal joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss his experience with the newly released Daydream View VR headset for Google Pixel phones.Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1639

ExtraHop is a real-time streaming analytics platform to give you insight into what's really going on with your network, Google is fighting for our privacy rights in Edina, Minnesota, bad math in traffic light timing, and Intel fesses up to a security hole in their enterprise desktop CPUs.

Google privacy issues, how to tell if a web site is secure, and making money online...For detailed show notes visit techguylabs.com.Bandwidth for the Tech Guy podcast is provided by DSL Extreme

Google's AlphaGo has defeated the world's best Go player 3 matches to 0. Does this mean that artificial general intelligence is around the corner? Leo Laporte and Dan Patterson talk about the essential wisdom of Go, and what it may mean that a computer taught itself to win the game.

Google buys Youtube, server woes, and playing the Bully...For detailed show notes visit leo.am.Bandwidth for the Tech Guy on KFI podcast is provided by DSL Extreme