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The government of Pakistan has published some proposed stringent censorship rules governing online content that have Facebook, Google, and Twitter threatening to pull up stakes and go entirely dark throughout the country of Pakistan. Known as the Pakistan "Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm)…

The EU's "Right To Be Forgotten," Apple may not call patent troll a "patent troll" before jury, Uber and Lyft ordered to cease operations in Pittsburgh, the Blackphone, Android might be broadcasting your location history, NY court says cyberbullying law violates free speech, Google Buys Songza, T…

IBM's Watson could merge with Siri, a historical look at how Apple's independence and IBM's business model agility led to a strategic partnership, how Google, Samsung, and others could team up to back Android in the enterprise and counter Apple and IBM, Apple granted comprehensive "iTime"…

Is a security firm trying to capitalize on the 1.2 billion password hack exposed in the New York Times? Also, Microsoft Surface is costing the company $1.7 billion, a Microsoft tip leads to a child porn arrest, the Chinese government won't buy Apple products, Samsung and Apple call a patent truce,…

This week, we'll be discussing the new hero in charge of Android, the NextBit Robin in house, Pepsi getting into the phone game, LastPass's acquisition, and more.We invite you to check out the full show notes for today's episode here.

Another round of layoffs for Microsoft, the NFC chip in the iPhone 6 is for Apple Pay only, Tim Cook says Apple has no interest in gathering data on its users, two-factor authentication is back on iCloud, Amazon is Google's biggest search advertiser, NASA awards space contract to Boeing and SpaceX,…

Sarah Lane and Jason Abbruzzese from Mashable discuss Cord Cutting and how it has changed the landscape of television, cable TV, streaming and internet bandwidth. Topics covered include: Declining TV ratings vs streaming; the SCOTUS Aereo decision, Netflix, Apple TV, Roki, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu,…

Facebook doubles down on video, Father Robert plays with Augmented Reality LIVE from CES, Google drops in search while Yahoo gains, the controversial cyber security bill to be reintroduced, Apple's App Store has been good for developers, Re/Code reports that Twitter will introduce video soon, learn…

Xerox PARC demonstrates a secure chip that explodes on demand, Elon Musk unveils his latest vehicle interior that flys into space, China is shocked to be accused of hacking, and more...Check out the full show notes for this episode.

New details on yesterday's Apple announcement, a new hacker group is blackmailing banks and demanding bitcoin, Disney is using regular light to enable toys to communicate with each other, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos announces a new platform to launch passengers into space, Twitter is getting a new Buy button, Facebook is working with Germany to crack down on hate speech, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Microsoft expert Brad Sams from Thurott.com about the new Teams service for the enterprise. Last week, Google rolled out its big Slack competitor app, and today Microsoft officially launched Teams, its collaboration service for Office 365 customers.Full…

Leo is out - Jason Howell dives into the Android O Developer Preview. Samsung announced the bezel-free Galaxy S8 today, along with a new Gear 360, Connect Home router, and virtual assistant Bixby. Google continues to confuse everyone with its messages strategy. More advertisers are boycotting…

Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss Mark Zuckerberg's announced that Hugo Barra, former Google and Xiaomi Executive, will become Facebook’s VP of VR, heading up the Oculus team. Barra says he is looking ahead to building the future of immersive technology with the Oculus team.Full episode can be…

Why photos may be disappearing on a Samsung Galaxy phone, third party alternatives to iTunes on an old Mac, how to get the latest update on a smartphone when the carrier isn't providing it, using Google Voice for texting on an iPhone, managing memory usage on Mac, and is it a good idea to buy a…

Yahoo admits to a two-year-old breach that affected 500 million users, Google may reveal a new WiFi router next month, Cisco finds a bad hardware flaw, Oracle announces an alliance with Salesforce, HP buys Samsung's printer division for $1.05 billion, Adblock Plus starts to sell ads, and more! Plus…

This week, we'll be discussing the first leaky bits of Android N, the real reason behind Project Tango could be finally coming into view, my time with the NextBit Robin so far, Samsung's awesome ad campaign, and more.Read our show notes here.

Today we talk to two of the bravest women in tech: former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao and Senior Slack Engineer Erica Joy Baker. Their new open community, Project Include, focuses on helping startup CEOs work toward meaningful diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. We also cover…

We talk to a Planetary Scientist from Lawrence Livermore Labs who develops strategies to prevent our extinction from meteorite impacts. What the Oracle v. Google verdict means for "fair use." How to prevent the automatic update to Windows 10. Leo reviews the new HP Spectre laptop. We'll demo the…

This week, we'll be discussing some big hardware including the Phab2 Pro, the Moto Z lineup, a hands-on review of the OnePlus 3, plus Android's new Nearby feature, and the app boom appears to be slowing to a crawl.Read our show notes here.

This week, we'll be discussing our ideas for how you should spend your money, an inside look at the Android Nanodegree, reviews of the Meizu M2 Note and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, and goats.For full show notes go here.

This week, we'll be discussing the long awaited anointment of Android N's real name, Huawei and it's murky marketing of the P9, what we think we know about the Galaxy Note 7, a look at the next Nexus, and more!Read our show notes here.

This week, we'll be discussing the end of Nexus (yeah we've heard that before), saving on data with Wi-Fi Assistant, a bunch of your email regarding the Nougat upgrade, Windows apps on Android, and more!Read our show notes here.

This week, we'll be discussing the birth of the Pixel phone, the death of Project Ara, the explosive recall of the Galaxy Note 7, and the overwhelming mountain of new hardware announcements at IFA in Berlin.Read our show notes here.

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently laid out a WSJ argument for the massive acquisition. On Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott discuss the Activision Blizzard + Microsoft deal and how it relates to Apple/Google's dominance of the mobile gaming market (as well as other streaming…

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt discuss the damage done by the Lapsus$ extortion group as well as late-breaking news that the mastermind of the group might, in fact, be a 16-year-old in Oxford, England.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig…

Marvin Ammori is the Chief Legal Officer of Uniswap Labs. He was previously the general counsel of Protocol Labs. Before going in-house, Mr. Ammori was Silicon Valley’s “go-to First Amendment guy,” according to Fast Company, and represented Apple, Google, and Dropbox on signature issues of Internet…

Microsoft announces its first ever laptop and a lot more hardware, Reddit launches a news site with no comments and no voting, Sharp will ship a tiny robot that replaces your smartphone, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

YouTube launches a for-pay subscription service, a shipping company delivers packages without addresses, Instagram launches a looping video service for people who think Vine videos are just way too long, and more...Check out the full show notes for this episode here.

Apple ships its latest iMacs - We'll give you a look inside at how they were designed, a German publisher blocks the ad blockers, Twitter and Snapchat announce big layoffs, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

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 & Mikah Sargent(00:00:00):It's time for Ask The TEch Guys. Leo Laporte here coming up, I'm going to find out if you can…

EVs and self-driving cars at CES and the Detroit Auto Show. The first cashierless Amazon Go shop opens January 22nd. Apple HomePod is nearly here. Apple hands out $2500 employee stock bonuses as part of its huge cash repatriation plan. Google wants your selfies. Facebook wants you to tell it what …

First HomeKit compatible products launch, Apple announces WWDC Keynote Live Stream for June 8th, a roundup of Apple Music features coming at WWDC, Apple subscription TV service won't likely be announced next week, Apple to take on Google Now more aggressively with deeper search, augmented reality…

ZTE shuts down, but help is on the way from an unlikely tweet. Google I/O shows off creepy robocallers and helpful directions. Microsoft Build brings Cortana/Alexa integration and the return of Kinect. Congress releases over 3500 Russian Facebook election ads. Cambridge Analytica "dies," is reborn…

Setting up a new Mac Mini, talking about Apple's Spatial Audio with Scott Wilkinson, troubleshooting when your TV's remote controls the wrong device, the future of virtual reality, syncing calendars across devices, mobile data options for an RV, getting data off an old laptop, backing up an iPhone…

On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt talk with Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Public Policy, about the importance of digital literacy, the influence of the algorithm, and the arbiters of truth in…

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Florence Ion, and Russell Holly talk about Google's unveiling of the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices with the company going all-in on producing a top of the line premium smartphone to compete with the best out there. But will they be…

Microsoft's new Surface Hub 2. Google Duplex freaks everyone out. GDPR shouldn't freak people out - unless you work in adtech. Fortnite is coming to Android. Apple caves in to China again, pays some Irish taxes, and goes shopping for a new campus. Washington D.C is full of Stingray spy devices…

Juniper makes peering faster, no speed limits for Fiber, solar powered planes, Cisco patches SSH vulnerability, the Supreme Court declines Google's request to overturn the copyright protection of Java's API, Puerto Rico says it can't pay back $70 billion dollars of debt, a wireless hotspot that has…

WhatsApp security flaws allow for bot responses, AT&T workers took bribes to unlock phones, iMessage hack revealed at Blackhat, Wordpress is about to auto-update content systems, Russian attack group tries to breach corporate networks with phones and printers, AMD making deals to gain market…

Apple Credit Card???Foldable Phones at MWC - Where is Apple's?HoloLens 2 at MWC - Where are Apple Glasses?Apple to Combine iOS and macOS Apps in 2021Apple Closing Texas StoresApple Watch to get Sleep TrackingApple Watch, Fall Detection, ECG, and the FDAApple Music Coming to Google Home

5G and Internet of Things devices will be the highlight of CES 2019 this week, troubleshooting a laptop that can't access Wi-Fi, using Google Chromecast Audio for music, the problem with using SMS for 2 Factor Authentication, how to restore a Chromebook, using a mesh router with a Comcast…

First impressions of the Google Pixel 3 XL, a remote alert for detecting if an elderly parent falls, troubleshooting intermittent connection from an Apple Airport router, talking to AT&T about unexpected overage charges, capturing old Super 8 movie reels, the right microphone for voice…

Florence Ion and Megan Morrone talk to Aaron Emigh, the Co-Founder and CEO of Brilliant, a home control device that works with the Ring Video Doorbell, the Amazon Echo, Sonos, Google Assistant, and more. Emigh discusses how his background in cybersecurity helped him built security into his product…

This week Intel confirms tick-tock-shattering processors, Windows 10 is done with Betas, a new iPod Touch from Apple, Google's going deep into Neural Networks, Facebook's Oculus Rift to pay $60 million for Gesture-Control Firm Pebbles, Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB review, a big announcement coming…

Windows update issues, Scott Wilkinson rants about streaming services' disappearing shows, privacy platforms to help protect yourself from identity theft, randomly disconnecting WiFi, using 4G LTE for home internet, Johnny Jet on deep discounts on traveling for the summer, what you need to know…

Soundbar replacements for a home theater system and processing thousands of images.Soundbar suggestions for a home theater system, monitor suggestions for the new Mac Mini's, troubleshooting a non-functioning subwoofer, a possible dying iMac display, batch processing thousands of images, why Google…

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss Apple's Education event in Chicago that featured a new $329 iPad ($299 for schools), a $49 "Crayon" from Logitech, and AR frog dissections. Plus, Google Lens in iOS, should you buy a used iPad 2, and the best iPhone X cases. Megan reviews an app by Peter Norby…

Ron is the Reviews Editor at Ars Technica, where he specializes in Android OS and Google products. He is always on the hunt for a new gadget and loves to rip things apart to see how they work. Previously Ron was an editor for Android Police, and he has about eight years of IT experience. He loves…

Securely sharing photos online & alternatives to Sonos.Issues sending texts via Google Voice, what to do with an expired gift card, options for the fastest internet in a remote area, helping Steve Martin stopping emails from going into his spam filter, kind of bandwidth needed for an RV, a…