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Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled Coronavirus fears shutter the world's largest mobile conference.Essential Shuts Down Android creator, genius, and alleged harasser Andy Rubin's phone company folds up after poor Essential and Gem sales.Windows 10X revealed Microsoft released the…

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 If (then) Else Statements and Functions.Reviewing If Else and Viewer SubmissionsCheck out Ep 2 and 3 for how to download the IDE for Windows and Mac…

Today's episode was inspired by viewer Tony Paso. He wanted to know how to take a book and non-destructively.Viewer Request: Digitizing BooksHi!I've followed various shows on the Twit network for some years now. The Know How-show is my recent favourite. I would like to see you do a show on how to…

Google[x] Reveals Nano Pill To Seek Out Cancerous CellsFor a while now, Google has been working on health-tech:They've created a smart contact lens for diabetics that can detect glucose levelsThey invested in an auto-stabilizing spoon that allows Parkinson's patients to feed themselves by…

Borrowing Wi-Fi is a crime, Dell arrives at Wal-Mart, and Norton crashes Chinese PCs....A Symantec update has quarantined 2 critical files in the Chinese version of Windows which has bricked some machines.Male partial nudity is the cause of a delay in the impending Halo 2 PC launch.A Michigan man…

Tech News for Tuesday May 16, 2017Instagram is ripping off Snapchat again with what it's calling "face filters." This works just as it does on Snapchat, open the app, hold your phone up, and in selfie camera mode you'll be able to choose things like a golden wreath, ears and nose from a koala bear…

Tech News for Tuesday January 3, 2017CES is still a few days away, officially, but you wouldn’t know it by the amount of products streaming in from the pre-show. So today, we’ll check out some of the more interesting announcements. First up is Lenovo who has a few things on tap. First, its entry…

Netflix has seen huge success in broadening its streaming service to include original content, to the tune of around $6 billion dollars spent in one year. That actually tops HBO’s significant spend of $2 billion per year for its originals. It sounds like some big execs in Hollywood are starting to…

Bot optimizes your PC for crypto miningGoogle's tool for devs to enforce securityFacebook removes network of Russian accounts responsible for an unsuccessful vaccine disinformation campaign$600 Million in stolen Ethereum returned by hackerAT&T complains about a fiber shortageBrittany Allen,…

Jeff John Roberts from Decrypt talks about the many forces that led to the major crypto market sell-off.Rene Ritchie has full reviews of the M1 iMac, iPad Pro, Apple TV 4K on his YouTube channel and shares his thoughts on all of them with Mikah.Jason and Mikah detail some of the most exciting news…

Apple can do more to combat NSO says iOS security researcherChip shortage could go into 2023 according to Intel CEOA master key is now available to help restore data from REvil attackOne character typo from a Google update bricks Chrome OS devices, but a fix is comingThe NSA wants to go publicNeil…

Dan Moren from Six Colors breaks down what he expects to see at Apple's upcoming WWDC developer conference.Huawei finally launched their Android replacement, HarmonyOS, and Ben Schoon from 9to5Google has the details.Aidan Moher talks about his Wired article that might convince you to keep that old…

Net Neutrality Ends! AT&T/Time Warner merger approved! Comcast to buy Fox! What it all means.Facebook's new political ad policy angers publishersPixel 3 LeakAmazon Cube combines Alexa with a universal remoteTanzania outlaws unregistered bloggersPlume offers subscription Wi-FiPicks of the Week…

This Week's NewsIce Tea, Sandwiches, and CybersecurityTeslas Hacked by StickersAustralia Bans Violent Material on Social MediaApple News+: Dead Tree Media's Savior or Annihilator?Facebook Wants Real NewsApple's 5G QuandaryApple and Amazon "Hearables"The Google GraveyardFake Cancer HackMar-A-Lago…

DragonBlood: the first effective attack on the new WPA3 protocolMalicious use of the URL tracking "ping" attributeThe WinRAR NightmareMore 3rd-party A/V troubles with MicrosoftWhat good did April's patch Tuesday accomplish?Adobe 's big patch TuesdayGoogle considering automatically blocking "high…

Battling Fake news takes a toll on Snopes, the rise of ransomware, give your password to police or go to jail, thousands of iOS apps are turning off security, the cause of last week's big Google disruption, spreading disinformation with A.I., and Claude Aiken from the Wireless Internet Service…

This Week's StoriesUpdate WhatsApp NOW!Security News from Google I/O 2019 conferenceA new exploitable flaw in all Linux kernels earlier than v5.0.8A new set of flaws affecting all Intel processors known as "ZombieLoad"Security enhancements in Android Q.We invite you to read our show notes at …

Wi-Fi goes in-flight, Google changes its search, and PC Mag bites the dust...Links to all our stories are at http://del.icio.us/twit/170.Audible pick of the week: Neal Stephenson's Anathem. To get two free audiobooks, visit Audible.com/twit2.

Look out for malware in Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Yandex browsersRed Hat "shifts focus from CentOS Linux"Hackers bypass multi factor authentication17,447 vulnerabilities in 2020 according to US-CERTGoogle kills Android ThingsScientists have achieved Quantum TeleportationSolarWinds, the most…

iPhone turn-by-turn and camera rumors, Zune Pass, Google-Apple boards, Snow Leopard APIs, and more.Audible picks of the week: Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution, Abridged, By Leonard Shlain, Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com…

Jabra's newest Bluetooth wireless earbuds, the Elite 75t, improves on last generation's Elite 65t with a new smaller design, upgraded sound and battery life, and one-touch access to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant. Jason Howell gives his review.Get the Jabra Elite 75t: https://www.amazon.com/gp…

How the NSA used Skype and Outlook in data collection, photos from inside an NSA intercept room, Glenn Greewald's book on Edward Snowden is released, Google must comply with the "right to be forgotten," Snapchat tops Whatsapp in the U.S., Surface Pro 3 might be unveiled, reports of iPhone 6 in…

On All About Android, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Ron Richards welcome Chet Haase, Google engineer and author of "Androids: The team that built the Android operating system" to the show to talk about the earliest days of Android and share his thoughts on whether the Nexus One would have been…

Hackers drain bitcoin ATMs of $1.5 million by exploiting a 0-day bugMalicious ChatGPT Extensions Add to Google Chrome WoesJournalists Targeted by USB Drives That Explode When Inserted Into PCsStanford sends 'hallucinating' Alpaca AI model out to pasture over safety, costAttackers Are Probing for…

The stock market crashed so hard this morning that Apple CEO Tim Cook tried to reassure CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer, the Hamburglar stole and leaked a McDonald's memo related to Android Pay, Apple is recalling the iPhone 6 Plus, and more...Check out the full show notes for today's episode.

Apple will release the new iPhones on Tuesday. Thanks to leaks, we already know most of the details - does this spoil Apple's big day? Red Sox busted for using Apple Watch to steal signals from the Yankees. Moto X4 will be an Android One phone. Google may buy HTC. Equifax leaks 143 million records,…

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss Snapchat clones like Snow, selfie pickers, and selfie dolls. Plus, an Apple Watch app called Cardiogram can help prevent strokes. Zelda and Google Assistant are coming to the iPhone. Magikbee is a game for kids that lets them play with physical blocks in the…

We talk AMD's Threadripper... it's a 16 core 32 thread MONSTER coming this summer! Why Ryzen's 1080p gaming performance is all about memory latency. And Vega, which promises to spank the Fury X. In news that doesn't involve AMD, Google IO showed off a standalone Daydream VR headset, Amazon has 4K…

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Facebook's video metrics have been inaccurate for two years, and advertisers aren't happy. Samsung says almost everyone is trading their faulty Note 7 devices for replacements. Apple is hard at work on its home appliance with Siri, and it might have facial…

Lauren Hockenson joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Peter Thiel's complicated involvement with the Hulk Hogan case that might bankrupt Gawker. Google wins an important case against Oracle with its argument that Java in Android is Fair Use. Apple might be working on a spruced up Apple…

Chad Johnson, also known as OMGchad, is an American Let's Play commentator and an active member of theMindcrack Server since October 2014. Chad worked as a producer for This Week in Tech, This Week in Google, and MacBreak Weekly as well as hosting OMGcraft, This Week in YouTube, redditUP, and…

Audi is getting serious about AI. Expect to see ads and check Facebook while you're driving. Are we ready for Google Glass 2.0 and will consumers buy in? Amazon 22 years later has gone from book store to taking over the world. What security step will replace the Lap Top Ban? Apple teases latest…

Pixel Buds are "like spiders clawing in your ears." Net Neutrality will die on December 14th, no matter what you do to protest. DOJ blocks AT&T/Time Warner merger. Peter Thiel sells most of his Facebook stock, splits with Y Combinator, might buy Gawker.com assets. Google tracks Android…

On Al About Android, Huyen Tue Dao showcases Google's new Now in Android app that's meant as a demonstration of the company's many design efforts and development paradigms.For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/604#Developer #Android #Github

It's a smaller crowd, with Jonathan and Jeff talking about the EVGA news, Intel's progress with Linux, and Google's Ghost. Then Torvalds' Apple and Rust aspirations, Pingora, and the Ethereum Merge. Not to mention Mesa news and Live Patching at Meta. For tips we cover the powerful yet dangerous…

22 of the biggest tech companies have come out against CISA, it's Back to the Future Day, Magic Leap shows a real-life demo of its HoloLens killer, Apple tells the government it's impossible to extract user data from a locked iPhone, 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…

Denise Howell: Next up on this week in law we’ve got Katie Fortney. She’s the copyright management officer for the California Digital Library – a copyright expert. We’re going to talk about guess what – copyright. Grab your popcorn because there is a new way to pirate. Should kids be banned …

Inbox stinky phish, why printed magazines died, and we talk serverless databasesFTC charges computer chip supplier Broadcom with illegal monopolizationGitHub Unveils AI Tool to Speed Development, but Beware Insecure CodePhishing Emails Remain in User Inboxes Over 3 Days Before They're RemovedGoogle…

Parmy Olson from Wall Street Journal details how fraudsters are fooling modern facial recognition systems.Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET shows off how TikTokers are getting hired by submitting video resumes on the platform.Google is sued by 36 states for anticompetitive behavior with its Play Store, but…

Jason Howell shares his thoughts on Samsung's latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, and smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, running Google's Wear OS 3.Get the Galaxy Z Fold3: https://amzn.to/3tD24SdGet the Galaxy Z Flip3: https://amzn.to/3zX9cerGet the Galaxy…

Angstrom is the next processor size, why does Google want to know my birthdate? HDR projectors with Scott Wilkinson, will a new TV work with my current setup? Can I still use my old Kindle if they turn off cellular access? Travel updates with Johnny Jet, how to know how long a Chromebook will be…

Picture of the week.TsuNAME - “DNS Configuration Flaw Lets Attackers Take Down DNS Servers”Huh Google?Tor's Exit Nodes.21 Nails in Exim's coffin.Project Hail Mary: A Novel.Closing the loop.SpinRite update.News from the Darkside.We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN…

Google CEO leaves Apple board, FCC investigates Apple and AT&T, Apple keyboard hack, and more.Audible pick of the week: A Piano in the Pyrenees: The Ups and Downs of an Englishman in the French Mountains, Unabridged, By Tony Hawks. Narrated by Tony Hawks. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com…

From the Gadget Warehouse: The Secura-CardShow notesFor more details and a chance to win the Mad Magazine "What The Heck Is It?" contest, visit GizWiz.Biz.

This Week's Stories• Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon dragged to Capitol Hill• Apple fixes Zoom vulnerability (again)• Is Apple giving up on AR glasses?• 2019 MacBook Air SSD slowdown• Apple disables Watch Walkie Talkie function for fix• Apple TV ramping up• Apple Card coming any minute• Hong…

(1:41) Iain Thomson from The Register has a bone to pick with US Attorney General William Barr's comments that encryption isn't for the masses.(14:31) Google made changes to search that aimed to keep fraudulent repair businesses from running ads, and Kevin Purdy from iFixit says its affecting…

This week, we'll be discussing new beta test options for developers, the new Moto G, Samsung's upcoming Note 5 launch, the fate of the YotaFone in the US, the fate of your lap if your Nvidia Shield tablet lights on fire, and more.We invite you to check out the full show notes for today's episode…

• Genius catches Google 'red-handed'• New MacBooks on the way!• Where's the 16" MacBook?• 5G iPhones coming in 2020• Apple stores redesigned to make shopping easier• Foxconn could make all US iPhones outside Canada• Why are people buying the Mac Pro?• Cellebrite can unlock any iPhone• iOS 13 hidden…

Google Voice Search, Yahoo's Yang gone, touch physics, and more.Audible pick of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Abridged, By Doris Kearns Goodwin, Narrated by Richard Thomas. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is…