Sep 11th 2016
This Week in Tech 579
Burrito Shield
Hosted by
Leo Laporte
No headphone jack in iPhone 7, Exploding Samsung Note 7, Google and Chipotle drone burrito delivery, and more
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It's official - the iPhone 7 has no headphone jack. But at least it doesn't explode, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Also, Google and Chipotle team up to deliver burritos via drone to students at Virginia Tech.
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Links
- Apple announces iPhone 7 Plus with dual camera system: one wide-angle lens and one telephoto lens, allowing 2x optical zoom, gre
- The Steve Jobs video that explains why Apple does things like removing headphone jacks
- Inside iPhone 7: Why Apple Killed The Headphone Jack
- Apple's AirPods are smart wireless earbuds with a new W1 chip
- Daring Fireball: AirPods Hands-On: 'They Stayed in My Ears and Sounded Awesome'
- Apple Will Not Release First Weekend Sales Numbers for iPhone 7 Due to Demand Outweighing Supply
- What’s Really Missing From the New iPhone: Cutting-Edge Design - The New York Times
- Apple: 17 Buys, 3 Holds, 1 Sell
- Apple Is Said to Be Rethinking Strategy on Self-Driving Cars - The New York Times
- Apple Watch Series Two comes with waterproofing and GPS
- 'Pokémon GO' Officially Coming to Apple Watch With New App
- Samsung urges Note 7 users to switch off phones and turn them in
- Galaxy Note 7 explosions allegedly cause both a house and a car to catch fire
- Here’s everything we know about Google’s forthcoming hardware invasion
- Two critical bugs and more malicious apps make for a bad week for Android | Ars Technica
- Alphabet and Chipotle Are Bringing Burrito Delivery Drones to Campus
- Three days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake news - The Washington Post
- Facebook reinstates "napalm girl" photo, says it will adjust its review processes to allow future sharing of that photo
- Sony's PlayStation Pro event: the 4 biggest announcements
- Warner Brothers reports own site as illegal - BBC News
- Happy 50th Anniversary, Star Trek
- Intel spins out McAfee unit; the newly formed company is valued at $4.2B, including debt; TPG will pay $1.1B for a 51% stake
- Pokémon Go becomes the fastest game to ever hit $500 million in revenue
- Nintendo Brings Mario to iOS
- Israeli Online Attack Service ‘vDOS’ Earned $600,000 in Two Years — Krebs on Security
- Hacker Guccifer, who targeted presidents and celebrities, gets 4 years in prison - CNET