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I cover all the latest tech news including the big news yesterday on data release on the AM hack. I talk deeper on web privacy and the web being non-existent today. I also cover my trip to NYC. Download the Audio Show File Listener Links: Spy Dolphin. Google OnHub Wifi Router. Show Links: AM1 AM2 AM3 FCC Fines Smart City.
On the heels of today's Pebble Time update, Google will not be outdone. The search giant is continuing to try and improve on its Android Wear line of smartwatches. LG, Motorola and others have leaped into this market and Apple is there now as well. One of the big things is watchfaces. They can be handy, especially when they show
Apple's set-top box, the Apple TV, has always been a bit of a curiosity. The so-called "hobby" device has been around for years. Originally, the Apple TV was envisioned as a home theater hub, shipping with built-in apps for media streaming as well as an internal hard drive for local file storage. But Apple stripped the device down in later
My personal phone has been the OnePlus One for nearly a year and I've liked it a great deal. In terms of performance, screen, storage and price, it's hard to beat. I was never a great fan of the styling, particularly regarding the flat metal trim round the screen, so when I saw the OnePlus 2 had really upped the
A young man from Middle Tennessee used Siri to make a 911 call that saved his life. The story is making the rounds across news websites today in part because it's an interesting story. At the same time, the story inadvertently emphasizes how useful Apple's virtual assistant can be. Sam Ray is an 18-year-old from Middle Tennessee. He was working
Twitter has removed the 140-character limit from Direct Messages (DM). This allows people to use Twitter's Direct Messages feature to chat with their friends without having to curtail their thoughts to fit within the 140 character limit. This change does not affect publicly posted Tweets, which must still be 140 characters or less. The removal of the character limit for
Humans have done much over the centuries to try and control the flow of water around us. And in many parts of the developed world, we've created intricate water distribution systems that have helped to create a baseline quality of life unparalleled by anything in history. And while most modern indoor plumbing is generally reliable, sometimes it breaks down, potentially causing
Add this to the, "I had no idea that was even still around" file. Mail-order media company Columbia House is finally shutting down for good. I guess this is another win for digital media and another loss for lovers of physical media. I'm also guessing that a person's familiarity with Columbia House and its ubiquitous "12 Records or Tapes for
Angry Birds 2 is now on the market and, like any Rovio game, it's proving popular. The latest in a long series of hit titles from the Finnish company, the game is quickly becoming another success. The company has announced numbers for the game since its launch, and they are a bit staggering. 30 million of us worldwide have grabbed
Explained to my daughter the significance of the new Top Level Domains (TLD) and she got pretty excited that she could find a decent domain name and not have to have one 20 characters long. I cover all the latest tech news and share with you my unfortunate experience with Samsung Repair Support. Download the Audio Show File Listener Links:
Niantic Labs is the creator of Ingress, a video game that requires people top get up and go outside in order to play the game. Up until now, Niantic Labs was part of Google. That is changing. Niantic Labs shared information on their Ingress Google + page that explains that they are leaving Google. The post was aimed at people
NASA has been branching out on social media. It has two verified Twitter accounts. One is @NASA and the other is for the International Space Station @Space_Station. You can also find Twitter accounts for several astronauts. NASA has recently created some Tumblr blogs. The main NASA Tumblr blog is called NASA. It says “Explore the universe and discover our home
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