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Google, which historically doesn't make a big splash at the Consumer Electronic Show, is going all out to tout its smartphones, speakers and voice computing skills for CES 2018. Jefferson Graham explains why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jeff Joseph from the Consumer Technology Association previews CES 2018, the world's largest trade show, set to begin on January 7th in Las Vegas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Analyst Patrick Moorhead joins Jefferson Graham with what to expect from Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook in 2018 on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
On the New Year's Day episode of Talking Tech, Jefferson Graham recommends a great project--catalog your belongings with your smartphone camera, to insurance proof your collection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
On the final new episode of #TalkingTech for 2017, sisters Emilia and Lizzie Kubo-Kirschenbaum tell about how living with Amazon.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple apologized for the "Batterygate" fiasco, but Jefferson Graham argues it didn't go far enough. He explains on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham reviews the Fusion Guitar, one of his favorite tech products of 2017, an electric guitar that's powered by an iPhone. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/26/techs-best-my-10-favorites-2017/975393001/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jefferson Graham looks back at 2017's hottest topics from Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham reads the letter from Apple he'd like to see, in which the iPhone maker would defend itself against Batterygate, and how it used software tricks to slow down older iPhones, on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple admitted what many of us always suspected--software updates actually slowed down older iPhones, and consumers are quite upset. Jefferson Graham speaks to a group of iPhone owners in the historic Gaslamp district of San Diego on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Facebook's Deb Liu calls into Talking Tech to chat with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham about the growth of Marketplace, which offers used merchandise to local members of the social network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The Consumer Electronics Show opens in January, but the e-mail pitches to see new products and interview top execs began in November. There's only one problem--many publicists use another form of language to communicate with the press. Jefferson Graham reads some of his favorites on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Peter Pham bought 365 tech gadgets in 2017. For Christmas Day, we got him to run down 15 of his favorites, on Talking Tech. Pham is the president of tech incubator Science, Inc. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Seven apps made Jefferson Graham say "wow" in 2017. He runs down the list on #TalkingTech, headed by HQ Trivia. What else made the list? Tune in. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/12/24/apps-made-me-say-wow-2017/963634001/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jefferson Graham runs down the week's top tech headlines, highlighted by that admission by Apple that older iPhones really do slow down. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
If you're listening on Saturday, Jefferson Graham has the skinny for where you can still buy gifts online and get them in time for Christmas on Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham runs down the tech breakthroughs of 2017, topped by drones, flying cars and animojis on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Just in time for the holidays--USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham with Talking Tech tips on recording family stories on the smartphone. Accessories mentioned in this episode: Amazon Basics tripod , Joby GorillaPod and IK Multimedia iRig 2 microphone. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apple Maps, long considered a laggard to Google Maps, has a cool new feature--it can guide you around inside airports. Jefferson Graham takes it for a spin on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
On a caller edition of Talking Tech, listener Juli Frankel phones in to Talking Tech with a question about the iPhone cameras--how do the 8+ and X cameras compare to earlier models. Have questions and want to call in? @jeffersongraham on Twitter to set it up, or check the contact page of http://jeffersongraham.net See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Noted tech geek Peter Pham, the president of Science, Inc. joins Jefferson Graham, as they both discuss the one product that changed their lives the most in 2017 on TalkingTech. Part 1 of a two-part episode. To read up on Jeff's pick, click here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/11/09/my-favorite-camera-sony-rx-10-iv/841090001/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
For the second edition of the Talking Tech Shopping Guide podcast, Jefferson Graham takes a deep dive into which streaming player is right for you--models from Roku, Amazon, Google or Apple. Reviewed.com's Lee Neikirk joins the discussion, and as always, Jeff's mom Judy weighs in as well. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Consumers and Jefferson Graham's mom Judy on the joys of streaming, in this excerpt from the extended Talking Tech Shopper's Guide 2017 edition to buying Streaming Players. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham offers a weekend tech news wrap-up on Talking Tech, leading with that expensive new Apple iMac computer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The upshot of the new relaxed FCC "Net Neutrality" rules--we could end paying a lot more for extra services. Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig joins Jefferson Graham to weigh in on the Google Home Max, the biggest and most expensive ($399) smart speaker to date, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Elizabeth Weise joins Jefferson Graham to tell why product reviews are being "syndicated" to other websites, in a bid to compete with Amazon, on Talking Tech. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/12/12/youre-not-going-crazy-you-did-see-review-before-syndication-helps-companies-fight-amazon/930294001/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Looking for the next great show to binge? Jefferson Graham recommends Amazon's Red Oaks. He explains why on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham and Elizabeth Weise offer tips for wiping a hard drive clean and safely before donating the old laptop on #TalkingTech. Questions? http://www.twitter.com/jeffersongraham http://www.twitter.com/eweise See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Christine Blackburn, the host of the Story Worthy podcast, tells her story to Jefferson Graham. That of a former airline attendant, current actress and comedian who believes that everyone has a good story to tell. #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
