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Talking Tech

USA TODAY usatoday.com

Your daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Brett Molina and Mike Snider. Discover more great podcasts from USA TODAY at usatoday.com/podcasts.

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Episodes

Talking Tech rewind with Lewis Black

Comedian Lewis Black rants about the technology that drives him crazy on this classic repeat episode of Talking Tech with Jefferson Graham See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 28, 20185 minEp. 105

Talking Tech rewind with Jimmy Kimmel

Jefferson Graham reaches into the vault for his interview with late night comic Jimmy Kimmel 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 .

Jan 26, 20184 minEp. 94

Talking Tech rewind with late, great Joan Rivers

Jefferson Graham reaches into the Talking Tech vault for his interview with the late, great Joan Rivers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 25, 20188 minEp. 83

NAMM preview where music meets tech

Joe Lamond, the president and CEO of the NAMM Show, the National Association of Music Merchants, gives a preview of the trade show where music meets tech, 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 .

Jan 25, 20187 minEp. 92

Talking Tech with JB Smoove

Jefferson Graham reaches into the Talking Tech vault to replay the hilarious interview with comedian JB Smoove. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 24, 20186 minEp. 77

First look - DJI's new Mavic Air drone

Jefferson Graham takes a first look at the just announced DJI Mavic Air drone, a smaller, more compact but full-featured answer to the Mavic Pro, with a lower price tag of $799 and faster flight, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 23, 20183 minEp. 121

Siri gets a better grade--barely

Gene Munster asked Apple's Siri 800 questions recently, and reports back on how many she got right 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 .

Jan 23, 20184 minEp. 76

Imagine an Amazon owned Target

Gene Munster, an investor and analyst with Loup Ventures, predicts Amazon will buy retailer Target in 2018 or 2019 in a deal worth over $40 billion. He explains how he came to this conclusion and what it means to the future of retail on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 22, 20185 minEp. 75

Bringing happiness to social media with music

Reid Genauer from Assembly of Dust is on a mission to bring happiness to social media, through music. He explains about his Conspire to Smile project on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 21, 201811 minEp. 72

Best deals for international phone use while traveling

Planning an overseas trip this year? Jefferson Graham runs down how to save money on international calls, texts and data usage 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 .

Jan 20, 20183 minEp. 69

Meet Millennial Money

Shannah Compton Game joins Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech to discuss her daily podcast, offering ways to save money for investments and travel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 19, 20186 minEp. 96

Why not make the iPhone in the USA?

Jefferson Graham that it's time Apple used its power to shift manufacturing back to the USA, at least on a trial basis. If anyone could do it, it's Apple, he argues 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 .

Jan 19, 20183 minEp. 108

The case of the stolen laptop--and how to protect yourself

Jefferson Graham tells about his niece's stolen laptop, which ended up on eBay--and how to protect your computer from thieves, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 18, 20183 minEp. 97

We're spending $100 million on apps daily--really?

Jefferson Graham digs into a new survey that says we spend $100 million a day on apps. Really? His Talking Tech report. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 18, 20182 minEp. 72

Apple on a hiring binge - how about 20,000 new Geniuses?

Apple says it will invest $350 billion to the US economy over the next 5 years and hire 20,000 new workers, mostly for tech support. What we really need are in-store Geniuses, not phone support, argues Jefferson Graham 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 .

Jan 17, 20183 minEp. 95

Have you taken your Google Art Selfie yet?

Google's Arts and Culture app has been available for over 2 years, but a new "Art Selfie" update has pushed it to the top of the app charts. Jefferson Graham reports 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 .

Jan 17, 20183 minEp. 53

More Backup tips - how to copy Word to Google Docs

Last week we spoke about backing up, and then the questions came in--but how do I backup from Word files to Google Docs? Welcome to another edition of Backup #101, with USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 16, 20184 minEp. 66

iPhone, Android and Fire TV Stick, born from sons of immigrants

On Martin Luther King Day, let's celebrate the contribution made by immigrants to tech. The iPhone, Android and Fire TV Stick were created by sons of immigrants. Jefferson Graham 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 .

Jan 15, 20183 minEp. 59

Backup before you pour tea over your laptop

When even the wife of the #TalkingTech host ignores the backup reminders, you know it's time for another edition of Backup #101. Jefferson Graham offers several free, easy and quick tips. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 14, 20183 minEp. 59

You are the remote of the future

With so many new voice activated tech products coming your way, let's face it, argues Jefferson Graham on TalkingTech--you are the remote of the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 13, 20183 minEp. 61

Talking Tech in Baker, California

Jefferson Graham reports about his photo project--taking pictures of defunct gas stations and eateries from the side of the road in Baker, California. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 12, 20184 minEp. 62

Facebook's News Feed changes will affect what you see

Facebook just announced sweeping changes to its New Feed algorithm that will change what you see. Jefferson Graham 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 .

Jan 12, 20182 minEp. 56

Women in drones - numbers that need improvement

From CES 2018: Jefferson Graham chats with Wendy Erickson Anstine and Taylor Mitcham of Women anddrones.com about the need to get more women involved with drones. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 11, 20184 minEp. 53

Audio Tour of the amazing LG CES 2018 booth

Jefferson Graham's audio tour of the amazing CES 2018 LG booth, which is dominated by mouth-watering TVs and concept commercial robots. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 09, 20186 minEp. 53

Cool at CES 2018 - self driving luggage

How about buying new luggage with a mind of its own? Jefferson Graham reports on robotic self-driving suitcases from CES 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 .

Jan 09, 20182 minEp. 53

Why Samsung CES press conference was a dud

Jefferson Graham reports on the disappointing CES press conference from Samsung, where most of the attention centered on Bixby, its poorly received personal assistant. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 09, 20183 minEp. 54

Best of CES award winners revealed

As the Consumer Electronics Show gets underway, Jefferson Graham reveals the 20 winners of the "Best of CES" Innovation awards, handed out by the Consumer Technology Assn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 08, 20184 minEp. 53

What I'm bringing to CES

Jefferson Graham runs down all the tech gear he's taking in a backpack to be worn all day long at the 2018 CES on #TalkingTech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 07, 20184 minEp. 62

CES where are they now edition?

With CES 2018 ready to open its doors, Jefferson Graham looks back at the major hits of CES 2017, wondering whatever happened to them, 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 .

Jan 06, 20186 minEp. 53

Lost stuff? Tile can help

USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham and Bryan Alexander extoll the virtues of using the Tile device to find lost keys and even phones, 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 .

Jan 05, 20189 minEp. 53
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