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Jefferson Graham recants the story of the Sheildon case that saved his iPhone 8 Plus from being crushed by hundreds of cars in downtown Los Angeles 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 plugged the Sonos Beam soundbar into his TV, expecting lots of Alexa features for watching TV. The sound is great, but Alexa can do little, TV wise, he found. Listen to his report 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 reviews the $90 antenna that works indoors, picks up 60 channels, and could eliminate the monthly cable TV bill. So what's not to like? Tune in to Talking Tech to find out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
A new survey from Loup Ventures found Siri a close, close no. 2 in accuracy to Google, with Alexa way behind. How is this possible? Gene Munster from Loup Ventures joins Talking Tech to explain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Flippy, the burger flipping robot, has a new gig, @Dodger Stadium, making chicken tenders and tater tots for up to 50,000 rabid baseball fans daily. How's that going to work? Jefferson Graham previews 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 .
USA TODAY's Carly Mallenbaum visits Talking Tech to brief Jefferson Graham and the Talking Tech audience about what's playing on Netflix in August. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Scooters are so yesterday. Now, Jefferson Graham reports about the latest from Segway, an e_Skate, which attaches to the bottom of your feet, and glides you along. He tries it out, and reports his findings, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Anoher edition of Tech #101: why using licensed music in a video for a business can create havoc for your company, and get you booted from your hosted website. Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Meet the nine tech startups just accepted into the Amazon Alexa Fund, which invests in startups exploring voice computing technology. One recent graduate--the Ring Video doorbell. 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 .
Tile, the popular bluetooth tracker, is beloved by customers who swear by it. They also swear at it. Jefferson Graham explains why, and proposes a solution, 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 .
Sorry Talking Tech fans, but the Amazon Echo, Fire TV stick and Sonos One may not be perfect, but they do not deserve 1 star reviews on Amazon. Jefferson Graham rants, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Inside Fortnite, Inc. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
USA TODAY Tech editor Laura Mandaro turns the tables on Talking Tech host Jefferson Graham to ask about what it's like reporting stories on the Amazon Echo connected speaker--and posing all those queries to Alexa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Companies getting roasted on Amazon shouldn't be that concerned--they're in good company. Reviewers are very picky and petty. 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 .
Jefferson Graham reports on plans to bring flying cars to a neighborhood near you 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 .
We get some pretty crazy pitches here at Talking Tech. Jefferson Graham two new ones (just try and make sense of them) along with two new fan letters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg won't take down holocaust deniers or conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He revealed in an interview his true feelings about having fake news all over his site. Jefferson Graham expresses his outrage on the latest episode of Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
The European Union just fined Google $5 billion for anti-competitive behavior relating to its Android mobile operating system. How does it affect you, here in the United States? There are several ways, reports 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 .
Netflix's subscriber numbers are lower than expected, which has led many to wonder if the rise to the top has peaked for the streaming service. Jefferson Graham has a really easy fix, which he explains 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 .
After the disaster of Prime Day, the Amazon website crashing and not being able to keep up with demand, we need to help the e-tailer and start shopping elsewhere, argues Jefferson Graham. He lays out his reasons and game plan on the Talking Tech podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Amazon's Prime Day started with a thud - a website that was down for 3 hours and counting. And while there were great deals for Amazon products, the rest of the "deals," were either for closeouts or $5 off here, $10 there. Jefferson Graham reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Amazon Prime Day, that made up holiday of supposed bargains, is set for 7/16 and 7/17. Jefferson Graham reports on what you need to know and how to shop, 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 runs down the top tech headlines for the week ending 7/14 on Talking Tech, led by new Apple Mac laptops and a purge by Twitter of fake news followers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mike Reiss doesn't have a cell phone, grudgingly got onto Twitter, and wouldn't know a Facebook if it hit him in the face. He explains why he's so anti-tech on #TalkingTech 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 .
Shopping for stuff with Alexa is quite challenging. Jefferson Graham outlines the issues with voice shopping, and offers some tips for folks looking for voice deals on Prime Day, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mike Reiss, a longtime writer for the Simpsons TV show, explains the art of writing tweets as comedy, and reads some of his best humorous tweets on #TalkingTech 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 .
Apple just updated the MacBook Pro line with two very pricey new computers. Jefferson Graham previews, and has fills in TalkingTech listeners on other, less expensive, and more affordable options still available from Apple. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham wonders why Facebook is getting so heavily invested in a new slate of news programs from the likes of Anderson Cooper and Jorge Ramos that are set to debut July 16. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham checks out UNREAL Mobile's $10 monthly wireless plan, believed to be the lowest anywhere, to see how bad it could be. His verdict 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 reports on the dramatic changes to the Beachwood Canyon community, in terms of traffic and complaints by neighbors, that all came from the pursuit of a selfie in front of the Hollywood Sign, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
