Talking Tech

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

How to tame smartphone photo overload -- full show

How to tame that ever growing smartphone photo collection--tips from Adobe's Josh Haftel, search expert Danny Sullivan and photographer Erin Manning, with host Jefferson Graham. The full show also includes a look at Adobe's new Lightroom app for IOS 10, which shoots and processes photos in DNG, a RAW format. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 16, 2016•1 hr 1 min

Higher resolution smartphone photos w/app + IOS 10

With the free Adobe Lightroom app, you can now shoot higher resolution smartphone photos as "RAW" type photos that can be altered for exposure and white balance. Adobe's Josh Haftel tells Jefferson Graham how the app works, and with what devices, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 15, 2016•3 min

iMessages bring new functions to texts

In part 2 of his in-depth look at the IOS 10 iMessages program, Jefferson Graham explains how new functionality has been brought to texting, for making restaurant reservations, finding weather forecasts and sports scores, paying bills and getting local movie listings, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 14, 2016•3 min

Fun stickers and more in IOS 10

Apple released it's IOS 10 mobile operating system upgrade, with it, comes lots of animated faces, silly stickers, GIFs and more for the iMessages text program. 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.

Sep 13, 2016•3 min

Air Travel without a smartphone?

In the wake of exploding smartphone batteries from Samsung, one analyst suggests the FAA might go as far as to ban smartphones on planes. Jefferson Graham tries to imagine such a scenario and how it might play out on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 12, 2016•2 min

Next up -- Google phones, GoPro cameras & more

With Apple's iPhone 7 debut out of the way, Jefferson Graham looks ahead to what's next in tech, with new devices in the wings from Google, GoPro, Sonos and Amazon, on #TalkingTech, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 09, 2016•2 min

Inside HeadphoneGate

Consumers are furious with Apple for ditching the headphone port on the new iPhone. Jefferson Graham offers his take, 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.

Sep 09, 2016•3 min

Inside the YouTube Animation Boom

Three YouTube animators with over 600 million combined views--sWooZie, Caldwell Tanner and Sam Graham, discuss the growing online animation boom, why people have responded, what gear they use to make cartoons and what people need to know to get started in online `toons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 09, 2016•1 hr 1 min

Should you upgrade to the iPhone 7?

Should you spend $650 to $750 to upgrade to the new iPhone 7? Jefferson Graham weighs your options 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.

Sep 08, 2016•3 min

Apple iPhone 7 Analysis

Jefferson Graham offers his take on the Apple iPhone 7 from the Apple event in San Francisco. A winner or loser? Tune in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 07, 2016•2 min

Review - Wild Osmo camera

Jefferson Graham reviews the DJI Osmo camera, which offers super smooth fluid motion from the company best known for making drones. What makes it so great? Listen to Graham's verdict 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.

Sep 06, 2016•2 min

Preview Apple event - new iPhones, Watch and Macs

Jefferson Graham and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman preview the 9/07/16 Apple event, and the new iPhones, Apple Watch and Mac computers expected to be debuted, on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 02, 2016•14 min

You too can be a YouTube animator - tips

Hey kids, want to start making your own cartoons and show them on YouTube for fun and profit? Three YouTube animators, sWooZie, Caldwell Tanner and Sam Graham offer their tips on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 02, 2016•4 min

Behind the new YouTube "family-friendly" controversy

Some prominent YouTubers are up in arms about a new policy that removes ads on original videos with non-family friendly content. YouTube animator sWooZie offers his take with Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 02, 2016•2 min

Detour - app for smartphone walking tours

Andrew Mason, the former CEO of deals site Groupon, talks his latest app, Detour, offering smartphone audio tours of neighborhoods and places in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 01, 2016•3 min

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