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Comedian Norm MacDonald has created a dating app, LOKO, with business partner Vivek Jain, and sits down with Jefferson Graham to tell why he believes video has been the missing ingredient from dating apps over the years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Football season kicks off 9/6, and there will be more ways to enjoy the action on our mobile phones, for free. USA TODAY's Mike Snider joins Jefferson Graham with the scoop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Many of you wrote in to debate my argument that while cutting the cord is a better TV viewing experience, the money savings aren't that great. It's feedback day on 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 .
Amazon's voice-enabled Alexa can now tell you who's playing at a local concert venue, what time the show starts and when your favorite artist is coming to town. The same data is hard to find with competitors Google Home and Apple's Siri. Jefferson Graham demonstrates 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 ....
If you're thinking about buying a new iPhone today, or this week, please wait. You'll save money and get a better device, says 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 .
Jefferson Graham's tips for creating a safer, more secure six-digital smartphone passcode in a world of mobile banking and pay, 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 .
In case you missed it, Jefferson Graham offers another 60 second photo tip--the Magazine Selfie Trick. Listen 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 .
With the largest iPhones ever set to debut on September 12, Jefferson Graham says a fond farewell to a classic from another time, the small, compact smartphone, 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 .
Ditching cable won't really save money, thanks to rising internet prices and all those subscription services. But, argues Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech, it's a better overall experience. He explains on the latest episode. 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 three reasons why, if you're not using mobile payment systems from Apple, Google and Samsung now, you should 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 .
What do when you run out of room on your smartphone? Jefferson Graham runs down the external cloud options for 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 .
In the wake of President Donald Trump's attack on Google for showing biased results in its index, Jefferson Graham explains how the search algorithm works 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 .
Confused by the multiple varieties of Amazon Echo speakers? Jefferson Graham runs down the choices for 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 .
Jefferson Graham previews the next crop of iPhones, which will be introduced in September, and are expected to be larger in screen size than ever before. Listen to #TalkingTech on Stitcher. https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/usa-today/talking-tech See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
If you didn't catch it earlier in the week, Jefferson Graham relays all the chatter about an Apple iCar that's the talk of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, 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 .
Verizon's move to "throttle" a fire department trying to put out a fire has put the issue of throttling into the public arena. How to deal with throttling? Jefferson Graham has some ideas 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 describes the Selfie Magazine trick, a way to make you look dramatically better in mid-afternoon self portraits, 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 .
For the second quarter in a row, Google Home has outsold Amazon's Echo speaker. A year ago Amazon had a 88% market share in smart speakers. What happened? Jefferson Graham weighs in 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 .
DJI just introduced two new drones, including one, aimed at photographers, that actually zooms in on subjects from the skies. Jefferson Graham explains how this is done, 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 .
The venerable New York Public Library has joined the digital revolution with "Insta Stories," bite-size versions of classic novels to be consumed by the Instagram generation. 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 .
Our friend Bob is such a TV nerd, he subscribes to two TV providers, because that way he can have 2 DVRs. We have a better solution, on today's Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Think of video in the classroom and smartphones and tablets probably come immediately to mind. But what about the tiny, durable GoPro? Josh Nichols from the CrossBraining education app, tells Jefferson Graham about the virtues of working with the GoPro 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 ....
In the latest on its bid to weed out fake news, Facebook has started rating the users who complain about articles. Jefferson Graham reveals all 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 speaks to consumers in Balboa Island, California about what new features they'd like to see in the next 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 .
Influential analyst Ming Chi-Kuo just gave more validity to long-standing reports that Apple was planning to launch a car of the future, as early as 2023. Jefferson Graham weighs in 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 .
The quality from smartphones has gotten so good, that they now rival that of DSLRs, believes Neill Barham, the CEO of smartphone app Filmic Pro. He explains his reasoning on Talking Tech with Jefferson Graham and touts a new contest designed to show off the best of mobile filmmaking. Click here to view the winners. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
In case you missed it, Alex Jones, the bad boy of the Internet, has been banned by Twitter, Apple, Facebook, YouTube and others, but he still has Google. Jefferson Graham reports for Talking Tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Verizon and AT&T are touting new 5G networks for faster wireless speed, but you should think of 5G initially, not for wireless, but the living room, explains 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 .
Embattled Tesla CEO Elon Musk is clearly falling apart. That's the impression given in an explosive New York Times interview with the tech visionary. 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 .
Bloomberg says Amazon seeks to buy the Landmark Theaters chain, which got us wondering. How would Amazon re-invent the movie-going experience. Tune in to Talking Tech for Jefferson Graham's take. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
