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ICYMI: The late Stan Lee talked tech with us in 2012. A Talking Tech replay. 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 those awful California fires, have you protected your important papers and memories with digital technology? If not, this is the weekend to do it. Jefferson Graham outlines what to do on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The flagship Apple Stores are being remade into retail locations that stress education first, sales second. Jefferson Graham takes a re-modeled and re-imagined Apple Store in Santa Monica 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 offers a guide to Black Friday deals for products he reviewed here 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 chats with USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig about Amazon's new Alexa enabled microwave 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 Amazon's new Fire TV Recast DVR, which has no monthly service fee, but won't work for cable or satellite, just over-the-air antennas. Tune in to hear 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 .
We are still honoring the late, great Stan Lee here on #TalkingTech. Listen in on our extended interview from 2012, where the co-creator of Spiderman and so many other iconic characters, talks about the creation of his most popular character, what kind of super powers he'd want to have and his secret to longevity. He was 89 at the time of the interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
The late, great Stan Lee, creator of Spiderman and so many other iconic characters, talked tech with us in 2012. Jefferson Graham reaches into the vault for a replay. 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 his take on Facebook's new Portal video chat device, which has an always on camera and microphone in your home. To his surprise, he actually likes it, but has major reservations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: The Washington Post's Geoffrey Fowler joins Jefferson Graham to discuss why smartphone batteries have less power than they used to. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jefferson Graham relays his story of the cracked Apple Watch, and the sky high prices charged for repair on the weekend edition of #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: We offer tips for how to get great photo prints from a smartphone app, 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 pop.in app pops out of beta with a new, nightly feature it calls Game Night, the ability for anyone who either be in the show, or play along, via their webcam, and win prices. The app founder Alex Kruglov tells Jefferson Graham all about it 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 new video speaker, Portal, is set for release to stores, and no, the social network insists, it's not a device to monitor your calls. Really. Truly. Jefferson Graham has the scoop on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Caroline Lesley, an actress from Toronto, has created an original chat fiction show called 'Ditch Squad' that she calls a mix between 'Gossip Girl' and 'Pitch Perfect" complete with uses of Voicenotes, Voicemails, Face Time Calls and original music. She tells Jefferson Graham all about it on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Amazon has more than doubled the amount of sponsored ads over your product searches this year. Jefferson Graham 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 .
The votes aren't in yet, but let the finger pointing begin. A new study says that Facebook is still littered with foreign interference. 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 .
This is for real. The smartphone battery of 2018 has less juice than previous editions. The Washington Post's Geoffrey Fowler joins Jefferson Graham to discuss his findings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: Jefferson Graham did the math, and once he souped up a fancy new iPad Pro, the total bill came to just under $2,800. Would you pay that kind of money for a tablet? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The Black Friday tech deals are just a few weeks away--and there are still a few new tech powerhouse gadgets ready for a November debut. Jefferson Graham runs them down on #TalkingTech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apple said it won't reveal sales stats for its devices anymore. Jefferson Graham says he'll miss that, and look at the company different. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Flickr, the photo sharing website owned by SmugMug, has some changes for paying members--unlimited storage, instead of a 1 terabyte cap. On the flip side, free accounts no longer get the 1 TB. CEO Don MacAskill explains his thinking to 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 ....
Apple's new iPad Pro is the first tablet to top $1,000, but once you add in accessories, taxes and fees, the bill comes to over $2,700. 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 .
Charisse Jones, USA TODAY's retail reporter, joins Jefferson Graham to tell about Wal-Mart's new holiday plans to find stuff with an app, and pay for it anywhere in the store. Tune in to Talking Tech to hear more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
On the eve of Apple's unveil of a new iPad and other Apple products, Jefferson Graham ponders whether the iPad still matters in a land of giant smart phones. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
ICYMI: Jefferson Graham explains why he's fallen in love with Google's new Home Hub video speaker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
DirecTV and Dish Network are losing more customers than cable TV, for good reason. Have you looked at their pricing recently? Jefferson Graham has, and reports about it 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 answers listeners questions. On today's episode: where to get great photo prints made from smartphone apps, 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 has joined the 21st century and gone keyless, by putting the August Smart Lock Pro on his frontdoor, and opening up via an app. He reports on the installation, and use of the product 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 contributor Marc Saltzman joins Jefferson Graham to tell how to borrow free audio and e-books from the library 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 .
