Cisco announces plans to buy OpenDNS, the European Government agrees on Net Neutrality rules, Microsoft selling Bing imaging to Uber & display ads to AOL, PayPal kills it's terrible robocalling policy & more!
Batman gets pulled for the PC, a homemade gadget that can read the radio waves emitted by your laptop & the ultimate solution to the ultimate house troll. Then it’s our kickstarter of the week & much more!
Samsung is actively disabling Windows Update on at least some computers, Car Hacking is 'Distressingly Easy', new iOS feature auto-deletes apps & Chromium follow up!
Google wants to improve your search experience for you automatically, with your microphone. We debate if this is the straw that breaks the camel's back or just a nice feature. Plus the Core Infrastructure initiative throws a little money around, the US Navy is sticking with XP & more!
Poor developer practices expose user data tokens, YouTube plans a news services, Heinz makes a hardcore mistake & Samsung readies an emergency device update. Plus Amazon announces a major deal to bring Marvel comics to the Kindle store, we discuss this big news and how it might impact the traditional comic book store.
DuckDuckGo sees 600% user growth since the Edward Snowden leaks, we’ll play highlights of an interview with their CEO. Uber has a mess in California, Apple Watch sales numbers are in & solving a major sleep issue for many.
Vulnerabilities in iOS & Android devices announced today, both are in the wild with no fix yet. We’ll share the details. Comcast wants to buy T-Mobile, Microsoft shakes it up, Kodi gets banned & more!
LastPass discloses it’s been compromised, we discuss the scope of the hack & what our best and worst options are moving forward. Plus a recap of the most interesting things from E3 so far & more!
Was “the biggest” recent government hack in history the result of out of date software & crappy detection systems? We share the details. Plus a look back at the best Star Trek games of all time, a browser extension that reads that Terms of Service for you & Kaspersky labs gets hacked!
Spotify announces some major fund raising in the shadow of Apple Music’s announcement, SpaceX wants to beam Internet from space, thoughts on Apple open sourcing Swift, and… A special bonus lost episode of Tech Talk Today is embedded at the end of today’s show!
Preparing for a camping trip in the woods has never been more stressful, we debate how much tech to take. Plus the US suspects China breached about 4 million government records, Steam Machines get a ship date & more!
Microsoft announces support for SSH built into powershell, crashing Skype with a simple text chat, Tim Cook defends user’s rights to privacy and encryption & running OS X in VirtualBox.
Thunderbolt 3 promise to unify the connector and usher in peace and tranquility. But when will we see it ship? Microsoft has prices & ship dates for Windows 10, Apple has a major Mac Flaw & Google wants to kinda give you better privacy controls.
There is some major smoke around the Google I/O fire, we dig into an in depth discussion about the big Google Picture. Plus Vox buys up Re/Code in a move that consolidates tech news & OnePlus teases us with a new device!
Fedora 22 is released and we chat about some of our favorite new features, Charter to Acquire Time Warner Cable & Microsoft is bringing Cortana to Android and iOS. Is Microsoft repeating their mistakes of the past with Cortana? We’ll make our case.
Spy agencies target mobile phones, app stores to implant spyware & the extent of the effort is shocking. Linux 4.0 has a EXT4 corruption bug, YouTube brings the fight to Twitch & Netflix has some big updates. Then we have a Kickstarter of the week to help you men lucid dream, the penis way.
Another major flaw in consumer routers needs patched ASAP, the tech of sending messages via tone comes to Chrome & Popcorn Hour lands in your web browser, but there's a major catch.
Today after conquering the technical challenges monster that spent the night in the studio, Chris and the Mumble room reflect on life's larger tech woes.
Microsoft announces seven version of Windows 10, Google updates Fit with more features & Wolfram claims they can identify any picture, so we put it to the test! Plus Bill Nye the Science guy is also the Planetary Guy. We discuss his ambitious new Kickstarter.
Venom is claimed to be the new Heartbleed threatening datacenters around the world but is it legit? The new 4k Blu-Ray spec is revealed & the YotaPhone 2 with an E-ink display back is coming to a country near you!
Verizon has bought AOL in a big media push by the telco giant. Google’s self driving cars drive 1.7M miles & get in 11 wrecks… But there is a twist! Plus Ubuntu, GE & Microsoft team of for Network connect fridges & more!
A WordPress flaw in the wild is under attack & Microsoft releases more software for Linux. Plus a sneak peak at Google I/O & what new features might land in Android M.
Oculus VR gets a ship date and we discuss the devices about to hit market. Reddit gets into creating its own content & the NSA brags about transcribing your phone calls. Plus replacing Plex with Kodi, the burdens of a hand model & much more!
Apple is reportedly attempting to kill free streaming music but the story stinks of a hit piece. GOG launches their steam competitor to the public & CoreOS ups the container game. Plus Chris reviews Hello’s Sense sleep tracking device. Can it unlock the secrets of a good sleep?
Live commentary of Microsoft's Build 2015 conference, as they deploy applications on Docker & blow our minds with their new Linux desktop app! Plus Google Now just got better & Ubuntu goes back to the desktop!
Apple sells 61 million iPhones in a quarter, Uber announces a food delivery service & it looks like the Nexus 7 is officially dead! Plus the Steam Mod controversy gets swift action, your feedback & more!
Down to the wire & nothing left to lose, we rebuild our live stream rig for the weekends big event & share the story of technical woes we’ve had to conquer. Plus the Comcast merger falls flat, no upgrades for Apple Watch & more!
Google's has launched 'Project Fi', a new MVNO. We debate whether the merits of the service. Plus Iran exaggerations, a new cybersecurity bill, apple rejecting pebble, dropbox notes & more!
The rumors around Google’s own wireless services are on fire, we speculate on Google’s possible path to world domination one mobile at a time. Plus the trouble with rooting your Galaxy device & why we’re trying to sell a MacBook Pro like its hot!
Chris and Noah argue over the practicality of IPv6 & if it will ever take off. Plus the big player that just got into Cyber security, Stingray’s big Baltimore outing & the big Google algorithm change this week.
