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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #444 - Shazam! Pandora is Magically Sold!

« Last post by Zeus on September 28, 2018, 05:19:03 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #444 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Pandora and Shazam get sold, Sony caves in to the Fortnight pressure and a few reasons why you might want to stay indoors this fall. We have those stories and more...

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Amazon's Latest and Greatest


SiriusXM Buys Pandora for $3.5 Billion


Streaming Music Accounts for 75% of Revenues


Apple Buys Shazam for $400 Million


Roku 4K = $40


VIA CPUs are Back?


Sony Caves Under Fortnight Pressure


Call of Duty Black Ops 4


Battlefield 5



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #443 - Apple's Latest iPhone Trilogy

« Last post by Zeus on September 20, 2018, 09:21:34 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #443 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Apple releases their new iPhones, AMD releases a new Athlon CPU and there is good news for Spotify users; you can now download 50,000 songs. We have those stories and more...

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New iPhones


Apple has Raised their Phone Prices a lot in the Last Two Years


The New iPhone XS Max in Really Expensive


Four Biggest Announcements from Apple's September Event


Apple: No Dongle for You!


Apple iPad Pro to Feature a USB-C Port?


AMD Athlon Pro


Spotify Will Let You Download 50,000 Songs per Account


Razer Phone 2



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #442 - Jeff & Apple Are Doing Pretty Darn Well

« Last post by Zeus on August 14, 2018, 09:04:25 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #442 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Jeff Bezos is rich, Apple shareholders are rich and Elon Musk is tired of analysts telling him he won't be rich for long. We have those stories and more...

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Apple Hits the $1 Trillion Mark


Microsoft Surface Go


Windows 10 Monthly Charges?


Jeff Bezos is Still (Really) Rich


Snapchat Losing Users. 3 Million Daily Users in 3 Months


Elon Musk Flats Plans to Take Caremaker Private



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #441 - Amazon Prime Day Sets Records (Again)

« Last post by Zeus on July 25, 2018, 09:12:47 AM »

We have just posted up Episode #441 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Amazon Prime Day sets records, 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been cancelled and why thinner and lighter laptops have screwed us all. We have those stories and more...

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Prime Day (and a half) 2018 = HUGE


Commodore 64 Mini Details


24% of Tesla Model 3 Pre-Orders Have Been Cancelled


Apple Forgot Data Recovery Port on New MacBook Pro....Whoops!


Thinner and Lighter Laptops Have Screwed us All


Sony Releases Amazing Stacked CMOS Image Sensor to turn Smartphone into a DSLR



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #440 - Juggalos Beat Facial Recognition

« Last post by Zeus on July 04, 2018, 10:13:48 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #440 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Facebook gave away your data to more companies than they can remember, AT&T forgot they promised lower prices after Time Warner merger and if you're tired of facial recognition, become a Juggalo. We have those stories and more...

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AT&T Promised Lower Prices After Time Warner Merger, Promptly Forgets About Promise After Merger


Bitcoin Down 70% Form Record High


Samsung Phones Accidentally Texting Photos to Random Contacts


Facebook Accidentally Game Access to Your Data to 61 Businesses


Tesla Hits Their Production Targets... Finally


HTC Drops 1,500 Employees


Don't Want to be Caught by Facial Recognition? Become a Juggalo



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #439 - Nokia Will Dominate the Phone Industry

« Last post by Zeus on June 27, 2018, 10:26:45 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #439 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing Facebook likes money more than it hates cryptocurrency, Twitter doesn't want to release its daily active users because it will confuse everyone and Blackberry and Nokia release new phones - 15 years after they were last relevant. Those stories and more...

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Facebook Likes Money Enough to let Cryptocurrency Ads


Mark Zuckerberg is Rich


ZenBook Pro 15 - Two LCDs


BlackBerry Key2 Coming July 13th


Nokia is Back, Kinda, Sorta, Again


Apple Admits That MacBook Keyboard has Flaws, Will Fix for Free


Twitter Doesn't Want to Release Daily Active User Numbers, That Would Just Confuse People



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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #438 - Algeria Turns Off Country's Internet

« Last post by Zeus on June 23, 2018, 10:57:26 AM »

We have just posted up Episode #438 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing GameStop could be for sale, Algeria shuts down the entire country's internet, and you'll never believe this, more Bitcoin has been stolen. We have those stories and more...

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Algeria Shuts Off Internet to Prevent Students from Cheating


Facebook Messenger Adding Video Ads... Great


MoviePass Adding Surge Pricing on Popular Movies by July


GameStop Looking to Sell Themselves?


Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale


More Bitcoin Stolen. No. This is Not a Repeat.


Alexa Wants to Help You With Your Banking


Amazon Fire TV Cube is Here




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Notes from the Shows / Weekly Tech Update #437 - Times are Rough at Telsa

« Last post by Zeus on June 13, 2018, 09:36:38 PM »

We have just posted up Episode #437 of Weekly Tech Update! In this episode we will be discussing AT&T and Time Warner merge to form the Borg, Tesla says toodaloo to 9% of their employees, and, sigh, more Bitcoin news. We have those stories and more...

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ZTE Might be Back! Or Maybe Not. Who Really Knows?


Telsa Says Goodbye to 9% of Their Workforce


AMD Chief GPU Designer Moves to Intel


Bitcoin Exchange Loses Another $40 Million in Hack


$1.1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Stolen so far in 2018


Bitcoin Hasn't Bottomed Out Yet


AT&T + Time Warner Merger Approved


Yahoo Messenger is Closing the Doors


iPhone X2 Ditching the Lightning Port?



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General Hardware / AMD Shows off Ryzen 2nd Gen

« Last post by Zeus on June 09, 2018, 05:38:43 AM »

AMD has been on a roll and if you've been keeping up with Computex news, they've helped Intel look really, really bad. AMD announced their Ryzen 2 line and showed off plenty of working Threadripper 2nd Gen systems running an incredible 32-core processor (64-threads). 

    

After the announcement, Intel quickly showed off some 28-core madness, that was cooled by industrial cooling systems. After people started laughing at them, they pulled all of the systems as clearly they just were trying to keep up with AMD and show they had something nifty as well (Spoiler: They don't). The 32-Core Threadripper is cooled by air - although it is a beefy cooler.

    

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Operating Systems & Software / Yahoo Messenger Gets Axed on July 17

« Last post by Zeus on June 09, 2018, 05:24:11 AM »

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was discontinued last October by Yahoo (Oath) and now Yahoo is killing its own messenging platform. Yahoo Messenger has been around for years, but they can't compete with Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat and others. The thing is, Yahoo is directing people to another messenger app they started testing a while ago called Squirrel. It's beta and invite only, but you can request access here. I have no idea why they'd kill one to start another. It makes as much sense as Google having three messaging apps for Android. None.

   “There currently isn’t a replacement product available for Yahoo Messenger,” the company writes. “We’re constantly experimenting with new services and apps, one of which is an invite-only group messaging app called Yahoo Squirrel (currently in beta).” Squirrel is a group messaging app Yahoo started testing last month.Source: TechCrunch

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