Tech Talk Today

Episode 49: Nexus Patch Tuesday | TTT 203

August 6th, 2015  |  13 mins 42 secs

Google & friends make a major commitment to monthly Android updates, we explore the details. Nabbing fingerprints from your mobile’s scanner, Apple Music gets 11 million users & more!

Episode 50: Vulkan: The Only Logical API | TTT 204

August 11th, 2015  |  24 mins 16 secs

Meet Alphabet, the new conglomerate absorbing Google. Then we spend sometime celebrating Android’s adoption of Vulkan.

Plus Oracle's security chief demands you stop looking for flaws, veggies in space & more!

Episode 51: Happy Little Accidents | TTT 205

August 20th, 2015  |  14 mins 37 secs

Freshly back from LinuxCon we update you on the stories of the day, the big players pushing Flash out the door, how forgetful scientists accidentally quadruple lithium-ion battery lifespan & more!

Episode 52: Unfaithful Privacy Policies | TTT 206

August 21st, 2015  |  39 mins 17 secs

Updates on the Ashley Madison story after another massive data dump, JKF Airport starts tracking your cell phone to measure wait times & we debate the various uses for this technology. Firefox’s big addon changes & Google’s plan to reduce Android bloat!

Episode 53: Google Now? Maybe Later | TTT 207

August 25th, 2015  |  23 mins 14 secs

Linux turns 24 years old, KDE ships a new Plasma, BlackBerry’s running Android & the great Google Now exodus.

Plus some big news for Jupiter Broadcasting & more!

Episode 54: Conspiracy Trackpad | TTT 208

August 27th, 2015  |  24 mins 30 secs

AT&T gets caught injecting ads into wifi, YouTube Gaming launches & the way the GCHQ obliterated the Guardian’s laptops may have revealed more than it intended.

Plus the real dirty secret behind Ashley Madison & more!

Episode 55: The Madison Bot | TTT 209

September 1st, 2015  |  18 mins 9 secs

The stories of Apple’s Netflix competitor leave us impressed, the real outrageous fraud of Ashley Madison has been revealed, Google brings Android Wear to iPhones & the malware problem that impacts jailbroken devices.

Episode 56: Speculated Apples | TTT 210

September 8th, 2015  |  28 mins 21 secs

A new touchscreen display goes ons ale for the Raspberry Pi that nearly makes it a complete computer, researchers hack the sensors of self driving cars & we speculate rampantly about the iPad Pro, but definitely not the iPhone 6s!

Episode 57: iPad Crow | TTT 211

September 11th, 2015  |  26 mins 18 secs

Amazon tries to hide the bad news, Apple has a few big announcements & Chris and the crew have some crow to eat!

Episode 58: On the Bandwidth Wagon | TTT 212

September 15th, 2015  |  30 mins 55 secs

New charging technology should fill your phone’s battery up 30% faster, Flickr wants you to explore photos with VR, Microsoft auto-downloads Windows 10 and we’re a bit outraged & why we think John McAfee is running for president.

Episode 59: Dislike the Like Button | TTT 213

September 18th, 2015  |  33 mins 40 secs

A Google leak suggests a new Chromecast & two new Nexus devices are just around the corner. Facebook is turning up the tracking & the big statement Microsoft is making with their $75 million donation.

Plus an illuminating Kickstarter of the week!

Episode 60: Microsoft's Surface Gamble | TTT 214

October 6th, 2015  |  30 mins 10 secs

Microsoft announces new hardware, most impressively the Surface Book, Microsoft’s first ever laptop. We cut through the long list of announcements & spend some time discussing.

Plus Roku 4’s best new features, Android M hits the web & more!

Episode 61: Creeper Cookies | TTT 215

October 7th, 2015  |  22 mins 37 secs

Verizon’s super cookie just got nastier, Facebook has plans for free Internet from space & Google launches AMP, Accelerated Mobile Pages Project for a faster, open mobile web.

Episode 62: Clickity Clack Content Crap | TTT 216

October 8th, 2015  |  21 mins 59 secs

The state of the tech press is downright embarrassing, today we call out some examples of “click bait journalism” that plagues the tech news.

Amazon has a snailmail solution to your “big” data, LoopPay gets hacked, Lyft & Uber have a public spat & more!

Episode 63: LogMeIn to LastPass | TTT 217

October 9th, 2015  |  24 mins 20 secs

LastPass gets bought, FireFox loves Flash long time, just not your plugins, good iPhone vs bad iPhone & why the rest of the world laughs at the state of the US’ mobile payments.

Episode 64: Gridless H4X0R | TTT 218

October 13th, 2015  |  28 mins 31 secs

A new big tech trend under our noses? A new generation of nomadic high-tech workers living off the grid, while staying always connected?

The ability to live comfortably, in a tiny home, or an RV & move about or bring your home with you when you travel.