This Week in Tech
Season 2014
TV-G
Join the top technology journalists and pundits in a round-table discussion of the latest trends in high tech.
Where to Watch This Week in Tech • Season 2014
53 Episodes
- Plaudits and Brickbats
E21Plaudits and BrickbatsMicrosoft announces the Surface Pro 3, rumored Apple-Beats deal delayed, Amazon fights big publishers but hurts authors, Metafilter gets crushed by Google, Google+ generates interactive photo albums with Stories, eBay advises users to change passwords after data breach, what to expect at Apple's WWDC 2014, a big win for patent trolls in Congress, and more. - Drones Delivering Diapers
E22Drones Delivering DiapersGoogle rolls out a self-driving car, Apple is said to be prepping a smart home software platform at WWDC, NSA is harvesting millions of web images for facial recognition, TrueCrypt closes doors in odd circumstances, Microsoft maybe working on a smartwatch, Amazon’s war with Hachette, Comcast CEO has an explanation for why everyone hates his company, and more. - Crazy Train
E24Crazy TrainComcast turns Houston home routers into public hotspots, Tesla is allowing other people to use its patents in hopes to establish the company's technology as the industry standard, Netflix and Verizon feud over internet congestion, AT&T says they need to buy DirecTV because U-verse TV is a failure, and more. - Let's Ask the Audience
E27Let's Ask the AudienceThe EU's "Right To Be Forgotten," Apple may not call patent troll a "patent troll" before jury, Uber and Lyft ordered to cease operations in Pittsburgh, the Blackphone, Android might be broadcasting your location history, NY court says cyberbullying law violates free speech, Google Buys Songza, T-Mobile has been hiding bogus charges in phone bills, and Microsoft's smartband said to come in October. - Why so Vertical?
E28Why so Vertical?Apple iPhone 6 leaks, how the NSA's surveillance programs are undermining Internet security, Twitter releases an Analytics Dashboard for regular tweets, London firm creates a way to control Google Glass by thinking, the TSA won't let you board some flights unless your devices turn on, and more. - It is Brisk
E33It is BriskApple's style and their secretive internal training program, podcasting's anniversary, OnePlus' 'Ladies First' contest, Moto 360's feature set, Facebook to flag satirical articles, Twitter elitism, a hamburger-making robot, Samsung buys SmartThings for $200M, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and more. - Like a Fine Cheese
E34Like a Fine CheeseCultivating your Facebook feed, Burning Man, redesigned iPhone 6 display panel might have delayed production, Coin gets delayed, Google's driverless cars are designed to exceed the speed limit, YouTube's new subscription service Music Key, why bother remembering anything with Google, and more. - Weaponized Dirigibles
E35Weaponized DirigiblesVeteran Tech Journalist Anand Shimpi Headed to Apple, Apple confirms event on September 9 and is building a massive side stage for it, Samsung is unpacking new products September 3, Samsung outs the Gear S, a curved smartwatch that doesn't require a smartphone, a look at Samsung's virtual reality headset, what to expect from the Moto X+1, Instagram's new Hyperlapse app, World's first government-backed digital currency to launch in December, Lyft says Uber's recruitment efforts are hurting drivers, and more. - I'm Too Sexy for My iWatch
E36I'm Too Sexy for My iWatchLessons from the celebrity iCloud photo breach, iWatch speculation, IFA 2014 coverage, Samsung announcements, Twitpic to shut down over trademark dispute with Twitter, Microsoft defies court order by not giving emails to US government, and more. - Apple is Touching Me
E37Apple is Touching MeApple Watch and iPhone 6 revealed, why Apple Pay could lead in mobile-payment, problems plague Apple's iPhone 6 preorders, the Motorola Moto X, Facebook Messenger tracks more info than you think, Microsoft to buy Minecraft maker Mojang, Macworld ends print publication, U.S. threatened Yahoo with massive fine to release data, and more. - Brain in a Jar
E38Brain in a JarThe iPhone 6 is out, Apple's "warrant canary" dies, Amazon announces new Kindles and pays $4.6M for domain name ".buy", Android's browser flaw, Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO, ride services kill S.F. taxi traditional business, Japanese company Obayashi plans to have a space elevator by 2050, and more. - I Love Saggy Pants
E41I Love Saggy PantsSpeculation on Apple's October 16th iPad and Mac event, sapphire crystal supplier GT Advanced files for bankruptcy, NFL's deal with Bose causes friction with Beats by Dre, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gives awful career advice to women, Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition now costs $22 billion, how social media turned against women with GamerGate, and more. - The Microsoft Shackle
E44The Microsoft ShackleApple Pay rival CurrentC gets hacked, Apple confirms decline in iTunes music sales, Amazon announces Fire TV Stick, Andy Rubin is leaving Google, Fitbit announces new wearables, Microsoft unveils a fitness band, HP to enter the 3D printer market, the end of the plasma TV, how Verizon and AT&T's ‘Perma-Cookie' is tracking your mobile web activity, and more. - Google Burger
E45Google BurgerAmazon announces a $199 Siri-like speaker called Echo, Microsoft Office goes free for iOS and Android, Google reveals Gmail 5.0, breach fatigue leaves users vulnerable, Google Wallet usage up after Apple Pay launch, Silk Road 2.0 seized by FBI, Taylor Swift wants no part of the 'experiment' that is music streaming, and more. - Uber Delenda Est
E47Uber Delenda EstUber investigates one of it's executives for privacy violations, Google is experimenting with removing ads for a price, LA Auto Show shows off new third-party Android Auto apps and fuel cell vehicles, Apple-backed Rockstar ends patent war on Android, Aereo files for bankruptcy, CastAR ships, Jolla's crowdfunded tablet raises more than $1M in two days, and more. - This Ain't No Tongue Tingle
E48This Ain't No Tongue TingleAnother big state sponsored malware program is discovered, Firefox drops Google as default search engine for Yahoo, Europe wants to extend right to be forgotten worldwide, Uber takes 'disciplinary actions' against executive over privacy violations, Twitter to start tracking what apps you download, Flickr is about to sell your Creative Commons photos, music publishers sue an ISP over piracy, and more. - Chop It Down and Call It Tony
E49Chop It Down and Call It TonySony's new movies leaked after big hack, Apple's iPod lawsuit is now down to one plaintiff, UberX launches in Portland without the city's approval, Google can now tell if you're not a robot, judge rules that banks can sue Target for 2013 credit card hack, bill introduced to ban FBI 'backdoors' in tech products, and more.
