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Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.

Today's Topics Include:

Nokia's New Budget Phone Packs Big Features

GM Deal With Honda Puts Waymo On Notice

Uber Will Offer Free Rides To Polls

Fitbit Data Used To Help Solve Murder

Chinese Spy Chips In Use By Large Companies

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Mike Cermak, Techguy.org. Owner/Operator.

Today's Topics Include:

The Trump text should be arriving shortly before the show today:

https://www.cnet.com/news/why-youre-getting-a-trump-text-wednesday-fema-new-test-alert-explained/

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/2/17927478/amazon-minimum-wage-15-dollars-increase-bernie-sanders

Wi-Fi Alliance is changing from referring to wifi standards by their IEEE designation (802.11) and will change to a simple version-like number:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17926212/wifi-6-version-numbers-announced

Elon Musk Stirs Controversy on Twitter in Wake of SEC Settlement

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-stirs-controversy-on-twitter-in-wake-of-sec-settlement-1538432084

Microsoft announces updated Surface products. I love my Surface Pro, but there isn’t a lot to be excited about here. Really just a newer processor… and still little support for USB-C. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/2/17929822/microsoft-surface-event-2018-highlights-news-recap-surface-laptop-pro

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/2/17927510/microsoft-surface-pro-6-2018-intel-new-features-specs-price-release-date

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Cory Galliher. Senior Games Editor, Popzara.

Cory Galliher, Senior Games Editor with Popzara Press, spends his days working as a journalist and technical writer and his nights working as a crime-fighting detective. Or maybe he just plays a bunch of video games and messes around with a lot of tech while subjecting the world to his opinions on it all. He's been with Popzara since the heady early years of 2014 and intends to stick around, meaning the nightmare might never end.

https://youtu.be/FrnwIYj6prE

Today's Topics Include:

Fortnite Crossplay on PS4/XBOne

Google's Project Stream

KFC Announces New Gaming Division

New game releases - Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Mega Man 11, Forza Horizon 4

For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: ATGames. Yada Khoongumjorn, Licensing Coordinator.

Since its initial 2005 distribution partnership with Sega to launch retro hardware products for a global audience, AtGames has been breathing new life into video game classics. With the addition of the Atari Flashback series in 2011, and partnerships with other licensors on more amazing retro gaming software and hardware projects, the AtGames Flashback Zone (AFZ) was born. Today, AtGames continues its efforts to ensure that all generations of gamers can enjoy timeless favorites in exciting new ways.

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.

Today's Topics Include:

Waymo Coming Out With Self Driving Taxis

Musk Fined $20 Million For Tweets

FBI Use Face ID To Unlock iPhone X

Spying Speed Radars

Facebook And The Hacking, Sued

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Popzara Magazine. Nathan Evans, Managing Editor.

Throughout Popzara you’ll experience views on gaming, movies, technology, cultural icons and movements, even politics. Reviews and previews, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, conversations, news bits, and so much more. We value originality and our diverse staff are committed to bringing this cornucopia of editorial goodness in fair-minded and positive ways, with minimal snark. A little bit of everything for the discriminating reader and curious listener.

Today's Topics Include:

A Japanese company has announced a long-term plan to develop the Moon

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/a-japanese-company-has-announced-a-long-term-plan-to-develop-the-moon/

Microsoft finally confirms that Windows 10 is installed on 700 million devices

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-confirms-that-windows-10-is-installed-on-700-million-devices

Microsoft will end support for classic Skype in November

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/27/microsoft-to-end-support-for-classic-skype-on-november-1st/

Elon Musk sued by SEC over ‘funding secured’ tweet

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/27/17911428/sec-lawsuit-elon-musk-tesla-funding-tweet

Google Images will now display creator and copyright metadata

https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/27/google-images-will-now-display-creator-and-copyright-metadata/

For full show notes, check out Computeramerica.com!

Both Segments: Scott Schober. President/CEO, Author of Hacked Again, Cybersecurity expert

Scott N. Schober is the President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS), a forty-year-old New Jersey-based privately held company and leading provider of advanced, world-class wireless test and security solutions. Schober also invented BVS’s cell phone detection tools, used to enforce a “no cell phone policy” in prisons and secure government facilities. Scott is a highly sought-after subject expert on the topic of cybersecurity.

Researchers Figured Out How to Hack a Tesla’s Locks in Under Two Seconds    https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/438ydj/break-into-a-tesla-key-fob-lock

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Woman pleads guilty to hacking police surveillance cameras   https://www.zdnet.com/article/woman-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-police-surveillance-cameras/

A chase around Europe led to the extradition of a 28-year-old who infected police equipment with ransomware days before Trump's inauguration.

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Social media on the ropes for regulation? https://youtu.be/Tcz4S7L1bDo

Social media's future. Will they be regulated by the U.S. government, broken up into smaller companies or will they self police their user generated content?

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Scott Schober chats cyber security with Robert Herjavec of the Herjavec Group https://youtu.be/RJYaSzwWdW0

Yes, Healthcare's Data Breach Problem Really Is That Bad  https://www.hcanews.com/news/yes-healthcares-data-breach-problem-really-is-that-bad

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Computer/Technology News

Today's Topics Include:

Facebook Moderator Sues For Induced PTSD

The State Of Mobile Video In The World

Electronic Implant Helps Paralyzed Walk Again

Uber Wins Court Battle Into Forced Arbitration

Mozilla Will Alert You To Hacks

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

First Segment: Ronald "SirusTheVirus" Casey, Twitch Streamer/Pro Madden Player

Ronald L. Casey III -Pro Madden Player, Starred on ESPN Madden Nation Season 3 (2nd Place), 2nd Place in the EA 400k Madden Challenge 2012 3x MC City Winner

Second Segment: Computer and Technology News.

Today's Segments Include:

How Bad Maps Are Ruining Broadband

Comcast Invests In Tile

SiriusXM Acquires Pandora

Mojave MacOS Update

China Splits The Internet

Comcast Acquires Sky

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Computer and Technology News.

Today's Topics Include:

Amazon's Surprise Hardware Event

Guitar Hero TV's Lawsuit

John Hancock Only Selling Interactive Life Insurance

Xiaomi Admits To Putting Ads In Menus

Equifax Hit With Large Fine For 2017 Breach

And more! For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

Both Segments: Dariush Derakhshani, Computer America Correspondent.

Graphics and CGI Expert for the show.

Today's Topics Include:

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/03/8k-tv

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17854230/nvidia-rtx-2080-turing-architecture-specs-platform

https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/27/nvidias-rtx-cards-could-create-a-breakthrough-for-eye-tracked-rendering

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/25/nvidia-rtx-speed-claims-rt-turing-cores-video

https://www.pcmag.com/news/363410/acer-unveils-monstrous-convertible-gaming-laptop

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17877968/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-review-benchmarks-performance-features

For full show notes, check out ComputerAmerica.com!