Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Episode 115: Thumbs Down for Facebook


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We follow up on some Olympics/Cord-cutting talk and then get into the latest in the tech world that you should care about. As always we finish up with our picks of the week, an addictive game in Risky Road and a very productive service, IFTTT.

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Show Notes:

  • Is Portland closer to PyeongChang, South Korea than the UK? (01:00)
  • AppleTV NBC Sports app is WAAAY better. I can pick one sport and watch it all. Can’t do it on the app. Why not? (01:40)
  • Viacom to launch its own streaming service this year. (05:25)
  • It’s “Peek and Pop” not “Push and Pop” Ep. 113 (08:05)
  • New Halo Gray Essential Phone on Amazon (09:15)
  • Dave’s Pro Tip o’ the Week: Back up your contacts! iOS Android (10:40)
  • SnapChat ruins SnapChat (14:00)
  • Instagram Type Mode (15:30)
  • Strategy Analytics: Apple overtakes Samsung in smartphone shipments and market share (18:40)
  • Apple sold more watches than all Swiss watchmakers (19:35)
  • Windows 10 supporting Progressive Web Apps (20:45)
  • Facebook confirms test of a downvote button for flagging comments (23:50)
  • Facebook releases Onavo VPN (25:45)
  • SignAll building a sign language translation platform (28:15)
  • Picks of the Week:
    • Dave: Risky Road iOS Android (30:50)
    • Nate: IFTTT (33:45)

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Notnerd Podcast: Tech BetterBy Nate Heath and David Baehler

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