Did you know that your SIM card in your phone could be hijacked by those looking to steal your identity and all your login credentials? Get the scope herein todays show. I am very happy to be back from Philadelphia where I attended podcast movement and was heavily involved from three sessions to talking to podcasters. Plus frankly staying up way too late on a number of nites. Happy to be back with you.

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* Spectrum Kicked out of NY.

* Sim Hijacking.

* Prevent Sim Hijacking.

* WhatsApp Group Video.

* Uber Self Driving Trucks DOA.

* Lenovo Smart Display Vs. Amazon Echo Show

* Should you drop your traditional bank for Amazon?

* The best desktops for students

* 3 VPN deals, one for every budget

* What is Steemit?

* How to wirelessly transfer data from a phone to a Windows PC

* Tesla’s $1,500 surfboards are already sold out

* The fake ISP phone scam

* The $160.00 Acer Chromebook 11

* Which Android tablets should buy under $100.00?

* The 6 best ergonomic keyboards 

* Games of Thrones Riverrun castle for sale

* MoviePass goes down again

* Add CarPlay and Android Auto to your older vehicle for $348.00

* This men...

1300 Episodes Anniversary Special. Had two big events today, so a little different format for this anniversary show. Please enjoy as I take you on a trip down memory lane. Lots of ground gets covered here and the Ohana gets a big shout out.

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Amazon Prime Day started with a massive failure for at least six hours the site was unresponsive and although I personally did not miss out on any deals a lot of people did. As we head into show 1300 on the next episode we have some mini-giveaway so listen to the show and be sure to email in your thoughts and commentary on the podcast to date. I am very pleased very few shows have made it to 1300 episodes.

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* Moto Z3 Play Vs. OnePlus 6

* The Apple ID FAQ

* Financial regulators turn the watchful eye to cryptocurrency market 

* Cheapest phones for seniors

* Live channels is the best thing on Android TV

* Comcast won’t try to top Disney’s $71.3B bid for Fox

* Amazon Fire TV Stick Vs. Fire TV 4K Vs.Fire TV Cube

* The 15 best Spotify playlists for Summer

* How to stick with a fitness routine when you haven’t seen progress yet

* Rolls-Royce EVTOL

* Pininfarnia developing a $2 million all-electric hypercar

* Best prepaid wireless plans for 2018

* How to recover a lost or misplaced file on your computer

* What is Project Fi?

* Galaxy S8 gets camera improvements 

* How to convert a Windows laptop to a Chromebook

* Brewers are using AI to predict how your next beer will taste

* How to make your laptop comfortable as a desktop

* Kids can build Lego models digitally and they buy their own creations

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Great news the Nintendo NES Classic is available in massive quantities. I advanced ordered mine tonight with no issue, we will see if I actually get one this time. Plus as great deal on some external SSD drives that were a bit to hard to pass up. Also I have a Mac Mini of 7 years on it’s last legs (maybe) I give you and update on that plus all the tech news of the day.

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* Samsung has no reason to launch Galaxy S10 at CES 2019

* Best cheap gaming laptops under $1000.00

* Parents granted right to access deceased daughter’s Facebook profile

* Twitter adds advertising to its Explore tab

* A refurbished HP Chromebook for $110.00

* Best Smart Scale under $50.00

* Apple drops the 2015 Macbook Pro from its lineup

* High fashion iPhone ankle holsters 

* Decoding your credit card bill

* The best features to try in macOS Mojave  

* Color X-ray scanner

* FCC starts to unwind “kid vid” rules

* Uber lets riders pay with Venmo

* Stolen sensitive drone files sold on dark web

* Android Pistachio?

* Samsung Unpacked 2018

* Apple’s most expensive Macbook Pro now costs over $6,700.00

* Moto G6, G6 Play and G6 Plus review

* Amazon Echo Dot 2

* Spac...

There is no escape from Technology surveys show that people want an Alexa device with them in the bathroom for automation and provide some company with them when they are doing their business. I don’t get it the bathroom is the only place and specifically the shower where I can think. Somehow tonight Facebook live was not initiating. I will be testing to find out what has happened.

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Show Notes:

* How to stop your Smart TV from tracking you

* 5 motivational apps for the iPhone

* Better T-Mobile LTE coverage coming to New York areas

* 2 Galaxy S10 models rumored to feature triple camera setup

* How to add smart features to your old car

* Avoid Google and Bing 

* IHOP flips back to pancakes, drops IHOB name

* Twitter, Facebook, Instagram scammers swindles superfans

* Do you own an iPhone or an iPad? You’re rich!

* Smartphone global market share 2009-2018

* People want Alexa on the toilet

* Unlocked phones vs locked phones

* Big Clapper is a $4,500 robot that would applaud you

* How to turn your iPhone into a step counter

* Folding iPhone?

* HTC’s sales drop 68%

* The 2019 BMV M850i is going to set you back $112,895.00

* The best anti-Prime Day deals

* Alexa vs Google Assistant

The Apple App Store turns 10 next week and Apple has released some early anniversary data. July is a big anniversary month for podcasting as well as July 9th, 2005 Apple added podcasting to Apple iTunes which now has been replaced by Apple Podcasts. July is always a big month for the Apple team in way of milestones.

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* Virgin Orbit wins FAA license for first LauncherOne Mission

* Which smartphone has the best security?

* How to mute people on social media 

* Tesla Model 3 can now park itself

* Use your American Express points for an Amazon discount

* The 20 most popular Android apps

* 5 simple ways to improve the quality of your photos

* Check for these cable fees on your next bill

* Why you should regularly check your internet speeds 

* A bunch of Amazon Basics Prime Day deals already live

* 4 things to know before buying a Wi-Fi router

* The Galaxy Note 9 specs and price leak again

* Galaxy S10 launch at MVC 2019

* Galaxy S9 vs Pixel 2 Battle of the best cameras

* Charter launches mobile service, throttles all video to 480p 

* 78 more customers sue Apple

* Apple shares new App Store stats

* Google finally updates its Inbox email app for the iPhone X

* Microsoft may be making a Movie & TV app

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Tesla Builds Cars in Tents is the most remarkable thing I have read in some time. Totally amazing to me that they were willing to think that far out of the box to put a car production facility under a commercial tent structure. They had to do this to hit the 5000 cars per week quota they needed to hit. That story and many more on today’s show, back into the battle rhythm here.

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* The most talked about movies in 2018

* Debt collection technology updates you need to be aware of

* How far can you get away from technology?

* Dell’s Black Friday in July

* Want a VPN for life?

* Best keyboard apps for Android

* Apple USB-C iPhone charger

* Try Newton Mail and love email again

* Don’t text and drive! 

* 7 Facebook search tips

* Galaxy S9+ vs. Galaxy Note 8

* Android Security Bulletin 

* How to change Gmail, themes, background, etc 

* Uber patent application 

* Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 review

* These are the top iPhone apps of all time

* NHS data breach affected 150,000 patients in England

* How to offload apps to reclaim wasted space on your iPhone

* Samsung Galaxy Note 9 preview

* Tesla made 5,031 Model 3s in a week

* Amazon is buying 100 electric Mercedes delivery vans 

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Feels great to be back in the saddle here after my time off. Big thanks to Kirk for guest hosting while I was out, I also want to thank the Ohana for their listener feedback to Kirk. He had big shoes to fill with three in a row while I was out. I had a great break and will have more to share later. All is well and on with the show.

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* The best Sci-Fi and Space games on mobile

* Best summer vacation ideas for space lovers

* Robots don’t want to take your miserable office job

* Another Equifax staffer slapped with insider trading charge

* 5 of the most famous computer viruses and their terrible impact

* Sony Xperia X22 Premium for $1000.00

* Google Maps could help you avoid 4th of July traffic

* Spotify Android App

* How to use Slack

* Most people think social media sites is politically biased

* This stair climbing $20.00 cart

* Lego and iPhone connect for low cost nerve gas detector

* Nvidia GTX 1060 equipped Dell Laptop for $880.00

* Everything you need to know about the RAMpage security exploit 

* Exactis data breach

* The 6 best ticket sites 

* The U.S.airlines with the most legroom in economy class

* The best gas grill without breaking the bank

* How to get restaurant recommendations on Google Maps 

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Hello everyone, Todd is still away on vacation and will be back in the studio next week. On today’s episode on what’s going in the world of tech; the AT&T/Time Warner merger is a done deal and while Verizon recently has introduced another unlimited plan, AT&T is offering their latest unlimited plans.

* These are all of the Moto phones Motorola is releasing in 2018

* Best Android Phones under $400.00

* Google is sending out promo codes for 15% off the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL

* Google celebrates summer and winter solstices with a pair of doodles 

* The 5 best free stock market apps for Android and IOS

* Best music streaming app for Android

* How to import video from an SD card to your iPhone or iPad

* MoviePass will begin surge pricing next month

* 7 myths about HTTPS and SSL certificates you shouldn’t believe 

* Amazon leaked the date for Prime Day 2018

* Burger Robot startup opens first restaurant 

* Google Assistant no longer needs every “OK” and “Hey”

* Uber drivers made more than $600 million in tips in one year

* Android Messages on the web

* More transparency and control in your Google account

* AT&T latest unlimited plans include a live TV service

* Everything you need to know about Hulu

* What is Amazon Prime Wardrobe?

Uber has been figuring out how cybercriminals are scamming their them using GPS spoofing and a huge number of techniques to launder money from stolen credit cards. It is quite a fascinating read on what the cybercriminals have been doing. Ok, folks, you’re in Kirks hands for the next three shows. I have him trained up on Audio leveling so his shows should be dialed in Audio wise.

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* Want to take a 10 day trip to the Space Station?

* The best over the air antennas

* Uber fights off scammers

* Roku Ultra 4K streaming player down to its lower price ever

* How to watch Netflix Originals that match your tastes

* Chromecast vs. Chromecast Ultra

* The true price of a “Free” Facebook account

* How to turn off Cortana on a WIndows 10 PC

* All Apple Park workers get standing desks

* How to teach your kid machine learning with free lessons

* The iPhone 3GS is going on sale

* FCC plans vote that could help Sinclair close megadeal 

* Sonos has certified refurbs in stock starting at $119.00

* See how much more you’ll spend on gas this year

* You can’t trust negative online reviews

* Netflix will start streaming video games 

* This 6-fan adjustable laptop cooling pad for under $12.00

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