• The rumors were true: Microsoft will move Edge to Chromium
• Related: Firefox is screwed, and it knows this. But it's spreading FUD to make its case
• Windows 10 19H1... New build brings improvements to Notepad for some reason (FOR SOME REASON??)
• The Snapdragon 8cx will allegedly rescue Windows 10 on ARM, because of course it will
• But what about now? The Snapdragon 850 isn't that bad, as it turns out
• Next-generation HoloLens will be based on Snapdragon 850 - This is now confirmed
• Cortana looks to be getting multi-voice/user support soon
• Tons of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass this month
• Microsoft Enables Xbox Family Settings for Cross-Play

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Microsoft's open source stories
  • Plus: Want to test the new Edge? The join the Edge Insider Program!
• App pick of the week: Office for Mac
• Enterprise pick of the week: Bye, bye Azure Container Service (ACS), and hello Azure Kontainer Service (aka Kubernetes Container Service)
• Codename pick of the week: Spartan
• Beer pick of the week: Brooklyn Black Ops

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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• Apple Watch ECG feature is live
• iPhone XR's great camera
• Global smartphone growth is down
• Trade war heats up: China bans iPhones, US arrests Huawei CFO
• Apple's new sleep monitor
• 50th anniversary of the "Mother of All Demos"
• Super Micro audit: no Chinese spy chips found

Picks of the Week

• Lory's Pick: Instacart
• Alex's Pick: TinType photo app
• Andy's Pick: swap the SSD in your 2015 MacBook Pro
• Leo's Pick: HyperDrive 2018 iPad Pro USB-C Hub

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

Guest: Lory Gil

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• Australia's recently passed anti-encryption legislation
• Details of a couple more mega-breaches including a bit of Marriott follow-up
• A welcome call for legislation from Microsoft
• A new twist on online advertising click fraud
• The DHS is interested in deanonymizing cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin
• The changing landscape of TOR funding
• An entirely foreseeable disaster with a new Internet IoT-oriented protocol
• Google finds bugs in Google+ and acts responsibly -- again -- what that suggests for everyone else

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss Leo's holiday gift picks to get and to give. The Big Mouth Billy Bass with Alexa, the Echo Input, and the Anker 59 watt USB-C Charger are all great gifts for under $50. If you want to splurge, try the Sound Devices MixPre, the Olympus TG-5, the iPhone XR, and more. Plus, Megan recommends a game that lets you put bacon on everything and Leo raves about the Day One journal app with great encryption to keep your secrets to yourself.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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• What role did Facebook play in the French riots?
• Tumblr bans porn, Facebook bans vague hints that sex might be a thing that exists.
• Meanwhile in the UK, Parliament releases sensitive internal Facebook memos and emails.
• Tik Tok is where all the youngs are at.
• And then there were 5: Google tries to make sense of its Messaging platforms. Meanwhile, Apple's iMessage is the one app that could rule them all.
• Microsoft puts some Chromium in their Edge.
• Canada arrests Huawei's CFO for allegedly violating sanctions on Iran.
• Australia passes a dangerously vague anti-encryption law.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Rich DeMuro, Patrick Beja, and Sam Abuelsamid

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Smartphone sales are declining, best email client for IMAP, using Wi-Fi calling with a carrier, what the future holds for self-driving trucks, using multiple monitors with a MacBook Pro, SD cards for taking pictures, why Windows might prompt you to reactivate, Chris Marquardt talks about the rise of professional Instagram photographers, and more of your calls.

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Guest: Chris Marquardt

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More than 250 deaths taking selfies worldwide, the best way to store cables while traveling, new features for Amazon Echo, printer malware, finding a "vanilla" Android phone, Australia's anti-encryption law and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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On 'The New Screen Savers' recorded on Saturday, December 8, 2018, with Leo Laporte and Jason Howell:

• Leo and Jason discuss Canada's arrest of a Huawei exec, Australia's anti-encryption law, Google shutting down Allo, and Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 855 SOC.
• Jason reviews the Google Pixel Slate. This premium Chrome OS tablet features a 12.3" Molecular Display and starts at $599.
• We continue our Holiday Gift Guides with Jason's picks for high-end headphones from Monolith by Monoprice and HIFIMAN; and gaming headsets and other video game accessories.
• Sam Machkovech shows how you can play your old-school Super Nintendo game cartridges in 1080p goodness with the Analogue Super Nt.
• Is it possible to transfer to a new Google account and keep all your data? Find out in our mailbag.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

Guest: Sam Machkovech

The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers.

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• Another Lenovo SuperFish-style local security certificate screw up
• The Marriott breach and several other new, large and high-profile secure breach incidents
• The inevitable evolution of exploitation of publicly exposed UPnP router services
• The emergence of "Printer Spam"
• How well does ransomware pay? We have an idea now.
• The story of two iOS scam apps
• Progress on the DNS over HTTPS front
• Rumors that Microsoft is abandoning their EdgeHTML engine in favor of Chromium We also have a bit of
• A Cyber Security related Humble Book Bundle just in time for Christmas
• Some new research that reveals that it's possible to recover pieces of web browser page images that have been previously viewed.

We invite you to read our shown notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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• Unsurprisingly, Apple's 2019 iPhones will NOT have 5G.
• Apple Music is coming to an Alexa device near you.
• Apple explains exactly how Siri works on the HomePod.
• Wireless charging AirPods are coming, but where is AirPower?
• Apple App Store's Best of 2018 list
• The iPhone XR is the top-selling iPhone, but is it selling well enough?
• Apple's iPhone battery replacement program is ending soon!
• Santa and elf hats for your Memoji
• Tim Cook takes a stand against hate.

Picks of the week:

• Alex's Pick: "Brainchild" on Netflix
• Andy's Picks: "The Christmas Chronicles" on Netflix, and the BBEdit Merch Store
• Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go trainer battles
• Megan's Picks: Joytech Music Tesla Coil Arc Plasma Loudspeaker and Apple Music Lyrics

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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