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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talk to Leo's mom, Mary, about her wish list this season. Also, how she uses the Echo Show. Plus, Apple buys Shazam and how not to fall for bitcoin app scams. Leo shows off an app called Universal Paperclips and then he rules (and destroys) the world. And Megan shows off her favorite app for starting a Secret Santa gift exchange with friends, families, or co-workers.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guest: Mary Laporte

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Bitcoin hits $20,000, then drops back to $15,000. San Francisco to ban robots. DeepMindAI teaches itself to be a chess grandmaster in 4 hours. Net Neutrality dies in 4 days. Qualcomm and Microsoft announce Windows on ARM computers. Facebook Messenger for Kids targets 6-year-olds. 2017's top 10 YouTube videos and earners. Jony Ive is back in charge at Apple design.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Serenity Caldwell, Dwight Silverman, and Iain Thomson

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How to recover data from a dead iPod, recovering an iCloud password without the phone number the account is tied to, teaching students photography online, using more than one remote with an Apple TV, Chris Marquardt has some exercises you can do to improve your photography, and Dick DeBartolo has a gadget you can put on your Christmas tree.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Chris Marquardt and Dick DeBartolo

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Do you know where your Bitcoin wallet is? Soundbars make a great gift for the holidays, moving Microsoft Office data to a new computer, using one monitor with two computers, troubleshooting hibernation issues with Windows 10, auto dialing on Android, what to look for when buying a refurbished Mac, and more of your calls!

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson and Johnny Jet

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On this episode of The New Screen Savers for Saturday, December 9, 2017, with Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton:

• How do you create the perfect laptop? You have 1,000 people chime in. Eve Technology created the first crowd-developed 2-in-1 computer - the Eve V. But does it pass the Leo and Patrick test and how does it compare to Microsoft's Surface Pro?
• Leo has the new Jabra Elite Sport wireless earbuds. We'll see how they compare to the Apple AirPods and others on the market.
• Sam Abuelsamid stopped by the studio with the soon-to-be-available Nissan Leaf. Patrick and Leo discuss electric cars and when we can expect them to become mainstream.
• In Call for Help, we'll talk music apps for Android.
• The Holiday Gift Guide continues. This week Megan Morrone has her picks for the best tech for kids.
• And Jason Howell shows us how to install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire tablet.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton

Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Jason Howell, and Megan Morrone

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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Paul is live in Maui for the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, and we have a special guest...

Windows 10 on ARM officially arrives. The first ARM-based Always Connected PCs won't really arrive until early 2018. PT: This is the future of the platform. What's the value proposition for the platform?

These first Always Connected PCs will run Windows 10 S, but be upgradable for free for a set period (Sept. 2018?) to Windows 10 Pro. Price for the Asus: $599 to $799 (plus a mobile carrier subscription). So what about Intel? They power some 'Always Connected' PCs, too, and they won't talk about their patent threat.

Questions: Days vs. weeks of battery life? Performance? What about the Snapdragon 845? Where are all the PC makers (and is this a Windows 10 S thing, limiting its future)?

And how about that Snapdragon 845? A few details from today about the 845, coming to phones in early 2018. A reminder why PC makers sometimes use older chips in newer models.

Windows: No new builds of Redstone 4 until Friday at the earliest. Windows 10 collaborative whiteboard app is going public preview. Windows Update problems hit Windows 7 users (now fixed).

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

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Windows on ARM is born. Net Neutrality has one week to live. Chrome Apps are dead. Google Home Minis are dying. Google Home Max might go live on December 14th. Google pulls YouTube from Echo devices.

• Stacey's Picks: My Tesla Alexa Skill, Harry Potter IR Wand
• Aaron's Project: Holiday Cheer Box
• Leo's Number: Digital ad spending beat TV in 2017

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Aaron Newcomb

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The macOS root login without a password flaw has been fixed... and broken again... and then re-fixed. iOS 11 is a bit less secure. Tim Cook in China. 2011 Mac Mini is oficially obsolete. Apple Pay Cash is now available. So is the first FDA-approved Apple Watch band.

• Andy's Pick: MarsEdit 4
• Rene's Pick: Duolingo
• Alex's Pick: Focos
• Leo's Pick: Pixelmator Pro

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

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This week we discuss the long-awaited end of StartCom & StartSSL, inside last week's macOS passwordless root account access and problems with Apple's patches, the question of Apple allowing 3D facial data access to apps, Facebook's new and controversial use of camera images, in-the-wild exploitation of one of last month's patched Windows vulnerabilities, an annoying evolution in browser-based cryptocurrency mining, exploitation of Unicode in email headers, Google's advancing protection for Android users, a terrific list of authentication dongle-supporting sites and services, Mirai finds another 100,000 exposed ZyXEL routers, Google moves to reduce system crashes, a bit of miscellany including another security-related Humble Bundle offering and some closing the loop feedback from our terrific listeners.

We invite you to read the show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss apps to help decorate your home with your iPhone and iPad.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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