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Pixel Buds are "like spiders clawing in your ears." Net Neutrality will die on December 14th, no matter what you do to protest. DOJ blocks AT&T/Time Warner merger. Peter Thiel sells most of his Facebook stock, splits with Y Combinator, might buy Gawker.com assets. Google tracks Android locations. Tesla's big new truck.

• Stacey's Thing: CleverPet
• Jeff's Number: 9 Ways Twitter can punish miscreants, but usually doesn't.
• Leo's Tool: Radio3.io

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Surface Book 2 loses power when plugged in while gaming. On purpose. Related: Surface Book 2 first impressions. Plus: SB2 gets its first firmware updates. Coming Windows 10 features leak: Quick Pair, Tabs in UWP apps, Spotlight-like search. Related: Windows 10 S still sucks at 6 months. Skype pulled from app stores in China. Skype shows ads now, too. Remember the slippery slope?

• Tip of the week: Save with Microsoft's Black Friday deals: Big deals on games, Xbox One S, and more.
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge for Android/iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Hosting VMWare on Azure
• Codename pick of the week: Outings
• Beer pick of the week: Whaler's Brewing Hazelnut Creme Stout

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

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The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

This week we discuss Windows having a birthday, Net Neutrality about to succumb to big business despite a valiant battle, Intel's response to the horrifying JTAG over USB discovery, another surprising AWS public bucket discovery, Android phones caught sending position data when all permissions are denied, many websites found to be watching their visitors' actions, more Infineon ID card upset, the return of BlueBorne, a new arrival to our "Well... THAT didn't take long" department, speedy news for Firefox 57, some miscellany, listener feedback, and a look at the very appealing and speedy new "Quad9" alternative DNS service.

We invite you to read the show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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HomePod will not ship until sometime in 2018. FCC will kill Net Neutrality on December 14th; states are forbidden from setting their own Net Neutrality rules. iMac Pro will have an A10 chip for Siri. How iPhone X face detection works. Apple gets a warrant for Texas shooter's iPhone and iCloud account.

• Rene's Pick: Thrifter for Black Friday deals
• Alex's Pick: Focus Orbital
• Andy's Picks: Big Kahuna Chainmail Vortex, Sous Vide Turkey, and Mashed Potatoes
• Leo's Ridiculously Expensive Cooking Picks: Mellow, VacMaster VP215, Solaire Grill

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

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone choose the best gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Everyone who loves their iPhone or iPad, that is. AirPods, Magic Keyboards, iPhone skins, Apple Watch bands, smart coffee cups, and more. Plus, Leo shows off the best iPhone camera equipment, cables, dongles, and microphones.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Tesla unveils a semi and a $200,000 Roadster. The first church of artificial intelligence. Apple delays the HomePod until 2018. Amazon is close to launching their cashierless store, and just paid a quarter of a million dollars for the rights to produce Lord of the Rings TV shows. Who is tracking you this Thanksgiving? TechShop goes Bankrupt.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Iain Thomson, and Phil Libin

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Problems with FaceTime on an iPad, removing Norton antivirus, using iPhone X on other carriers, camera solutions for live streaming, streaming Netflix while on the road, apps for making phone calls without a cellular plan, syncing Outlook to an Android phone, how to scan old negatives safely, Johnny Jet suggests apps for getting food delivered while traveling, Chris Marquardt reviews your photos, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Johnny Jet and Chris Marquardt

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On this episode of The New Screen Savers recorded on Saturday, November 18, 2017:

• It's a Pixel party! Jason Howell and Leo Laporte have all the new Google gear. We'll take a look and review the Pixel 2 XL, Pixelbook, and Pixel Buds.
• Jason shows Leo how to record multitrack music with the Spire Studio from iZotope.
• In our Holiday Gift Guide, Charlie Hall from Polygon joins us with his picks for best video games.
• The Noon system is a new take on smart lights. It uses switches that can figure out what kind of bulbs you have in your house and control them. Megan had them installed in her kitchen, and you'll see how they work.
• Jason gives us a first look at the OnePlus 5T smartphone
• Telsa announces big rig, the Semi, and their new Roadster.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Howell

Guests: Charlie Hall, Dzevad Kudic, Katie Camacho, 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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The Google Pixel Buds, the best OLED TV to replace a plasma, getting contacts on a Google Home, a connected coffee cup, what is a botnet? iPhone vs. the Essential Phone, restoring keyboard shortcuts in Chrome, cutting the cable TV cord and more of your calls!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick DeBartolo

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Andy Weir is the author of The Martian. His latest book is Artemis. He talks with Leo Laporte about writing The Martian online, the female protagonist in Artemis, and the process of turning stories on the page into movies on the big screen.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Andy Weir

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