Tech Break (Audio)

Rolling out now - the ability to call any phone number in the US and Canada with your Google Home.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to tech pundit Rafe Needleman about bots pretending to be humans to be bots. Have you ever been chatting or tweeting with someone about something, and asked yourself "wait... is this an actual person, or is this a bot, cause it could TOTALLY be a bot right now."? Needleman, Content Strategist at Cisco and Editor of Callers Call Back, talks about how bots have a responsibility to identify as such when interacting with us puny humans.

Full episode at twit.tv/tnt/1833

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What did Microsoft know about problems with its Surface devices and when did officials know it? PT has seen a leaked memo and has the scoop - And some follow-up context. Even if Consumer Reports' methodology is questionable and MS has turned the corner, can Microsoft recover from being dinged?

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ww/531

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

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LibreOffice includes several applications that make it a powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market. Development is open to new talent and new ideas, and their software is tested and used daily by a large user community.

Full episode at twit.tv/floss/446

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Florence Ion shows off the new ZTE Blade Z Max, a large format budget device on MetroPCS that offers a gigantic battery and dual camera hardware.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/330

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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The researcher who originally recommended that everyone should use passwords with special characters, and change them often has something to say: he was wrong. And he regrets his advice.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/sn/624

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Geoffrey Fowler from The Wall Street Journal talks about why seniors might be better served by getting their tech support and education from a third party and not from their kids.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Geoffrey Fowler

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The rumored OLED, bezel-free iPhone may be less than a month away from launch. What will Apple call it? iPhone 8? iPhone X? It is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. What about iPhone Pro, or iPhone Edition, dropping numbers altogether? Time will tell, but in the meantime, let's speculate!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Scott Bourne

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talk about two great apps for following the eclipse on August 21, 2017. Plus, how to get the best eclipse glasses that won't burn out your eyeballs.

Full episode at twit.tv/ios/356

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Google and a few other tech companies are dividing the world amongst themselves. Are we a dystopia yet?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Dylan Tweney, Ashley Esqueda, and Michael Nu単ez

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