Tech Break (Audio)

Father Robert, SJ spoke with Nick Smoot of Rohinni. Rohinni is leading the charge in the development of micro-LED technology.

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Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Microsoft has fixed the inability to disable Skype notification sounds in its websites, and in doing so, they may have just saved our sanity as well.

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A quick rundown on what we know about the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update's Game Mode. TL;DR: Not much.

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Megan Morrone offers her thoughts on one way to easily manage your Wi-Fi network: The Starry Station. Starry offers simple set-up and accessible touch screen controls. Plus, it looks like something you wouldn't mind having in your living room. If you want more control over your kid's access to Wi-Fi, Starry also offers that. The only con is the price.

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Host: Megan Morrone

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Microsoft files a patent for a hinged mobile device - could it be the rumored Surface Phone? This could possibly be Microsoft's first Windows on ARM device, and launch in Early 2018. Or it could be vaporware.

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Jason Howell, Ron Richards and Russell Ivanovic discuss Andy Rubin's new company called Essential.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: Russell Ivanovic

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Elise Hu from NPR about the bribery scandal consuming Samsung. Officials have called for the arrest of Jay Y Lee, acting head of Samsung. Hu joins us from South Korea where she's been reporting on this corruption scandal. We discuss the accusations and how Silicon Valley companies compare to the chaebol in South Korea.

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Leo Laporte's picks this week include Portal, which has been ported to the Apple II, and Atlas Recall which creates a visual searchable index of everything you see on your computer.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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Jason Howell hosts All About Android and Android App Arena and loves his Pixel XL. Megan Morrone hosts iOS Today and loves her iPhone 7 Plus, and all other iPhones. Why would they agree to switch phones for an entire month? Because they love you. That's why. Watch the magic unfold as Megan learns Android and Jason learns iOS. What will Megan do without iMessage? Will Jason survive not being able to move his apps around? Give them your tips, tricks, empathy, and disdain on Twitter at @meganmorrone and @jasonhowell. Use the hashtag #TWiTSwitch.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1679.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

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OpenNMS is a carrier-grade, highly integrated, open source platform designed for building network monitoring solutions.

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