Tech Break (Audio)

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Kurt Wagner from Re/Code about everything Snapchat did in 2016. This was the year that the world figured out about this upstart social network. And by "the world" I mean "people born before the 1980." The company changed its name to Snap, made some smart spectacles, and got into some trouble with several of their filters. But that did nothing to slow down the popularity of puking rainbows.

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Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to pick apart the biggest gaming news from 2016. We talk Pokemon Go's past and future, Super Mario Run, the new economy of mobile gaming, and more. Find out why Machkovech thinks consumers are finally ready to start paying more for mobile games.

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Tim Stevens from CNET Road Show joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss the news from Tesla in 2016. Back in late March, Elon Musk took to the stage in his Hawthorne, California design studio to finally unveil the Tesla 3, a four door vehicle that the company hopes will help to bring electric cars to a more mass-market audience. It starts at $35,000, has a range of 215 miles, and is scheduled to begin delivering to some of those who pre-ordered by the end of 2017, that's still another year away. Tim looks back on the unveiling and forward to what's next for people waiting for the car, including his wife.

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Iain Thomson from The Register joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to make some predictions about what we'll see in terms of security and privacy in 2017.

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Ron Richards joins Jason Howell to pick apart some of the tech trends from the year to determine whether they were a flash in the pan or if they are here to stay.

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Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss the temporary price drop for USB-C adapters that Apple has extended. Instead of ending on December 31 of 2016, the discount will now end on March 31, 2017.

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Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica joins Jason Howell and Iain Thomson from The Register to discuss his viewing of the new Assassin's Creed movie and how it compares to past video game movies.

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An interesting interview with Dick Reid and his antennas.

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Guest: Dick Reid

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Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham talk about the most searched terms and phrases on Google in 2016.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Geoffrey Fowler from the Wall Street Journal joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss how Apple's Airpods stack up against the competition.

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