Tech Break (Audio)

Microsoft is heading to NYC in late October. But is this a Windows event? A hardware event? Both? What we expect to see ... and what we expect not to see.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/ww/487

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

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Leo talks to Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden's Lawyer and the Director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project about the balance between safety and privacy. Can legal reforms bring about transparency in government and overreach by the intelligence community? Ben thinks that nothing will ever replace activist journalism as a balance to government power.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Ben Wizner

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Myriam Joire shows off the Vinci smart headphones that run Android, stream music, have voice recognition and activity tracking.

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Guest: Myriam Joire

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Steve Gibson looks into the recent controversy at Yahoo including a user account breach kept undisclosed for two years, and news of software installed by yahoo to help the US government search through the emails of all its users.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, and Tom Merritt from The Daily Tech News Show talk to Erin Carson from CNET about why we celebrate women in STEM on Ada Lovelace Day, and why Grace Hopper and Maria Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College, inspire her.

Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1617

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Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie talk about the Apple Vs. Samsung case in the Supreme Court over design patents.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Andy Ihnatko and Rene Ritchie

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Christoph Zimmermann briefly explains why it's important to get people involved in the Linux Presentation Day, and how it came about.

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss Samsung's decision moments before the show to recall all Note 7s, including replacement units from its previous recall.

Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1616

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Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte discuss their new iPhones and the many accessories that they both have.

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Leo Laporte and Ben Wizner talk about about Snowden's paranoia and motivations upon revealing sensitive information.

Full episode available at twit.tv/tri/268

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