Tech Break (Video)

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talk about their favorite Apple Watch apps and complications, including an IFTTT recipe that helps you get out of an awkward situation. Do you find it difficult to politely get away from people who are talking your ear off? Add the If This Than That complication to your watch and then press one button to make it look like you're getting a phone call you just have to take.

Full episode at twit.tv/ios404

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New Spectre 1.1 and Spectre 1.2 CPU flaws disclosed: Intel has paid a $100,000 bounty to a pair of MIT-affiliated researchers.

Full episode at twit.tv/sn672

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We check out the specs on the new 2018 MacBook Pro. What do you get for $1800? How about nearly $7,000?

Watch the full episode here:
https://twit.tv/mbw/619

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

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Sony's latest smartphone, the Xperia XZ2 Premium, is a top of line device with a high price tag and industry leading low-light camera performance. Jason Howell shows it off after unboxing the device hours before the show.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Elon Musk acts as a textbook example of why nobody should tweet while angry, reacting to a Thailand cave rescue diver who scoffed at his submarine by calling the diver "pedo guy."

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https://twit.tv/twit/675

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Jessica Conditt, Brian X. Chen, and Brian McCullough

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Carrie from Lake Arrowhead, CA wants to know all about mini spy cameras.

Watch the full episode here:
https://twit.tv/ttg/1506

Host: Leo Laporte

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Justin's mother-in-law has a MacBook Pro that gets the blue screen of death. This is actually a scam that tricks your computer into thinking it has frozen. Force quitting the browser should get past the blue screen.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg/1505

Host: Leo Laporte

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TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts joins Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone on The New Screen Savers to discuss how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on the retro game "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" for the SNES to help in their mission.

For the full episode, go to https://twit.tv/nss/165

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guest: Russ Pitts

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Megan Morrone and Florence Ion talk to Stacey Higginbotham about tips for securing your smart home. The advantages and disadvantages of running devices on a guest network. Plus, how do you know if your devices are getting regular firmware updates.

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https://twit.tv/kh/390

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Florence Ion

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The Department of Defense is looking into software that would be able to help make decisions about the classification level of information, similar to Microsoft's former "Clippy" assistant.

Watch the full episode:
https://twit.tv/twiet/299

Hosts: Brian McHenry and Curt Franklin

Guest: Louis Maresca

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