Tech Break (Video)

Carls Jr is tweeting out that it wants to be bought by Amazon. Desperate plea for attention, or crafty marketing gimmick? We lean toward the former.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Mike Elgan and Kevin Marks

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Microsoft accidentally releases all the details on the upcoming Harman Kardon Invoke speaker with Cortana . Can it possibly compete against the Home, Echo, and HomePod?

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

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OpenBenchmarking.org provides effective collaboration tools for sharing results and efficiently comparing multiple test result sets. There's a package management system for making accessible new, updated, and third-party test profiles / suites to the users of the Phoronix Test Suite.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone talk to Leo's Mom about how she uses her iPad, her Apple Pencil, Uber, Words With Friends, and an app to order food. She also wants Leo to visit her soon.

Watch the full episode at http://twit.tv/ios/364

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guest: Mary Laporte

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Matteo Doni shows off the Xiaomi Mi6 smartphone, with an impressively premium design and top of the line specs for a modest price.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Matteo Doni

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Apple made a rather horrifying mistake in the implementation of their APFS encryption.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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An "accidental" report by the Dow Jones news service claims that Google will buy Apple for a mere $9 billion.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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20 years ago, two things hit the internet that changed our lives. One, Slashdot, inspired a generation of news aggregation sites, and is still with us today. The other, AOL Instant Messenger, also inspired a generation of communications software, but is sadly no longer with us as of this week.

Watch the full episode at http://twit.tv/twit/635

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mikah Sargent, Christina Warren, and Ben Parr

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Chris Marquardt and Leo Laporte take a look at photos submitted for the "Shadow" assignment.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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Brian wants to set up lights and a camera to turn on when his Raspberry Pi senses motion.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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