Tech Break (Video)

Tech Break (Video)

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Tech Break (Video) episodes

  • 3D Touch Tips | TWiT Bits

    Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone offer 3D touch tips for your iPhone. See your workout history with the Activity app. Go live on Facebook. Practice your weak skills in Duolingo. Voice search with the Chrome app to get better answers than Siri will give you. See your next playlist in the PocketCasts app. Get all these tips by 3D touching your app.

    Full episode at twit.tv/ios/343

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    13 min
  • FreeNAS Preview | TWiT Bits

    FreeNAS is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. FreeNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use FreeNAS with ZFS to protect, store, backup, all of your data. FreeNAS is used everywhere, for the home, small business, and the enterprise.

    Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/floss/432

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    4 min
  • Acer Aspire VX 15 | TWiT Bits

    We take a first look at the Acer Aspire VX 15.

    * 15.6" 1920 x 1080 Semi-matte screen (IPS)

    * 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7300HQ (2.5Ghz up to 3.5Ghz)
    * 8GB of Dual-Channel DDR4 (ipgradable to 32GB)
    * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti w/4GB GDDR5 (Optimus... so it only turns on when an application needs a GPU)
    * 256GB m.2 SSD (Also has a 2.5" bay for more storage options)
    * 1 x USB Type-C // 2 USB 3.0 // 1 USB 2.0
    * HDMI / Ethernet / Combo Audio / Lock Port
    * Bluetooth 4.0 / 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (Wave II)
    * SD Memory Card Reader
    * Good Audio
    * Rated for 6 hrs of battery life, I averaged between 8:30 & 9:15 with WiFi Disabled (6:50 - 8:15 on)
    * Weight 5-1/2 lbs
    * Decent "Chicklet Style" keyboard... firm backing, but the keys were a little mushy
    * PCMark 8 (Home) : 3207
    * 3D Mark Cloud Gate: 14,988

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    8 min
  • Emotion tracking on Facebook | TWiT Bits

    Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss a new report that shows how Facebook is tracking the emotions of its teen users and presenting that information to marketers.

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    15 min
  • 3D Touch Tips | TWiT Bits

    Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone offer 3D touch tips for your iPhone. See your workout history with the Activity app. Go live on Facebook. Practice your weak skills in Duolingo. Voice search with the Chrome app to get better answers than Siri will give you. See your next playlist in the PocketCasts app. Get all these tips by 3D touching your app.

    Full episode at twit.tv/ios/343

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    13 min
  • Startup Excerpt: Bro Culture Meritocracy | TWiT Bits

    Doree Shafrir reads an excerpt from her new book, Startup. The book takes aim at "Tech Bro" culture, and the sense of entitlement and false meritocracy inherent in it.

    Full episode at twit.tv/tri/296

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    5 min
  • Netflix Hacked by Dark Overlord | TWiT Bits

    A hacker by the startlingly original name of "Dark Overlord" stole the first 10 episodes from the upcoming season of Orange is the New Black and tried to hold them for ransom. When Netflix refused to pay, the hacker released them on the internet, giving Netflix the best free marketing ever. Now everyone who downloads them and wants to watch the end of the season has to subscribe to Netflix. Ashley Esqueda delivers a chilling dramatic re-enactment of the hacker's demands.

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    6 min
  • NAB 2017 Product Picks with DPReview.com | TWiT Bits

    Dale Baskin spent the week at NAB 2017 and presents his favorite products to Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson. The Atomos Ninja Inferno, Blackmagic Web Presenter, and Sennheiser MKE 2 Elements mic for GoPro Hero 4 are just a few of his many finds.

    For the full episode, go to Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson

    Guest: Dale Baskin

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    14 min

About Tech Break (Video)

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Tech Break brings you technology news and updates as they happen. So stay informed and discover new gadgets, apps, unboxings, beta releases, interviews, and essential excerpts from our shows. With Tech Break there is no set schedule and our hosts will publish new content as it develops.