Tech Break (Video)

Rene Ritchie joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss Apple's hiring of Timothy D. Twerdahl from Amazon to help improve the Apple TV.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Rene Ritchie

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Alyssa Bereznek from the Ringer joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss how Uber drivers are using their captive audience to showcase their own talents.

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An Ohio man has been convicted of arson and insurance fraud after prosecutors used data collected by his pacemaker to determine that his version of events could not have happened. 59-year-old homeowner Ross Compton reported that during the fire, he had escaped through a window with several large possessions. A cardiologist who reviewed the pacemaker data testified that the data did not support Compton's statement. Compton's cat died in the fire.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone discuss the technology news that Snap, parent company of social network Snapchat has just filed papers for an IPO. The so-called "camera company," says it will raise up to $3 billion, but stockholders who buy in won't have any voting rights. Watch and learn what you need to know about the future of a company that started as a sexting app.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell switched phones for a month. Jason took Megan's iPhone 7 and Megan took Jason's Pixel XL. Find out what they liked about using the other mobile operating system.

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Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss The Wall Street Journal's report on a new handheld device that will tell you if you smell bad. Minolta, copier maker wants to help those of us who are anxious about our body odor. A gadget called KunKun (which is Sniff Sniff in Japanese) is small enough to fit in your pocket and connects to a smart phone app which will tell you whether or not you stink. The device will be on sale in Japan this summer for a few hundred dollars.

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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Vizio has settled a suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission for $2.2 million. The suit alleged that the TV manufacturer tracked what viewers were watching by analyzing pixels on-screen and comparing them to a database of movies and TV shows. Vizio then sold that information to advertisers and others.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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This week's beta release of the Windows 10 Creators Update adds a few key features, including Dynamic Lock and the new Compact Overlay window. Mary Jo is excited about Dynamic Lock for reasons explained in this video.

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Manoush Zomorodi talks to Megan Morrone about her podcast, Note to Self. Note to Self covers the personal side of technology, from privacy to politics to the importance of being bored.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tri/285

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We play a fun game with the new Ditty Alexa Skill: Musical Trump Tweets. It does not go well.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/twig/390

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