Tech Break (Video)

Nicole Lee from Engadget joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss the rolling DDoS that took down a number of top tier sites using a botnet of IoT devices.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1625

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Louis Maresca and Brian Chee discuss Qualcomm's vision of millimeter-wave 5G modem for the middle of 2018. Plus, the company owns Digital Fountain, which could help with optimization.

Full episode available at twit.tv/twiet/212

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Denise Howell, Emory Roane and Lisa Borodkin discuss a court filing found by Forbes where a search warrant requested "authorization to depress the fingerprints and thumbprints of every person who is located at the subject premises."

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twil/364.

Hosts: Denise Howell and Emory Roane

Guest: Lisa Borodkin

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Razer has revealed their Razer Blade Pro, a 17.3-inch laptop powered by the GeForce GTX 1080. It's being called a "Desktop in your laptop" by the company. It also has individually backlit keys for a colorful aesthetic.

Full episode available at twit.tv/twich/386

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Sam Machkovech about the newly announced Nintendo Switch, coming in March. We’ve heard about the Nintendo NX in bits and pieces for months, and now Nintendo has unshackled its newest console.

Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tnt/1624

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Leo Laporte talks with Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers, authors of "Super You: How Technology is Changing What It Means to be Human" on using technology to modify the brain.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tri/269.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers

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Steve Gibson gives his thoughts on an answer given by Elon Musk at the Recode Code Conference 2016 about if we may be living in a simulation.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/sn/582.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss this week's example of "you're doing it wrong" with a simple picture depicting a password field highlighted in red saying "Password is used by another user."

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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Russell Brandom from The Verge joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss how Facebook dropped Geofeedia once it was discovered that intelligence agencies were using the system for racial profiling, yet the company was also a client.

For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1623.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Russell Brandom

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Google's weird psychedelic app may not be the most amazing app but it will definitely keep you entertained for a bit.

For the full episode visit twit.tv/arena/120.

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