Tech Break (Video)

Patrick Tucker from Defense One joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss research that shows the neurological ways that the human brain encourages the spread of fake news.

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Jason Howell and Megan Morrone talk to Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica about the new film, Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson as Major. Ghost in the Shell is the long-awaited live action Hollywood treatment, but fans of the original might be less than pleased with the liberties taken with the story.

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Josh Gilliland talks with Denise Howell and Matt Curtis about how social media posts could be used if relevant in a case.

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Host: Denise Howell

Guests: Matt Curtis and Josh Gilliland

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Scott Wilkinson talks with Television Historian Mark Schubin, who explains the reason why 24 frames per second became the standard for film.

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Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Mark Schubin

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Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton discuss the new Corsair family of pre-built computers, which feature the power to deliver 4K and VR gaming.

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Samsung held its big flagship event to unveil new hardware this morning. First, the eagerly anticipated Galaxy S8 with a 5.8" display and the S8+ with a 6.2" display. Scratch that. INFINITY display, as Samsung put it, which is basically new marketing around what it used to call its Edge display. The home button is moved behind the front display, similar in ways to Apple's 3D touch. The phone's design is rounded and curved throughout with an improved front facing camera, Iris scanning and facial recognition, and the company's new 10 nanometer processor for better efficiency and power in a smaller space.

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Jason Howell, Ron Richards and Florence Ion discuss Andy Rubin's Twitter post revealing the bezel-less phone his company Essential is reportedly getting ready to release sometime this year. Also, perhaps, Andy's obsession with designer jeans.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Microsoft announces that the Windows 10 Creators Update will begin rolling out on April 11. What we know, and what we don't know.

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Samsung announces the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The new 5.8" and 6.2" phones feature Samsung's new Infinity Display, 10mn octa-core processors, and dual pixel 12-megapixel rear-facing and 8-megapixel front-facing cameras, both with f/1.7 aperture.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

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Jason Howell does a deep dive on the new features in Android O.

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Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Kevin Marks

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