Tech Break (Video)

At the beginning of This Week in Tech, our panel speculated about the upcoming Samsung Note 7 fire announcement. By the end of the show, Samsung revealed that Note 7 fires were caused by irregular batteries and that they were putting in place new tests to prevent future problems.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Jason Calacanis and Iain Thomson

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Sharon Profis from CNET joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss strategies for stepping away from Facebook and reclaiming time for other things.

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Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis and Mathew Ingram talk about the Android phone that Donald Trump uses, and the security concerns it raises.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Mathew Ingram

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Jason Howell and Ron Richards answer RadioRod's email question regarding the fate of the legendary live streaming service called Live365.

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Father Robert Ballecer, SJ had the opportunity to talk with Gal Rozov, CEO of FoldiMate. The FoldiMate is a robotic laundry folder that is compact enough for residential use, and able to refresh and de-wrinkle your items.

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Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Microsoft is now giving you a new way to protect your machine. Windows Defender Security Center lets you run multiple security measures on your PC. Is this type of redundancy necessary? For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ww/502

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Father Robert Ballecer had a chance to play with Samsung's new gaming notebook the Odyssey. The laptop has a vibrant, full HD display and an ultra powerful processor. Equipped with an advanced cooling system, the machine will remain cool even during extended gameplay, and provides easy access to the heart of the machine allowing for easy upgrades.

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Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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Apple files suit against Qualcomm for $1 billion, claiming that Qualcomm has been "charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with."

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Jason Howell, Florence Ion and Ron Richards talk to Ish Harshawat of Haystack.tv about Android TV.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Steve Gibson talks about a convenience feature in browsers such as Chrome, Safari and Opera that can leak personal information using autofill.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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