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This week we have an exclusive interview Google's vice president of engineering Dr Dave Burke, the Dubliner behind the Android operating system.

TechCentral.ie editor Niall Kitson caught up with Dave at the UCD Alumni Awards, where they talked about the history of Android, the challenges it faces and what we might expect to see from it in future.

This week Dusty and Niall compare Christmas wish lists. Then we make a trip to Henry St to meet with Emma O'Nolan of Zing Pop Culture for geeky recommendations to suit any budget.

In this week's show Niall Kitson reports from the third Irish VFX & Animation Summit held at Google's head offices in Dublin. There he meets with co-organiser Laura Livingstone, Oscar-winning TCD professor Anil Kokaram and experts in graphics, app development, virtual reality and film making to find out how advancements in visual effects will change what we watch, how we watch it and other applications beyond the entertainment world.

This week we speak to teacher Fiona Byrne about design in the classroom and how to make it accessible to all teachers at Junior Cert level. We also preview CongRegation with founder Eoin Kennedy, and discuss the Paris attacks and the role of the Internet in the war on terror.

In this week's show we have a special extended interview with Andra Keay, managing director of Silicon Valley Robotics. Recorded at the Web Summit last week, Keay talks with Niall Kitson about the move from theory to practice of robotics, what kind of work they could end up doing and whether it's important to have a working knowledge of science fiction to regulate them.

In this special edition Niall Kitson walks the floor of the Web Summit in search of the companies working to make Ireland an international tech hub. Big Data, e-learning, Internet of Things, augmented reality - you'll be amazed at just how much is going on across the island

It's all about drones this week as we hear from a gadget guy who’s just got one, the head of a new body set up to regulate them, and a Boeing 737 pilot who flies them professionally

This week Niall and Dusty talk about the end of Safe Harbour and what it means for you; a Dublin start-up is looking to make the Internet a safer place for you; and we talk to Eoin Gill, organiser and co-founder of Maths Week about what to expect from this year's event.

This week we look at the beginning of the end for Apple Music free trials, and the iPhone 6s comes to Ireland. Finally, we have a special interview with Eoin Costello of the Startup Gathering to talk about life after the Web Summit and a week of exciting events

This week we celebrate - yes, celebrate - the Web Summit moving on to a bigger and better home from 2016. In other news we dig into the murky world of emissions testing, foresee dark days for the principle of Safe Harbour and look forward to an Ireland with better broadband, one town at a time.