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  • Tech News 2Night 387: Apple Music Nightmare

    Why a Mac advocate hates Apple Music, Google's giving away patents, its Gattaca on Github, Zombie ads eating your mobile data, surprising earnings from Amazon, and more...

    Host: Megan Morrone

    Guest: Jim Dalrymple

    Subscribe to Tech News 2Night at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-2night

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      • 26 min
    • Home Theater Geeks 265: Getting What You Paid for in HDMI Cables

      Scott is back this week with David Meyer of Kordz and Kevin Taylor of THX. What makes a high quality HDMI cable and how the quality of the cable makes a difference on the content you're viewing, and the THX program for certification of cable performances.

      Host: Scott Wilkinson

      Guests: David Meyer (Kordz Founder) and Kevin Taylor

      Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks

      Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

      1 hr 9 min
    • Know How... 153: Car Hack, Disable Flash, & Bacteria

      Smart cars getting hacked, how to disable Flash and why you should. Learn how much bacteria is living on things you use everyday, and more.

      Yet another car hack (and this one is a little scary) http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

    • It's Blackhat time! Which means it's the season of exploits!
    • Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will be doing a presentation at Blackhat on another exploit of the "CAN" (Controller Area Network)
    • This is the "communications bus" that allows devices in a car to communicate with each other. We've seen this before... in January with BMW's "Connected Drive"
    • And a researcher showed off a device at Blackhat Asia that allowed attackers to gain complete control over a car with a gadget that plugged into the On board Diagnostic port.

      • Car Hackin' -- Made EASY!

      http://www.wired.com/2015/03/60-gadget-thatll-make-car-hacking-easier-ever/

      "Black Hat Asia" in Singapore, 24-year old "Eric Evenchick" introduced the "CANtact"

    • It's a $60-$100 device that interfaces with your car's computer
    • It has a USB port on one side, a OBD2 port on the other It allows a user to take control of anything that is connected to the car's "Controller Area Network" (CAN) - Engine, windows, entertainment, brakes, security
    • Basically. EVERYTHING.
    • He is releasing the software as open source. This isn't the first time that researchers have developed a device that can hack a car's computer -- but this is an extraordinarily inexpensive device.
    • Most importantly, this device converts the OBD2 protocol into something that regular users can hack.

      • But back to THIS story:

    • The researchers joined forces with journalist Andy Greenberg to do something that should be possible:
    • They took advantage of an "entertainment feature" within some Chrysler vehicles to affect driving-critical systems
    • They were able to turn on the radio and set it to full blast, with the driver not able to turn it off
    • They turned on the flashers, the windshield wipers and the air con
    • Then they did some REALLY scary stuff:
    • They disabled the transmission, the brakes, and could have sent signals to the power-steering system to turn the car. And they did all of this to a Jeep Cherokee being driven by Greenberg while the team was in Miller's basement.
    • They did it by exploiting the "Uconnect", internet-connected computer, which gave them access to the entertainment system
    • They hacked the entertainment system, then used it as a beachhead to access the engineer, wheels and electrical systems

      • Flash / Security

      It's time to take back our security! (Ok... let's not get too dramatic... it's just time for us to take our security seriously)

      There are two things that need to happen:

    • Stop using Flash
    • Start using a tool to prevent scripting exploits

      • Chrome:

    • There are a lot of security folk who say Google Chrome is becoming a bloated mess with many integrated plugins that lend themselves to exploits.
    • However, I know that many of us are attached to Chrome because of it's tight integration with our Google Services
    • But... we CAN at least turn off the integrated Flash plugin!
    • If you go into the extensions window, you won't find it:
    • In the address bar, type: "chrome://plugins"
    • Disable the Flash Plugin

      • Firefox:

    • Menu
    • Add Ons
    • Scroll to "Shockwave Flash"
    • Select "Never Activate"
    • We're not

      • VLC

      These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/153

      Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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        • 1 hr
      • This Week in Computer Hardware 325: 4TB SSDs Are Expensive

        The Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro Black Edition mobile gaming notebook review, Bitspower AIX99R5E Nickel Plated Cover Block review, AMD confirms availability of the Radeon R9 Nano in August, TSMC plans "very steep" ramping of 16nm, Samsung announces VNAND powered 4TB PM863 and 2TB SM863 SATA enterprise SSDs, NVIDIA adds Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Bundle to GeForce Cards, AMD A8-7670K (Godavari) launches with Steamroller, Ryan is not at Quakecon, and more of your questions answered.

        Host: Ryan Shrout

        Guest: Allyn Malventano

        Technical Director: Zachary Smith

        Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware.

        Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.

        58 min
      • Tech News Today 1308: Zombie Apps Eat Your Phone's Brains

        Forensiq found a widespread form of ad fraud in mobile apps, the mayor of New York is no match for Uber, butt calls just got dangerous, Moto X images leaked, Twitch switches to HTML5, and more...

        Host: Mike Elgan

        Co-Host: Kashmir Hill

        Guests: George Slefo, Freeman Klopott, Natalie Kitroeff, and Kellen Barranger

        Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes

        Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes

        Check out the full

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          • 41 min
        • Ham Nation 206: HOA 101

          Logging software for DX, the mighty woof antenna, and how to build a antenna with HOA restrictions!

          Hosts: Don Wilbanks, Amanda Alden, Valerie Hotzfeld, Dale Puckett, and George Thomas

          Guests: Dr. Tamitha Skov and Julian Frost

          Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

          Editor: Bryan Burnett

          Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation.

          Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme.

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            • 1 hr 6 min
          • This Week in Google 310: Fi FOMO

            Leo previews his Project Fi Nexus 6, Google 2nd quarter results, Eddystone: iBeacon killer, Google hires Homejoy, your timeline added to Google Maps, Android auto, Alphabeatical, and more!

            Host: Leo Laporte

            Guests: Kevin Tofel and Ron Amadeo

            Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

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              • 1 hr 45 min
            • Tech News 2Night 386: Google Ads Under Fire from EU
              Apple stocks respond to earnings, Microsoft shows their numbers, Starbucks for News, EU goes after Google again, and more...

              Host: Megan Morrone

              Guest: Mark Bergen

              Subscribe to Tech News 2Night at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-2night

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              Sponsor:

              • wealthfront.com/tn2

                • 20 min
              • iFive for the iPhone 152: Apple Music vs. Spotify

                The first iOS 9 Public beta has been unleashed, more Apple Music commands, Shyp will take your donations to Goodwill for you (only in major U.S. cities), and disabling Siri on your lock screen for safety reasons.

                Host: Megan Morrone

                Technical Director: Zachary Smith

                Email us at [email protected]

                Leave a voicemail: (614) ON-IFIVE

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                • gazelle.com

                  • 9 min
                • Windows Weekly 423: Bitter, Sweet and Salty

                  Microsoft earnings revenue figures are down from the same quarter a year ago, Windows 10 hits RTM and kicks off an ad campaign, what to expect from Threshold 2, Microsoft buys Adallom, Visual Studio 2015, and pre-order Windows 10 retail media.

                  Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo Laporte

                  Guest: Mike Nash

                  Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

                  Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

                  Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

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                  The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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                    • 1 hr 59 min

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