Warpath TV's Sonic Boom

Between YouTube, online resources, forums and wiki pages we discuss the variety of ways people can self-teach themselves about technology and where it falls short.

Starring Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta and Allison Sheridan.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Microsoft Q1 earnings push earnings up 20% per share, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that warrantless police access to real-time cell phone location data intrudes on a person's reasonable expectation of privacy, and Walmart opens a concept store called Intelligent Retail Lab in Levittown, New York.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young and Roger Chang. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In a weird juxtaposition tech companies like Airbnb, Uber and Netflix are starting up their own print magazines. Why are they investing in an old media platform and what do they hope to gain by doing so?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, and Nicole Lee. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

>Intel unveils its 9th generation high performance mobile processors, Nvidia prices the GTX 1650 for $165, and the FAA approves Alphabet's Wing from airdrop delivery.  

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

What is upcycling and why should you be part of the movement? Plus Samsung Galaxy Fold delayed, Sony launches ride-hailing service in Tokyo, SiriusXM reaches for streaming-only audiences.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, and Roger Chang. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

A Patreon special from January where Tom explains some of the important things you need to know about 5G. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Microsoft has formally entered the wireless earbud market with Surface Buds. What do they hope to achieve and will it be a hit among consumers?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Chris Ashley. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Business Insider reports that since May 2016 Facebook collected the email contact lists of 1.5 million new users without consent.Amazon and Google kiss and make up allowing YouTube on Amazon's Fire TV devices and smart TVs in the coming month. And in response to issues with early production models of the Samsung Galaxy Fold Samsung says it will, "will thoroughly inspect these units in person to determine the cause of the matter." 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Apple and Qualcomm have patched things up just in time for Apple to dump Intel as its sole source 5G chip supplier and pick Qualcomm instead. Hmmm. Plus Microsoft rolls out its diskless Xbox One S and the UK reveals that mandatory age-verification for adult sites begins July 15th.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Sony reveals key specs for their upcoming PlayStation 5 game console including 8K resolution, faster CPU, and SSD storage. What does this reveal say about where Sony wants to be in gaming and more importantly where it might be weakest. 

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy