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2015
04.30

Podcast For April 29, 2015

Yes, this was a fundraising episode. But we raised our goal in 30 minutes and it was a fun night.

2015
04.29

Technology Bytes Show Links – Apr 29, 2015

News

Microsoft brings Android, iOS apps to Windows 10

Microsoft Predicts 1 Billion Windows 10 Devices in 3 Years

Just-released WordPress 0day makes it easy to hijack millions of websites

 

New Segment: Bite of the Apple

Some Tattoos Found to Interfere With Apple Watch’s Sensors

IPAD GLITCH GROUNDS DOZENS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS

 

Try Buy or Fry

CROSLEY REVOLUTION TURNTABLE

 

Weird Science

Astronomers discover 11 ‘runaway’ galaxies that are fleeing into intergalactic space

Falling to Earth: unmanned Russian spacecraft ‘has nowhere else to go’

2015
04.24

Podcast For April 22, 2015

2015
04.22

Show Links – Week of: Apr 22, 2015

Technology Bytes Links – Apr 22, 2015

Top Story

Is This Justice? Charging an Eighth Grader with a Felony for “Hacking”

 

Other News

The Worst Voting Machine in America

Its password? “Admin.”

Japan’s maglev train sets world record: 603 kph

Twitter updates abusive content policy, adds more anti-abuse tools

 

New Segment: Bite of the Apple

Researchers able to crash iOS devices through Wi-Fi router exploit

1,500 iOS apps have HTTPS-crippling bug. Is one of them on your device?

Apps downloaded two million times are vulnerable to trivial man-in-the-middle attacks.

UPS Tracking Numbers Start Trickling Out to Apple Watch Customers

 

Try Buy or Fry

POLAROID ZIP INSTANT MOBILE PRINTER

Intel Compute Stick Review: Don’t Buy It

SIO: Musical Pillow Sheets

 

Weird Science

Oldest fossils controversy resolved

HOW YOUR GRANDPARENTS’ LIVES AFFECT YOUR RESILIENCE TO STRESS

Everything Science Knows Right Now About Standing Desks

2015
04.16

Show Links for April 15, 2015

Top Story

Email Phishing Attacks Take Just Minutes to Hook Recipients

Other News

Would You Let the I.R.S. Prepare Your Taxes?

DO STATE IT PROJECTS ALWAYS FAIL?

EU Formally Accuses Google of Antitrust Violations

Ars Technica: In-flight Wi-Fi is “direct link” to hackers
Report: Planes could be targeted by a malicious hacker on the ground.

New Segment: Bite of the Apple

Griffin Debuts Cove Recharging Center for Charging Five iOS Devices at Once

Analysts offer first stats on observed sales, styles of Apple Watch

Maybe we should ask anyone who has bought an Apple watch to call up and tell us their impressions of it – real world reviews

Try Buy or Fry

ROBOT CHEF THAT CAN COOK ANY OF 2,000 MEALS AT TAP OF A BUTTON TO GO ON SALE IN 2017

SMFX SMART BULB

Tiny 4K Displays Will Be Awesome—Just Not for Smartphones

Weird Science

A Scan Of 100,000 Galaxies Shows No Sign Of Alien Mega-Civilizations

Rogue Microwave Ovens Are the Culprits Behind Mysterious Radio Signals

Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless

Coloured Pluto comes into view

2015
04.16

Podcast For April 15, 2015

2015
04.09

Podcast For April 8, 2015

2015
04.08

Show Links for April 8, 2015

Top Story

Sleep Hacks: 3 Ways To Keep Your Gadgets From Ruining Your Rest

Other News

NY Cops Used ‘Stingray’ Spy Tool 46 Times Without Warrant

As many as 1 million sites imperiled by dangerous bug in WordPress plugin

Malicious, large-scale Google ad campaign slams users with malware

Senator calls for The Anarchist Cookbook to be “removed from the Internet”

Bitcoin Foundation is “effectively bankrupt,” board member says

New Segment: Bite of the Apple

Rumor: Report: New Apple TV box won’t support 4K

Apple Watch reservations to be limited to one unit per customer, limited stock expected

Apple Watch Meta Review: Not Perfect, But Full of Potential

Try Buy or Fry

Tesla’s new entry-level sedan is the faster, all-wheel drive Model S 70D

Intel’s $150 Stick That Turns a TV Into a Windows Desktop Is Now on Sale

3 fast, easy ways to find the perfect animated GIF

Weird Science

Up against laws of physics, Bell Labs pushes network performance

UV light returns colour to million-year-old seashells

Flexible aluminum battery charges fast, stable for over 7,000 cycles

2015
04.02

Podcast For April 1, 2015

2015
04.01

Show Links for April 1, 2015

Top Story

The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher
We can talk about technology and the future of education

Other News

Energy companies around the world infected by newly discovered malware

New 3D NAND flash will triple capacity of SSDs, Intel and Micron say

Longer-Lasting Batteries Are Almost Here (Really!)

Wii U Zelda Won’t Arrive in 2015, or Even Show at E3

New Segment; Bite of the Apple

Rumor: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and 4-Inch iPhone 6c Rumored for 2015 Release

Gold Apple Watch Edition comes with a buying experience worthy of the 1%

Try Buy or Fry

Microsoft unveils the Surface 3: Mostly ARMless, a whole lot x86ier

Amazon wants you to place product buttons around your home

Chrome On A Stick: $100 Asus Chromebit Announced

April Fools: 8 fake products from ThinkGeek that nerds wish were real

Weird Science

For story below: “We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune”

HOLAWHAT? MEET THE ALT-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INVENTED BY A PROGRAMMER AND USED BY ZAPPOS

How ion thruster technology will power future NASA missions

LOUDNESS SOUNDS BETTER. It’s Also Ruining Music.