WiFi Optional - Episode 30

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Episode 30: Mergers, acquisitions, and paranoia!

• Your iPhone could be hacked with one iMessage! (1:00)
• Edward Snowden's spy proof case (3:51)
• Facebook at 60,000 feet? (8:44)
• iPhone sales drop (12:01)
• Softbank gets an ARM up (15:48)

They tried, again and again, and then they sold. Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.83 billion in cash! (18:40)

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 29

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Episode 29: Spending money!

• Hackers snag $2 million from ATMs without using a credit card (1:23)
• Toyota to invest $1 billion on self-driving technologies (5:05)
• Facebook lets Messenger conversations go dark (9:03)
• Pokemon go down: hacking group downs servers with DDOS attack (13:19)
• Pokemon Demo for HoloLens? (18:13)

We have a new national holiday: Amazon Prime Day! This year's holiday was a MASSIVE success...for Amazon that is. (25:20)

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 28

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Episode 28: The Tesla-MAC-MicroSD-Skype-Pokémon episode!

• Reports on ANOTHER crash of a Tesla in autopilot mode! (1:35)
• Got a MAC? You better watch what you download (4:20)
• MicroSD goes bye-bye! (8:07)
• ...and bye-bye headphone jack...well, we think. (9:36)
• Do you use Skype? But in what language? (11:33)
• Did you forget to renew the domain name? Yeah, we're talking to you, TP-LINK! (15:12)

How many did YOU catch? It's ok, we know you play it too! Pokémon GO, that is! We talk about the game, and where it could go. Don't forget to "catch" the deep down article. (20:10)

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 27

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We are back from... our union mandated vacation. Yeah, that is it. And we have some super tech stories for you!

• Google opens a facility is Detroit to capture better talent
• 60 Terabits per second between USA and Japan? Yup - we got that!
• Welcome to the US Nuclear Command. We run DOS!
• Self driving Tesla Model S was involved in first fatal crash
• The latest iPhone may come out once every three years

Android N. They announced it. It has some cool features. And guess what? Google wants to come out with their own phone that has Android N on it!

* Disclaimer: I forgot to let Jason know that his mic was not working well :) . I take full responsibility for that one - Rukshan

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 27

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We are back from... our union mandated vacation. Yeah, that is it. And we have some super tech stories for you!

• Google opens a facility is Detroit to capture better talent
• 60 Terabits per second between USA and Japan? Yup - we got that!
• Welcome to the US Nuclear Command. We run DOS!
• Self driving Tesla Model S was involved in first fatal crash
• The latest iPhone may come out once every three years

Android N. They announced it. It has some cool features. And guess what? Google wants to come out with their own phone that has Android N on it!

* Disclaimer: I forgot to let Jason know that his mic was not working well :) . I take full responsibility for that one - Rukshan

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 26

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The Google I/O episode...

• Gang Surrenders Key to TeslaCrypt Ransomware Kingdom
• Oculus Rift update accidentally makes piracy easier
• Google’s modular Project Ara phone is shipping to developers this fall
• With Allo and Duo, Google Finally Encrypts Conversations End-to-End
• Google plans to bring password-free logins to Android apps by year-end

Or course we focus on Google I/O and all of the goodies we can expect from Google in our deep dive segment.

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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WiFi Optional - Episode 25

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The episode where the cameras don't switch...again.
This week we talk a lot about auto tech, Google...and Apple!

• iTunes reportedly deletes songs from your library, but Apple says they can't replicate the issue...but they have a patch that will fix it? Yeah...
• Apple also thinks that downloaded music will go away and will be replaced by streaming media!
• Alphabet starts a ride sharing app to go head to head with Uber!
• Whatever you do, don't lie to Tesla!
• PEW PEW PEW! The FAA tests drone detection at JFK airport.
• Your next car might have more juice than you thought!

In our deep dive story, Google is coming up with a device called the Chirp, and we are excited to try it out!

Jason Watercott is @jasonwatercott and Rukshan Wijeratne is @rukshanw on Twitter

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