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We examine all info-packed Monday announcements from this year’s Microsoft BUILD event. Plus Robocalls are still a thing and unfortunately they’re getting worse and Spotify is not a publicly traded company. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org.Continue reading “DTNS 3277 – Microsoft Edges Toward IoT and AI”

With Disney updating its Star Wars: Jedi Challenges lightsaber duel AR game to allow multiplayer we’d figured its time to examine the current state of the VR/AR consumer market. Plus Germany techsite heise.de reports 8 new Spectre-like vulnerabilities were found in Intel’s processors and national security and defense website Defense One reports the use ofContinue reading “DTNS 3276 – Feel the Disturbance in the AR Force?”

Amazon wants to shake up the apparel business by having customers 3D scan their body so they can get a more exact fit when selecting clothes from the Amazon Store. Will this force traditional retailers to follow suit and how will customers react to the new service? Plus some in Congress have plans to reverseContinue reading “DTNS 3275 – Amazon Has Body Image Issues”

Apple’s earnings are in and far from the predicted bloodbath the iPhone sales were up. Where did the analysts go wrong? Plus Open Whisper Systems gets a warning from Amazon about domain fronting their secure messaging app Signal with Amazon.com. Starring Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click hereContinue reading “DTNS 3274 – Don’t Believe the Headline Hype”

We analyze the latest announcements from Facebook’s F8 conference. Plus the British Parliament gives Facebook CEO Zuckerberg an ultimatum. Voluntarily give evidence before Parliament or get a summons the next time he steps foot in the UK. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here MultipleContinue reading “DTNS 3273 – D8. It’s Your F8”

In the market to upgrade you PC or Mac desktop display? We got TekThing’s Patrick Norton on the show to talk about what you should be on the lookout for when buying a new computer monitor. Plus France.com’s owner files suit against France and T-Mobile and Sprint say I do to a corporate merger. StarringContinue reading “DTNS 3272 – End Graphic Violence (in GPU Pricing)!”

It’s our end of April DTNS round table. This month we examine technology issues from a Canadian perspective like; the ease at which fake news can be created, how Canadian telecoms want block websites linked to piracy without judicial review and the digital subscription landscape of Canada. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, TristanContinue reading “DTNS 3271 – House Hippo Friday”

Earnings reports from Intel, Microsoft, Amazon and Nintendo. Plus researchers at MIT have successfully kept a pig’s brain alive outside of its body and chip architecture Jim Keller is leaving Tesla and heading for Intel. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versionsContinue reading “DTNS 3270 – Mind Over Bacon”

Is MoviePass the future of movie theater as it backers allege or is it destined to be another casualty of price sensitive consumers? Plus Google rolls out new changes to the venerable Gmail app and a Federal Appeals court rules that a man who created Windows rescue CDs to ship alongside refurbished PCs can goContinue reading “DTNS 3269 – MoviePass: Pass… or Play?”

Amazon wants you to give their delivery couriers access to your GM or Volvo car’s trunk. Is this typical of the company’s out of the box thinking or is this one drop off delivery method that’s that won’t take off? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson. MP3 Using a Screen Reader?Continue reading “DTNS 3268 – Amazon’s Junk in Your Trunk”