Weekly Tech Views – Jan 16, 2016
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DTNS 2667 – The Mayor of Arby’s
Foursquare has a new CEO and a lower valuation. So what makes us keep using social service and once we stop can they ever convince us to come back? Peter Wells and Tom Merritt discuss.…
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DTNS 2666 – Snoop Dogg’s Blunt with Microsoft (Complete)
The W3C is considering restrictions on who can set standards regarding DRM in HTML. Will this free your Web or chain it up? Allison Sheridan and Tom Merritt discuss. Also, one, two, three and to…
Open episode or article →Guest Post: HEVC Compression of Video Explained
During episode 2665, we mentioned the BBC research labs confirmation of HEVC compression. During the discussion Scott guessed correctly that Andy Beach would be able to explain this more for us. And Andy obliged. Here's…
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DTNS 2665 – Counterfitbit
The PC market declined by 8-10% in 2015. Can gaming revive it? Can anything? Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt discuss. Also a customs seizure shows the wearables market has made it.
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DTNS 2664 – La Tech du Jour
France was the number 3 most represented country at CES. Patrick Beja talks with Tom Merritt about France's roots as tech powerhouse.
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DTNS 2663 – Stream Oddity
Nielsen released their 2015 numbers and streaming is way up while sales are down. So is that good or bad news for music? What does it mean for you the listener? Tom Merritt and Veronica…
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DTNS 2662 – A Node to Joy
The Dark Web is not just for porn and crime. Darren Kitchen and Tom Merritt discuss non-profit news outlet ProPublica's launch of a version of their site as a hidden service on Tor.
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DTNS 2661 – Ads Kill the Messenger
Facebook wants to kill text messaging. Do we want it to? Can messaging apps even make money? Justin Young and Tom Merritt discuss. Plus VR for the blind.
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DTNS 2660 – Virtual Makeouts
Is the Oculus Rift too expensive? Netflix releases for almost the entire planet. CES continues to spill forth announcements and Patrick Norton and Jennie Josephson help Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson make sense of it…
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DTNS 2659 – Alexa, where are my keys?
Supercomputers in cars, cars that talk to Alexa, cars controlled by fitness bands. Tim Stevens cuts through the exhaust to tell Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja and Jennie Josephson what the real scoop on cars at…
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