Tech News Today 808: Pocket Loss

Shows/ Tech News Today / August 1st, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Next iPad Mini retina display in superposition, secrets of Motorola’s X8 processor, Google gets nosy in your neighborhood, and more.

Guest: Patrick Beja

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Running time:: 0:48:32

Tech History Today – August 1, 2013

Today in Tech History / August 1st, 2013

In 1873 – Andrew Smith Hallidie took his San Francisco cable car for its first test run. The tracks ran from Clay and Kearny Streets for 2800 feet to a hill 307 feet above.

In 1967 – The US Navy recalled Captain Grace Murray Hopper to active duty to help develop the programming language COBOL.

In 1981 – MTV began broadcasting in the United States, playing The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star, and changing how we view music forever.

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Tech News Today 807: Ratnado

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 31st, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Did Samsung fake benchmark results? OpenTable wants to help pay your bill, Google’s net neutrality views change now that it’s an ISP, and more.

Guest: Molly Wood

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Running time:: 0:49:53

Tech History Today – July 31, 2013

Today in Tech History / July 31st, 2013

In 1910 – Dr. Hawley Crippen was arrested when the boat he was on docked in Quebec. He was the first person to be caught as a result of a wireless telegraph.

In 1971 – Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first humans to take a drive on the Moon in the lunar rover.

In 1976 – NASA issued a press release describing one photo taken by Viking 1 on Mars as resembling “a human head.” Conspiracy theories about the face on Mars still run today, though close-up pictures from the Mars Express mission have debunked most of them.

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Tech News Today 806: A Bit Illegal in Thailand

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 30th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Chromecast gets all the apps, spoofed GPS sends ship off-course, full specs leak for hot new Kindle Fire HD, and more.

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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Running time:: 0:50:26

Tech History Today – July 30, 2013

Today in Tech History / July 30th, 2013

In 1889 – Vladimir Zworykin was born in Russia. He would go on to earn the title “Father of Television” (one of several called that) for his work on the iconoscope and the kinescope. He worked on television for RCA.

In 1898 – The Winton Motor Carriage Company placed a magazine advertisement in Scientific American calling on readers to “dispense with a horse.” It’s the earliest known automobile ad.

In 1971 – The Apollo 15 mission landed the first lunar rover onto the moon.

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Tech News Today 805: Kin of Kin

Shows/ Tech News Today / July 29th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Why YouTube buffers on your ISP, Amazon to crowdsource pilot greenlights, Google Glass gets a cheaper competitor, and more.

Guest: Kevin Tofel

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Running time:: 0:46:13

Tech History Today – July 29, 2013

Tech News Today / July 29th, 2013

In 1947 – ENIAC was switched on after being transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It operated continuously until October 2 1955.

In 1951 – A recording was made of Beethoven’s 9th by EMI that eventually became used to justify the diameter of the CD.

In 1958 – President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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