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Tech News Today 532: YOU Killed the Start Menu

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, and Chad Johnson Apple to overhaul iTunes, Microsoft says YOU killed the start button, Google brings lots of apps to iOS, and more. Guest: Jonathan Strickland Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add to,...

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In 1975 – Steve Wozniak built the first prototype of the Apple I, the first computer to show letters on the screen as you typed them. In 1995 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the space station Mir, the first-ever docking of a Shuttle to a Space Station. In 2007 – The Apple...

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Triangulation 59: Pursuit Horizon and Parag Khanna

High tech motorcycles blogging around the US, and exploring the frontier of the information revolution. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt Guest: Zach Settewongse and Amanda Pollard from PursuitHorizon.com and, Parag Khanna. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tri. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to...

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Tech News Today 531: Falling for Glass

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, Jason Howell and Chad Johnson Google I/O involves falling from great heights and Zeppelins, One good Nexus and one questionable Nexus, why T-Mobile’s chief just quit, and more. Guest: Shannon Morse Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite...

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In 1928 – Austrian Friedrich Schmiedl launched his first experimental rocket from a balloon 50,000 feet over Graz, Austria,. The rocket was not recovered, but laster tests were successful leading to rocket delivered mail. In 1965 – Officials in the US and Europe conducted the first commercial telephone conversation over satellite Early Bird I....

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Tech News Today 530: Seven Minutes of Terror

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Zynga gets friendly, what Google will announce tomorrow, Orbitz gouges Apple users, and more. Guest: Rich DeMuro Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at...

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Tech News Today 529: Absolute Bull Waste

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Facebook changed your email address, Google’s making a tablet, the US wants to ruin a college career over copyright, and more. Guest: Nate Lanxon Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to read, add...

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In 1967 – The world’s first ATM was installed at a Barclays Bank branch in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom. In 1978 – Seasat, an experimental U.S. ocean surveillance satellite was launched. The satellite was designed to test oceanographic sensors. In 1995 - Spyglass Inc. went public, the year after it began distributing its...

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How time flies, and things slow down at the same time. Why we pick where we live. Making new friendships. How self-driving cars reduce psychoses. Stranger danger. Also Prometheus. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/EastMeetsWest290-Anti-metheus/eastmeetswest290.mp3

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Frame Rate 82: Hope For Google TV

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt How an Apple TV could work, Google TV stepping up, Robot and Frank, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fr. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time:...

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