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Tech News Today 433: You’re Putting It In Wrong

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Windows 8 coming soon, iPhone bankrupts another carrier, Boxee fights evil, and more. Guest: Ina Fried 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...

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Tech History Today – Feb. 9

February 9, 2012 by

In 1870 – US President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill authorizing “the Secretary of War to take observations at military stations and to warn of storms on the Great Lakes and on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.” This agency operating under the Signal Service eventually became the National Weather Service. 1969 – The...

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Roger’s plan for living in containers needs a new foundation. But thankfully superheroes and magic distract us. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/EastMeetsWest277-ContainerHome/eastmeetswest277.mp3

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Current Geek Episode 191: Disney can do more than you think

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Tech News Today 432: Android Doesn’t Have Chrome?

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell VeriWho needs a 36 megapixel Nikon D800? Google Chrome now on Android, Apple iTV might arrive through ISPs like a phone, and more. Guest: Derek Colanduno and Trey Ratcliff Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at...

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Tech History Today – Feb. 8

February 8, 2012 by

In 1971 – 10 years after the SEC suggested automation could solve the problem of fragmentation in over-the-counter stocks, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations or NASDAQ index began trading, the world’s first electronic stock market. In 1996 – “24 hours in cyberspace” event inspired by photographer Rick Smolan, took place, with...

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FourCast 108: Nobody Wants To Raise Grandma

Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson Also you’ll need an email address in the future, but not necessarily and ID. Guests: Nicole S. Young and Glenn Rubenstein Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fc. Got a prediction of your own? Guest you’d like to see? Question for the show? Email us at [email protected]...

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Frame Rate 62: Australia Is HBO’s Petri Dish

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt Lilyhammer debuts on Netflix. how to measure the box office, Verizon’s Redbox video streaming service, 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....

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S&L Podcast – #90 – Fake Being an Expert

Do you want to know how to fake being an expert on something geeky? We examine some tips from io9 on folling the geeks, plus Tom explains how he’s legally reading a book that won’t be sold in the US until the summer. And Veronica has some kind words for John Scalzi.  One of...

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Tech News Today 431: Does X=TED?

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell Verizon and Redbox joined at the kiosk, Amazon opening a retail store? Your deleted Facebook photos are not deleted, and more. Guest: Peter Ha Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. We invite you to...

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