DTNS 3343 – The Galaxy is Huge

We cast an analytical eye on Samsung’s recently divulged details about its upcoming products and Galaxy S9.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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New Hardware At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event – DTH

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Today in Tech History – – August 8, 2018

1876 – Thomas Edison received a US patent for a mimeograph, which combined with an invention by A. B. Dick led to the first widely successful mimeograph machine.

http://museumofprinting.org/pdfs/MOPWinter07.pdf

1908 – For the first time in public, Wilbur Wright showed off the Wright Brothers’ flying machine at the racecourse in Le Mans, France. French doubts about the Wright Brothers’ claims to flight were put to rest for the time being.

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/1908-the-year-the-airplane-went-public-8791602/?no-ist

2007 – Barbara Morgan became the first educator to safely reach space on the US. Space Shuttle Endeavour.

http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/barbaramorgan/2007Aug8.cfm

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DTNS 3342 – Do You Believe in Magic Leap?

The Magic Leap One is now shipping to creators in select areas. Has Magic Leap delivered on its goal of a workable virtual retinal display? And can the Magic Leap one compete in already crowded field of VR competitors?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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Magic Leap is Real – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Magic Leap begins shipping to developers, Apple denies it listens to your iPhone mic, and Samsung charts a new course.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 231 – Preacher (307), Deadwood (307)

Preacher serves up misspellings and gibberish. Plus, Deadwood and a Movie Draft update! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.

00:56 – Summer Movie Draft update

03:45 – Preacher (307)

13:01 – Deadwood (307)

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DTNS 3341 – EPIC Maneuvers

Epic’s Fortnite makes it way to Android but won’t be released via the Google Play Store. Is Fortnite and aberration with its ability to blow off the official or does it signal a change in the way consumers trust which platform they get content from?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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FCC Net Neutrality Attack Misreported – DTH

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500West Virginia plans to allow mobile voting, Alexa users rarely shop via voice, Google releases Android 9 Pie to consumers.

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Cordkillers 231 – Outlier! (w/ Hammond Chamberlain)

Stewart returns to Star Trek, Microsoft on Movies Anywhere, and Star Wars on Disney’s streaming service? All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Hammond Chamberlain.

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Today in Tech History – – August 6, 2018

1943 – Jon Postel was born in Altadena, California. He created the Internet’s address system, and administered it for 30 years as director of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-and-awards/awards/postel-service-award/ten-year-tribute-jon-postel

1963 – Skilled hacker, future government prisoner, and eventual famous security expert Kevin Mitnick was born in Van Nuys, California.

http://www.nndb.com/people/448/000022382/

1991 – Tim Berners-Lee posted a short summary of his WorldWideWeb Project to alt.hypertext and pointed to a simple browser and a Web page describing the project. Thus the WWW became a publicly available service on the Internet.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!msg/alt.hypertext/eCTkkOoWTAY/bJGhZyooXzkJ

1997 – At MacWorld in Boston, Microsoft announced it would invest $150 million in Apple, and continue to make Microsoft Office for Mac for at least five years. The two companies also ended their lawsuit.

https://news.microsoft.com/1997/08/06/microsoft-and-apple-affirm-commitment-to-build-next-generation-software-for-macintosh/

2014 – The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe became the first spacecraft to maneuver alongside a speeding body as it caught up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28659783

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