We’re excited about new monsters and solarpunk but mostly we’re excited about Mortal Engines! Except for all the murder.
Today in Tech History – – July 19, 2018
1961 – Trans World Airlines began offering regular in-flight movies on scheduled flights. The first film shown, only in the first class cabin, mind you, was “By Love Possessed,” starring Lana Turner and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
https://travelersunited.org/today/81-years-since-the-first-inflight-movie-was-shown/
1983 – Michael W. Vannier and his co-workers J. Marsh and J. Warren published the first three-dimensional reconstruction of single computed tomography (CT) slices of the human head.
http://radiology.rsna.org/content/150/1/179.full.pdf
2004 – Apple announced the fourth-generation iPod with 12-hour battery life and the ability to shuffle songs. HP announced they would sell an HP branded version of this model of the iPod.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/07/19Apple-Introduces-the-New-iPod.html
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DTNS 3328 – 99 Project Loons Go By
DC is launching the DC Universe streaming service as a hub for all of its properties. One of the chief aims of the service is to bring fans of the DC universe into a location that can provide the detail and nuance that twitter and Facebook can’t provide while also weeding out toxic behavior and harassment. Will it work?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:10) Siri’s Last Remaining Cofounder Is Out at Apple | the information
- (01:25) Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 6 will let your phone survive 15 drops | the verge
- (02:0) Apple Confirms 2018 MacBook Pro Keyboard Has ‘Membrane’ to ‘Prevent Debris From Entering the Butterfly Mechanism’ | macrumors
- (02:35) EU regulators charge Qualcomm with additional violation in pricing case | reuters
- (03:00) Microsoft reports strong Q4 earnings as Surface and gaming both up | the verge
- More Top Stories
- (03:25) Comcast concedes to Disney in bidding war for Fox assets | reuters
- (06:20) Facebook and Instagram change to crack down on underage children | tech crunch
- (09:20) Project ‘Fuchsia’: Google Is Quietly Working on a Successor to Android | bloomberg
- (11:10) Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya with Telkom in 2019 | reuters
- (14:00) Exclusive: Britain says Huawei ‘shortcomings’ expose new telecom networks risks | reuters
- Discussion Story (17:15)
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (27:40) Christian – Chili Mobile
- Today’s Contributor
Project Fuschia Could Replace Android in 5 Years – DTH
Alphabet’s Loon set to cover rural Kenya, last remaining Siri co-founder leaves Apple, DC announces DC Universe at SDCC.
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Today in Tech History – – July 18, 2018
1968 – Robert Noyce, Andy Grove and Gordon Moore incorporated Moore and Noyce electronics, swiftly renamed at Noyce’s daughter’s suggestion to Integrated Electronics Corporation, or Intel for short.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1031210/secret-intel-revealed
1992 – Silvano de Gennaro, an IT developer at CERN took a picture of the singing group ‘Les Horribles Cernettes’ who sang mostly about physics. Tim Berners-Lee would later use that picture as a test, making it the first photo uploaded to the World Wide Web.
2001 – Apple announced Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, the first update to OS X.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2001/07/18Apple-Previews-Next-Version-of-Mac-OS-X.html
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DTNS 3327 – Your “Free” Isn’t Really Free
The EU has handed down a €4.3 billion fine for three cases of Google abusing its dominant Android market position. We examine the reasoning and the implications have for Google and its operations in Europe.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Tristan Jutras.
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EU fines Google €4.3 billion – DTH
Google gets another Eu antirust fine, Apple moves iCloud data to Chinese provider in China, Samsung may be working on a foldable phone.
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 228 – Preacher (304), Deadwood (304)
A visit with Satan on Preacher. Plus, Deadwood and a defining Summer Movie Draft update!
01:07 – Summer Movie Draft update
04:33 – Preacher (304)
15:04 – Deadwood (304)
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 228 – Preacher (304), Deadwood (304)
A visit with Satan on Preacher. Plus, Deadwood and a defining Summer Movie Draft update!
01:07 – Summer Movie Draft update
04:33 – Preacher (304)
15:04 – Deadwood (304)
CurrentGeek 178: Land of Lando
Lando is coming back for number 9. Space stuff! HBO is doing a new Whedon show. Do NOT open that coffin. Y: The Last Man is coming to FX. What Star Trek ship would you live on? Echos but for dogs! Toto’s perspective and more!