Daily Tech Headlines – May 5, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook shuts down its VR movie studio, US DoJ investigating Uber, OnePlus 5 coming this summer.

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Today in Tech History – May 5, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1961 – First NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted the Freedom 7 Mercury capsule on its 15-minute 28-second suborbital flight.

1992 – Id Software released Wolfenstein 3-D. It wasn’t the original first person shooter, but it launched the form into widespread popularity.

1999 – Microsoft shipped Windows 98 SE to manufacturers. The new version included Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Explorer 5, Windows NetMeeting 3.

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DTNS 3023 – May The Source Be With You

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comThere’s a new quantum computer int he world, thieves use SMS vulnerability to steal money from banks, and a Starcraft Source code good samaritan.

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Daily Tech Headlines – May 4, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500A big advance in quantum computing, Apple to invest in US manufacturing, Facebook earnings huge but warns it won’t last.

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Today in Tech History – May 4, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1995 – German electronics company Escom AG bought the rights to the name, patents and intellectual property of Commodore Electronics Ltd. for $10 million. Commodore had gone bankrupt the year before.

2000 – The “I Love You” virus spread to 55 million computers around the world, hijacking hard drives and deleting, renaming, or damaging files. The damage reached billions of dollars.

2004 – Apple announced that Steve Jobs would kick off that year’s Worldwide Developers Conference by talking about Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

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DTNS 3022 – A New Hulu Hoop

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comFacebook’s hiring thousands of humans to monitor disturbing posts, Hulu launches it’s live TV effort and a tiny full Android phone for $70.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 168 (w/ Nicole Lee)

American Gods (101), The Expanse (213) Better Call Saul (303), Fargo (302), The Leftovers (303), Justified (603), Summer Movie Draft, and Triage. With special guest Nicole Lee.

01:15 – Summer Movie Draft
05:19 – Triage
09:09 – American Gods (101)
20:32 – The Expanse (213)
24:44 – Better Call Saul (303)
32:46 – Fargo (302)
37:40 – The Leftovers (303)
43:27 – Justified (603)

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Daily Tech Headlines – May 3, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Hulu launches Live TV, Facebook hires 3,000 more monitors, and a 4-inch phone for $70.

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