DTNS 2969 – FacedIn

Daily Tech News Show / February 16th, 2017

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comLeaks point to a major change to the iPhone. Tom and Justin look at how the phone has evolved and whether this will change the trend for Apple and Facebook takes on LinkedIn!

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 16, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 16th, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple moves WWDC to San Jose, may get rid of its home button and Facebook starts competing with LinkedIn on job listings.

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Today in Tech History – February 16, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 16th, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1880 – 30 engineers from eight states met in the New York editorial offices of the American Machinist to found the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

1968 – The first-ever 911 call was placed by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite from Haleyville City Hall to US Rep. Tom Bevill at the city’s police station.

1978 – After a particularly harsh January gave them plenty of time for programming, Ward Christensen and Randy Suess completed the Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) in Chicago. It was the first BBS.

2016 – Magistrate Sheri Pym of the US District Court of Central California ordered Apple to assist the US FBI in cracking the password on an iPhone 5C. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Apple’s intent to resist the order writing, “Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices.” The FBI eventually accessed the data without Apple’s assistance.

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DTNS 2968 – Why So Yahoo Serious, Verizon?

Daily Tech News Show / February 15th, 2017

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comOne streaming box to control all the others, Verizon’s still into Yahoo and a clever idea for protecting your phone’s contents from searches.

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Daily Tech Headlines – February 15, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / February 15th, 2017

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Facebook announces a video app, Verizon renegotiates Yahoo acquisition, South Korea prosecutors aim for Samsung’s chief again.

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Today in Tech History – February 15, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / February 15th, 2017

Today in Tech History logo1897 – Ferdinand Braun published a paper in the journal Annalen der Physik und Chemie describing his “Braun tube”, the first cathode-ray oscilloscope, which paved the way for the modern CRT.

1946 – A few days after its first public demonstration, the first practical all-digital computer, ENIAC was formally dedicated.

1995 – The FBI arrested Kevin Mitnick on charges of wire fraud and breaking into the computer systems of several major corporations. http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2012/02/feb-15-1995-mitnick-arrested/

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DTNS 2967 – The Princess Is in Another DLC

Daily Tech News Show / February 14th, 2017

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comMicrosoft calls for a digital Geneva Convention, Disney and YouTube drop PewDiePie and whether DLC for games is a good thing or a rip-off.

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