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DTNS 3360 - E-olympics: Battle of the Thumbs

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The president of the International Olympic Committee has told the AP “We cannot have in the Olympic program a game which is promoting violence or di...

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04 Sep 2018

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Skype: It's New, It's Improved, It's Not Terrible? - DTH

03 Sep 2018

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A Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption, Skype redesigned again, and Twitter's new presence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

DTNS LABS INTERVIEW - Russ Pitts

01 Sep 2018

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We talk with Russ Pitts from he Escapist about why he returned to revive the publication and how he thinks the internet is doing these days. Hosted on...

DTNS 3359 - What A Mesh Speakers Are!

31 Aug 2018

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Qualcomm ups the Bluetooth audio qualty game, Apple dictates developers must have a privacy policy, and LG launches an 8K OLED TV. Hosted on Acast. Se...

DTNS 3358 - Curbing Cacti Crime

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google Assistant goes bilingual, Twitter tests "unfollow" feature, and microchipping cacti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

DTNS 3357 - Smart Watches, It's Not About Time!

29 Aug 2018

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Watches dominate IFA, Sonos wants to simplify your home audio, and Acer announces a Throne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

DTNS 3356 - Verify Everyone!

28 Aug 2018

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Intel announces new chips, Bose enters the smart speaker market, and Google helps US Veterans transition to civilian life. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

DTNS 3355 - The Great Gig in the Cloud

27 Aug 2018

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On our August end-of-month roundtable we discuss the challenges and rewards independent musicians face in an online world.  Hosted on Acast. See ...

DTNS Labs - A Smartwatch Made me Healthier

26 Aug 2018

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Chuck La Tournous, shares the story with us of how his smartwatch has made him healthier. Once when he had an undiagnosed blood clot problem and more ...

DTNS LABS - Technically Parenting Ep 1

25 Aug 2018

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Rich Stroffolino looks at how new parents should approach buying a dedicated camera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DTNS 3354 - Two-Factor Boogie

24 Aug 2018

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Facial Recognition software installed at Washinton-Duelles flagged a man trying to enter the country illegally. Plus Epic encouraging Fortnite players...

DTNS 3353 -XBox as a Service

23 Aug 2018

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Chipotle invests in alternative farming and agriculture tech, Australia issues new 5G guidelines, and Apple slaps Facebook for privacy concerns.Starri...

DTNS 3552 - For Community Knowledge: DRM

22 Aug 2018

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Good Old Games has launched on a new site dedicated to promoting DRM-free content. Will it succeed in creating a DRM-free alternative to iTunes and Am...

DTNS 3351 - Agree to Disagree on a Degree's Pedigree

21 Aug 2018

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Top tech companies are looking to hire experience over formal education, Netflix wants to escape the Apple's cut on subscriptions, and Microsoft crack...

DTNS 3350 - The Giphy That Keeps on Giving

20 Aug 2018

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Nvidia announces new consumer video cards based on its Turing GPU architecture, Financial Times drafting rules to penalize social media platforms for ...

DTNS 3349 - Hacking Jamboree

17 Aug 2018

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Shannon gives us a wrap of this years DEF CON security event. We explored the psychologically trauma that selfies can have on people with body issues....

DTNS 3348 - Amazon Preorders Theaters

16 Aug 2018

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Amazon has set its sights on buying Landmark theaters. What does this mean for the movie industry and will this push its rivals to pursue similar deal...

DTNS 3347 - TenCent, You'll Be A Nickel Soon

15 Aug 2018

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Samsung announces its 5G compliant Exynos modem, Spring and LG and working together to release a 5G smartphone in early 2019, and Verizon plans on lau...

DTNS 3346 - SaaSy Apple Apps

14 Aug 2018

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The Insider reports Apple is encouraging developers to move to software as a subscription model vs one time fee payment. Nvidia takes the wraps off it...

DTNS 3345 - Vote Hacking is Child's Play

13 Aug 2018

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An 11 year-old at DEFCON successfully hacks the vote totals on a replica of Florida's Secretary of State webpage. Lenovo comes out with a thin and lig...

DTNS LABS - GAMES - The Cloud Is Coming

11 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss:Next XBox RumorsFortnite bypasses the Play Store on AndroidNintendo sells 20M Switch consolesWith Patrick Beja and Scott J...

DTNS 3344 - L'Oreal, because AR is Worth It

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Amateur Traveller, Chris Christensen, joins us with his picks of must have tech for the avid traveler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

DTNS 3343 - The Galaxy is Huge

09 Aug 2018

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We cast a analytical eye on Samsung's torrent of details about upcoming products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DTNS 3342 - Do You Believe in Magic Leap?

08 Aug 2018

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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 th...

DTNS 3341 - EPIC Maneuvers

07 Aug 2018

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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 o...

DTNS 3340 - As Android as Pie

06 Aug 2018

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A virus hits chip-maker TMSC causing delays of iPhone shipments. Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and Apple have removed episodes of Alex Jones's InfoWars f...

DTNS 3339 - The Surface Price is Right

03 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft’s Surface Go has been getting mixed reviews from the press. How does it stack up to the competition and what does this mean for the increa...

DTNS 3338 - Google Glass grew up and got a job

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is the state of Augmented Reality market and where will it be down the road? Plus Twitter users can no longer cross post to Facebook automaticall...

DTNS 3337 - MoviePassed?

01 Aug 2018

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MoviePass the self-proclaimed future of movie cinemas across the nation now finds itself in a spiral of bad news borrowing $6 million to keep running,...

DTNS 3336 - VPN Virtual Pigeon Network

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung's growth slows weighed down by low Galaxy S9 sales while Huawei posted a 15% increase in revenue. How OpenAI is improving robotic hands work. ...

DTNS 3335 - We Fix the Internet

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter will work with two university professors to understand the Internet "echo chamber". A UK parliamentary committee calls for action to “build ...

DTNS 3334 - July Roundtable: Money, Sex & Likes

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's our end of month July round table episode. We examine how robust security keys are in everyday life and why moving to physical keys in an digital...

DTNS 3333 - Facebook: Maturation or Saturation?

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What Facebook's slightly low user growth means for the fate of the internet and the world, plus Windows wants to annoy you less and smart watches are ...

DTNS 3332 - Where There's Steam, There's Chat

25 Jul 2018

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Facebook is rolling out "Watch Party" for all users. The company hopes that its shared viewing feature will make it competitive with streaming giants ...

DTNS 3331 - Xbox Swims with the Stream

24 Jul 2018

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As Microsoft readies plans for its next generation gaming console we examine the future of dedicated gaming hardware as software and services take on ...

DTNS 3330 - Echoes in the Echo Chamber

23 Jul 2018

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Where is technology journalism failing the reader, and what should a revamped tech coverage look like? Plus Nintendo sues another rom site and Qualcom...

DTNS Labs - The Fate of the Internet

21 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Merritt talks with Jack Conte about the idea that the Internet has gone from subculture to mass adoption and whether that means we can't have nice...

DTNS 3329 - Bring a penny, get a part

20 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How is an upstart wireless broadband provider beating an incumbent cable broadband provider? We find out as Patrick Norton shares his experience with ...

DTNS 3328 - 99 Project Loons Go By

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

DTNS 3327 - Your "Free" Isn't Really Free

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

DTNS 3326 - Airbnb On The Side of Caution

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How should Airbnb handle people with criminal convictions. Should all data be made relevant or just the most recent or the most serious?  Hosted ...

DTNS 3325 - Don't Believe the Skype

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the reason's why some of Instagram's biggest memers are locking their accounts and going private with their posts. Will this new approach e...

DTNS 3324 - iPad Affinity for Photoshop

13 Jul 2018

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Adobe announces that it will reveal a full featured version Photoshop for the iPad this fall. What does it mean for Apple and what does it tell us abo...

DTNS 3323 - Sealed Deal Appealed

12 Jul 2018

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Apple has unleashed updated MacBooks to an eagerly awaiting audience. We examine what the new machines brings and what they portend for Apple hardware...

DTNS 3322 - Taking a Magic Leap

11 Jul 2018

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Olio, a new startup hopes to the address the problem of food waste by users share their extra food with others in the neighborhood or help corporation...

DTNS 3321 - Game's Addiction

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Video game addiction is a relatively new phenomenon. We examine various aspects of the disorder and discuss whether or not video game addiction is a r...

DTNS 3320 - AI Chips, Can't Stop With Just One

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the demand for AI processing takes off chip makers are scrambling for a piece of the action. We take a look at the various offerings and approaches...

DTNS 3319 - Stop Infringing Yourself

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As third-party encryption plug-ins face new scrutiny we discuss the wider implications of internet and connected technologies entering a mass-market p...

DTNS 3318 - You NUMTOT, You!

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After a recent spate of violence instigated via WhatsApp the Indian government is asking the app maker for help in cracking down on irresponsible mess...

DTNS LABS - GAMES - Everything is About Fortnite

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss:Our takeaways from E3Sony's cross play PR issuesBattle passes are the new standardSteam sales recommendations (Scott: Cele...

Wikipedia Blocks Italy - DTH

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ZTE resumes US Business, Uber is in talks to merge with Uber and Careem Networks, and Micron faces Chinese injunction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

DTNS 3317 - Fallout from Sony's Lockout

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As Sony stands firm on not allowing cross platform play on Fortnite for the PS4 we discuss the implications of Sony's policy and whether or not change...

DTNS 3316 – Automation for the People

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While much has been discussed about the disruption that automation will have on the job market, businesses and the economy not much work or thought ha...

DTNS 3315 – Magic Scooter Ride

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our end of June round table show. This month we discuss the developer shift from single player to multi-player games. Are single-player games a...

DTNS 3314 – KaiOS Reigns

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple may bundle music, TV and news into a single subscription, a new Pew survey shows 74% of American adults think technology was helped their life b...

DTNS 3313 – Literally Yelling at the Cloud Service

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google rolls out public testing of Duplex. Google’s AI technology that can make human sounding phone calls on your behalf for reservations or appoin...

DTNS 3312 – Checking in on 5G

26 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

5G is coming with its promise of faster speeds. Will this wireless cell technology finally give mobile users the same speeds as broadband users? And w...

DTNS 3311 – Strawberry Robots Forever

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At VidCon 2018 YouTube announced new revenue opportunities for creators and Instagram unveiled IGTV for longer format video content. We asked YouTube ...

DTNS 3310 – Sewing the Seeds of Success

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the state of diversity in tech and are the steps used to help improve the situation working? Plus YouTube announces new revenue options for c...

DTNS 3309 – Chief Justice Etsy

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The US Supreme Court rules that states can force online stores to collect taxes on goods sold in their jurisdiction. How will this ruling shake up the...

DTNS 3308 – Brave Enough to Browse Differently?

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Brave web browser has started voluntary testing of its new ad opt-in program where uses can choose to see targeted ads based on their browsing his...

DTNS 3307 – Musk: Listen all Y’all, It’s a Sabotage

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

YouTube Premium launched in the EU and Patrick Beja is excited by it. Find out what he finds so appealing about the service and why you might want to ...

DTNS 3306 – “Flat Earth” is the Voltron of Conspiracy Theories

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Conspiracy theories are a staple of the Internet. Posts about adulterated ingredients at fast food restaurants, videos about alleged political shenani...

DTNS LABS – Loot Boxes and Gambling

16 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In light of Loot Box controversies, Matt Campbell, Owner of Battleshopper.com and a mobile gaming developer at a mobile gaming company, talks about hi...

DTNS 3305 – Graphing Graphics Card Pricing

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After months of sky high GPU prices it seems the cost of a new video card is coming down. Patrick Norton from TekThing joins us with his video card pi...

DTNS 3304 – Boring Co. Says, “We Can Dig It”

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What’s behind the push Article 13 of the Copyright Directive in the EU Parliament that would make things like meme subject to copyright law and what...

DTNS 3303 – Bless The AI Down In Africa

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

US District Court ruled that planned the merger of AT&T with Time Warner could go ahead. What are the market implications of this merger and how does ...

DTNS 3302 – Here, Have this Malware

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

E3 2018 is here an Patrick Beja host of gaming podcast “Pixels” is here to breakdown all the announcements for us. Plus Valve plans to launch Stea...

DTNS 3301 – Keep Your Memories To Yourself

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple puts its foot down on apps that run cryptocurrency mining in the background, Microsoft announced at E3 it acquired five game developers to bolst...

DTNS Q2 Hangout

10 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tom, Sarah, Roger and friends update us on the state of DTNS, review the DTNS mid-year survey and chat with a few of the Patreon Advisors.MP3Direct Li...

DTNS 3300 – War! What is AI good for?

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Google ending its involvement in Project Maven after significant employee dissent about the company working with the military we ponder what exac...

DTNS 3299 – Steam-ier Content

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Valve unveiled a new policy allowing anything to be posted to the Steam Store as long as the content is not something Valve decides is illegal, or str...

DTNS 3298 – Defrag the Seagulls

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sonos pulled the wraps off the Beam. A smart home theater sound bar that integrates Amazon’s Alexa many have speculated that its Sonos’s attempt t...

DTNS 3297 – Notch Yo Full Screen Phone

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at Asus announcements from this year’s Computex, China is launching a probe into DRAM price fixing, Qualcomm announced a new Snapdrag...

DTNS 3296 – WWDC and GitHub

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple unleashed WWDC 2018 on an expecting audience. We break down this year’s announcements and offer up our analysis on what Apple wants to do and ...

DTNS LABS – ART – Road to Web Wellness

02 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott got hacked, but let’s make some lemonade from that big lemon. How do you get your artwork and other content in front of people in 2018 without...

DTNS 3295 – Winged iPads

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ARM releases the specs on their new 7nm SoC design. Facebook shuts down its trending site from the top its page. California launches two pilot program...

DTNS 3294 – Film is the New Vinyl

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The influential VC, Mary Meeker, has released her highly anticipated 2018 Internet Trends report. We break down her analysis and discuss the implicati...

DTNS 3293 – Patrick is Our Ear Bud

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Norton is back with his recommendations for the best earbuds on the market. Plus researchers in Finland have discovered “time crystals” th...

DTNS 3292 – Tapping Buskers

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cashless payments is changing the way customers pay for goods and services, but how well does it work for non-traditional situations, like busking, wh...

DTNS 3291 – GDPR Consent Debris

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, the EU’s new data privacy rules start today. Already some EU users have been blocked from sites, access ...

DTNS 3290 – All Aboard the Hellscape Train

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk goes on a tweet storm about the truthiness of major media outlets. Musk wants to setup a website where the public can rate the credibility o...

DTNS 3289 – Comcast vs Disney, Fight!

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Comcast signals its intent for a hostile bid for 21st Century Fox’s assets. What are the implications if its successful and what will Disney’s cou...

DTNS 3288 – A Fortnite Prize of EPIC Proportions

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO mentioned in an investor relations call that the PlayStation 4 was entering the final phase of its li...

DTNS 3287 – Australian Roundtable

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our end of May DTNS round table. This month we examine technology issues from an Australian perspective like; how is net neutrality viewed in A...

DTNS 3286 – A Tidal Wave of Security News

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With recent stories covering data security issues from cellphone location data tracking to PGP and S/MIME vulnerabilities we have Shannon Morse here t...

DTNS 3285 – All Bets are On

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Federal laws restricting Sports Gambling in the United States have been struck down by the Supreme Court. Will this start a new gold rush into online ...

DTNS 3284 – The Student has become the Cheater

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cheating on exams has been constant thorn in the side of schools and the halls of higher education. But with smart phones, wearables and the internet ...

DTNS 3283 – The UK Unfriends Zuck

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter is implementing a new system based on thousands of behavioral signals to filter our tweet replies, searches, and recommendations. Will this he...

DTNS 3282 – Tales from the Encrypt

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME, Tesla engineers reveal they considered adding driver attentiveness when developing the a...

DTNS 3281 – Scratch Your Coding Itch

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As coding becomes a indispensable and respected skill some toy makers have developed STEM toys to help children, especially girls, develop and interes...

DTNS 3280 – Udder Corruption

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google wants to help people improve their Digital Wellbeing. What does that mean and is this is a sign that even large tech companies acknowledge too ...

DTNS 3279 – Plane Cheese

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft announces new features for Windows that’ll roll out by the end of the year, Walmart is buying Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, Valve says...

DTNS 3278 – Google, Please

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We break down the announcements from this years action packed Google I/O, and cover everything from AI developments and roll-outs to new Android featu...

DTNS 3277 – Microsoft Edges Toward IoT and AI

07 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We examine all info-packed Monday announcements from this year’s Microsoft BUILD event. Plus Robocalls are still a thing and unfortunately they’re...

DTNS LABS – GAMES – It’s Not For Me, But I’m Glad It Exists

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss:God of WarNintendo LaboRed Dead Redemption 2PS2 games on Playstation NowOculus GoFinancial resultsBattle Royale craze at E...

DTNS 3276 – Feel the Disturbance in the AR Force?

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Disney updating its Star Wars: Jedi Challenges lightsaber duel AR game to allow multiplayer we’d figured its time to examine the current state ...

DTNS 3275 – Amazon Has Body Image Issues

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon wants to shake up the apparel business by having customers 3D scan their body so they can get a more exact fit when selecting clothes from the ...

DTNS 3274 – Don’t Believe the Headline Hype

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s earnings are in and far from the predicted bloodbath the iPhone sales were up. Where did the analysts go wrong? Plus Open Whisper Systems ge...