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The Drill DownApple WWDC 2020 On this week’s podcast, the first-ever audience-free Apple WWDC, eliminating racial bias in tech jargon, and the first facial recognition wrongful arrest, ...and much more. Apple WWDC 2020 Apple WWDC 2020: the 18 biggest announcements Apple Details iOS 14, Its Next Major Software Update More Varied Memoji Are Coming With iOS 14 Apple Maps Is Getting A Dedicated Map View For Cycling And Ev Users Apple Is Debuting Its Digital Car Key, Coming In iOS 13 And iOS 14 App Clips Are Coming In iOS 14 A Few Changes Coming To iPadOS 14 Handwriting With Apple Pencil Is About To Get Better With iPadOS 14 Ai...
2020-06-261h 12The Drill DownPlayStation 5 Revealed On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, Sony's Playstation 5 is revealed, Twitter adds audio tweets ...and much more. COVID-19 Update Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug FUTURE COVID-19 TREATMENTS COULD BE THANKS TO COWS, LLAMAS, AND PANGOLINS EPA Tells Amazon, EBay to Stop Shipping Unproven Covid Goods VergeSense grabs $9M for its people-counting sensor tech as offices eye COVID changes Google bans website ZeroHedge from its ad platform over comments on protest articles Audible Book of the Week Digitize and Punish: Racial Criminalization in the Digital Age by Brian Jefferson Sig...
2020-06-1928 min
The Drill Down624: When the Robots Stopped Watching UsOn this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, the way Amazon and IBM are halting their facial recognition programs... and much more.
2020-06-1229 minThe Drill DownJust the Facts, POTUS On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, social media and social responsibility in 2020, ...and much more. COVID-19 Update Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now Being Used To Host Work Meetings EV and COVID Sweden’s EV Market Share At 23% In April, Doubles Year On Year Australian car sales fall by half in April, but consumers still interested in electric and hybrids Electric vehicles show more resilience than conventional cars during Covid-19 shock Tesla is on the verge of breaking into the S&P 500 index. Here's the last thing it needs to do to...
2020-05-2950 minThe Drill DownSun, Surf & Safety On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, a bikini with a built-in face mask, how animation production works from home, Unreal Engine 5 ...and much more. Podcast COVID-19 Update The havoc wrought by covid-19 will spark new concern over bio-weapons Covid-19 being used as weapon in attacks on US police and grocers Llama antibodies could help fight coronavirus, study finds Apple releases final iOS 13.5 with coronavirus exposure alert support Meet the trikini, beach fashion’s answer to coronavirus Audible Book of the Week Girl Decoded by Rana el Kaliouby (with...
2020-05-2247 minThe Drill DownThe End of the Rainbows On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, a basketball backboard that won't let you miss, we say farewell to Double Rainbow Guy ...and much more. COVID-19 Update White-Collar Companies Race to Be Last to Return to the Office Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever How My Boss Monitors Me While I Work From Home Tesla sues California county in virus factory closure fight, threatens to leave Uber is trying to buy Grubhub Spot the robot is reminding parkgoers in Singapore to keep their distance from one another New Genre Emerges In Hol...
2020-05-151h 11The Drill DownEarth Aliens in Outer Space On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, we compare our work from home experiences ...and much more. COVID-19 Update (Good news edition!) Report: Amazon Uses Marketplace Seller Data to Make Its Own Competing Products Amid pandemic, U.S. renewable power sources have topped coal for 40 days Lyft shares jump 15% as company reports more riders than last year despite coronavirus With No Tourists, Australian Scuba Tours Are Planting Coral Instead Tom Cruise Plots Movie To Shoot In Space With Elon Musk’s SpaceX NASA, SpaceX set date for historic launch of astronauts to ISS...
2020-05-0841 minThe Drill DownHome Schooled On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, we compare our work from home experiences, ...and much more. Podcast COVID-19 Update "No evidence" that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO Nearly All Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19 Had Chronic Health Issues, Study Finds French workers use 'right to walk out' as defence against coronavirus Portable 'cold plasma' wand prototype could destroy germs in seconds Bill Gates’s vision for life beyond the coronavirus MS, TSLA, FB report positive earnings despite pandemics and lock downs. Messenger Rooms are Facebook’s answer to Zoom and Housepa...
2020-05-011h 05The Drill DownY Not? On this week’s podcast, our weekly COVID-19/tech sector update, and the latest reviews of the newly released Tesla Y, ...and much more. Podcast COVID-19 Update Sewage analysis suggests a New England metro area with fewer than 500 COVID-19 cases may have exponentially more Free-Falling: U.S. Oil Drops Below $3 Per Barrel As Demand Disappears Facebook removes some events calling for protests of stay-at-home orders YouTube will remove any coronavirus content that goes against WHO recommendations Twitter will remove misleading COVID-19-related tweets that could incite people to engage in ‘harmful activity’ Verizon will buy video conferencing company BlueJea...
2020-04-2453 minThe Drill DownDisturbance in the ForceOn this week’s podcast, a shakeup at the the highest levels of the Disney and Lucasfilm Empires...and much, much more. Podcast What We’re Playing With Tosin: Droid building update Andy: Star Wars: The High Republic is Disney's new Star Wars saga The Drill Down Video of the Week Star Wars: The High Republic announce trailer The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian Audible Book of the Week A Long Time Ago, in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away By Paul Hirsch Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDri...
2020-02-2849 minThe Drill DownOn Z Flip Side On this week’s podcast, impressions on Samsung's new flip foldable, are digital movie cameras really as good as film?, China hacked Equifax, Tesla giveth...and Tesla taketh away, ...and much, much more. Podcast What We’re Playing With Andy: Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet; Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) ALL: Impressions on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (and the future of foldable) The Drill Down Video of the Week The cinematographer of Knives Out wants to end the film-vs.-digital debate Steve Yedlin...
2020-02-141h 02The Drill DownTDD Extra: Babylon 5 & Picard In this The Drill Down extra, culled from our outtakes, media expert Tom Cheredar chats with Dwayne about glory that was Babylon 5, and their reactions to CBS All Access' Picard series. Picard premiere episode (limited time) Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and...
2020-01-3122 minThe Drill Down605: WhatsOop! On this week’s podcast, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gets hacked, Sonos makes its older speakers obsolete, a quiz on Dem candidates, Tesla self-driving, Star Trek & Doctor Who...and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Dwayne: Which of these 2020 Democrats agrees with you most? Andy: Tesla self-driving mode; Star Trek: Short Treks; Doctor Who (“New Who” season 12) Audible Book of the Week Uncanny Valley: A Memoir By Anna Wiener Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Doctorin' the TARDIS by The Timelords (KLF) Hot Topics Sonos will...
2020-01-2450 minThe Drill DownNew Decade, Who Dis?On this week’s podcast, we change our format, talk with media expert Tom Cheredar about Quibi, discuss highlights of CES 2020, ...and much, much more. Podcast Show Notes Notes on new distribution, change of format, what’s in store for The Drill Down ahead. Thoughts on the past decade in tech, and what to look forward to in the future Special guest Tom Cheredar on Quibi Quibi versus the world Quibi's secret weapon: Videos that work in portrait and landscape mode Audible Book of the Week The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Tran...
2020-01-131h 19The Drill DownHoliday Gift Guide 2019 This week on The Drill Down podcast, Google Stadia launches, and The Drill Down’s annual holiday gift guide... The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us. Headline Google Stadia is not the cloud gaming future we were promised A day later, many...
2019-11-221h 27The Drill DownApple Fall Event 2019 On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Facebook & Google get hit with antitrust probes, vinyl beats CD sales, new iPhones, iPads, Apple watches ...and much, much more! What We’re Playing With Dwayne & Tosin: Amazon Echo Auto Headlines Attorneys General for 48 States Open Sweeping Anti-Trust Probe into Google Facebook is under investigation by state attorneys general for antitrust violations Facebook Dating launches in the US Audible Book of the Week Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: I Turn My Ca...
2019-09-131h 19The Drill DownBlack to the Future! On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Apple’s new credit card, what’s blacker than black? the first crime in space... and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: Recreating a Vintage TV Headlines Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime in space Ex-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with trade secret theft Apple Apologizes Over Siri Privacy and Will No Longer Retain Audio Recordings Amazon’s Ring offered a footage request system to more than 400 law enforcement agencies Audible Book of the Wee...
2019-08-301h 03The Drill DownHovering to England On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, the White House wants to police social media speech, while the FBI pulls data from Facebook, should schools install facial recognition cameras? Crossing the English Channel via hoverboard and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Dwayne: DUST Headlines Verizon agrees to sell Tumblr to owner of Wordpress Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats Audible Book of the Week How Music Works by John Powell The Feel Good Song Formula Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music...
2019-08-161h 10The Drill DownParanoid About Androids On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Andrew goes to the edge of the galaxy, leaked Radiohead tracks, Facebook’s Zuckerbucks, counterfeits & fakes, robots are taking your jobs & fighting back, and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge You can’t wear Star Wars costumes in Galaxy’s Edge — not even the ones on sale Headlines The Ambitious Plan Behind Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra Facebook's New Libra Coin: How Does It Work, and Should You Buy It? Radiohead Release 18 Hours of ‘OK Computer’...
2019-06-211h 10The Drill DownE3 2019 This week: a high-rise helicopter crash casts doubts on Uber’s new service, one hundred thousand travelers’ IDs hacked, all the highlights from this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, and much, more. What We’re Playing With Andrew: Pig0ut plant-based chips Dwayne: Automatic Pro Headlines Helicopter Crashes Into NYC High-Rise, Causes Two-Alarm Fire Corey Johnson questions safety of Uber Copter after fatal helicopter crash Uber’s air taxis will resemble really nice helicopters on the inside Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database Audible Book of the Week Getting Gamers b...
2019-06-141h 47The Drill DownApple WWDC 2019 On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Tech giants under scrutiny for antitrust, Tesla’s new pickup truck, What is 5G exactly?, and Engadget Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar joins us to review Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Headlines Facebook, Google and other tech giants to face antitrust investigation by House lawmakers Congress Just Said Tech’s Least Favorite Words: Antitrust Investigation Audible Book of the Week Artificial Intelligence in Practice by Bernard Marr, Matt Ward - contributor Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: In the Dark by Nina Simone Hot...
2019-06-071h 44The Drill DownCES Updates This week, we check in on CES innovations-- an all-in-one charger for iPhone, and the Impossible Burger 2.0 ... and more! What We’re Playing With Andy: Tesla Wall Connector Dwayne: Dyson customer service CES updates Ampere Unravel takes on Apple’s Doomed Airpower Audible Book of the Week Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense By Bob Holmes Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: It's Impossible by Shirley Bassey CES updates Intro the Impossible Burger No Animal testing America is runni...
2019-05-101h 05The Drill DownApple's Showtime 2019 This week, Facebook bans White Nationalism, will Europe’s new laws make memes illegal, YouTube can’t compete with Netflix, Amazon & Hulu,... All the highlights from Apple’s new services, and much more. Headlines McDonald’s is announcing an agreement to acquire personalization company Dynamic Yield. Boeing will drop it’s Software update Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism Audible Book of the Week Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level By Leander Kahney Sign up at AudibleTrial...
2019-03-291h 06The Drill DownThe $35K Milestone This week, a Privacy pivot for Facebook?, the $35K Tesla is finally here, Do women make more than men at Google?, HIV is cured for the second time ever, robots are taking over our jobs!... and much, much more. Headlines Google Finds It’s Underpaying Many Men as It Addresses Wage Equity Facebook won’t let you opt-out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking by Mark Zuckerberg Audible Book of the Week Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics By Jim Al-Khalili Sign up at AudibleTri...
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The Drill DownFarewell to Greg Davies In case you missed it being previously reported, dear friend of The Drill Down and longtime Geeks of Doom contributor Greg Davies (also known as cgt2099), passed away suddenly on the morning of January 29th. For 124 episodes, Greg & Tom Cheredar traversed spacetime into complex discussions to deliver a critique of new Doctor Who episodes via the TARDISblend podcast. Greg & Andrew Sorcini collaborated on over 100 episodes of The Round Up, sharing stories from respective podcasts, and their favorite music. In a special edition episode of TDD, regular hosts Andrew, Dwayne De Freitas & Tosin Onafowokan...
2019-02-1123 minThe Drill DownRise of the Luddites This week, luddites take aim at next-gen cars, a malware attack against the nations newspapers, a new look at the big bang, AI face technology... and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: Oculus Go; Black Mirror: Bandersnatch [How the Surprise New Interactive Black Mirror Came Together] Headlines Wielding Rocks and Knives, Arizonans Attack Self-Driving Cars Truck owners are blocking Tesla Superchargers in 'ICE-ing' protests Tesla shares tumble as much as 10% as company misses Wall Street vehicle delivery estimates, cuts prices Tesla reports record production numbers in 2018 Au...
2019-01-041h 14The Drill DownWeird Science This week, windows on Mars made from beer, lab-grown brain bits, cloning your dog, ion thrusters, fuel from the air... and much, much more weird science. Hot Topics Some Geniuses Developed a Way to Filter Lead Out of Water With Fruit Peels Can a new type of transparent gel, made from readily-available beer waste, help engineers build greenhouses on Mars? Lab-grown brain bits open windows to the mind — and a maze of ethical dilemmas The Real Reasons You Shouldn't Clone Your Dog Audible Book of the Week Prediction Machines by Ajay Agrawal, Jos...
2018-12-2855 minThe Drill DownDancing With the Avatars This week, an Amazon robot injures two dozen humans, Google’s CEO testifies before Congress, China flexes its muscle against tech companies in the west, Bold statements from Elon Musk, space news... and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: Far Cry 5 Dwayne: Audio Hijack Tosin: Unifi AP AC-LR Hot Topic New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media Full Report Expert Interview w/ Liz Marasco Audible Book of...
2018-12-211h 28The Drill DownMartian InSight This week, Does Facebook have a “black people” problem? Google employees speak out against their own oppressive tech, a stealthy bombshell climate change report, NASA lands on Mars, Climate Change explained with atmospheric scientist Jeff Peischl,... and much, much more. What We’re Playing With Andy: 50 Shades series, the After series, The Martian book Tosin: Red Dead Redemption 2 - Xbox One X Headlines Boston Police Has a Secret Point System That Turns Normal Teenage Behavior Into Gang Membership Are you a minority borrower? You might want to think twice abou...
2018-11-301h 25The Drill DownGoogle Pixel Event 2018 This week, new products from Google, How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies, ... and much, much more. Headlines The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies Bloomberg stands by Chinese chip story as Apple, Amazon ratchet up denials Google+ social network is being killed, because of a privacy breach (and because people just don't use it) Music Break: Invent It All Again by Faded Paper Figures Hot Topics: Facebook's Portal camera is an Echo...
2018-10-1258 minThe Drill DownWWDC 2018 This week, California attempts to save Net neutrality, Microsoft buys coding repository GitHub, all the highlights from Apple’s developer conference, ... and much, much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Philips Hue Labs / Real or Fake 4K Tosin: Anova Sous Vide Headlines California Senate votes to restore net neutrality MS Buys Github Ballmer: “Linux is a cancer” Contaminates all other software with Hippie GPL rubbish Everyone complaining about Microsoft buying GitHub needs to offer a better solution ZTE and the Trade War Audible Book of the Week Galaxy Girls: 50 Amazing Stories...
2018-06-081h 29The Drill DownWith a Little Help From My Friends This week, Amazon wants to undercut UPS, Facebook uses tech to guess your social class, Google comes back to Nest, the most complex drone display ever, robots that open doors, ... and much, much more. Headlines Thousands of UK, US sites hijacked by hidden crypto-mining code Facebook patents tech to determine social class Tesla Lawyers Step In To Clarify Confusing Elon Musk Statement During Earnings Call Audible Book of the Week The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
2018-02-161h 04The Drill DownNet Burger With Fees This week, Amazon Goes to the market, Uber calls the ambulance, Apple launches the HomePod, Facebook attempts to validate the news, is there a link between video games and violence? ... and much, much more. Headlines Uber reduces ambulance usage across the country, study says Amazon Go, a high-tech version of a 7-Eleven, will finally open on Monday — with no checkout lines and no cashiers Someone Already Accidentally Shoplifted at Amazon’s New Cashierless Store Apple will release its $349 HomePod speaker on February 9th Audible Book of the Week The Lathe of Heaven by Urs...
2018-01-2657 minThe Drill DownTen Years in Tech This week, The Drill Down celebrates our 500th episode! Andy, Dwayne, & Tosin reminiscence over the past ten years in tech and social media-- since July 2007-- with original TDD co-hosts Reg Saddler & Muhammad Saleem, and past co-hosts Lidija Davis, Tom Cheredar, Devindra Hardawar and Christopher Burnor! Discussed: Facebook admits to nearly as many fake or clone accounts as the U.S. population Two popular conservative Twitter personalities were just outed as Russian trolls Audible Book of the Week Soonish by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown The D...
2017-11-101h 41The Drill DownThe Drill Down 492: Apple Special Event 2017 This week, TardisBlend host Tom Cheredar joins Dwayne, Tosin & Andy to discuss Apple’s new products, including the iPhone X, the worst leak of personal info ever, AI beats humans at gaydar, and much more. Hot Topic: Apple Special Event 2017 iPhone X event: the five most important things from the Apple keynote Apple’s iPhone X event: Everything important Apple just announced Apple iPhone 8 Apple Watch Series 3 Apple TV 4K Apple iPhone X Apple Retail updates Audible Book of the Week It by Stephen King Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music B...
2017-09-152h 20The Drill Down484: Bad Bro-grammers This week, bad bro-grammers and the victims speaking out against them, Jawbone gives up, Alexa calls the cops, the first teleportation into space and, much more. Headlines Trump proposes joint cybersecurity unit with Russia, then backtracks as critics squawk Fitness-tracking company Jawbone, once worth $3 billion, is shutting down and liquidating its assets Smart Home Device Breaks Up Domestic Dispute By Calling the Police Audible Book of the Week Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown Music Break: Bad Boys by Inner Circle...
2017-07-141h 16The Drill Down480: Apple WWDC 2017 This week, more trouble for Uber, a leaked NSA report on the 2016 election, great news for indie game developers, and all the best from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference, much more. What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: Wonder Woman Headlines Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election How The Intercept Outed Reality Winner Supreme Court to rule on cellphone location privacy Uber Fires More Than 20 Employees in Harassment Probe Uber exec obtained medical records of rider raped in India in '14, and was fired only af...
2017-06-091h 58The Drill Down474: A Womb With A View This week, a wiki for fake news, An Amazon Echo with a camera, The Pope gives a TED Talk, an artificial womb, and... yes, Uber’s shenanigans are in the news again, all this and much much more. What We're Playing With Andy, Dwayne, Tosin: American Gods Headlines Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches Wikitribune, a large-scale attempt to combat fake news Survey: Most Millennials Both Pay For Streaming Services And Use Pirate Streams When Content Isn't Legally Available Amazon’s new Echo Look As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims For A C...
2017-04-281h 09The Drill Down465: Tax the Robots!This week, Fighting terrorist drones... with eagles, Facebook’s vision for the future, should the robot that takes your job pay your taxes?, newly discovered planets that may contain life, and much much more. What We're Playing With Dwayne: Atlas Obscura and website Tosin: Lightroom Headlines Fitbit Has 'Zero Interest' In Building A Pebble Smartwatch Fitbit reveals it paid $23 million to acquire Pebble’s assets Verizon revises deal with Yahoo to $4.48 billion Terrorists are building drones. France is destroying them with eagles. Bill Gates: The robot that takes your job shou...
2017-02-241h 22The Drill Down460: Nintendo Switches It Up This week, President Trump’s social media strategy, President Obama’s last act for Chelsea Manning, Nintendo’s new console, crowdfunding’s shaky ground, and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Epica Automatic Electric Milk Frother; Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Tosin: Family Account on Nest, TP Link Dwayne: TP Link, Hue. Headlines Trump Will Maintain Personal Twitter Account and Won’t Adopt Official @POTUS Account Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence Google RAISR Intelligently Makes Low-Res Images High Quality Audible Book...
2017-01-201h 29The Drill Down458: CES 2016 Preview This week, the US administration is 100% certain the Russians hacked our election...but where’s the evidence, highlights from CES, the electric car to beat Tesla, and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Anova sous vide cooker; Batman: Arkham City Dwayne: Serafim Laser Keyboard Headlines White House fails to make case that Russian hackers tampered with election US administration '100% certain' about Russian hacking Medium cuts 50 jobs, ditches ad unit Audible Book of the Week A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Sign up at AudibleTrial.com...
2017-01-061h 12The Drill Down453: Interview with Invoxia, Creators of the Triby This week, while The Drill Down celebrates US Thanksgiving with our families, Dwayne DeFreitas brings you an interview with Sébastien de la Bastie, Managing Director of Invoxia, creators of the Triby, a voice-controlled speaker with built-in Amazon Alexa Voice Service. Invoxia Triby, also on sale at Amazon. The Drill Down Holiday Gift Guide 2016 Audible Book of the Week The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown The Drill Down Video of the Week Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar ...
2016-11-2557 minThe Drill Down451: Trump Trumps Tech? This week, Elon Musk says AI can take down the internet, China enacts cybersecurity... and it’s concerning, how a Trump presidency will affect Silicon Valley, there's something fishy with Amazon Alexa, and much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Echo Dot; Wacom Intuos 2 0912-U Dwayne: Star Wars, The Old Republic - The Comics Tosin: Samsung Gear VR Headlines Elon Musk Says Advanced A.I. Could "Take Down the Internet" Tesco Bank freezes all online transactions after money stolen from 20,000 accounts Audible Book of the Wee...
2016-11-1154 minThe Drill Down442: Courage! - Apple's Sept. 7th Event This week, The Drill Down co-host emeritus Tom Cheredar joins us for our rundown of Apple's Sept. 7th event, including a new Apple Watch and the iPhone 7. Also, Sony's new Playstation 4 Pro, YouTubers freak out about censorship & monetization, SpaceX destroys Facebook's satellite, and much, much more. Headlines Tim Cook Says Apple Could Send Cash Back to U.S. Next Year Samsung is recalling the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide over battery problem YouTubers Are Freaking Out About Money and 'Censorship' A major SpaceX explosion just destroyed Facebook's first satellite Audible Book of the Week H...
2016-09-091h 41The Drill Down432: Ten Laws of Robotics This week, the tech world responds to BREXIT, Microsoft revises Asimov’s laws of robotics, Facebook & YouTube filter out extremist content, Facebook wants you to see more of your friends content, why the car in that ad may not be what you think it is, Boston Dynamics brings a robot to the home, and much, much more. What We're Playing With Andy: Mr. Robot, season 1 (on Amazon Prime video) Dwayne: Sling TV on Apple TV Headlines Follow-up: Industry Out of Harmony With YouTube on Tracking of Copyrighted Music Googl...
2016-07-011h 29The Drill Down409: Space Oddity
This week, Box software engineer Irving Ruan joins us as we tell you how to buy PC games on Amazon & save 20%. Plus, a new Echo in the works, T-Mobile pees on its customers and tells them it's raining data, NYC subways move into the future, Netflix’s secret codes ...All this and more on The Drill Down.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: CES recap
Headlines
Amazon to Release Portable Version of Echo Speaker in Coming Weeks
Amazon Prime members get 20% off games in effort to counter Best Buy, GameStop, and EA...
2016-01-151h 21The Drill Down403: Holiday Gift Guide 2015
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.
Headlines
How Tech Learned From Past Crises And Reacted To The Paris Attacks
Encryption Is Being Scapegoated To Mask The Failures Of Mass Surveillance
SteamOS gaming performs significantly worse than Windows, Ars analysis shows
Rd...
2015-11-201h 20The Drill Down399: Forward to the Past This week, an Edward Snowden clone leaks drone docs, Chrome stops eavesdropping on you, why you should uninstall Flash right now, Facebook protects you from government intrusion, and we go Back to the Future-- but the future is now! ... on The Drill Down. Podcast [display_podcast]
What We're Playing With Andy, Tosin & Dwayne: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer; Star Wars: The Force Awakens is obliterating all the movie pre-sale records Headlines
A Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs
Chrome dumps “OK Google” eavesdropping extension because nobody actually uses it
Back to the Futu...
2015-10-231h 16
TARDIS blendTARDISblend 90: The Girl Who DiedArriving in medieval Scandinavia, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) are captured by a raiding group of Vikings. Returning to their village, the Vikings are confronted by a being claiming to be Odin. But tragedy is imminent, and the Doctor must work out a way to save the villagers.
During TARDISblend 90, we are joined by special guest Andrew Sorcini of The Drill Down. We discuss the first appearance of the wonderful Maisie Williams as Ashildr in this season of Doctor Who, and the references and call-backs to previous episodes and seasons of the show...
2015-10-1900 minThe Drill Down393: Apple September Event 2015 This week, Apple’s massive September event, e-book sales fall after Amazon contracts, Comcast wants you to pay to remove data caps, the hottest toy this holiday season ... and much more in this super-sized episode!
What We're Playing With
Andy: Steve Jobs: The Man In The Machine; Sorkin’s Jobs biopic receives high praise from critics, Wozniak likes it too
Dwayne: Sony Alpha a6000
Tosin: Fitbit HR; Belkin Conserve Valet; Luna
Music Break: TV is the Thing This Year by Dinah Washington
Audible Book of the Week
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2015-09-112h 28The Drill Down382: Bad Blood
This week, Taylor Swift has ‘bad blood’ with Apple Music, what may be coming in the new Apple Watch 2, Nest's new camera, Twitter’s secret project, Lexus teases a real hoverboard ... and much much more on The Drill Down.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Fitbit Charge HR
Tosin: Echo, Wemo, Nest, Hue lights
Headlines
Nest Labs Launches Nest Cam Wireless Camera, Security Service
This Is Twitter's Top Secret Project Lightning
Apple Watch 2: Apple plans FaceTime camera, iPhone-free Wi-Fi, $1000+ models, similar battery
Audible Book of the Week
Year Z...
2015-06-261h 27The Drill Down380: Death by Selfie
This week, how Apple Music stands up to competitors, warrantless surveillance expands, new hardware from Valve & Xbox, DIY lethal weapons, and a selfie that killed-- literally ... all that and much more
Headlines
US Air Force Targets and Destroys ISIS HQ Building Using Social Media
White House Invites Millennials To Thwart ISIS' Recruitment Efforts
Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border
Audible Book of the Week
The Martian by Andy Weir
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Music Break: #SELFIE by The Chainsmokers
2015-06-1243 minThe Drill DownWWDC 2015 Special
In this brief episode we’ll be discussing the highlights of Apple’s 2015 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, including updates to OS X, iOS, Apple Watch OS, and the newly announced Apple Music.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote took place Monday at San Francisco’s Moscone West Convention Center in front of a sold-out crowd of 6000 developers and simultaneously worldwide via Apple.com. We’ve seen it and we’re going to give you our thoughts...
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The 10 most important announcements from Apple WWDC 2015
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2015-06-0938 minThe Drill Down373: The Force is Strong with This One
This week, we celebrate all that is Star Wars, TIDAL is a wash-out, Netflix is bigger than CBS, Google becomes a mobile carrier, and is Nokia coming back from the dead? ...and much much more.
What We're Playing With
Tosin: Star Wars Celebration 2015
Headlines
The numbers don’t lie: Jay-Z’s Tidal music service is already a spectacular flop
Netflix is now bigger than CBS
Should The Government Get Out Of The Air Traffic Control Business and let private tech take over?
Elon Musk Had a Deal to Sell Tesla to G...
2015-04-241h 31The Drill Down368: The Golden Age of Streaming This week, Netflix & Apple are taking over TV, Facebook changes the rules, Windows will be free-- even to pirates, and Nintendo’s coming to Apple ... and much much more.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Cards Against Originality; The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Community on Yahoo! Screen
Dwayne: Google Feud, Monopoly Deal
Headlines
Netflix vs. Cable TV: Video on-demand services now in 40% of homes
Apple Plans Web TV Service in Fall
Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant to head to Android, Apple devices
Windows 10 Launching This Summer in 190 Countries and 111 Languages
Microsoft will offer fr...
2015-03-201h 16
The Drill DownSpecial: Apple Watch, Macbook: First Impressions
In this special edition of The Drill Down, Andrew Sorcini & Dwayne DeFreitas discuss Apple's 2015 "Spring Forward" event, covering the release of the Apple Watch, new MacBooks, HBO Now on Apple TV, and more.
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2015-03-1044 minThe Drill Down363: The Richard Pryor of Hacking
This week, former The Drill Down co-host (and current co-host of TARDISBlend) Tom Cheredar joins Dwayne and Andy to discuss how hackers pulled off one of the largest heists in history, a toy from the 50s is updated for the 21st century, the FAA grounds Amazon’s drone plans, and...is Apple building a self-driving car?
Headlines
View-Master rides Google Cardboard into virtual reality
The White House Names Dr. DJ Patil as the First U.S. Chief Data Scientist
Apple Pay Coming To US Federal Institutions Starting In September
WSJ: Tim Cook approved Apple electric car project a yea...
2015-02-201h 00The Drill Down361: Phoenix Rising
This week, Amazon may rise from the ashes of old Radio Shack brick & mortars, Apple’s plans to resurrect Beats, FCC wants to give citizens faster broadband & net neutrality, Is Google getting into ride-sharing, Uber gets into driverless cars, how women are rising above Silicon Valley "bro-culture", and The Pirate Bay rises again. All this and much much more on The Drill Down.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Raspberry Pi 2 on sale; Super Bowl Ads
Dwayne: Luna mattress cover
Tosin: Super Slam Dunk Touchdown (by Tipping Goat), Speed Runners, Bo...
2015-02-061h 22The Drill Down359: Holograms! This week, Google Glass is dead, Police can see inside your homes by remote, Virgin & Google want to send satellites into space, Microsoft unveils Windows 10 and holograms!!
What We're Playing With
Andy: Jawbone Up24
Dwayne: Piper NV
Headlines
White House breaks own State of the Union embargo for online audience
Google Glass sales halted but firm says kit is not dead
UK Police Arrest Suspected Lizard Squad Member
UK teen arrested for PlayStation, Xbox hackings over Christmas
Audible Book of the Week
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King...
2015-01-231h 33The Drill Down355: Year In Review 2014
This week, The Drill Down crew looks back at the year in tech and the web for the year 2014. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we can expect in 2015.
Headline
Project Goliath: Inside Hollywood's secret war against Google
Audible Book of the Week
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
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Hot Topic: Top Tech Stories of 2014
Dwayne:
Flappy Bird-- Surprises Everyone
ALS Icebucket Challenge used social and video in an entirely ne...
2014-12-192h 16The Drill Down356: A Comedic Blow For Freedom
This week, Apple ditches Russia, North Korea drops a bomb on Sony... and we sift through the fallout, and 3D printing goes into space. All this, and much much more on The Drill Down.
Headlines
Apple Stops Online Sales in Russia Over Ruble Fluctuations
After ruble's plunge, Apple reopens Russian online store with big price hike
Google Top Global Trends 2014
Audible Book of the Week
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy
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Music Break: Wrapped 2 from "Kreezus" by Local Business Comedy
2014-12-1949 minThe Drill Down352: Holiday Gift Guide 2014
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.
Holiday Gift Picks
Dwayne:
GoPro Hero (Entry Level) ($130.00)
Quirky/Wink Smarthome Kit
20% off your first if you subscribe to their email list.
Norm Thermostat ($80)
$40.00 Window Sensor
$15 connected light bulbs
Smart water sensor (fo...
2014-11-211h 30The Drill Down349: Our Marvelous Future
This week, some retailers ban Apple Pay in favor of an upcoming service that’s already been hacked, YouTube to offer ad-free subscriptions?, AT&T misled millions and the feds are taking them to court, Fitbit joins the smartwatch race, Marvel plans out its next five years of superhero movies, and much more.
What We're Playing With
Dwayne & Tosin: Inbox
Headlines
CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet as they prepare to roll out rival payment system
CurrentC Hacked
Microsoft To Drop Nokia Branding Fo...
2014-10-311h 21The Drill Down348: McFlying Lessons
This week, Apple’s got new iPads & Macs, Whisper’s not keeping your secrets, Facebook wants to know you’re safe, and the hoverboard comes back...to our future.
Headlines
The 8 most important announcements from the Apple iPad and Mac event
Guardian responds to Whisper's denials, stands by its claims, urges media and users to keep pressing Whisper
Whisper CTO says tracking “anonymous” users not a big deal, really
Audible Book of the Week
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
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Music Break: Res...
2014-10-241h 02The Drill Down343: Building Cool, Block By BlockThis week, Apple’s iPhone 6 breaks preorder records, Microsoft buys Minecraft, Will you soon be able to subscribe to HBOGo without cable? And man returns to space.
What We're Playing With
Andy: PS3 Recovery FAIL
Dwayne: iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (messages, notifications, medical ID, healthkit, tips app)
Tosin: 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display; Magic Trackpad
Headlines
Apple iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus preorders top 4M in first 24 hours
Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts and Observations
Apple’s iPhone 6 NFC chip is restricted to Apple Pay
Apple Pulls Apps After Last...
2014-09-191h 18The Drill Down342: One More Thing This week, Apple unveils their new line of iPhones, a new payment system, and the Apple Watch. Plus, the White House gets a new tech officer, and should broadband be considered an utility?
Apple Event 2014
iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
Apple Announces 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Plus, Launching September 19
Apple Pay
Apple Pay Is The Most Important News Out Of Today’s Launch Event
Apple Watch
The Apple Watch: Everything You Need to Know
Fashion world divided on first look at Apple Watch
Apple offers U2’s new album Songs of Innocence for free, exclusively until mid-October on iTun...
2014-09-101h 35The Drill Down340: It's a Man's World?
This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover & TARDISBlend podcasts joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss: Facebook fights clickbait, the NSA builds a Google to search your records, Amazon buys Twitch, and...is misogyny in games out of control?
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What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Circle of 6 / White House Council on Women and Girls
Greg: gSyncIt (PC) and Metal (Android)
Headlines
Jawbone Up data shows how many people woke up during Sunday's Napa earthquake
Documents and interviews reveal Uber's sophisticated, nationwide...
2014-08-291h 38The Drill Down338: Exiled and Replaced
This week, Edward Snowden tells all, Uber & Lyft play dirty, Buzzfeed gets major VC love, Amazon launches a mobile card reader, Netflix passes HBO, more teens are familiar with PewDiePie than Johnny Depp, and what will you do when a robot has your job?
What We're Playing With Andy, Tosin & Dwayne: Guardians of the Galaxy; Monument Valley
Headlines
Samsung launches the Galaxy Alpha smartphone
Samsung Galaxy Alpha arrives in September
Galaxy Alpha ready to fight iPhone 6
Amazon undercuts Square and PayPal with its own mobile card reader
Accusations Fly Between Uber and...
2014-08-151h 52The Drill Down336: Cupid In Your Backdoor This week, Microsoft lays off thousands, the FCC hears from a million, Amazon follows the Netflix model, Facebook forces mobile users to switch to chat, OKCupid may have tricked people into falling in love, and does your Apple device hide a backdoor?, and much more...
What We're Playing With
Andy: San Diego Comic-Con 2014; Extant
Headlines
Microsoft cutting 18,000 jobs, 14% of company, in largest layoffs in its history
The FCC has officially received 1 million net neutrality comments
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited offers all-you-can-eat e-books for $10 a month
Apple to Buy Radio App Swell for $30 Million
...
2014-08-011h 18The Drill Down335: An Extra Hour in the Ball Pit
This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover podcast joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss: Chinese hackers break into US gov't employee records, Hulu gets South Park, a shakeup at Microsoft, Apple & IBM join forces, a new vehicle from Tesla, and...Worst. Con. Ever. All this and much more...
What We're Playing With
Andy: iTunes Extras on Apple TV; Video Games: The Movie
Greg: Soundscape 8 by photive
Dwayne: Google Drive
Headlines
Chinese hackers accessed personal details of US federal employees, targeted applicants for top-secret security...
2014-07-182h 14The Drill Down334: Targeted and ProfiledThis week, Google fights on Amazon’s turf, the collateral damage behind NSA target searches, the TSA’s new rule for electronic gadgets, we think we know what the iPhone 6’s screen looks like, and more...
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Knights of Sidonia
Tosin: trip to Japan
Headlines
Inside Google Shopping Express’ Big Plan to Race Amazon to Your Door
Amazon offers some Hachette authors 100% of ebook sales while dispute is ongoing
Tim Draper: the Bitcoin auction winner who wants to split California in six
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2014-07-111h 18The Drill Down331: A Call of FireThis week, Amazon unveils the 3D interface Fire Phone and launches Prime Music, Google wants to go to space and keep you healthy, Tesla gives its patents away, and drones that follow your every move.... all this and more...
Headlines
Exclusive: Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With 'Google Fit'
Google Vs. Death (Time)
Google In Talks To Take Virgin Galactic Stake
Priceline to Buy OpenTable for $2.6 Billion
Apple Settles E-Books Pricing Case With States, Consumers
Audible Book of the Week
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by...
2014-06-201h 18The Drill Down319: Executive Order 12333
This week, Greg Davies from the Blendover podcast joins Dwayne & Andrew as we discuss Turkey trying to terminate Twitter, Netflix cries “not fair”, the IRS weighs in on Bitcoin, President Obama backpedals on NSA collection, Apple, Google & dozens more collude in wage-fixing, and will Facebook’s purchase of Oculus create a rift amongst gamers? All this and more...
What We're Playing With
Andy: Device 6; Maytag Maxima X washer/dryer
Headlines
Turkish citizens use Google to fight Twitter ban
Turkey blocks Google public DNS, eliminating popular backdoor used to circumvent Twitter ban
Tu...
2014-03-282h 07
The Drill Down313: The Brief Rise and Fall of Flappy Bird This week, Sony ditches the PC market, Comcast buys Time Warner Cable, Amazon’s ready to play games, GoPro goes for IPO, Google shows their true colors, ‘Flappy Bird’ gets its wings clipped, and more...
What We're Playing With Dwayne: Piper smart home/ security (Indigogo) Tosin: Broken Age
Headlines
Sony sells its VAIO PC business, is splitting TV arm into a separate company
Amazon Acquires Video Gaming Studio Double Helix Games
GoPro Files For IPO
Comcast Said to Agree to Pay $159 a Share for Time Warner Cable
Audible Book of the Week
The Ma...
2014-02-141h 22The Drill Down312: Delicious, Creamy Sochi
This week, Microsoft has a new CEO, Facebook turns ten and releases a new app, the NSA plays favorites with Yahoo, and journalists in Sochi are getting insta-hacked.
What We're Playing With Dwayne: Nest
Headlines
Microsoft names Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer
Gates will spend a third of time at Microsoft, ‘substantially increasing’ role
Yahoo leads NSA-FBI account content data demands
The New Snowden Revelation Is Dangerous for Anonymous — And for All of Us
Audible Book of the Week
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase by Dougla...
2014-02-071h 14The Drill Down310: Seeing The Future
This week, Apple refunds consumers whose kids clicked on mobile app purchases, President Obama reigns in the NSA, the end of physical film in theaters is near, Google unveils plans for smart contact lenses, and will your next Amazon package arrive before you’ve even ordered it?
Headlines
Apple Will Provide Full Consumer Refunds of At Least $32.5 Million to Settle Complaint It Charged for Kids’ In-App Purchases Without Parental Consent
Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program
Paramount first major Hollywood studio to stop releasing movies on film
Au...
2014-01-2456 minThe Drill Down309: Slicing Salami
This week, the NSA uses radio waves to spy on offline PCs, credit-card hacking comes to luxury retail, Google buys into home automation, and is Net Neutrality on the chopping block?
What We're Playing With Andy: Jelly / Questions Dwayne: PBS on Apple TV. Tesla Model S Tosin: Box iOS App
Headlines
The 13 Steam Machines and all of their glorious variety
Canada's NSA admits to 'incidentally' spying on own citizens
NSA uses radio waves to monitor and alter data on computers not connected to the Internet
Hackers Steal Card Data from Neiman Marcus
2014-01-171h 14The Drill Down306: Year in Review 2013
This week, The Drill Down crew looks back at the year in tech and the web for the year 2013. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we can expect in 2014.
Before that, however, we discuss recent a discovery that the NSA sought to spy on gamers, eight top tech companies ban together to reform surveillance laws, and is Apple's iBeacon just a marketing gimmick, or are there bigger plans in store?
Headlines
Revealed: spy agencies' covert push to infiltrate virtual world of online games
Reform Government Su...
2013-12-132h 06The Drill Down303: Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect tech gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with The Drill Down.
Dwayne:
Chromecast
Kindle
iPad Mini
Netflix (For a year)
Playstation 4 / Xbox One
Tosin:
Chromecast
Pebble
Games: Tomb Raider, Rocksmith
Arduino
Archer episodes
Andrew:
No 2013 Next-Gen Consoles / GTA V
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2013-11-221h 05The Drill Down297: The Face Behind The Voice Behind The App
This week, The Onion Router makes the NSA cry, Samsung gets no love from President Obama, the real voice of Siri is found, Nest reboots the smoke detector, everything you assumed about piracy may be wrong, and can you outrun this robot wildcat?
What We're Playing With Andy: Gravity, Building a MAME cabinet
Headlines
NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users
Samsung loses bid to stop import ban
Apple Will Hold Fall iPad Event on October 22
Why Did Lavabit Founder Shut Down His Company?
Audible Book...
2013-10-111h 14The Drill Down288: The Post-Bezos Post Era
This week, the launch of the Moto X, the first phone built from the ground up by Google, The Tor anonymity network may have been hacked...by the FBI, Apple gets slapped for e-book price fixing, President Obama bails them out, and your Amazon Gold Box deal of the day... one Washignton Post, slightly used...
Headlines
Google introduces customizable Moto X smartphone
Members of Congress denied access to basic information about NSA
Feds are Suspects in New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity
Audible Book of the Week
Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes...
2013-08-0950 minThe Drill Down274: Google: The Final Frontier
This week, Facebook Home on an iPhone?...well, kinda. Mark Zuckerberg pushes for immigration reform, Twitter music, Dish goes after Sprint, Google Glass specs, Google Fiber hits the slopes, and the Star Trek computer...powered by Google?
Headlines
Facebook’s Chat Heads Come to iPhones, iPad With App Update
Mark Zuckerberg launches new immigration reform lobby group
Twitter's music site goes live, kinda
Dish Launches $25.5 Billion Bid for Sprint
Audible Book of the Week
The World As I See It by Albert Einstein
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Music Break: St...
2013-04-191h 21The Drill Down267: Through the Looking Glass
This week, Google Glass gets its first real review; will it alter the social contract? Turn any iPhone into a spycam, Groupon's CEO is fired, HP sells WebOS to LG, An Australian hacker knows the secrets of the next XBOX & Playstation, Is Reddit being gamed by marketers?, How NetFlix is using Big Data to turn us into their puppets, and How “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” Ruled The Internet
Headlines
I used Google Glass: the future, with monthly updates
Sergey Brin: Smartphones are 'emasculating'
Google Glass is a giant chisel to pry me out of Apple...
2013-03-011h 38The Drill Down265: How to Succeed on Reddit, A Top User's Secret Tips
Within the course of seven months, Reddit user Scopolamina went from relative newbie to 2012's top ranked user on the social news site, amassing an unheard of 1.87 million karma points, the Reddit currency that marks the success and popularity of a particular user. During that span of time, he also submitted well over 37,000 posts, moderated about 300 subreddits (most NSFW), and has personally been responsible for removing countless incidents of spam on the site.
Then, in mid-January, as seems to happen with increasing frequency to top Reddit users, he was unceremoniously banned from the site, following...
2013-02-151h 32The Drill Down262: Megalomaniac
This week, Kim DotCom is back with Mega, FCC wants gigabit broadband nationwide, Steve Jobs hated poaching, a sneak peek at the new Blackberry OS, Firefox phones, game develper THQ calls it quits, and more
Headlines
Wikileaks claims Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source, breaking anonymity
Kim DotCom's 'Mega' goes live
Mega hits 1 million users after one day
FCC pushes for gigabit broadband in all 50 states by 2015
The no-hire paper trail Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt didn't want you to see
Audible Book of the Week
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood...
2013-01-251h 24The Drill Down259: Year in Review 2012
This week. The Drill Down crew looks back at the year in tech & the Web, 2012. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we can expect in 2013. Plus, our review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 48fps, Google Maps is back on iOS, and Google hires groundbreaking futurist Ray Kurzweil.
What We're Watching
Andrew: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in IMAX HFR
Headlines
Google Maps App for iPhone Goes in the Right Direction
Ray Kurzweil Joins Google In Full-Time Engineering Director Role; Wi...
2012-12-212h 04
The Drill Down255: Big Data For President
This week, President Obama wins another four years-- what tech aided to win him the election, and what can we look forward to from his tech agenda?, Frankenstorm Sandy gives Instagram growing pains, Microsoft’s rumored XBOX tablet, and how can we not geek out over the Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm?
Headlines
Obama Wins The Election! Here’s His Technology Agenda
How Obama's Data Crunchers Helped Him Win
Instagram Launches Web Profiles, Looking Much Like Facebook Timeline
800K #Sandy-grams Showed Systrom Instagram Is “Going To Need To Be A Big Data Co.
Audible B...
2012-11-0959 minThe Drill Down254: A Mini Refresh
This week, Apple launches the iPad Mini as well as a slew of other product upgrades. Should you trade up your 3rd Generation iPad for the new Lightning iPad? Listen in and find out. Joining us on the panel this week is Box.com IT consultant Tosin Onafowokan.
But first, the headlines...Kim Dotcom launches Mega, Microsoft launches Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Surface, SmartGlass & a new Halo 4 trailer, Zynga uses Apple’s launch to cover layoffs of over a hundred employees, and Google officially announces Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.
What We're Playing With
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2012-10-311h 50The Drill Down249: Flashback to Number One
The Drill Down is off this week, but until we return next week with our regularly scheduled show, please enjoy this glimpse back to a kinder, gentler place, where the iPhone was new, Facebook was privately held, and US government surveillance of private citizens was still a rare occurrence. A land we called... 2007.
Here is The Drill Down podcast's very first episode, released July 28th, 2007, featuring the podcast's original panelists, Andrew Sorcini, and Social Media experts Muhammad Saleem & Reg 'Zaibatsu' Saddler.
Show Links
Is Facebook Worth the Hype?
Beyond Social Networking
Ask...
2012-09-2136 minThe Drill Down246: Accept No Substitutes
On this week’s show, a court rules in favor of Apple over Samsung in a landmark patent and design lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion dollars. Panelists Andrew Sorcini, Christopher Burnor and guest VentureBeat staff writer Sean Ludwig discuss how this affects Apple, Samsung, the whole mobile phone ecosystem, the future of patent lawsuits, and you, the consumer.
But first, the headlines...Twitter removes friend-finding from Tumblr and removes 3rd-party plugin identification from Twitter.com, Microsoft gets a new logo, Apple delays TV device development, a landmark filesharing fine is upheld, Ask.com buys Ab...
2012-08-311h 28
The Drill Down242: Occupy ISP
On this week’s show, we’ll talk about Google’s ambitious plan to put Gigabit Fiber in every home, beginning with Kansas City. And a look at the 2012 London Olympics, an Olympics so far fraught with technical challenges and social media disputes.
But first, the headlines...Rumored launch dates for the next Apple iPhone and iPad Mini, Verizon can't charge extra for tethering, Microsoft launches Outlook.com, and Digg relaunches!
What We're Playing With
Andy: Raspberry Pi
Dwayne: NBC’s Live Extra Olympic App. Amazon Prime Instant. Hulu Plus on Apple TV.
...
2012-08-031h 48
The Drill Down241: Covering a Tragedy
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine social media’s reaction to the tragedy in Aurora, plans to relaunch Digg, Why a Google or Facebook buyout of your favorite startup means it’s probably toast, Nexus 7's overwhelming demand, Marissa Mayer's big question, Apple's Mountain Lion launch, Apple vs. Samsung (again), and why you’re going to need all new dock connectors for your Apple devices.
Headlines
Reddit Responds to Shootings in a Way Most Media Organizations Can’t
Rethink Digg
Nexus 7 sees "incredible demand", sells out at major retailers
Google halts new orders for 16GB...
2012-07-261h 09The Drill Down237: WWDC 2012 & Mom-Bear Loving
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini analyze the latest hardware and operating system updates from Apple’s 2012 World Wide Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, and then we take a look at the complex, ambiguous (and sometimes embarrassingly funny) minefield of policing copyright infringement.
But first, the headlines...more leaked password woes at Last.fm, Twitter introduces branded pages for hashtags via their first television ad, and ICANN launches the 'great internet landgrab’!
Headlines
Verizon Intros Share Everything Plans: Unlimited Talk/Text And Shared Data For Up to 10 devices
Last.fm Ad...
2012-06-151h 42The Drill Down235: In the Moog*
On this week’s show, Andrew Sorcini & Christopher Burnor discuss: Facebook goes public! Google officially makes things, Microsoft goes social, Zuckerberg gets hitched, and private enterprise launches into space...
Here's the headlines...Pinterest joins the $1 BN club, Microsoft launches social network So.cl, Comcast tests tiered pricing, SpaceX launches first commercial rocket into space,
What We're Playing With
Dwayne: Leap Andy: Google Outdoes Itself With Moog Synthesizer Doodle
Geekiest Uses (So Far) of Google's Moog Synthesizer Doodle
Headlines
Pinterest joins the billion dollar club: Gets $100M in...
2012-05-251h 06The Drill Down232: Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich
This week, The Drill Down team (and Techmeme's Lidija Davis) discusses Barnes & Noble's new partnership with Microsoft to compete with Amazon's Kindle & Apple's iPad, and later we discuss a development which could spell the end for Digg.com, one of the most venerated social news sites on the internet.
But first the headlines...CISPA passes the House (and how that will affect you), Apple sidesteps billions in taxes, The Pirate Bay must be blocked in the UK, Blackberry launches version 10 OS, Facebook adds organ donor status to profiles.
Headlines
Insanity: CISPA Just...
2012-05-041h 36The Drill Down230: Plug Life, Yo.
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine Microsoft's announced new versions of Windows 8 OS, and Twitter's pledge not to join the Patent War offensive.
But first, the headlines...Google announces a stock split, Google Drive launches next week, Yahoo CEO's plan to drop fifty properties to turn the company around, Valve announces research into wearable computing, IKEA will sell a HDTV modular furniture system, text messages soothe the soul, and Tupac lives again via "hologram"
Headlines
GOOGLE COFOUNDERS: Here's Why We Just Announced A Stock Split
Google Drive Launching Next W...
2012-04-2059 minThe Drill Down229: A Picture's Worth a Billion Dollars
This week, The Drill Down team discusses Facebook’s one billion dollar purchase of mobile phone startup Instagram, and whether or not that portends another tech bubble; plus, Is the age of cheap, subsidized cellphones over? But first let’s look at this week’s tech headlines...
Commodore founder Jack Tramiel dies, Apple patches a trojan affecting 600K Macs, US DOJ sues Apple & e-book publishers for price fixing, the FCC's plan to track your lost cellphone, Microsoft pays $1 BN for AOL patents, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Netflix forms a PAC, and Google Plus gets a makeov...
2012-04-132h 07The Drill Down224: Karmawhores!
This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas and Lidija Davis join Venturebeat's Sean Ludwig as we talk to top contributors to Social news site Reddit.com as we find out what makes them do what they do to make Reddit so popular.
But first, the week’s top tech news...President Obama proposes a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, Apple acquires Chomp, iPhone user wins $850 in throttling case against AT&T, Apple announces iPad 3 event, Yahoo seeks to force Facebook into licensing patents, Google+ suffers low turnout, Reddit crafts an Internet privacy law.
S...
2012-03-081h 57The Drill Down222: Inside Blogball
This week, Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne De Freitas and Christopher Burnor take a look at other companies that are storing your data without your permission, following last week’s coverage of the Path debacle, and later we examine former TechCrunch reporter turned Crunchfund partner MG Siegler's claim that tech journalists today are foregoing putting research and expertise into their work in favor of using sensationalism to chase pageviews. But first, the headlines...
Google develops a home entertainment system, two Kickstarter projects hit the $1 million mark, SNL pokes fun at Verizon marketing, Steve Jobs earns a p...
2012-02-171h 37The Drill Down220: Apple Secrets, Facebook PaydayWelcome Geeks of Doom readers! The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. You can find all our previous episodes here.
This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Christopher Burnor discuss Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky's Apple exposé, "Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired - and Secretive - Company Really Works", and whether the production of Apple products could ever come back to the US. Later we discuss Facebook's $5 BN IPO launch.
B...
2012-02-021h 19