Tech News Today 55

Tech News Today Episode 55

"WiFi Made Me Pregnant"Hosts: Tom Merritt Recorded: August 17, 2010 Published: August 17, 2010 Duration: 39:51 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 Tech News Today 55: WiFi Made Me Pregnant 2 Hosts 3 Topics 3.1 News Fuse 3.2 Kickers and Weird Science 3.3 Calendar 3.4 Feedback 4 Sponsors 4.1 GoToMyPC 4.2 Slingbox 5 Production Information

Tech News Today 55: WiFi Made Me Pregnant

Facebook goes local, Whiskey runs your car, and Snapdragon makes Tom excited.

Hosts

• Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
  • TomMerritt.com
• Becky Worley (@bworley)
  • BeckyWorley.com
• Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)

Topics

• Facebook location launch Wednesday

• More facebook NY guy evidence

• Windows Phone 7 Gaming and Xbox Live

Other Stories

• New search numbers: Google Loses, Yahoo Gains, Bing Hits Wall

• Examples of the searches they are not counting

• Yahoo starts Bing transition, kills Search Monkey

• Qualcomm to ship 1.5GHz QSD8672 Snapdragon processor in Q4

• Some suppliers admit to working with indicted Apple manager

• 5 Million Domains Serving Malware Via Network Solutions

• Apple already testing NFC-enabled iPhone prototypes - rumor

News Fuse

• India sets Blackberry monitoring deadline

• Google holds on to top spot in online video

• Report Says Apple to Launch 7-inch IPad by Christmas

• Bad News For RIM: Only 150,000 Torches Sold At Launch?

• Nook e-reader software ready for iPhone, iPod Touch
  • Nook for iPhone, iPad and PC see updates, slew of new features in tow

• Pink Floyd wipe albums from web

Kickers and Weird Science

• Cheers! Scottish team concocts whiskey car fuel

Calendar

• Kinect gets UK release date of 10 November
• Five Billionth Device About To Plug Into Internet
• 160GB PS3 Slim, 320GB Move bundle coming to US and Europe this fall
• pii2010 (privacy identity innovation), August 17-19, Seattle, WA
• TWiT at Dragon*Con. Meetup tentatively for Saturday night September 4

Feedback

Voicemail

• Ryan video message about forcing FM radios in cell phones

• Mike in Wisconsin has a story about smudge attacks in the Navy

Email

Greetings TNT,

I just wanted to pass along this story, I don't think you've covered it yet but it's getting some coverage up here in Canada. It seems that some parents think that the wifi signals in the schools are causing headaches, dizziness and nausea in their children. I wish I could blame some of my problems on wifi in my house, let's make wifi the new scapegoat for everything. Next on Maury: Wifi made me pregnant!

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/08/16/wifi-students.html

Love the show, Tyler

From @golden7r on Twitter here is a youtube video "when infected with tako virus(yakuza octopus) and ika(elite squid) version, enjoy!? love ur show from Japan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1wVGNRa-qA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=957EmZ_23uE

Sponsors

GoToMyPC

• GoToMyPC.com/tnt
• GoToMyPC # 9
• ad times: 00:33-00:44 and 10:15-11:17

Slingbox

• slingbox.com/twit
• SB #3
• ad times: 00:44-00:53 and 20:41-21:43

Production Information

• Edited by: Erik
• Notes: CacheFly upload: 4:35-4:55; Mediafly publish: 5:10

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