Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt and the team help you stay up to date with an independent, authoritative and trustworthy tech news briefing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 12, 2019 • 30min
Disney+ Tech News Show - DTNS 3656
Disney+ has launched but not without some hiccups. We examine how well the new streaming service has fared on its first day and our impressions of it.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Theatremonkey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 8, 2019 • 32min
Update, Break, Repeat - DTNS 3655
Are frequent OS updates the right way to go or should they be rolled out annually for bug checks and compatibility issues?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 7, 2019 • 31min
Data Is The New Oil Covered Gold - DTNS 3654
The US Justice Department has charged two former Twitter employees with spying for Saudi Arabia. AMD announced the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and 3960X processors and T-Mobile will activate its 5G network int eh US on December 6. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 6, 2019 • 31min
The Big Switcheroo - DTNS 3653
In a blog post Facebook platform partnerships head Konstantinos Papamiltiadis revealed around 100 developers accidentally had access to Facebook Group member data that was thought to have been cut off. Is this failure a continuation of Facebook's missteps? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 5, 2019 • 33min
Greetings From The Silver Twinkie - DTNS 3652
Patrick Norton shares his experience with mobile internet while on the road.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Norton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 4, 2019 • 32min
Rushing Into a Tik-Tok Career - DTNS 3651
We share our thoughts on the slew of new Microsoft and Adobe products and services.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2019 • 33min
Rat Seat Driver - DTNS 3650
Australia's government is mulling over facial recognition technology to age verify internet users before allowing them to view porn online.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Len Peralta, Peter Wells Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2019 • 32min
Tower of No Power - DTNS 3649
Twitter's Jack Dorsey recently announced policy changes on Twitter banning political ads on the platform. This is in stark contrast to Zuckerberg's Facebook policy of not interfering with political posts.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2019 • 30min
Does the Internet Count as Intelligence? - DTNS 3648
HBO Max will launch in May for $14.99 a month, the same price as HBO Now. Customers who pay HBO for an HBO Now subscription or who get HBO from an AT&T service will be able to log into HBO Max. What will this mean for current HBO subscribers and the streaming landscape?Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2019 • 31min
Enjoy the Vue, While it Lasts - DTNS 3647
Electronic Arts announced it is publishing games on Steam for the first time since 2012, starting with a pre-order page for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Why has EA's strategy for online game distribution come full circle back to Steam and will it be the only one?Starring Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
