Out of Commission

In this episode, we discuss: Next XBox Rumors Fortnite bypasses the Play Store on Android Nintendo sells 20M Switch consoles With Patrick Beja and Scott Johnson.

The Amateur Traveller, Chris Christensen, joins us with his picks of must have tech for the avid traveler.

We cast a analytical eye on Samsung's torrent of details about upcoming products.

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 the Magic Leap one compete in already crowded field of VR competitors?

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 official or does it signal a change in the way consumers trust which platform they get content from?

A virus hits chip-maker TMSC causing delays of iPhone shipments. Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and Apple have removed episodes of Alex Jones's InfoWars for violating rules against harassment, hate speech, and child endangerment. And Movie Pass says it won't raise prices after all.

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 increasingly crowded creative tablet market?

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 automatically and a hearing AI that will help prevent rollercoaster failures.

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, stopped access to Mission Impossible: Fallout, reduced the number of movie releases available, and raised prices. Was this inevitable and is the company's failure all but assured?

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. Yahoo Finance is planning on launching its own full-day live video stream network by the end of the year.

Twitter will work with two university professors to understand the Internet "echo chamber". A UK parliamentary committee calls for action to “build resilience against misinformation and disinformation into our democratic system”. How do we go about "fixing" the internet and ensure that misinformation is NOT passed along as objective fact?

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 world makes sense. We discuss the technology used to discover water on Mars and how this will change the idea of space exploration. Plus teens debate the news with peers on Instagram. What are the implications of a free for all mindset to the spread of information and will this alter how these teens will get their news as adults? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang and Rob DeMillo.

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 finally hot! With Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young

Facebook is rolling out "Watch Party" for all users. The company hopes that its shared viewing feature will make it competitive with streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon and YouTube. Plus Valve launched Steam Chat and Google plans on selling its own Titan Security Keys.

As Microsoft readies plans for its next generation gaming console we examine the future of dedicated gaming hardware as software and services take on an even more outsized role in a video game console's success.