Tech News Weekly

CBS launches a 25/7 streaming news channel named CBSN. Are 24/7 streaming networks the way of the future? AT&T says it will stop it's fiber roll out until net neutrality rules are solidified. What is the deal with net neutrality? YouTube launches it's long rumored music streaming services named Music Key. Is it worth subscribing too? A new rumor says the gold Apple Watch could cost as much as $5k. Who would buy it? And a new exploit dubbed "Masque Attack" is discovered to allow your iPhone apps to be replaced by malware.

Marvel and Warner Bros./DC Comics announce their upcoming movies for the next 15 years. What Marvel and DC Comics movies are Andrew and John looking forward to? RiteAid and CVS reportedly block Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Andrew and John discuss what is really going on and what CurrentC is. Amazon announces the Fire TV Stick. How does it fair against the Chromecast and Roky streaming stick? Microsoft announces the Band, a fitness and health tracking wearable. Also HP reveals Sprout, and iTunes sees a 13% drop in music sales.

Apple announces the new iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3, Mac Mini, and iMac with Retina display. Andrew and John debate why Apple has stuck with 16GB for it's starting models. Google announces the new Nexus 6 phone, Nexus 9 tablet, and Nexus Player. How will Google's first Android TV device compete against the Roku and Kindle Fire TV? Both CBS and HBO announce plans to offer their own internet subscription service. Will they be worth it for cord cutters?

Andrew and John discuss what they think Apple is likely to unveil at their October event next week. Will we see an iPad Pro or updated Apple TV hardware? HP officially splits into two companies. Will the split help HP in the long run? HTC announces the new RE camera and Desire Eye with 13MP front facing camera. Will more smartphones finally move towards higher quality front facing cameras? Amazon will reportedly open a brick and mortar store in Manhattan. What products will Amazon offer in store? Andrew and John also discuss Windows 10, Facebook possibly creating an anonymous chat app, and Google working on app trials for Android.

Andrew and John discuss the launch of the iPhone 6. What are the first impressions on the size of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus? Microsoft acquires Minecraft for $2.5 billion. Will Microsoft ruin Minecraft? Clear Channel rebrands as iHeartMedia. What are their reasons for rebranding? Also Microsoft continues lay offs, and reports say Apple could hold an iPad event on October 21.

Apple announces the new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch, and Apple Pay. Is the iPhone 6 Plus 5.5 inch display too big for some users? Andrew discusses what he likes and doesn't like about Apple's long rumored smartwatch. Also, why wasn't Yosemite mentioned during Apple's event? Screen shots of Windows 9 showing the new start menu with Modern UI and floating Modern UI apps on the desktop. How will users take to the start menu coming back to the desktop? And PayPal partners up with Coinbase for a Bitcoin based payment system.

Amazon purchases live video streaming site Twitch for nearly a billion dollars. What will Amazon do with Twitch? Amazon also announces their original shows will stream in 4K. Andrew explains the trouble he is having with his Macbook Pro keyboard. Apple sends out official invites for their September iPhone 6 event. Also new rumors of NFC being included in the new iPhone show up. Dropbox increases their storage to 1TB of space. And an MIT study says robots that allocate tasks to humans make for happier human workers.

Microsoft is reportedly removing the Charms Bar in the next update to Windows. Is Microsoft back on the right track? Sprint replaces Dan Hesse as CEO and also reportedly drops it's bid to acquire T-Mobile. Is T-Mobile cursed? Justin.TV officially shuts down. Could other streaming services follow the same fate as Justin.TV? Google is said to be separating it's photo service from G+. Will it attract new users who don't wish to using Google Plus? And several web sites claim Apple will announce it's next iPhone on September 9.

A new round of funding for SnapChat suggests it's value could be as much as $10 billion. Is SnapChat over valued? Samsung sees its lowest profit in years. Is the smartphone market over saturated? Andrew and John discuss the hype surrounded the OnePlus One Phone. French company Iliad makes a bid for T-Mobile. Could it have an easier time getting approved than Soft Bank? New malware dubbed BadUSB can hide undetected on any USB device. What can you do to protect yourself from USB malware? And ISPs admit their home internet services do no suffer from network congestion. So why do ISPs want to cap your bandwidth?

Verizon FiOS ups their upload speed to go just as fast as download speed. Why don't more ISPs offer symmetrical internet speeds? Netflix is testing a new private mode. Should they roll it out to all users? Google is yet again rumored to be buying Twitch for $1 billion. What makes Twitch worth a billion dollars? YouTube star Michelle Phan faces a lawsuit over the background music in her videos. Is the record label unfairly targeting Michelle? Amazon debuts their version of a digital Wallet and new rumors of a 4K Apple monitor.

Microsoft announces plans to cut as many as 18,000 employees, most from their recently acquired Nokia devices division. What does this mean for the future of Windows Phone? BlackBerry announces it is building their own virtual assistant, BlackBerry Assistant. Apple and IBM forge a partnership to put more iOS devices in the workplace. What enterprise level apps could we see? Latest rumors say as many as 3 different iWatches could be launching this year. Google Plus let's you finally choose any name you want, well sort of. And Andrew and John discuss the awful Comcast retention phone call.

Andrew and John discuss Google I/O 2014. Is Google heading in the right direction with Android L, Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto? US Supreme Court rules Aereo's streaming service is illegal under copyright law. Is this the end for Aereo? Nest acquires Dropcam for $555 million. Will Google benefit from Nest's acquisition of Dropcam? And YouTube announces new support for 48fps, 60fps videos, and a tip jar for donation.

Apple announces Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 at this year's WWDC 2014 keynote. Andrew and John discuss Yosemite, iOS 8, along with Apple's other announcements of HomeKit, and HealthKit. Is iOS 8 simply catching up to Android? Amazon plans a launch event for June 18. Will we finally see an Amazon phone? Verizon sends a cease and desist letter to Netflix over their new error message showing up to some users. Who's to blame for the issues between Verizon and Netflix? And Sprint agrees to buy T-Mobile. Will they have better luck acquiring T-Mobile than AT&T?

Apple acquires Beats Electronics for $3 billion. How will Apple utilize Beats? Apple is also rumored to focus on home automation in iOS 8. Will it simply be a certification process? YouTube will soon let you crowdfund your videos. NFL will bring it's online network to Roku, Fire TV and Kindle Fire. Is this the beginning of the end for cable TV? Amazon Prime may launch their own streaming music service. A message on TrueCrypt's web site says it is no longer safe to use. What happened? And Kickstarter backers pledge over $1 million to bring Reading Rainbow to the web.

Microsoft unveils the new Surface Pro 3 at an NYC event this week. Does Microsoft finally have a successful tablet? AT&T announces it will buy DirecTV for nearly $50 billion. Will AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV pass federal regulators? Google is rumored to be close to buying streaming video service Twitch. What should Google do if it acquires Twitch? Comcast and Time Warner Cable voted most hated ISPs in America. Could Comcast customer satisfaction become worst after taking over TWC? And Andrew solicits viewers help for selecting a new laptop.