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This Week's Stories: Did Apple drop plans to fully encrypt iCloud at FBI request? Or is it more complicated? Why banning face recognition misses the point Blueberry-scented AirPods take 71% of the wireless headphone market. Tile, Sonos, and Pop Sockets vs Apple, Google, and Amazon in Congress. Tim Cook talks Augmented Reality and healthcare in Ireland. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: DxO camera on clearance Rene's Pick: JibONE Lory's Pick: Twelve South AirSnap Pro Alex's Pick: Sonic Atom Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsor: hover.com/twit

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: Get organized with iOS: Stylebook, Joplin, Sortly. News: Apple reportedly dropped plans to encrypt iCloud backups, Jennifer Aniston snags a SAG award for The Morning Show, you can use your iPhone as a Google security key, YouTube for iOS adds subscription filtering options, a correction on the "EU killing Lightning cables" story. Viewer Feedback: Send your questions and feedback to iostoday@twit.tv. Mikah's App Cap: The Mandalorian Stickers Leo's App Cap: LEGO Builder's Journey Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: zapier.com/IOS casper.com/iostoday - promo code: IOSTODAY

Connecting your iPad to an external monitor, bad cell reception, router suggestions and troubleshooting, pairing bluetooth devices to your phone, computer troubleshooting, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: mintmobile.com/techguy LastPass.com/twit zapier.com/TECHGUY

This Week's Stories: Mojo Vision: Augmented Reality contact lenses The face recognition company that will end privacy FBI vs Apple 2: Pensacola Boogaloo NOBUS: why the NSA's "NObody But US" theory of exploits fail Cable Haunt: critical vulnerability in many cable modems Apple and Google are cracking down on location privacy, and ad tech companies are unhappy Don't worry about your kids' phone use so much Google will kill 3rd-party cookies by 2022 Verizon's "private" search engine The EU is not asking Apple to kill the lightning plug Our secret shame: the box of cords in our garage Digital hoarding: iTunes vs Gmail Amazon wants you to pay with a wave of your hand Sim swapping attacks: hacking customer service Joe Biden wants to repeal Section 230. This is dangerous. Sonos, Tile, and Pop Sockets testify against Google, Apple, and Amazon in Congress Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Georgia Dow, Sam Abuelsamid, and Patrick Norton Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: capterra.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

Alternatives to Gmail, a browser hijack in Safari, popups in AOL Mail, a hacked cable router, strange photos in your Google Photos, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit simplisafe.com/twit

This Week's Stories: CES 2020: Tech for Seniors isn't just health tech CES 2020: Health tech CES 2020: Climate Change Fighting Tech CES 2020: Tech firms need to grow up CES 2020: Not everything needs to be smart CES 2020: Fitbits for dogs CES 2020: Dog translator CES 2020: Trash and Treasure at Eureka Park People trust Google more than religious leaders COPPA breaks YouTube. Copyright trolls kill YouTube creators Google will drop 3rd party cookies in 2022 Aura Portable Personal Scanner Google will let you record your calls soon Instagram calls Photoshop "Fake News" Facebook still allows anti-vax ads Amazon vs Honey is the tip of the privacy iceberg Twitter will never let you edit your tweets Twitter will let you limit who can reply to your tweets Twitter is thinking about tips Picks of the Week: Ant's Good Stuff: Patty Mattes photography for an animal shelter Stacey's Thing: Travelling heating pad Jeff's Numbers: Google about to hit trillion-dollar valuation club Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: HealthIQ.com/twig linkedin.com/TWIG zapier.com/TWIG

Windows 7 support ends - Yesterday, Microsoft released the "final" updates for Windows 7 for most people (But not that update for the NSA-reported crypto bug that was for Win 10 and Win Server, interestingly) - Today, Windows 7 will begin displaying a full-screen nag to upgrade to Windows 10 - Microsoft Edge might be supported on Windows 7 for at least 18 months, and Microsoft Security Essentials will keep working for some indeterminate time period. Google Chrome will also be supported for 18+ months. The (new) Microsoft Edge era begins - Microsoft launches its (curiously incomplete) new web browser on Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, and Mac - Here's how you can get it now (individuals and businesses) Windows 10 - Here's our first peek at the new features coming to Windows 10 in late 2020 (Or later. Or never.) - Windows 10 version 2004 isn't even out yet, but it's getting major updates already. In the Slow ring only. Because of the confusing way the Insider program works now. - Related: The PC market grew 1.9 percent in 2019, the first annual growth in 8 years. What will 2020 look like? - Related: Microsoft is phasing out its Microsoft Stores for Business and Education Mo' Microsoft - Walkie-Talkie voice calls, more coming to Teams - Not news per se, but a new report details the extent to which Microsoft contractors violated Skype users' privacy - Why didn't Microsoft bid more to get Bing on Android in the EU? Xbox/games - Microsoft continues its "no exclusives" strategy. And it's smart. - Epic Game Store has 108 million customers, will give away more games all throughout 2020 Tips and picks - Tip of the week: Yes, you can run legacy Edge and new Edge side-by-side. Here's how. (But seriously. Why?) - Also: Reminder that Batman: The Telltale Series and LEGO Star Wars II are now available via Games with Gold - App pick of the week: Microsoft Launcher Preview - Enterprise pick of the week: Power Platform warning for IT admins - Codename pick of the week: Vader - Beer pick of the week: Athletic Brewing Upside Down Golden Ale Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: getguru.com/windows twit.cachefly.com

This Week's Stories: - Windows 7 support dies today, but 1 in 7 PCs are still running it - Cablehaunt- the remote exploit with the catchy logo that works on ALL cable modems - US government still wants backdoor access to iPhones - CheckRain iPhone jailbreak keeps getting better - How Apple scans your photos for evidence of child abuse - The sim swapping threat - Anatomy/timeline of the exploitation of an unpatched VPN bug - And speaking of patching right away... patch your Firefox browser right now! Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Sponsors: FreshBooks.com/securitynow canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT expressvpn.com/securitynow

This Week's Stories: CES 2020 was the Concept Electronics Show, full of toilet paper bots and cars that will never be made. What will we do with computers in the future? Apple's 1988 vision. At CES, Apple talks privacy, encryption, and child abuse. Apple fights back against DOJ attempts to kill encryption. Apple Accessories were everywhere at CES 2020. Robots at CES 2020: from scary robot dogs to a real-life Terminator. Apple steps up their recycling efforts, working toward a fully-recycled phone. Rack-mounted Mac Pro now available. Will Apple ever ditch Intel for AMD? Apple's services score $1.4 Billion from Christmas - New Years. "Pro Mode" coming to Macs. The EU wants to kill Lightning ports. Location-based data trackers angry at Apple. Apple now accepting donations for Australian fire relief efforts. Apple offers replacements for defective battery cases. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: How I Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays Andy's Pick: XLD audio converter for Mac Rene's Pick: Quasar Science Lights Lory's Pick: Brydge Pro+ Alex's Pick: Reality Converter & 2020 - A Decade of Predictions Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Sponsors: itpro.tv/macbreak promo code MACBREAK30 LastPass.com/twit capterra.com/macbreak

On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent: iOS accessories worth owning: Defense Vertical Duo, myCharge HubMax Universal, myCharge UnPlugged 10K, mophie charge stream vent mount, Anker PowerPort Atom PD 1, Brydge Pro+ Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad News: Apple responds to claims it isn't helping law enforcement with the Pensacola shooting investigation, Apple uses automated technology to scan photos for potential child abuse, Masimo is suing Apple for allegedly stealing its watch tech, Apple's press release details its Services wins, the EU wants Apple to kill the Lightning port but it might be doing that already, and TikTok takes the top spot for most iOS downloads in Q4 of 2019. Viewer Feedback: The difference between iOS updates in iTunes and the Finder versus over-the-air updates directly on the device and updating watchOS-specific notifications for WhatsApp. Mikah's App Cap: MusicHarbor Leo's App Cap: RadarScope Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.

Leo explains how to protect your online accounts with Yubico's YubiKey and other hardware security keys for two-factor authentication. Get YubiKey: https://amzn.to/35UYfdD Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Digitizing paper files, avoiding duplication files during computer synchronization, mounting monitors onto the wall & ceiling, the difference between dual active SIM and dual standby SIM phones, recovering photos from an SD card, and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsor: Epson.com/ecotankleo

CES 2020 wrap-up Sex tech at CES 2020 Apple, Amazon, and others talk privacy at CES 2020 Tech Giants at CES 2020 The Sands: all the weirdest stuff at CES 2020 The best TVs at CES 2020 Future Concepts at CES 2020 The Charmin Rollbot Biggest CES 2020 trends: vegetable-based meat, driverless cars, and bendable computers Our favorite gadgets from CES 2020: from 8k TVs to electronic rosaries Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Ant Pruitt, Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, and Jason Hiner Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT Epson.com/ecotankleo mintmobile.com/twit ustudio.com

Leo Laporte, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick DeBartolo are back from CES 2020 in Las Vegas, getting data off a corrupted hard drive, what does "end of life" mean for an older operating system? Stream video from a computer to a TV in another room, voice dictation on a Chromebook, using an iPhone overseas, backing up your data in the cloud, saving SMS text messages, software designed radios and more of your calls! Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy. For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/techguy Epson.com/ecotankleo

Ant Pruitt & Leo Laporte's Excellent CES Adventure continues: Canon's EOS 1DX Mark III an EOS M200 Latest TVs from LG, TCL, Hisense, Tonka, and Samsung Sony's eye-sensing light field display and VISION-S prototype EV LG's Indoor Gardening Home Appliance Samsung's NEON Artificial Humans Delta's Sarcos Guardian XO exoskeleton SmartyKit's DIY Apple I no-solder replica kit Fresco's 'Keurig' for Olive Oil, the EVA mini Hosts: Leo Laporte and Ant Pruitt Guest: Scott Wilkinson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-events.