Summary: <p>A massive botnet of IoT devices took down Dyne DNS, knocking several major US websites off line in a DDOS attack Friday. Hackers were able to break into John Podesta and Colin Powell's Gmail accounts via a simple phishing scheme. Both Microsoft and Apple will hold events next week announcing new hardware - rumors predict an all-in-one Surface PC and new MacBook Pro laptops, respectively. Google's Pixel phones are out, and with Samsung damaged by Note 7 explosions, their timing couldn't be better. AT&T acquires Time-Warner. And Tesla announces full self-driving hardware will be in all new Tesla cars.</p><ul> <li>David Pogue says that Friday's DDOS attack is just the beginning, and we have almost no ability to protect against the next attack.</li> <li>Steve Kovach lost sleep over the AT&T - Time-Warner merger - he says the deal was rushed to stay ahead of rumor.</li> <li>Leo says there are only two flagship phones anyone should buy now - the iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Pogue" target="_blank">David Pogue</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/stevekovach" target="_blank">Steve Kovach</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/eringriffith" target="_blank">Erin Griffith</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p><p>Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by <a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" target="_blank">CacheFly</a>.</p>
