TNT Shownotes #6 (2014)


1	TITLE: Microsoft's HoloLens Goes Back into the Future 1180	CO-ANCHOR: NPR technology and culture reporter Elise Hu

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3	We go into detail on Microsoft's epic event yesterday, New information on the rumor that Samsung may buy BlackBerry, We'll tell you why Google might be your next wireless carrier, and more...
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5	This is Tech News Today for Thursday, January 22, 2015!
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8	Tech News Today is the show where we talk about the tech news with the journalists who report it.
9	Welcome to the show, I'm Mike Elgan.		BRIDGEURL LINK
10	[NPR technology and culture reporter Elise Hu]
11	[Thing o' the day]
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19	Microsoft detailed its upcoming Windows 10 operating system yesterday.		http://mashable.com/2015/01/21/microsoft-windows-10-consumer-preview/
20	There's a lot to talk about, so let's jump right in with Mashable tech editor Andrew Cunningham Senior Products Specialist, Ars Technica. Q: Everybody's talking about the free upgrade to Windows 10. Can you detail exactly who is eligible for the upgrade and when? Q: When can we expect Windows 10 to ship? Q: What did we learn about the new browser, code-named Spartan? Q: We also learned more about Continuum. What did Microsoft announce yesterday? Q: Cortana is looking promising. What new information did Microsoft reveal about Cortana? Q: Windows 10 also got some photo features. Tell us about those.	Andrew Cunningham Senior Products Specialist, Ars Technica @AndrewWrites
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22	Andrew Cunningham * arstechnica.com * @AndrewWrites
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27	So Windows 10 gets Microsoft closer to its longtime dream universal apps — applications that work across desktop, mobile and tablet platforms. Devindra Hardawar is joining us to talk about this -- he's senior editor at Engadget.		http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/windows-10-makes-microsofts-dream-of-universal-apps-come-true/
28	Q: How will this notion of universal apps fit into the Microsoft ecosystem? Q: What's the gambit here? Why move in this direction? Q: What does this say about Microsoft's larger vision and company trajectory?	Devindra Hardawar Senior Editor, Engadget @Devindra
29	A: In the mobile era, Windows powers fewer than 15% of all new computing devices sold.
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34	Microsoft's HoloLens stole the show yesterday. The augmented reality system appears to place 3D holographic images in the real world, and even alien landscapes.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA	http://www.cnet.com/news/microsofts-hololens-is-no-joke-my-reality-augmented-with-skype-minecraft/
35	Sascha Segan is the Lead mobile analyst for PCMag.com Q: What is HoloLens exactly? Q: What might people use this for? Q: You compared it to Google Glass. How are these comparable? Q: Where did this come from and how long has Microsoft been working on it? Q: The demo involved a big battery pack. Will battery issues be a limiting factor for HoloLens? Q: Microsoft is always developing amazing technology in the lab. The only difference is that under Satya Nadella, they're showing something off in public. Can we expect Microsoft to do a better job of turning cool research like this into shipping products? Q: Ship date and availability?	Sascha Segan Lead mobile analyst, PCMag.com @saschasegan
36	* can be run on phones, tablets, PCs and the Xbox One game console		https://www.cwcs.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads//2015/01/futuristic-glasses-from-back-to-the-future-2-138559724656210401-131129152321.jpg
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38	Sascha Segan * PCMag.com * @saschasegan
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41	Welcome to the world, Surface Hub. Microsoft's 84in Surface Hub has a 4K screen and Kinect cameras. This is bigger than most people's walls in Manhattan. To tell us more we have Cherlynn Low on the line ---- she's writer at Tom's Guide.
42	Q: Is this a TV or a super tablet? How do we think about this? Q: The thing I really want to know-- how much does this honkin' thing cost?	Cherlynn Low Staff Writer, Toms Guide @CherlynnLow
43	A: It's aimed at businesses/team collaboration A: 55in/85in size and 4K resolution
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48	We told you last week about a January 14 report that Samsung was in talks to buy BlackBerry. After both companies denied the report, the news reports on it evaporated. But now a report in Canada's Financial Post by Claire Brownell says Samsung is still "actively pursuing" either an acquisition or the buying of a major stake in BlackBerry.		http://business.financialpost.com/2015/01/21/samsung-electronics-co-ltd-still-pursuing-blackberry-ltd-purchase/
49	Claire joins us now from Toronto. Q: How did you learn that these talks are still ongoing? Q: Why did the companies deny it... or did they? Q: You obtained a report by an investment bank called Evercore Partners making the case for Samsung acquiring BlackBerry. What did the report say?	Claire Brownell Reporter, the Financial Post @clabrow
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55	We've known that eBay and payment system PayPal were going to spin off from one another for months. Now we're learning that after the spin off, eBay may be selling its Enterprise unit. Deepa Seetharaman joins us with more -- Deepa --		http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/21/us-ebay-results-idUSKBN0KU2NA20150121
56	Q: For those who don't know -- what does the enterprise division do? Q: Investors had been pushing for this spinoff -- notably, people like Carl Icahn. How many jobs will this spinoff affect? Q: What's the business justification for selling the enterprise division?	Deepa Seetharaman Reporter, Reuters @dseetharaman
57	A: EBay plans to split its marketplace division from PayPal in the second half of this year.
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63	Twitter yesterday launched a new feature in its iOS app that catches you up on Tweets you missed while you were sleeping, working or having a life. It's called “While You Were Away," and it shows you a kind of "greatest hits" of tweets that Twitter's algorithms decide you can't live without. The feature is coming to Android soon.	https://blog.twitter.com/2015/while-you-were-away-0
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66	Google will be selling its own wireless service after a deal reportedly in the works with Sprint and T-Mobile. This could be a huge game changer, though Google PR is staying mum on this ... the Wall Street Journal first broke the news last night.		http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-sell-wireless-service-in-deals-with-sprint-t-mobile-1421887967 https://www.theinformation.com/Google-s-Next-Telecom-Move-Becoming-a-Wireless-Carrier
67	It's not clear right now how widely Google plans to offer wireless service. But for a giant like Google to get involved in the wireless competition, it could really change the way rules of the wireless game -- Google is that big of a force. However, this could be limited -- there are some reports that the first version of Google's wireless service may be limited to Google Fiber cities and users.
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69	Sascha Segan * PCMag.com * @saschasegan
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84	EMAIL: Clay Cross Mike, on yesterday's (Tuesday's) show you mentioned that using encryption is like whispering in public. I agree with that, and I also agree that good encryption should always be legal. However, I disagree with just about every argument I hear on twit to support this position. I'll have to simplify my thoughts in order to avoid a TL;DR response, but basically it is that the fourth amendment limits the government's authority, not their capability. Police have the capability to listen took you whisper in public right now. As a thought experiment, should a safe maker be allowed to manufacture a cheap consumer safe that was absolutely burglar proof (assuming it was installed correctly), if in doing so it was also impossible for the police to break into it with a warrant? I don't mean that question pedantically, what do you think? On the other hand, the second amendment was designed to limit the government's capability (by giving the population an ability to resist), and therefore, at least conceptually, forms a much stronger position on which to base an argument for encryption. I would love to hear your thoughts on this point of view. Love the show!
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98	A UK based developer and web designer named Elizabeth Gardiner got two tweets in her feed that stacked up perfectly. [Joe Belfiore with seal flippers]	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B78VAM2IUAA6O5E.png
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