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2 | Tease: Spotify adds Twit and makes other announcements too. | Shownotes Link: | EDIT NOTES | |||
3 | DATE : Google lets you share links across your home or office without networks, a new Android web browser that can't show advertising, Mastercard Send to transfer money, and more... | |||||
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8 | This is Tech News Today for Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | |||||
9 | This episode is brought to you by: Braintree. If you’re working on a mobile app and searching for a simple payments solution, check out Braintree. With one simple integration, you can offer your customers every way to pay. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/tnt. | |||||
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11 | Tech News Today is the show where we talk about the tech news with the journalists who report it. | BRIDGEURL LINK | ||||
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13 | I'm Mike Elgan. | |||||
14 | Our co-anchor today is Refinery29 tech editor Christina Bonnington. | Tech Editor, Refinery29 - @redgirlsays | ||||
15 | [Thing o' the day: The Gingercast] | https://vine.co/GINGERCAST | ||||
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22 | Spotify today announced the addition of video content and podcasts to their music streaming service. Full disclosure: TWiT is one of the initial rollout partners for the launch, so you'll be able to watch and listen to this show and all TWiT shows on Spotify. | http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-20/spotify-adds-videos-to-music-streaming-in-push-for-more-ads | ||||
23 | Lucas Shaw is an Entertainment Reporter for Bloomberg. Q: What kinds of videos will Spotify offer? Just music videos? Q: Will there be an additional subscription cost for video or podcasts? Q: Who is the competition here? YouTube? Apple? Q: If Spotify isn't profitable now, will it be able to become so now that everybody is jumping into their space? What do they offer that's different or better? | Lucas Shaw Entertainment Reporter, Bloomberg @Lucas_Shaw | ||||
24 | * CEO Daniel Ek * $9.99 a month * 15 million paying customers | http://www.dewexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/LucasShaw_TheWrap.jpg | ||||
25 | Lucas Shaw * bloomberg.com * @Lucas_Shaw | |||||
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27 | (INTERVIEW 2) | SHOW | ARTICLE | |||
28 | Google released today an experimental Chrome extension that sends links through sound. It's called Google Tone. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FT6u2JDGyY | http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8626795/google-tone-chrome-extension | |||
29 | Kwame Opam wrote about Google Tone for The Verge, where he is News Editor. Q: How does Tone work? Q: I'm familiar with Chirp, which has an app that transmits links. Is Google Tone like Chirp? Q: What does Google hope to achieve with this extension? | Kwame Opam News Editor, The Verge @kwameopam | ||||
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31 | Kwame Opam * theverge.com * @kwameopam | |||||
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33 | MasterCard unveiled yesterday a new payment system for money transfers. It's called MasterCard Send. The main benefit is speed -- the company claims that sending money takes about as much time as it takes to withdraw money from an ATM. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTMglmIsjE | http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/articles/mastercard-send-debuts-as-alternative-to-ach-payments/ | |||
34 | We asked Mobile Payments Today Editor Will Hernandez to come on the show today and explain what this is all about. Q: Can you talk about what's different about MasterCard Send? Q: Is there anything else out there like this? How does it compare to PayPal or Venmo? Q: Who are the early partners that support this already? Q: Will MasterCard Send ever be opened for person-to-person payments? | Will Hernandez Editor, Mobile Payments Today @W_Hernandez16 | ||||
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36 | Will Hernandez * mobilepaymentstoday.com * @W_Hernandez16 | |||||
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43 | A European company called Altice just agreed to buy 70 percent of a US company called Suddenlink. | http://deadline.com/2015/05/altice-patrick-drahi-buy-suddenlink-time-warner-cable-1201430229/ | ||||
44 | David Lieberman is Executive Editor of Deadline. Q: First of all, what is Altice and, for that matter, what is Suddenlink? Q: How big of a deal is this? For example, how many subscribers does Suddenlink have? Q: Can you talk about Patrick Drahi? He's interested in more US acquisitions, isn't he? | David Lieberman Executive Editor, Deadline @DeadlineDavidL | ||||
45 | * Bloomberg says he’s in early talks to buy Time Warner Cable | |||||
46 | David Lieberman * deadline.com * @DeadlineDavidL | |||||
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79 | We told you that Google was working on a deal with Twitter to get tweets back into search results. We'll now it's happening. The feature is available only in English and on desktops. * * * | http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/tweets-take-flight-in-google-app.html | ||||
80 | Google plans to roll out at next week's Google I/O developers conference an online picture sharing and storage service that's similar to the one inside Google+, according to an exclusive at Bloomberg News. The service will enable users to upload to Facebook and Twitter as easily as they can on Google+. * * * | https://www.google.com/photos/about/?page=auto-backup | ||||
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83 | Android Wear has been updated with better Google Maps support. Users need only to update the Google Maps app on Android to version 9.9 to get the update. It offers phone-like functions like pinch to zoom, swipe-to-navigate and will launch with the OK Google voice command. * * * | http://www.androidcentral.com/google-maps-appears-android-wear-latest-phone-app-update | ||||
84 | The first update for the Apple Watch hit yesterday. The update fixes bugs and boost performance and adds Emoji display support. You get it by getting the software update inside the Apple Watch iPhone app. * * * | https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204641 | ||||
85 | Oculus invited the press to an event on June 11 in San Francisco. The event will probably reveal more information about the Oculus Rift headset, and possibly some kind of new trial or beta program. The headset is expected to ship in the first half of next year. * * * | https://www.oculus.com/ | ||||
86 | (PRODUCT OBITUARIES) | SHOW | ARTICLE | |||
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95 | Facebook has acquired a Patreon-like startup called Tugboat Yards, which makes a tool that podcasters, publishers and others can use to take contributions from fans. Facebook will shut the service down. Terms weren’t disclosed. * * * | https://tugboatyards.com/blog/joining-facebook | ||||
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127 | 182 billion * That's how many dollars The Chinese government says they'll spend to improve Internet speeds by the end of 2017. The money will be spent on fiber optic broadband and high speed 4G mobile networks. China is currently ranked 82nd in global average connection speeds, according to Akamai's recent State of the Internet report. * * * | http://www.businessinsider.com/r-china-to-spend-182-billion-to-boost-internet-by-end-of-2017-2015-5 | ||||
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130 | (NEWS YOU CAN * * USE * * ) | SHOW | ARTICLE | |||
131 | Adblock Plus today launched the beta version of an Adblock Browser for Android. It's based on Firefox for Android, and it's got Adblock plus baked right in. The main benefit, according to the company, is that it makes ad blocking on mobile as easy and powerful as it is on desktop browsers. * * * | https://adblockplus.org/en/adblock-browser/ | https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104936844759781288661 | |||
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174 | Links 'R' Us | INTERVIEWS | LINKS | B-Roll | B-Roll (2) | |
175 | Google Tone | https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Google+Tone%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:w&sa=X&ei=JXNcVff-KM2kyASpsIHQDQ&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | https://youtu.be/_FT6u2JDGyY | http://googleresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/tone-experimental-chrome-extension-for.html | ||
176 | tweets in Google Search results | https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+Search+tweets+OR+Twitter&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=kndcVYODGJS2yATL2YCoAw&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/tweets-take-flight-in-google-app.html | |||
177 | the Adblock Plus browser | https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Adblock+Plus%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=BnlcVYu2OY6fyASswoPQAw&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | https://adblockplus.org/blog/adblock-browser-is-here | |||
178 | the Logjam Attack on Diffie-Hellman | https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Diffie-Hellman%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=43xcVY_kAcK4sAX36IGYCQ&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | https://weakdh.org/imperfect-forward-secrecy.pdf | |||
179 | MasterCard Send | https://www.google.com/search?q=%22MasterCard+Send%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=TH1cVe7-AsPusAXx5IGACA&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | ||||
180 | Google's upcoming photo service | https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+photo&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=_31cVdCGJsG4sAWujYD4BA&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | https://www.google.com/photos/about/?page=auto-backup | |||
181 | MixRadio | https://www.google.com/search?q=MixRadio&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=mX9cVcu2NMXfsAXQw4H4BA&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | ||||
182 | the Apple Watch update | https://www.google.com/search?q=Apple+watch+update&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=1X9cVYO2FoXYtQWn74GQAg&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204641 | |||
183 | .SUCKS domain controversy | http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/19/new-domain-sparks-icann-debate/ | ||||
184 | Huawei's Agil IoT | https://www.google.com/search?q=Huawei+%22Agile+IoT%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=rIRcVcKFHomNsAWiqIHoDQ&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | ||||
185 | Altice's Suddenlink acquisition | https://www.google.com/search?q=Altice+Suddenlink&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=zYRcVcWpEYbjsAWm8YDACQ&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | ||||
186 | Microsoft's "overtures" | http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/20/us-microsoft-developers-insight-idUSKBN0O50AZ20150520 | ||||
187 | Maria Renz | https://www.google.com/search?q=Amazon+%22Maria+Renz%22&num=40&espv=2&biw=877&bih=622&tbm=nws&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=S35cVYXRHYGKsQXerIHQBA&ved=0CBUQpwU&dpr=2.5 | ||||