Tim and David discuss the Switch and 3DS, Doom, E3, Apple finally pushing the Mac, Dark Phoenix, and the history of the Fox Marvel movies, good and bad.
TechFan Episode 401 – Dark Phoenix
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TechFan Episode 400 – WWDC
David returns from his Oasis of the Seas journey to join Tim and talk about AirDots and WWDC.
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TechFan Episode 399 – Ni hao
Lenovo takes a fans video and tries to pass it off as their own, while Baltimore deals with ransomware. Tim and David also discuss Huawei, as well as the first killer app of all time.
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TechFan Episode 398 – Casino Breakfast
Is tech less fun nowadays? Tim cannot connect is old iPad to the App Store, Steamlink is an enigma to the guys, breakfast at a casino, and Uber cannot unionize. Plus Macstock Expo news!
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TechFan 397 – Fire Pit
Nest getting the plug pulled, Tim looks to build another arcade cabinet and a fire pit, David has a new toy in the DJI Osmo Pocket, and Macstock Conference is talked about. As an added bonus, Cole Robertson joins us at the end to talk about Fortnite.
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TechFan 396 – Cheeseburger
Tim and David reveal their Wish.com purchase competition, the passing of Peter Mayhew, changes coming to Sonic, and our Avengers End Game spoiler-filled discussion.
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TechFan 395 – The Great Arcade ROM Caper
David is joined this week by irregular co-host, current Apple and former Atari employee Owen Rubin. The Samsung Galaxy Fold debacle is on their minds, as well and a mysterious ROM heist of a classic Atari arcade game from the 1980s….
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Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?
TechFan 394 – Wish Challenge Part 1
David reviews the Logitech Crayon and the new iMac mini 5, while Tim introduces his new time waster, Wish.com.
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TechFan 393 – Black Hole Disney
Tim and David discuss the new Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker trailer, Disney+, the black hole image, Y2K, and much more.
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TechFan 392 – Millennium
Tim and David discuss electric shavers, Spielberg making news once again, Boeing’s huge 737 Max problem, more on self check-out lanes, and the Millennium Falcon takes center stage in our WikiTrolling section!
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Spielberg proposal to ban streaming from Oscars may be illegal
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TechFan 391 – Bag It Yourself
Tim and David discuss the weeks Apple event, including Arcade, Card, and AppleTV+. WikiTrolling features Self-Checkout technology we all love so much at grocery stores.
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TechFan 390 – Hair Metal Podcast
Don’t let the picture fool you, we won’t be playing any 80s hair music on this show. We do discuss, briefly, the new Apple products, social media and the effort to curtail the sharing of murder videos, and Tim argues with David that almost no one cares that MySpace lost 12 years worth of music. Finally, Tim reviews Dirt and Glam Metal takes the spotlight in our WikiTrolling segment.
Don’t let the picture fool you, we won’t be playing any 80s hair music on this show. We do discuss, briefly, the new Apple products, social media and the effort to curtail the sharing of murder videos, and Tim argues with David that almost no one cares that MySpace lost 12 years worth of music. Finally, Tim reviews Dirt and Glam Metal takes the spotlight in our WikiTrolling segment.
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MySpace admits losing 12 years’ worth of music uploads
Social media sites struggle to contain video of New Zealand shooting
TechFan 389 – Srulling Around
Warren wants to break up Apple, Google, Facebook, and maybe even TechFan! Amazon cracks down on counterfeit sellers, the Galaxy S10 is easily spoofed, and Friendster is our focus on Wikitrolling. Plus David and Tim discuss Captain Marvel.
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ELIZABETH WARREN WANTS TO BREAK UP APPLE
‘Captain Marvel’ Review Bombing: Rotten Tomatoes Removes Toxic “Reviews”
The Galaxy S10’s face unlock fooled by pictures, siblings
Friendster via Wikipedia
TechFan 388 – The Shack
Big video game companies screw up (shocker), Steven Spielberg yells at the clouds, Thunderbolt 3 desecrates itself by becoming USB4, and Tim and David look at RadioShack thanks to Steve Stavisky.
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Sony begins refunding Anthem purchases
Three hours after allying with 8chan, THQ Nordic goes into full apology mode
RadioShack via Wikipedia
TechFan 387 – USB Vega
What’s it like to negotiate car sales, how bad is the foldable phone, USB 3 dumbness, Pac-Man, and Cerwin Vega speakers
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TechFan 386 – Flushing good time
Nike and Google have a bad week, plus Tim and David discuss water usage.
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Users alarmed by undisclosed microphone in Nest Security System
Nike’s self-lacing sneakers turn into bricks after faulty firmware update
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TechFan 385 – Berry Good
Tim has been brought down by a virus (biological, not computer!) so David is here alone this week. After followup about FaceBook, AT&T and Apple’s enterprise developer programme he discusses Eero’s acquisition, stupid TV hosts, iPhone SE rubbish and BlackBerry is the wiki trolling topic this week.
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FaceBook anti-trust problems in Germany
TechFan 384 – Finding Toy Up
Blackmail, ransom, fraud, and fakery kick off the show before Tim and David get on to a fun topic, Pixar!
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TechFan 383 – DMC 12
Tim and David discuss the DeLorean Motor Company and its history in our Wiki segment. We start off the show with Facebook and Google acting, shocker, unethical. and the rise of the Fake Internet.
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Facebook Receives Retribution from Apple
TechFan 382 – FX6021 Weather Windows
With bad weather coming, Tim explains how technology helps keep his drive more safe. Topics include Windows Mobile, fifteen year old Altec Lansing FX6021 speaks, John Nemo’s top ten TV shows, some Macstock news, and more
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