Apple makes another pitch to education and comes across looking out of touch. Facebook woes continue. On the positive, Tim and David look at Pac-Man as part of our WikiTrolling segment, and that devolves into Tim buying a Mayflash F100 fighting stick and a Sanwa arcade joystick for his RetroPie.

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Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from Android phones
Pac-Man via Wikipedia
Sanwa Arcade joystick
Mayflash F100

Is there something rotten at Amazon? There seems to be at IBM, and perhaps Huawei as well. But all is not lost, Clippy is here to brighten your day!

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Amazon flaw costs Apple accessory maker nearly $100k as counterfeiter takes over legitimate listing
IBM reportedly targeted older workers in layoffs affecting tens of thousands
Best Buy won’t sell Huawei phones, laptops, or smartwatches anymore

Tim is off slaving away at work, so David is joined this week by the fabulous Owen Rubin. Toyota’s design direction, a hatchet job on the Internet of Things and the perils of software subscription are all dissected, debated and decided!

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Toyota Prius
2009 Kindle with Keyboard
IoT things talk to the Internet (duh!)
1Password Subscription Pricing

David finally gets his iPhone 8Plus, and while he loves the phone, he is very unhappy with the Apple Business Team. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy Rocket, and WikiTrolling goes all in with the revolutionary Amazon Kindle.

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Wikipedia on Kindle

Tim and David discuss 11 lawsuits that changed the video game industry, iTunes accidentally released Thor: Ragnarok a month ahead of time, and the Nintendo Game and Watch for WikiTrolling

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Tim and David discussed the Verge’s review of the Dell XPS 13, the stupidity of the Tide Pod…. thing going on today, and a very contentious conversation on Elle Darby and Paul Stenson’s social media feud, and what the real conversation is about. We leave it up to you to decide who is right and wrong. WikiTrolling looks at Instant Coffee!

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Links:
Dell’s latest XPS 13 Verge Review
YouTuber Elle Darby’s hotel blag turns into huge row
Instant coffee on WikiPedia

CES is still going on, and Tim buys a new iPhone. What’s with all the inductive charging? And the FBI is still not happy with Apple.

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Tim and David implore listeners to relax, no one is taking control of your computer or iPhone! Also, the Motorola Sphere 2-in-1 Bluetooth Speaker with Over-Ear Headphones, Lenovo Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Smartphone Powered Augmented Reality Experience, the Boeing 747, and more.

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For the last episode of 2017, David and Tim discuss Apple’s fix for the Battery problem with iPhone, Keener Toys as our WikiPedia segment, and our top movies that we saw of the year. Plus, both the guys have cable issues during the show!

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Tim and David record on Christmas Eve to discuss desktop speaker, Apple slowing down iPhones, and a massive spoiler review of Star Wars – The Last Jedi

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David’s Acoustic Energy Speaker review from 2008

Tim goes solo to discuss Altec Lansing and his 13 year old speakers, Disney buying Fox, and problems with Comcast.

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David runs a short solo show this week, and laments Apple’s software woes. Then the shortcomings of the Internet of Things are exposed in a series of unfortunate events…

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Apple Root Security Fix breaks File Sharing
Smart Home – always carry your key!

Tim, David, and Owen discuss the Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360 and current consoles, Punisher, Super Mario, Loot Crates, your phone listening to you, iPhone problems feedback, and so much more. WikiTrolling features Excite!

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Links:
Devs promise to change Battlefront II until players are happy
Is your phone listening in? Your stories
WikiTrolling Link: Excite!