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iPhone virus, Black Friday, Top Ten Moments, Cell Phone Commercials, Sports and Technology.
News, tips and information impacting your life through technology.
Show Notes Episode 14
What’s New in Tech!
- iPhone viruses
- Best Buy Black Friday Deals Leaked
Possible Apple Black Friday deals -30% off ipods – 25% off Mac’s- 15% off accessories and software
- Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade
- AT&T blasts Verizon with new commercial
Discussion of the Cast
Sports and Technology: Changes in the way we watch sports
- What we now expect
- Instant replay and slow motion
- Umpires now under greater pressure
- Where do you stop once you start?
- Foul lines, strike zones, out-of-bounds
Changes in equipment: From cloth and leather to Carbohydrate Polymer
- Golf – Woods, balls
- Football – Helmets, shoes, gloves, shoulder pads
- Baseball – Warm up weight, guard protectors, aluminum bats
- Motor Sports – NASCAR COT
- Motocross – Suspension and horsepower
- Swim suits
- Medical Advancements
- Affects to records
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Are CEO’s Perplexed About Technology
Thanks for listening to The Waves of Tech, a finalist in the Tech category for the 2013 Podcast Awards. On this week’s show, we discuss the news that Nielsen will soon be collecting data from non-traditional sources and discuss the shift Disney is making toward distributing a new TV series to an app-only platform. In our main topic, we banter about the knowledge CEOs actually have about the technology their company endorses and the technology behind their products
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WiFi 6 And AT&T Subscriber Losses
AT&T announced losses and gains during their quarterly earnings call showing a massive drop in television subscribers and financial gains in mobile operating revenues. Thanks to a great CNET article, more details are being shared regarding the opening of the 6GHz and what it may look like in the next coming year. With a significant gap in the medical supply chain, the commercial and residential 3D printing industry is stepping up to provide a large volume of units to state and regional hospitals.
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Yahoo’s Woes Continue And Facebook False News Update
On Episode 335 of The Waves of Tech, we continue to follow the eventual fall and breakdown of Yahoo. Yahoo continues having issues, now stating that 1 billion user accounts may have been hacked dating back to August 2013. Facebook has announced a new feature to the Messenger App – group video chat. In addition, Facebook is now making strides to curb the spread of false news stories and hoaxes plaguing the platform. We wrap the episode up with discussing the meetup between Silicon Valley tech CEOs and President Elect Donald Trump. Enjoy the podcast and continue to ride…the waves of tech!