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Weekly Tech Update covers the latest and hottest tech news from around the web. This weekly podcast is the official podcast of BCCHardware.com. We talk about computers, consumer electronics and all the goings on in the wide world of technology. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Benjamin Heide & Jason Schneider


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    WTU 450: Piracy is Killing Netflix

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 69:32


    In this episode we are discussing the pledge to kill #fakenews isn't going well, Samsung releases the S10 and Fold, and we discuss the effects of piracy on Netflix. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 449: Lost Password Cost $190 Million

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 45:36


    In this episode we are discussing Tesla's Price Drops on the Model 3 - and coincidentally so does their range in the cold, AMD's market share increases, and SURPRISE, we forgot the password and lost $190 million dollars of bitcoins. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 448: Netflix Dances With the Commercial Devil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 57:19


    In this episode we are discussing CES 2019 highlights, free to play games dominate 2018 and Netflix is dancing with the commercial devil. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 447: Good, Bad and Ugly Apples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 62:39


    In this episode we are discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of Apple, EA's Great Game Guarantee as well as we're looking forward to CES 2019. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 446: There's Poo on the Touchscreen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 69:51


    In this episode we are discussing there's poo on the touchscreen, Facebook tried to sell your data and Microsoft is worth as much as Apple - How'd that happen? We have those stories and more...

    WTU 445: The $2,300 iPad Pro is Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 58:31


    In this episode we are discussing the new $2,300 iPad Pro, TV Streaming is up 200% and we want to apologize for laughing at previous Linux stories - in other news - RedHat just sold for $34 Billion. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 444: Shazam! Pandora is Magically Sold!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 61:39


    In this episode we will be discussing Pandora and Shazam get sold, Sony caves in to the Fortnight pressure and a few reasons why you might want to stay indoors this fall. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 443: Apple's Latest iPhone Trilogy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 55:57


    In this episode we will be discussing Apple releases their new iPhones, AMD releases a new Athlon CPU and there is good news for Spotify users; you can now download 50,000 songs. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 442: Jeff & Apple Are Doing Pretty Darn Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 64:16


    In this episode we will be discussing Jeff Bezos is rich, Apple shareholders are rich and Elon Musk is tired of analysts telling him he won't be rich for long. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 441: Amazon Prime Day Sets Records (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 45:52


    In this episode we will be discussing Amazon Prime Day sets records, 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been cancelled and why thinner and lighter laptops have screwed us all. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 440: Juggalos Beat Facial Recognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 54:32


    In this episode we will be discussing Facebook gave away your data to more companies than they can remember, AT&T forgot they promised lower prices after Time Warner merger and if you're tired of facial recognition, become a Juggalo. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 439: Nokia Will Dominate the Phone Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 63:23


    In this episode we will be discussing Facebook likes money more than it hates cryptocurrency, Twitter doesn't want to release its daily active users because it will confuse everyone and Blackberry and Nokia release new phones - 15 years after they were last relevant. Those stories and more...

    WTU 438: Algeria Turns off Country's Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 51:16


    In this episode we will be discussing GameStop could be for sale, Algeria shuts down the entire country's internet, and you'll never believe this, more Bitcoin has been stolen. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 437: Times are Rough at Telsa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 45:51


    In this episode we will be discussing AT&T and Time Warner merge to form the Borg, Tesla says toodaloo to 9% of their employees, and, sigh, more Bitcoin news. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 436: Apple Speeds up Old Devices!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 51:09


    In this episode we will be discussing Canon embraces digital only, the subscription you can't pass up and of course Apple's WWDC highlights. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 435: Sony's PS4 is on Life Support

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 39:46


    In this episode we will be discussing Amazon bans return junkies, PS4 is nearing the end of its life and YouTube is tardy to the music party. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 434: Tesla - Losing $6,500 per Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 73:35


    In this episode we will be discussing the founder of WhatsApp quits, Sprint and T-Mobile talk about a merger and finally, we talk about what's next for Bitcoin. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 433: Twitter is On a Roll!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 54:55


    In this episode we will be discussing Twitter is still profitable, speculation on the Amazon Fire TV Cube, and Amazon will now deliver you parcels to the trunk of your car. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 432: Apple Struggles to Solve Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 56:34


    In this episode we will be discussing Sega games coming to the Nintendo Switch, Apple's got a problem and it's getting harder to solve and we'll discuss the world's most admired man - spoiler alert, it's not Mark Zuckerberg. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 431: The Facebook Craptacular Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 65:45


    In this episode we will be discussing Facebook is on trial and it's not looking any better, Spotify and Hulu join forces and finally removing the sticker no longer voids warranty. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 430: HTC Vive is Windows Phone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 59:22


    In this episode we will be discussing Facebook still hasn't fixed its problem, Apple contemplates life after Intel and goodbye Steam Machines - the gaming system that never really was. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 429: The Facebook Craptacular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 74:16


    In this episode we will be discussing the Facebook crap-tacular, Apple's upcoming release event and Uber suspended from Autonomous vehicle testing in Arizona. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 428: Free Games for Amazon Prime

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 44:38


    In this episode we will be discussing Android tops iOS in customer satisfaction, WhatsApp extends the "I shouldn't have said that" feature and free games for Amazon Prime members. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 427: Dell Jumps on the Ryzen Bandwagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 54:23


    In this episode we will be discussing BlackBerry sues everyone, Dell jumps on the Ryzen mobile bandwagon and if you can't steal Bitcoins, steal the computers used to mine them. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 426: iCloud is Rebranded Google Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 52:48


    In this episode we will be discussing Apple confirms it uses Google's Cloud, 46% of cryptocurrency failed last year as well as smartphone news from Mobile World Congress. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 425: Windows on ARM and HP Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 68:01


    In this episode we will be discussing Microsoft telling us why Windows on ARM sucks, we have some Galaxy S9 goodness and finally, we talk security solutions with HP. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 424: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 59:27


    In this episode we will be discussing the headphone jack is alive and well, Amazon to launch their own delivery service and Facebook is shifting demographics. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 423: Who's the Biggest Loser?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 69:00


    In this episode we will be discussing the winners and losers of the tech industry. Disney loses money on Hulu, GoPro lost a bunch of money, Bitcoin is losing money and of course Twitter loses money - Wait, no, no, they actually made money. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 422: Apple Pinky-Swears to Be Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2018 61:13


    In this episode we will be discussing Apple's no-more-throttling promise, Google hates bad Apps and Whoopsies! We may have lost $400 Million worth of cryptocurrency. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 421: (Almost) Everyone's Got Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 56:56


    In this episode we will be discussing why Intel's got problems, NVIDIA and OnePlus also have their share of problems, but Netflix has the opposite of a problem thanks to an influx of subscribers. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 420: CES 2018 Wrap-up and More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018 53:35


    In this episode we will be discussing the resurrection of Circuit City, Intel and AMD play nice, and we wrap up our CES 2018 coverage with news from Sony, LG, Samsung, Dell, and more! We have those stories and more...

    WTU 419: RoboShark and More at CES 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 38:05


    In this episode we talk CES 2018 including Pepcom, Showstoppers and of course, Roboshark! Those stories and a lot more CES and technology bits incoming...

    WTU 418: Apple Isn't Sorry Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 80:00


    In this episode we'll be discussing Apple deliberately slows down older phones, Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and everyone else doesn't, as well as some of the best and worst from 2017. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 417: Disney and Hulu Now BFFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 49:27


    In this episode we'll be discussing the Ataribox gets delayed, Disney ends up with Hulu, and the video game industry gets their own night with the Game Awards. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 416: New Mobile Hardware to Launch at CES 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 56:11


    In this episode we'll be discussing Cyber Monday was a big one, Lenovo says goodbye to the ThinkPad and CES 2018 will reportedly see the launch of the Galaxy S9 and the LG G7. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 415: Bitcoin Soars to $10K Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 37:45


    In this episode we'll be discussing Bitcoin hits $10,000, Jeff Bezos is rich and Black Friday online sales hit a new high. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 414: Walmart Charges More if you Shop Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 51:09


    In this episode we'll be discussing how Walmart is raising their prices online, Amazon puts live TV plan on hold and We'll be talking mobile with news about the Samsung Galaxy S9, the Razer phone, and OnePlus. We have those stories and more…

    WTU 413: Apple's iPhone X Has a Cold (Issue)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 43:19


    In this episode we are discussing Nintendo ramps up Switch production, the iPhone X doesn't like the cold and you'll never believe this, but Yahoo still doesn't know how 3 billion accounts got hacked. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 412: Twitter is the King of Disinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 54:05


    In this episode we are discussing Facebook might have exaggerated a little bit, but if you want to truly disinformed, try Twitter, and hell has officially frozen over - that's right, Intel and AMD teamed up. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 411: Microsoft Kills off another 'Killer' Product

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 53:23


    In this episode we are discussing iPhone 10's are expensive to fix, Twitter may have inflated their user numbers and Microsoft kills off another product – the casualty this week – the Kinect. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 410: Oh, SNAP Spectacles Aren't Selling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017 49:26


    In this episode we are discussing Bitcoin hits new highs, videocard makers are making lots of money thanks to bitcoin hitting new highs and the snap spectacles aren't selling so well. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 409: Netflix Grows and Oculus Go's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 46:40


    In this episode we are discussing Netflix grows, Oculus Go's and everybody KNOWS; you're going to get hacked. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 408: 3 Billion Accounts Breached - Yahoo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 64:56


    In this episode we are discussing the end of AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft Groove, Google shows off new hardware and shocking news, Yahoo actually had all of their accounts breached. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 407: The $1000 iPhone is Your Fault

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 47:41


    In this episode we discuss why the iPhone 8 is expensive (spoiler: it's your fault), Google buys a piece of HTC, and is it just me or does my phone get magically slower every time a new model is released? We have those stories and more...

    WTU 406: iPhone X Launches, Bitcoin Plunges

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 54:04


    In this episode, we will be discussing the next three iPhones have arrived, Bitcoin plunges and HTC is for sale. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 405: Bitcoin Tops $5,000 & is Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 73:24


    In this episode, we will be discussing Bitcoin keeps going up, HTC wants out, and the Xbox wants to be friends with the PlayStation. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 404: The KFC Phone is Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 69:17


    In this episode we are discussing Microsoft switches their focus from mobile to AI, KFC enters the smartphone market and Lenovo decides to keep it simple. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 403: Nintendo: All They Do is Win!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 48:07


    In this episode we are discussing Amazon goes brick and mortar with their Whole Foods acquisition, Nintendo keeps winning with their new and old consoles and a robocall scammer gets slapped with a $122 million dollar fine. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 402: Microsofts Xbox One XOXOX

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 51:42


    In this episode we are discussing Apple launches the HomePod to a bunch of puzzled people, Microsoft shows off the Xbox One X, and is Microsoft getting ready to jump into the mobile market for the 16th time? We have those stories and more...

    WTU 401: Bitcoin Still Climbing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 54:06


    In this episode we are discussing Bitcoin continues its rocky climb to the top, people still hate the cable industry, and chances are good you've been sharing your Netflix passwords. We have those stories and more...

    WTU 400: AMD is on a ROLL!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 74:41


    In this episode we are discussing Snapchat is burning cash, Windows 10 reaches the 500 million user milestone, look out Intel, AMD is on a roll. We have those stories and more...

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