TekThing 76: PocketCHIP Review, Cell Phone Hijacking, 7 Great Games from E3, Add Audio To Skype, Dead Battery?

So many amazing games from E3, not to mention the new Xboxes... we go hands on with PocketCHIP, use Distant Suns to ID Jupiter, talk up the big news from WWDC, security tech you can install in an apartment, and, hey, it’s way too easy for somebody to hijack your phone number and service, but we’ve got a fix!!!

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TekThing 74: Travel Tools That Work! GTX 1070 GPU FTW, Brute Force Attacks, Cell Phone Cancer FUD, Trains Rule!

Shannon’s back! How well did Google Fi, Maps, and HooToo’s Wireless Router and Battery hold up in Japan? Is Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 the coolest thing about Intel’s new Core i7-6950X 10-core Broadwell-E? Shopping for a new GPU? Check Nvidia’s GTX 1070 and 1080! Cell phone cancer FUD is back, how Brute Force Attacks on Passwords work, and, hey, high tech trains and Suica passes might be the coolest tech in Japan! All that and more in Episode 74 of TekThing!

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TekThing 72: The Password Manager Special: Passwords, Two Factor Authentication, and Securing Your Life Online!

Theme episode! The theme is passwords. And password managers. And Two Factor Authentication... we're gonna talk about 'em all, some great rules for using 'em, sharing 'em, and more, 'cause all of these things work together to protect you, your data, your fiances, your Snapchat, Facebook, email, and Twitter accounts. 

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