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<li><strong>[00:00] surface pro thoughts - harry mcCracken @FastCompany</strong></li>
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<li>] hardware is phenomenal</li>
<li>] software still has a way to go</li>
<li>] not really for casual use*</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] samsung introducing nokias here maps on its android phones, smartwatches</strong>&nbsp; with Lisa @businessinsider.com</li>
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<li>] here is like "google maps" for windows phone</li>
<li>] features - ] turn by turn directions, ] traffic patterns</li>
<li>] samsung will be&nbsp;offering</li>
<li>] here coming to samsung,&nbsp;not too android, samsung gaining independance from google</li>
<li>] here has to be compelling to get users to use it</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] google&nbsp;has some competition for amazon delivery drones with Dave Vos</strong></li>
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<li>] google has drones also</li>
<li>] software is unique</li>
<li>] like osprey aircraft used by military</li>
<li>] legal aspect is the biggest challenge,</li>
<li>] not legal to fly drones in us, could be hindering technological development&nbsp;</li>
<li>] initial uses for humanitarian usage, deliverying aid for &nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] msn messenger shutting down</strong></li>
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<li>] service was shutdown in 2013,&nbsp;but is&nbsp;still in use in china</li>
<li>] chinese users will each get $2 in skype credit</li>
<li>] another lost opportunity for msft, service originally launched in 2005, same with aol messenger and icq</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] google endings its authorship program</strong></li>
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<li>] authors put tag on web pages, google puts users google plus profile picture in search results to give authors more prominence</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] netflix will stream "blacklist"</strong></li>
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<li>] netflix is paying $2M per episode to stream popular TV show</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] updates / followups</strong></li>
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<li>] recode apple report of sept 9 announcement date for iWatch still stands,&nbsp;BUT the&nbsp;iWatch will NOT SHIP until next year</li>
<li>] iphone 6 will have NFC support, apple in talks with german NFC chip maker</li>
<li>] one plus one&nbsp;smartphone public release date was supposed to be&nbsp;Sept., now it is going to be an&nbsp;October release date</li>
<li>] phone is nice price, near stock verison of android, denim back phone,</li>
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<li><strong>[00:00] Dell resurecting alien ware "gaming" desktop</strong></li>
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<li>] 3 gpus, 5 hard drives, triad case design, heavy 45#</li>
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<li><strong>] twit.tv - tnt show</strong></li>
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<li>] host -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=202" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a></li>
<li>] producer -&nbsp;<a href="/view/person?id=234" target="_blank">Jason Howell</a></li>
<li>] guest host&nbsp;- Harry McCracken</li>
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<h2>[events]</h2>
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<li><strong>] twit.tv - tnt show</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/show/tech-news-today/1076" target="_blank">show url</a>&nbsp;- shows home page with video of show and links</li>
<li>]&nbsp;show notes&nbsp;- detailed show notes, transpcript, links to resources&nbsp;</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://twit.tv/content/top-news-august-21-2014" target="_blank">show notes summary</a>&nbsp;-</li>
<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://irc.twit.tv/" target="_blank">twit chat room</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/technewstoday/" target="_blank">subreddit</a> -&nbsp;News item submissions for TWIT's Tech News Today</li>
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