Google beats Oracle, Peter Thiel shows that billionaires can beat the 1st Amendment, and Microsoft tricks people into upgrading to Windows 10.

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Guests: Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Stacey Higginbotham, and Christina Warren

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Best alternative launchers on Android, DSL vs cable internet access, backing up networked computers, why we can't use the FM radio capability built into most modern smartphones, and more of your calls.

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Guest: Chris Marquardt

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Facebook's ads to reach further outside their users. Google's iOS app gets an update with faster load times, the Burr-Feinstein legislation starts to lose support, and Twitter users get their spelling checked by Scripps. Also, Sam Machkovech from arstechnica.com describes his experience with Overwatch and a Virtual Reality Pool hall.

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Guests: Adam Christianson and Sam Machkovech

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