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WWDC could make the M1 iPad Pro actually useful. Here’s how (The Daily Charge, 6/3/2021)
The new iPad Pro comes with a whole lot of power. But Apple needs to show us what we can do with it. Story: https://cnet.co/3yZrM5t Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another ransomware attack has hit a major US meat supplier (The Daily Charge, 6/2/2021)
Is this another Colonial Pipeline, but with beef? Story: https://cnet.co/3iecP9Q Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A big Windows 10 revamp is coming. Here’s what we know about it (The Daily Charge, 6/1/2021)
Here’s what we really think of the new streaming box from Apple. Story: https://cnet.co/3uGD2QL Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Movie theaters took a hit with COVID-19. Audiences are eager to come back (The Daily Charge, 5/31/2021)
Over the past year, major films have debuted on streaming services like Netflix and HBO Max. But we're seeing a slow return to blockbusters opening in cinemas. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new Apple TV 4K with upgraded remote still isn’t worth the money (The Daily Charge, 5/28/2021)
Here’s what we really think of the new streaming box from Apple. Story: https://cnet.co/2RWbB8d Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google Photos unlimited free storage is going away. Here’s what to do (The Daily Charge, 5/27/2021)
Starting June 1, Google Photos will cap your storage at 15GB. Story: https://cnet.co/3vumFrV Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon bulks up streaming library with $8.45B MGM acquisition (The Daily Charge, 5/26/2021)
Here’s what it means for you. Story: https://cnet.co/3oQMdNa Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Broadband is too expensive. Here’s what being done about it (The Daily Charge, 5/25/2021)
We continue our look at the digital divide by examining the high cost of internet service. Story: https://cnet.co/3oN7DuN Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quantum computers could render current encryptions useless (The Daily Charge, 5/24/2021)
Here’s what tech companies are doing about it. Story: https://cnet.co/3yDsgOn Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stand in Epic trial. What we expect to hear (The Daily Charge, 5/21/2021)
The Apple-Epic trial is winding down with the biggest name of them all about to testify. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Accessibility tech needs to stay a priority in post-pandemic world (The Daily Charge, 5/20/2021)
For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we look at the ways accessibility tech progressed during the pandemic, and where it needs to go. Story: https://cnet.co/2Rx3AGA Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The new iPad Pros are top notch. But who are they for? (The Daily Charge, 5/19/2021)
We break down what you can -- and can’t do with all of that horsepower in the new iPad Pros. Story: https://cnet.co/3ys5F7E Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google I/O: Here’s everything you need to know from its developer event (The Daily Charge, 5/18/2021)
From Google I/O, the search giant’s big annual developer conference, just wrapped. Here are some of the biggest headlines from the virtual event. Story: https://cnet.co/3ouofqM Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When AT&T ejects from Hollywood, where does HBO Max land? (The Daily Charge, 5/17/2021)
AT&T is spinning off WarnerMedia and merging it with Discovery. But that tosses the future of HBO Max and Discovery Plus into the unknown. Story: https://cnet.co/3eRbsM7 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
QAnon YouTube channels have a new way to avoid punishment (The Daily Charge, 5/14/2021)
Snapchat has self-detonating posts. These channels take down their own conspiracy theory-filled videos to avoid YouTube’s “three-strikes” rule. Story: https://cnet.co/3fe1vHw Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin, sparking cryptocurrency selloff (The Daily Charge, 5/13/2021)
Elon Musk reverses his bullish stance on cryptocurrency, raising questions about its value. Story: https://cnet.co/33D75Oe Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline has spurred gas shortage fears (The Daily Charge, 5/12/2021)
An attack on a key gas pipeline has gas stations on the East Coast running out of fuel. Story: https://cnet.co/3uJx0zB Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This wild digital drag show is proof not all deepfakes are scary (The Daily Charge, 5/11/2021)
The creator used real-life drag artists and digitally mashed them up using artificial intelligence for a one-of-kind cabaret show. Story: https://cnet.co/3eEZgha Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Was Elon Musk’s SNL hosting gig cheugy? (The Daily Charge, 5/10/2021)
We discuss the impact Elon Musk had on Dogecoin and break down the viral word of the moment. Story: https://cnet.co/3uC3HPE Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Zuckerberg discusses the future of VR and AR, part 2: social futures, Facebook’s Horizon metaverse, education, and kids (The Daily Charge, 5/8/2021)
Part Two of CNET’s talk with Mark Zuckerberg focuses on Facebook’s big bet on social metaverses with Horizon, how Facebook could incorporate VR into its workflow, and what to do with kids using VR. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Zuckerberg discusses the future of VR and AR, Part One: the Quest Pro, and the future of fitness (The Daily Charge, 5/7/2021)
Part One of Scott Stein’s exclusive talk with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about what could come in Facebook’s next VR headset, and where fitness opens up big opportunities. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The digital divide has left millions of students behind. Here’s what’s next (The Daily Charge, 5/6/2021)
The digital divide has left millions of students behind. Here’s what’s next Story: https://cnet.co/3uu1Qw7 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Facebook’s independent board upholds Trump suspension -- for now (The Daily Charge, 5/5/2021)
The social media’s oversight board said the suspension was fair, but asked the company to reassess the indefinite nature of the ban. Story: https://cnet.co/3vGE4gA Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Disney built a real lightsaber. Here’s how we think it works (The Daily Charge, 5/4/2021)
For May the Fourth, Bridget Carey joins us to discuss how she hacked one together from parts from Home Depot and Target. Story: https://cnet.co/3uvMMyh Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple TV’s color balance aims to improve your television picture (The Daily Charge, 5/3/2021)
But is it effective? We have CNET TV expert David Katzmaier on to discuss. Story: https://cnet.co/3b0bH57 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We debate to the death over whether Mortal Kombat is worth your time (The Daily Charge, 4/30/2021)
Guest Sean Keane and I discuss the latest fighting flick on HBO Max. Story: https://cnet.co/3t6jJj7 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brood X: We’re about to be overrun by billions of cicadas (The Daily Charge, 4/29/2021)
Everything you need to know about a phenomenon we haven’t seen for 17 years. Story: https://cnet.co/3e0urmS Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samsung’s latest unpacked is all about Galaxy laptops (The Daily Charge, 4/28/2021)
Laptops have been hot commodities during the pandemic, and Samsung’s got a few new top-tier options. Story: https://cnet.co/32TZLNS Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple's privacy battle with Facebook just became all-out war (The Daily Charge, 4/27/2021)
Apple’s fighting multiple fronts as it takes on privacy and scrutiny over the power it wields with its App Store. Story: https://cnet.co/2R3PdJe Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Streaming was big at the Oscars, and Netflix cleaned up (The Daily Charge, 4/26/2021)
After a year when "streaming movies" felt like the only movies, the Academy Awards had some unprecedented highs and some very weird lows. Story: https://cnet.co/3gC2Ie5 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here’s what happens when you marry social media with VR (The Daily Charge, 4/23/2021)
Facebook’s Oculus introduces enhanced virtual reality avatars to better connect with each other. Story: https://cnet.co/3dL6C2w Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Digging deeper into Apple’s AirTag trackers (The Daily Charge, 4/22/2021)
Here’s what you need to know about Apple’s take on Tile beacons. Story: https://cnet.co/3vcnchv Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Remote control face-off: Apple TV 4K vs Roku (The Daily Charge, 4/21/2021)
Yep, we’re talking about remote controls. Guest Eli Blumenthal stacks the two up against each other. Story: https://cnet.co/3xeaG2V Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple unveils colorful iMacs, refreshed iPad Pro and more (The Daily Charge, 4/20/2021)
We run through the huge list of announcements from Apple’s first big event of the year. Story: https://cnet.co/2Q9Xlbj Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everything you need to know about vaccine passports (The Daily Charge, 4/19/2021
Everything you need to know about vaccine passports Story: https://cnet.co/32s5OJl Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AT&T Business CEO on combating anti-Asian harassment and how to be a better ally (The Daily Charge, /4/17/2021)
In this special bonus extended episode: Anne Chow, the highest ranking Asian American at the telecom giant, talks about the difficult conversations needed to bring attention to this problem. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here’s what we want in a new iPad Pro (The Daily Charge, 4/16/2021)
Apple wants this to be both a work and entertainment machine. We run through what it needs to really convince us. Story: https://cnet.co/3dqsZd6 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple, Samsung will hold events as products launches return with a vengeance (The Daily Charge, 4/15/2021)
Microsoft, Roku, TCL and Sony all released new products as the product pipeline gets more lively. Story: https://cnet.co/2OX5ZJC Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The best time to consider an OLED TV (The Daily Charge, 4/14/2021)
Our TV expert David Katzmaier breaks down what you should be considering when upgrading your television. Story: https://cnet.co/3wR2YLS Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roku’s product bonanza hits all of your cord-cutting needs (The Daily Charge, 4/13/2021)
From a new remote control to an upgraded streaming box, Roku continues to scrap with the big boys. Story: https://cnet.co/3a7KlJL Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon warehouse workers reject union efforts. So what happens now? (The Daily Charge, 4/12/2021)
We discuss the ramifications of the union’s failed attempt to organize the warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. Story: https://cnet.co/3a570X4 Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
T-Mobile’s Home Internet is live for all. But we’ve had it for 6 weeks (The Daily Charge, 4/9/2021)
Get the skinny on T-Mobile’s $60 service and whether it’s worth the switch. Story: https://cnet.co/3dJN7Gg Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple unloads on Epic in legal filing as court battle looms ahead (The Daily Charge, 4/8/2021)
Things are heating up between Apple and the maker of Fortnite. Story: https://cnet.co/3t1lnDj Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
T-Mobile’s Un-carrier Next brings 5G for everyone and more home broadband (The Daily Charge, 4/7/2021)
We unpack all the news from T-Mobile’s latest big event. Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon’s union fight is coming to a head: Here’s what’s going on (The Daily Charge, 4/6/2021)
We dig into everything from Amazon’s stranger Twitter rant to whether delivery drivers are forced to pee in bottles. Story: https://cnet.co/3fRA8oz Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
LG throws in the towel on its phone business. What happened? (The Daily Charge, 4/5/2021)
We dig into all the reasons why LG couldn’t hang with the rest of the phone makers. Story: https://cnet.co/39M7EZI Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation Network Store shutting down on old consoles, Mario 3D-All Stars vanishes from sale (The Daily Charge, 4/2/2021)
Digital versions of retro games are disappearing, but some of us don’t want to say goodbye. Story: https://cnet.co/3wj13zs Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Millions of Americans still waiting on stimulus checks and Child Tax Credit (The Daily Charge, 4/1/2021)
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan slowly chugging along to give aid to those who need it. Story: https://cnet.co/3fv92Ub Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(Rerun) WTF is an NFT? The gold rush of digital media shaking everything up (The Daily Charge, 3/31/2021)
Originally broadcast on 3/11/21: We break down non-fungible tokens and why they’re such a big deal. Story: https://cnet.co/3qEzJYe Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Verizon Business CEO on that $45 billion spectrum purchase and 5G (The Daily Charge, 3/30/2021)
Verizon’s Tami Erwin breaks down how the company plans to use those valuable radio airwaves. Story: https://cnet.co/2QOAVwb Text us: https://cnet.co/dailycharge Leave a voicemail: 862-250-8573 Follow us: twitter.com/thedailycharge Homepage: cnet.com/daily-charge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices