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Tim, David, and Owen kick off the show talking about Tim’s visit to L.A. Windows 10 is talked about, before Amazon Reviews and Kindles, self-driving Tesla’s, Facebook, Destiny, and Android apps running on PCs.

Owen Rubin joins Tim and David this episode. David comes up with the most clever iPhone 6 bending term yet: Bendghazi! Tim and Owen try to get iOS 8 working correctly for 20 minutes during the show, and Logoist 2 is discussed.

Tim and David discuss iOS 8, the lines of people waiting to buy an iPhone, and the craziness surrounding Apple pushing the new U2 album out to every iTunes user. Microsoft shuts down their Silicon Valley research lab, Tim does a mini review of the Braven 705, and we have feedback from Andre, Peter, and Mike.

The Apple Event has come and gone, and Tim and David discuss the what’s what. Also, Amazon drops the Fire Phone in price, Samsung gets no press love for the Galaxy Note 4, and Tim discuss the Clash of Clans type of games on the App Store.

Tim Robertson and David Cohen return for a talk about VMWorld, which David is attending in San Francisco this week, as well as the overuse of technology, the SteelSeries Stratus iOS game controller, Tim’s new MAME cabinet, and more. Plus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Xbox Gold, and robot printers!

Owen Rubin joins Tim Robertson to discuss their favorite television series, SSD’s in Macs, and much more!

Manchester United, Premier League, Arcade Games, FotoMagic Contest Winner, Etherpad fail, and Tech-Ninjas! All that and more on TechFan Podcast 174

Tim and David discuss the GoPro, Bioshock coming to iOS, the upcoming Apple event and if a variety of iPhone sizes is in the works, and more. Don’t forget, this is the last week to enter the FotoMagico contest, which ends Aug. 14th!

Tim Robertson and David Cohen are back with a fun episode after David nukes the show notes. Is iCloud and Pages really ready for online collaboration? A new contest this week, as we are giving away a copy of FotoMagico from Boinx Software! Changes to OWC Radio and Tim’s new job, Chinese takeout, contest winner feedback, Raspberry Pi, EA, Xfinity TV Go, Expendables 3, and much more!

Tim and David announce the winners of the Feral Interactive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes giveaway! If you have ever thought of Podcasting, this is the episode to listen to as Tim discusses what the Stoplight Network is, the different types of shows there, and how he want’s to see YOU podcasting. FotoMagico 4 by Boinx Software, Amazon’s $126 million dollar loss, OS X Yosemite, and CGI in movies round out the topics on this episode of TechFan!

Microsoft goes low-end PC, while also laying off 18,000 people. IBM and Apple announces a partnership, Manuel Noriega sues Activision, and we have two top ten list of most evil companies.

What does the TSA, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, the Mac community, and game consoles have in common? (Besides the obvious) They are all topics on this week’s edition of the TechFan Podcast with Tim Robertson and David Cohen!

Tim and David discuss distracted driving, sugar-less soda, Google IO, the Verizon and Google kerfuffle, and Chromebook Pixels.

Tim and David discuss the new Amazon Fire Phone, Retron5, a new iMac, and much more.

Tim and David discuss Solar Powered Roars, more on Amazon playing hardball with suppliers, Tesla and their patients, E3, and email from Guy Serle of MyMac Podcast fame, and the Atari 2600.

Tim and David discuss what WWDC means for Apple, rather than going over each new feature introduced this week. We also delve into how the announcements and new OS’s could have a profound impact on the home console market. All that, plus an email from John Nemo sparks a discussion on in-app purchasing and how Android and Window users are getting shafted by an OPEN system.

Tim Robertson and David Cohen discuss the battle between Amazon and Hachette, as well as the business of book publishers and digital downloads in general. With WWDC coming right up, the guys also discuss what to expect Apple will announce this coming Monday.

Tim and David discuss the Microsoft decision to dump the Kinetic in the XBOX One, the new Surface Pro laptop - tablet, the HP 7-Plus, Samsung and Apple, and Lego Marvel Super Heroes.

Should a company sue over an honest, though negative, review? David and Tim discuss Apple buying Beats. A long email from Neil Worton to discuss more on GTA V Online gaming, and then the power goes out on Tim to wrap up the show. And yes, Tim say’s the wrong show number for this episode.

Due to a last minute meeting, Tim records a solo show. What is the greatest video game ever? Lego Marvel Super Heroes on the Mac. Apple looking to buy Beats Music. Nintendo’s future looking more bleak. And John Nemo and Tim share some painful memories.