Talking Tech

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Apple iPhone XR review with Ed Baig Oct 23, 2018

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USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig joins Jefferson Graham to weigh in on Apple's new iPhone XR, the lowest priced of its new premium phones, at $750.

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Which e-commerce site do you frequent that's NOT Amazon? Oct 22, 2018

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Jefferson Graham is working up a USA TODAY piece about e-commerce alternatives to Amazon and wants to know--where do you shop? Tune in for contact information.

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Google's new Home Hub - I love it! Oct 22, 2018

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Jefferson Graham reviews the new Google Home Hub, a talking speaker with video that doubles as a photo frame, TV viewer, speaker phone and more. He's got the lowdown on Talking Tech.

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ICYMI: Have guitar will travel - Talking Tech with Richard Smith Oct 21, 2018

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ICYMI: Talking Tech sat down with guitar picker Richard Smith for a chat about life--and technology on the road. One of host Jefferson Graham's personal favorites.

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Our advice for Facebook: cut the losses and drop out Oct 20, 2018

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Jefferson Graham doesn't believe Facebook should go through and release the new Portal video chat device, due to too many privacy issues plaguing the company. He explains on Talking Tech.

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Google Maps bring ETA support to app Oct 19, 2018

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Jefferson Graham reports on a fun new feature in Google Maps for iPhone users: ETA support, just like on the Lyft and Uber apps.

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Apple's 3rd new iPhone of the year - the XR Oct 19, 2018

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Looking for a new iPhone? Apple has yet another new one awaiting your cold hard cash. Jefferson Graham runs down the pros and cons of the XR on #TalkingTech.

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Customer support--Samsung, Apple good, Microsoft very bad Oct 18, 2018

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Jefferson Graham offers consumer tips on dealing with customer service for devices on Talking Tech. Apple and Samsung get high marks, not so for Microsoft. http://www.jeffersongraham.net

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Facebook has another privacy fiasco in Portal Oct 17, 2018

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Facebook just admitted that its new video speaker, Portal, will monitor who we call and how often and sell the info to advertisers. That's a great way to launch a new product, right? Jefferson Graham weighs in on #TalkingTech.

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Apple updates how we download our data Oct 17, 2018

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Jefferson Graham's report on the revised, updated Apple privacy website, which makes it easier to download the limited amount of data the company has collected on us.

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