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Amazon's new waterproof, and affordable Kindle Oct 16, 2018

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It's not just Alexa for Amazon, which started making its own products with the Kindle e-reader. Now, there's a new edition, and USA TODAT's Edward C. Baig joins Jefferson Graham to dive into Kindleland.

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Why Lyft drivers cancel rides on us Oct 16, 2018

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Jefferson Graham wanted to know why Lyft drivers recently accepted his ride, then canceled, with no explanation. So he reached out to Ippei Takahashi, who runs the Ride.Guru website, for some answers and tips on what consumers could do, on Talking Tech.

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Sears, where America once shopped for tech Oct 15, 2018

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Jefferson Graham and USA TODAY's Michelle Maltais remember buying tech gear from the once dominant Sears, which just announced it was filing for bankruptcy on Talking Tech.

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Have guitar will travel--the only gear Richard Smith needs to keep running Oct 15, 2018

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Guitar player Richard Smith lives out of his car 70% of the year, touring the country gigging. He joins Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech to explain the technology he uses to keep up with dates, the latest music, his website and fans. Hints: it's one small device.

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ICYMI: Tokyo tour of gadget oddities Oct 14, 2018

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ICYMI: Jefferson Graham's dispatch from Japan, on some of the useful, wacky and downright weird tech gadgets he saw on display. https://youtu.be/-xLT95dLndk

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Hey, Google, you're not trying to replace me – are you? Oct 13, 2018

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Google wants to make calls for us and screen them as well. Clearly it's looking to use its robotics to replace us. Jefferson Graham explains on Talking Tech.

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Tech #101: Change your smartphone passcode now. Thanks Kanye. Oct 12, 2018

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Kanye West just exposed his insanely easy to crack 000000 iPhone passcode to the world. Jefferson Graham reports on why having dumb passcodes is a really stupid idea, on #TalkingTech.

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Waze looks to change lanes as home for carpoolers Oct 11, 2018

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Waze, the popular navigation app, looks to shift directions as the home to connect carpoolers. Jefferson Graham has the scoop on Talking Tech.

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Google says goodbye to telemarketers? Oct 10, 2018

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Along with new phones, a tablet and a new speaker, Google just unveiled an ambitious plan to scare away telemarketers. Jefferson Graham is joined by USA TODAY's Edward C. Baig and Eli Blumenthal to explore how it might work.

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The Speaker Wars - now with video Oct 09, 2018

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It's Google vs. Amazon vs. Facebook in what looks to be the hottest consumer tech battle of 2018--who puts a talking video display device in your kitchen? Jefferson Graham reports on #TalkingTech.

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