http://www.nytimes.com A weekly look at tech news, trends and innovations, with hands-on computing tips, product reviews and a joyful celebration of geek culture. All this and more from J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado. The New York Times © 2011 The New York Times Company en-us Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:04:30 EDT Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:04:30 EDT No The latest tech news and Internet trends from The New York Times. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/05/20/multimedia/tech-talk/tech-talk-thumbStandard.jpg http://www.nytimes.com 75 75 NYTimes.com Podmaster http://www.nytimes.com/membercenter/formblink.html A weekly look at tech news, trends and innovations, with hands-on computing tips, product reviews and a joyful celebration of geek culture. All this and more from J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado. J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 37:08 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/11/02/technology/02techtalk_pod/03techtalk.mp3 Claire Cain Miller discusses the recent update to the Google TV software and Nick Wingfield reports on user complaints about the battery life of the iPhone 4S. Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 37:06 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/10/26/technology/26techtalk_pod/27techtalk.mp3 Doug Andrea, the chief executive of Andrea Electronics, discusses his company’s 75-year history in the audio industry. Quentin Hardy, the deputy technology editor of The Times, explains what “Big Data” is and how it’s being used to put online advertisements in front of people. The weekly news roundup includes Nokia and Microsoft’s new mobile phone venture, Netflix’s continued woes, a new round of “Grand Theft Auto,” and computer scientists cracking the cipher of an 18th-century manuscript. The Tip of the Week offers a quick way to clean up old bookmarks in Firefox. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT Jude Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 36:05 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/10/19/technology/19techtalk_pod/20techtalk.mp3 Claire Cain Miller of The Times discusses the emerging market for mobile search services and how people tend to use search engines differently on their phones compared to sitting in front of a computer. Miguel Penella, the chief executive of the Acorn Media Group, explains how his company’s Acorn TV video-streaming service is bringing in a new American audience for British television shows. The weekly news roundup notes the memorial for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, as well as the passing of audio pioneer Edgar Villchur; Research in Motion’s free-apps apology to its customers; and the return of a few iconic product designs. The Tip of the Week looks at ways to post to social-media sites by using text messages. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 45:12 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/10/12/technology/12techtalk_pod/13techtalk.mp3 The Times technology reporter Jenna Wortham discusses new free messaging services that let users text over a Wi-Fi connection without having to pay SMS fees to wireless carriers. Tiffany Shlain, the founder of the Webby Awards and the director of the documentary, “Connected,” talks about making the film and her observations on the social impact of modern technology. Pedro Rafael Rosado gets a look at Pioneer AppRadio and the tech news roundup includes Facebook’s new iPad app, declining traffic to Google+ and the recent business U-turn by Netflix. Sam Grobart, the Personal Technology editor at The Times, previews his new article on life with a high-tech toilet. For Mac users wondering how to use repair utilities without a system DVD on Mac OS X 10.7, the Tip of the Week explores Apple’s built-in Lion Recovery feature. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 32:07 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/10/05/technology/05techtalk_pod/06techtalk.mp3 Alan Yacavone of the News Technology office at The Times discusses the various product announcements made by Apple earlier this week, including the unveiling of the new iPhone 4s. Pedro Rafael Rosado explains the term “virtual personal assistant.” The Tip of the Week points out extra features offered by online map sites. The tech headlines of the week include Microsoft’s official retiring of its Zune media player, a Hotmail overhaul, and a partnership between ABC and Yahoo. Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 35:08 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/09/28/technology/28techtalk_pod/29techtalk.mp3 David Streitfeld of The Times technology desk provides commentary on the current state of the tablet-computer wars and what Amazon’s entry into the fray means for Apple’s stranglehold on the market. Jeff Hardy and Derek Curtis, two vice-presidents of SmarterTools, Inc., explain why an e-mail address is a valuable piece of currency to companies and advertisers. Larry O’Connor, the founder and president of Other World Computing, discusses the technical advantages of solid-state drives. This week’s Tip of the Week offers shortcuts for working with plain-text Web addresses. The tech-news roundup takes a look at Facebook’s latest privacy flap and Spotify integration — as well as upgrade announcement this week for the Firefox browser, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 36:37 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/09/21/technology/personaltech/21techtalk_pod/22techtalk.mp3 Stefan Gromoll, a co-founder of the DOTGO, explains how his company’s technology allows people to get information from Web sites by text messaging. David Perry, the global director of education at Trend Micro, offers a security perspective on a recent hacking operation that hauled in three million dollars in six months — and may have compromised several corporate internal networks along the way. This week’s Tip of the Week highlight’s the Safari Reading List and tech-news roundup of the week takes a look at Google Wallet and the grand opening of the Google Plus social network to the masses, as well as Netflix’s new split personality and satellite parts falling from the sky. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 34:47 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/09/14/technology/personaltech/14techtalk_pod/15techtalk.mp3 The actress and dancer Julie Newmar discusses her new book, perpetual Internet fandom and her approach to playing an android on TV. George Gene Gustines and Adam W. Kepler of The Times offer pros and cons for reading comic books on digital devices — or sticking to good old-fashioned ink and paper. Pedro Rafael Rosado offers a how-to lesson on making your own animated GIFs. The week’s tech news includes Microsoft’s developer’s preview of Windows 8, GameStop’s venture into making its own gaming tablet, and new surveys on both Android adoption in Europe and Americans’ use of social networks. The Tip of the Week highlights a quick way to edit photos right on the Flickr site. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado 28:37 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/09/07/technology/personaltech/07techtalk_pod/08techtalk.mp3 Jason Yim, the president and executive creative director of the digital-media marketing company Trigger, explains how movie advertising has evolved over the years to include interactive sites, games and mobile apps. Pedro Rafael Rosado takes a peek at the area of the Internet known as “the dark Web.” The week’s tech news includes Sprint filing its own lawsuit over the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile and Google’s recent bit of housekeeping, while the Tip of the Week offers a way for Internet Explorer 9 users to sometimes make sense of scrambled Web sites. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT J.D. Biersdorfer, Sam Grobart and Pedro Raphael Rosado 33:27 http://dts.podtrac.nytimes.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.nytimes.com/podcasts/2011/08/31/technology/31techtalk/31techtalk.mp3 Kevin Lee of SOL Republic introduces his company’s new line of headphones. Cristian Parrino of Canonical discusses digital audio options in the Ubuntu Linux operating system, including the Ubuntu One cloud service. This week’s tech news includes a look back at the career of Apple’s Steve Jobs and a new survey on social-media use. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT