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Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards and Bryan Burnett. This week, we'll be discussing Google's mobile network ambitions, Cyanogen's Google-less ambitions, Blackberry's App Neutrality ambitions, Yota Phone's screen on both sides ambitions, and many more ambitions. Guests: Michael Crider and Myriam Joire Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/aaa. We invite you to check out the full show notes for today's episode here. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:45:30

 1984 – One billion points on one quarter. That was the reason for Tim McVey Day. At the Twin Galaxies arcade back on January 17th, Tim scored 1,000,042,270 points on one quarter to the game “Nibbler” – a hybrid Pac-Man and Centipede game. McVey got his name in Computer Games Magazine for it, and so he became the first video gamer to get a civic day in his honor. His record was broken eight months later by Enrico Zanetti. Of course, this event gets overshadowed by the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing by Timothy McVeigh. Wikazine – Full show notes for January 28...

Host: Leo Laporte Reviews of the Movo Wave Fitness Band, SpotCam HD, BlackBerry Classic, and Sparki by Arcbotics. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/byb. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 52:15

Anchor: Megan Morrone Apple has the largest corporate quarterly earnings of all time, Robert Baldwin is here to talk about the Apple earnings call, Twitter rolls out private group messaging, YouTube dumps Flash for HTML5 video, and the White House CTO talks about women in tech and promotes open source development. Guest: Roberto Baldwin Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/262. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 14:08

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte The Firefox Marketplace, Google takes a bite out of Apple too, Apple agrees to a Chinese audit of their product security, and your questions! Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/sn. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Bandwidth for Security Now is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 1:33:15

On today's show, we shudder at a robot bat that can easily switch between flying and moving on the ground, check out a headset that blurs out corporate logos in real life and enjoy the beauty of a futuristic piano with over 18,000 parts.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie A preview of Apple's earnings report, Apple reported to begin shipping Apple Watch in March, Missouri state rep. proposes law requiring customers to show ID with Apple Pay, OS X and iOS updates, and more. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/mbw. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 01:55:51

Lead Anchor: Mike Elgan and Co-Anchor: Joe Panettieri Twitter adds features that are worth tweeting home about, the Feds nab a Russian spy ring that wanted to destabilize the stock market, a new Snapchat alternative puts those useless cat photos to work, and more... Guests: Kurt Wagner, Alison Griswold, Russell Berman, and Yael Grauer Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt. Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 33:31

Airing on Tuesday, January 27, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk with Pai-Ling Yin, from the Stanford Center for Economic Policy Research, about Apple’s success in the Chinese market. Also, we'll talk about how more and more Americans are making their own power, either by installing solar panels, or in areas with frequent storms, backup home generators. Plus, we're joined by Brendan Iribe, CEO of Oculus VR, to discuss making movies for virtual reality technology and when the Oculus goggles will finally reach consumers.

 2006- Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the service. But on January 27, 2006, that all ended. As Western Union wrote: “Effective 2006-01-27, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative.”   Wikazine – Full show notes for January 27 [dithyes] MIT vs. David LaMaccia Kevin Mitnik cracks...

On today's show, we check out a new privately funded spacecraft, discuss Mozilla's plans for VR, and wonder about the future of 3D-printed apartment buildings.

Anchor: Megan Morrone Uber and Lyft cap surge-pricing ahead of the big blizzard, WikiLeaks claims Google gave the FBI data on staffers, iPhones sales hit a record in China, Harry McCracken reviews the Sling TV box, Cops want Waze to disable some features, Comcast ghost-writes letters of support for politicians, the Facebook Lite app, and a drone crashes on the White House lawn. Guest: Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tn2. For detailed show notes, visit twit.tv/tn2/261. Bandwidth for Tech News 2Night is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 14:08

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Curtis Franklin and Brian Chee. TCP Dump, Big Blue goes pink, smart sensor lowers home insurance, Chromebooks Winning in California, threat testing with Ixia, and more! Guests: Lou Maresca and Phil Trainor. Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/twiet. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:15:48

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane. Leo & Sarah show off photography project apps, Fuzel Collage, Postagram, Aviary. Khan Academy on iPad, stylus rumors, Secret Siri commands, and more! Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/ipt. You can contribute to iPad Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iPadToday@TWiT.tv. We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Running time: 1:19:36

Former psychology major and tight end-turned-comedian Patrick Keane joins the proceedings this week to talk with Jesse, Andy and Matt about Chinese diaper trains, Wims and Pims, the video of Stefan Pop's visit to Bluebell Ranch, celebrity photographs and autographs, snow shoveling and heart attacks, polar bear wangs and pollution, some annoying truth-stretching in The Imitation Game, Alan Turing stories from the first and fifth episodes of Probably Science, Jesse's squirting update, listener Anderson Jones's recently published paper, PTSD in the ancient world, false crime memories, finding the space Beagle, the speech Nixon would have given if the moon landing had gone wrong and Patrick's adventure chaffeuring Buzz Aldrin around town.