TechTalk with NEXA August 22, 2017

We love tech and we love to talk about it. Andrew Thomas is the MD at NEXA and he joins the show to unpack your tech questions.

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Crazy new app for the kids, not sure if i get it?

https://www.airtime.com/

Another cool app for storytelling

https://www.novel-effect.com/

Phone as a hearing aid?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608597/how-your-apple-wireless-earbuds-could-double-hearing-aids/

The app!

https://www.fennex.io/

Ive got a new macbook pro and I love it, loving ~Siri integration, toughest challenge is the new keyboard!

The social way to enjoy the eclipse, how did you watch it?

http://mashable.com/2017/08/21/solar-eclipse-instagram-snapchat-watch/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-science-link#Of6RUZnn5rqN

~New Android `os OREO is the name and it is coming…

http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-announces-name-final-details-of-android-o/?loc=newsletter_small_thumb&ftag=TREc64629f&bhid=26138597660354419986974783442953

http://mashable.com/2017/08/21/google-announcing-android-o-name-oreo-countdown/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-tech-link#4yz7mubSXmqP

https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/21/as-android-o-debuts-marshmallow-still-commands-about-a-third-of-devices/?ncid=rss

facebook marketplace

https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/15/facebook-expands-its-craigslist-like-marketplace-into-17-european-markets/?utm_content=buffer895e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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2. What is the app you are using the most?

-WhatsApp and CBC Radio for me

2. Which age groups are using which social media, check out the infographic at the bottom pretty cool!

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-business/do-different-age-groups-prefer-different-content-online-infographic?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202017-08-21%20Social%20Media%20Today%20Newsletter&utm_content=B&utm_term=Social%20Media%20Today

3. A new intel chip 40% faster, wow who needs this?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-to-launch-new-8th-generation-kaby-lake-core-processors-today/?loc=newsletter_featured_related_listing&ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=26138597660354419986974783442953

4. Has SNAP found it reason?

https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/305984/millennials-click-with-snapchats-stay-tuned.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=104785&hashid=JLCGVmLBMeB5_8WCwjwm_rppyKY

Millennials are watching news, albeit in smaller bits and bites than their predecessors. That’s good news for “Stay Tuned,” NBC News’ Snapchat show, which was a bit of a gamble when it launched in mid-July.

Since then, the show has attracted more than 30 million viewers -- over 40% of whom watch it at least three days a week, according to fresh internal figures. More than 60% of the show’s audience is under 25, according to a company spokeswoman.

But the news unit isn’t taking its early success on Snapchat for granted. “The team is learning from its first month of shows and updating the look and format,” the spokeswoman said.

“Stay Tuned” streams twice every weekday on Snapchat’s Discover service, and once a day on weekends.

Each episode is roughly two to three minutes in length, with four to five segments per show, covering national and international news, politics and pop culture.

To access “Stay Tuned” on Snapchat, users have to swipe left on the Stories or Discover page, and then tap the show’s tile to begin viewing the latest episode. “Stay Tuned” is powered by a 30-person team, led by executive producer Andrew Springer.

Of course, Snapchat isn’t entirely new territory for NBC. Last August, it launched “The Voice” on Snapchat, followed by E!’s “The Rundown,” “World of Dance” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Snap, of course, could use all the publisher support it can get.

5. Galaxy Note 8 is coming soooon

https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/19/samsung-galaxy-note-8-release-pre-order/