Tech Reformation

Merry Christmas! Bringing you a shorter episode right before we take a small Christmas break. We talk about our Christmas traditions and what tech items we’d super love to get as gifts, but probably never will. Sit back and enjoy! Lovely Christmas Nonsense by Matthew Parker Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast!

The Force Awakens has been released and is AWESOME, we suggest places to learn to code, and we discuss how Christians can show love for neighbor both on and offline. Tech You Should Know Google Maps now has up-to-date gas prices FAA says all drones must be registered by February 19 Japanese university bans all watches from exams You can now make in-app purchases with Android Pay You can now call an Uber from Facebook Messenger Lightsabers! [Facebook profile | Google phones] Star Wars has crushed ticket sales records [The Force Awakens Soundtrack] Star Wars Sales Visualization Tech You Should Use Codecademy Zenva Pluralsight Code School Treehouse Game – Star Wars Jay’s Star Wars Original Trilogy Quiz Theology From the Headlines – Social Media One Voice on Christian Social Media Tactics by Greg Koukl Recommendations Craig – Coram Deo: Growing In Knowledge & All Discernment Derek The Reformed Gamers: Rebel Baptists The Talk Show: How Many Fingers Should This Baby Have? Tank – Screeps Ways to

Serial’s back with a vengeance, we advise Mailbox fans on our fav email apps, and we talk through the idea of internet censorship. Tech You Should Know Twitter begins displaying diverse emoji 2,600 apps for Apple TV after one month Serial’s second season has begun Walmart Pay exists for some reason Microsoft’s Cortana is now available for iOS and Android Mozilla launched a free ad-blocker for iOS ( TR007) Apple releases new Smart Battery Case Tech You Should Use Dropbox has shut down Mailbox and Carousel Airmail [Mac] Google Inbox [Android | iOS] CloudMagic [Android | iOS] Spark [iOS] Theology From the Headlines – Internet Censorship Google’s Eric Schmidt wants ‘spell checkers, but for hate and harassment’ Adam4d Homophobia Recommendations Craig – The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis Derek – Glove and Boots Ben – Yahoo’s new Video Guide app [Android | iOS] Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter:   @techreformation Check out our website:   techreformatio

Apple’s Swift has gone open source, Derek talks Hazel on the Mac, we fail miserably at Google Feud, and we talk about tech spending. Tech You Should Know Kobe Bryant announces retirement on Twitter, not TV Apple’s Swift programming language is now open source on GitHub Facebook is rolling out a livestreaming feature to compete with Periscope The Amazon Echo was the best selling item on Amazon.com on Black Friday Starbucks begins offering delivery, which costs more than the cup of coffee Google’s Chromebooks make up half of U.S. classroom devices Tidal just announced their 3rd CEO in 8 months Tech You Should Use Hazel (Mac) Belvedere (Windows) Game – Google Feud: Questions Play your own game of Google Feud here! Theology From the Headlines – Tech Spending Study: Nearly 70 Percent of Tech Spending is Wasted Hillary Clinton pledges broadband for all Americans in $275 billion infrastructure plan Tech Reformation 006 Recommendations Derek Air on the G String played with air horn DJ sample Psychonauts 2 ann

Some little punk can solve the Rubik’s cube faster than us, we play Google Feud, and is killing someone in a video game morally wrong? Tech You Should Know Futurama will return – as an iOS game! WordPress gets a Mac app, along with rebuilt and open-source WordPress.com Apple is projected to sell more iPad Pros this quarter than all MS Surfaces A kid solved the Rubik’s Cube in under 5 seconds JetBlue is allowing free in-flight video streaming to Amazon Prime customers Apple acquires FaceShift, the Star Wars motion capture company Li-Fi is being testing for the 1st time ever, and it’s 100 times faster than WiFi Tech You Should Use Noteflight Game – Google Feud Theology From the Headlines – Morality & Video Games I Just Said Yes to All the Drugs in ‘Fallout 4’ Why Real-World Morals Have No Place in Video Games Recommendations Derek – Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson [Audible | Amazon] Tank – Cyber Monday Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter

AN emoji is word of the year, Tank introduces us to the Steam Link, and we talk about postmodernism. Tech You Should Know Adele’s new album 25 will not stream on any services The Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year is AN emoji The Chromebit turns any old monitor or TV into a computer for $85 YouTube will pay legal fees for some people hit with questionable takedown requests Google can now stream apps to your phone Rdio’s shutdown begins November 23rd with a transition to ad-supported listening Microsoft Turns 30 Tech You Should Use Steam Steam Link Theology From the Headlines Google co-founder, Larry Page, says he and Steve Jobs were both right, despite disagreeing Recommendations Derek – BetterTouchTool [Mac] Tank – Discworld Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter:   @techreformation Check out our website:   techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast! Music used by special permission o

Ben is soon off to Serbia, we introduce Lutherbot to the unwashed masses that aren’t on the Slack, and we talk about unity among believers. Tech You Should Know Twitter’s Like button is 6% more popular Apple Music for Android is out Firefox for iPhone/iPad is now available Facebook Messenger adds fast sharing with facial recognition Facebook debuts ‘Notify’ app for news, sports, weather, etc. Google launched YouTube Music T-Mobile will let your stream Netflix, HBO, ESPN without using data Tech You Should Use – Lutherbot slack.techreformation.com Theology From the Headlines Tech world moves to AND away from OR Recommendations Craig – Who’s Your Daddy? [iOS] Tank – Google Opinion Rewards [Android] Ben – Hamilton the Musical Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Overcast! Music used by special permission of Matthew P

Facebook’s iOS-using employees are apparently inept, we present every cloud storage solution on the planet, and we discuss the digital nomad lifestyle. Tech You Should Know Twitter drops stars for hearts Activision Blizzard buys Candy Crush maker for $5.9 billion Microsoft reduces free OneDrive storage Facebook forces employees to use Android Volvo is testing kangaroo avoidance technology for Australian drivers Amazon is opening its first physical bookstore Activision Blizzard launches film and TV studio Tech You Should Use Google Drive (15GB free) Dropbox (2GB free) OneDrive (5GB free) iCloud Drive (5GB free) ←works with PC, too! Transporter Theology From the Headlines – Digital Nomads Living and working in paradise the rise of the digital nomad Recommendations Craig – Snapseed [iOS | Android] Derek – Lumino City Tank – Travel Like a Boss Podcast Ben – Cap’n Crunch’s Sprinkled Donut Crunch Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation C

Derek’s back, Google gets into podcasts, Ben recommends Google Photos magic, and we discuss rogue AI. Tech You Should Know Follow up from last week: Steve Jobs movie likely to lose money YouTube will pay creators during YouTube Red Developers are using 3D Touch as a scale, Apple frowns Sunrise app is officially moving into the Outlook app US government says its ok to jailbreak your phone or tablet Google brings podcasting to Play Music Apple begins allowing app store purchases to be charged to phone bills Twitch launches a place for you to watch artists as they work Apple releases second Android app to manage Beats Pill+ Amazon launches ‘Pay with Amazon’ buttons for mobile apps Google is merging Chrome OS and Android Tech You Should Use Google Photos hits 100 million monthly users after 5 months Theology From the Headlines – Singularity AI Robot builds its own children, mimics evolution Musk, Hawking, and Chomsky warn of impending robot wars fueled by AI Recommendations Craig Sherlock Noisli Dere

News, more ways to save money, and a discussion on happiness, joy, tech and theology. Tech You Should Know Steve Jobs movie opens with per-theater earnings this year The Force Awakens obliterates pre-sale records Google removes Always-On “Okay, Google” from Chrome for desktop Apple Music has 6.5 million subscribers Apple TV gets CBS, NBC Apple release iOS, OS X, watchOS update with new emojis Giphy launched a super simple gif creator Instagram release Boomerang, new 1-second video loop app NYT sends Google Cardboard VR to 1.3 million subscribers Western Digital is buying SanDisk for $19 billion YouTube launches subscription service to kill ads Update your Facebook app now! Facebook search now finds all public posts J.K. Rowling’s new play will be the eighth Harry Potter novel Tech You Should Use iBotta Shopping app Theology From the Headlines – Technology & Happiness What Technology Can’t Change about Happiness Recommendations Craig – All Creatures by Kings Kaleidoscope Tank – Praying the Bible by

News, how to stay in touch with the latest content via Feed Readers and we chat about TV and entertainment from a Christian perspective. Tech You Should Know Apple disables News app for China The PS4 has an official remote Dell bought EMC for $67 billion Facebook takes advantage of 3D Touch Facebook adds dedicated shopping section Apple launches refreshed iMacs Apple releases new Magic Trackpad with Force Touch Twitter is laying off 8% of employees Square is going public Google is removing Chrome’s notification center Dropbox announces Paper a document-editing platform Tech You Should Use Feedly Theology From the Headlines – TV & Future Glory Recommendations Craig – Pocket Casts Tank – The Weight of Glory – C.S. Lewis Ben Daredevil on Netflix Legend of Zelda Orchestra Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTunes and recommend us on Ove

Guess what, people? We got Calvinist Batman to come on the show! We talk news, Bat-tech, and ask Batman how he manages his anonymous online identity in a way that honors God and his church. Tech You Should Know Twitter launches its ‘Project Lightning’ curated news & events feature called Moments Adobe is giving away Photoshop’s best features for free Lightroom for iPad and iPhone are now totally free, no desktop app or subscription needed Reddit is launching its own news site called Upvoted Google Introduces Accelerated Mobile Pages To Keep Content On The Web Sony cuts PlayStation 4 price by $50 in the US All seven Harry Potter books now available to buy in iBooks Netflix is raising the price of its main plan to $9.99 per month LogMeIn buys LastPass for $125 million Overcast 2.0 adds streaming, podcast chapter marks, Split View, more The 10 most important things from the big Microsoft event Here’s Every New Device Microsoft Announced Today Tech You Should Use – Bat Tech! Tweetbot [iOS] Mailbox Call Rec

We play QuizUp on a whim, you should let Bing pay you to use it, and we talk internet mob justice. Tech You Should Know Verizon tries to rebrand turning your phone sideways as ‘Go90′ Trivia app QuizUp is becoming a primetime TV gameshow on NBC Skype now has real-time translation built in Facebook redesigns mobile profiles and begins testing video profile pictures Back to the Future is coming to Amazon Prime Video for the month of October Amazon will ban sales of Apple TV and Google Chromecast You Can Download OS X El Capitan Now Apple Music, iTunes movies, and iBooks are now available in China More than 13 million iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus sold in opening weekend Google Maps comes to the Apple Watch in latest iOS app update Google’s Nexus event in seven minutes Nexus 5X and 6P Comparison Chart Tech You Should Use Bing Rewards Theology From the Headlines From Gamergate to Cecil to Cecil the lion: Internet mob justice is out of control Someone is Wrong on the Internet Recommendations Craig – The Giver

The Pope blesses and curses the iPhone launch in NYC, getting deeper into context with Blue Letter Bible, and we end up being balanced on ad blockers, despite our best efforts. Tech You Should Know iOS 9 Release: Full feature list iOS adoption rate of 12% in first 24 hours, 21% in first 48 hours. Fastest rate ever! iOS apps infected by malware version of Xcode iPhone 6s: Record 10 million preorders, 11% heavier with 3D Touch, & RAM confirmed – what to do with your new 6s or 6s Plus Pope Francis delays iPhone 6s deliveries Pope blesses iPhone 6s launch [tweet] Oyster (Netflix for books) is shutting down Quirky files for bankruptcy Google Keep comes to iOS Tech You Should Use Blue Letter Bible [Web | iOS | Android] Theology From the Headlines – Content Blockers Ad blockers sky rocket in App Store post-iOS 9 launch Marco Arment: Just doesn’t feel good Accidental Tech Podcast #136: War and Peace Apple gives refunds for Peace Crystal says it will let companies pay to get through On Ad Blocking | snelling.

Disliking Facebook’s button, liking Chromecast, and debating free internet! Tech You Should Know Snapchat update adds new selfie Lenses + paid extra Snap Replays Twitter/Square Partnership enables Tweet Donation to Politicians Facebook Is Finally Developing a ‘Dislike’ Button Nintendo’s new president is Tatsumi Kimishima Google Picks Former Hyundai CEO as Its Self-Driving Car CEO Incipio acquires Incase, adding to stable of Apple-focused case + accessory brands Apple acquires location data collection startup Mapsense for $25 million Tech You Should Use Chromecast Apple TV Theology From the Headlines Free Internet for the World What: Global Internet Access Initiatives How: How to make the internet truly free in developing countries Why: Why Google & Facebook are Involved Errors of Prosperity Theology 5 Errors of the Prosperity Gospel Shai Linne – Fal$e Teacher$ Recommendations Craig – Coram Deo Podcast (←iTunes link) Tank – Mini segways Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.tech

We talk Apple, more Apple, and how Apple is interesting theologically. Tech You Should Know Runtastic launches ‘Moment’ fitness tracker Blackberry buys Good Technology Pandora sells ad-free day of music for 99 cents Google Maps celebrates the Queen Discover arrives on Apple Pay on Sept. 16th (with a 10% cashback bonus) Google Wallet launches to compete with Square Cash & Venmo Paper comes to iPhone Periscope goes landscape! Google refreshes mobile apps with new logo Tech You Should Use Medical ID – How to set it up Theology From the Headlines – Apple Event Apple’s iPhone 6S Event in 8 minutes Apple – September 2015 Event Top 10 announcements from the Apple Event New iPhones: Peek & Pop Explained iPhone 6s/Plus Comparison Chart Recommendations Craig – Mission: Pic [iOS] Derek – Rugged Marriage and their fundraiser Tank – Material Design Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email

Trying not to talk about Apple rumors, seeing how we use our Pockets, and discussing drones and how privacy should be viewed through the Bible. Tech You Should Know Google News Google Has a New Face Google’s tiny self-driving cars are coming to Austin Google launches new standalone Street View app for iPhone Google Chrome just made big changes to save your battery Your (Next) Android Wear Watch Will Connect To The iPhone Apple News Ahead of iPhone 6S, Gazelle debuts best price guarantee for iPhone 5s / 6 / 6 Plus trade-ins Apple launches gaming-focused Twitter feed ahead of games’ expected arrival on Apple TV Other News Sony’s next big PS4 update adds YouTube streaming and increases cloud storage Hulu Will Let You Watch TV Without Ads for an Extra $4 a Month Amazon Prime Lets You Download Videos and Watch Offline Now Tech You Should Use Pocket now recommends stories and videos you might like [iOS] Theology From the Headlines What’s Tech – Drones? Do We Really Want Amazon’s Drones to Swarm our Sk

News, presenting apps for memorizing Scripture, and discussing smartphone addiction. Tech You Should Know Social Media News Twitter and Google’s Search Partnership Has Expanded to Desktop Three Important Questions About Vine’s New Music Offering Vertical Photos Have On Instagram Snapchat Is Adding New Publishers But Won’t Cut Old Ones Microsoft News Windows 10 is now installed on 75 million PCs after just four weeks Microsoft releases Cortana for Android beta Geek Nostalgia News Amazon is now developing a Galaxy Quest TV series Apple News Apple launches iSight camera replacement program for iPhone 6 Plus Apple Watch Debuts at No. 2, Behind Fitbit Big News This Week! Apple announces expected iPhone 6S event for Sept. 9th: ‘Hey Siri, give us a hint’ Facebook debuts Siri competitor ‘M’ built into Messenger app YouTube Gaming, Google’s Twitch competitor, purportedly launching tomorrow on iOS Tech You Should Use ScriptureTyper [iOS] Verses [iOS] Game – Nomophobia Test Theology From the Headlines

This Week: Xena the Warrior Princess, to-do list apps, and we talk about the effect of automation on jobs. Tech You Should Know Sprint announces ‘iPhone Forever’, a $22/month yearly upgrade plan The Next Android Now Has a Name: Marshmallow Google introduces a new space for Hangouts on the web Meet OnHub: a new router for a new way to Wi-Fi You Can Now Use Stephen Hawking’s Speech Software for Free Final Fantasy VII has arrived on the iPhone and iPad Business/Enterprise Microsoft Beats Out Salesforce as Most Widely Used Cloud App for Businesses Parallels brings Cortana to the Mac Bootstrap 4 alpha Awesomeness Disney is building a massive Star Wars world at Disneyland Disney released an app, your digital concierge to their theme park! A reboot of Xena: Warrior Princess is in development Tech You Should Use Trello [iOS] Wunderlist [iOS] Clear [iOS] Omnifocus [iOS] Things [iPhone | iPad] Theology From the Headlines The automation myth: Robots aren’t taking your jobs— and that’s the problem The Age of t

This week: News, password managers and virtual reality! Tech You Should Know Google Maps for iOS now has a night mode Snapchat updated with new ‘Travel Mode’ feature to reduce mobile data usage Twitter finally drops the 140-character limit from direct messages Google announces major restructuring with new parent company ‘Alphabet’, Sundar Pichai named CEO of Google subsidiary The 6 most important announcements from Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 event Tech You Should Use LastPass password manager now free on mobile, but TouchID users will want to pay Theology From the Headlines Choose Your Reality: Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Virtual Reality Startup: Yes, VR Is Antisocial. And That’s Okay! Recommendations Craig – Fighter Verse Derek – Overcast: Podcast Player Tank – The Void Ben – Billy Graham’s TED Talk Ways to Contact Us Connect with us in Slack: slack.techreformation.com Follow us on Twitter: @techreformation Check out our website: techreformation.com Email us: ask@techreformation.com Review us on iTune