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Sooooo much to choose from! Find out what tech goodies Niall and Dusty recommend for Christmas.

This week Niall and Dusty pick apart Black Friday; the government gets its act together on STEM teaching; and we speak with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing UK manager Darren Hardy.

On this week's pulpy TechRadio we take a look at the history of science writing with Prof Philip Bowler from Queens University, Belfast. In other news we'll have a new report on broadband in Ireland - hint: it's not great - and we have a brilliant Sony Xperia X smartphone to give away to one attentive listener.

This week Niall gives up on book, Dusty applauds the UK's position on WhatsApp and data sharing and we talk to National Digital Week co-founder and Ludgate Hub CEO Grainne Dwyer.

Of the two big product launches last week, who won, Microsoft or Apple? We also have a fascinating chat with Andres Guadamuz from the University of Sussex about the new legal issues brought up by augmented reality.

We talk to the founder of Ireland's biggest little tech gathering in Cong, Co Mayo, Eoin Kennedy. Also, the latest developments coming to Ireland from Microsoft and who wins the Bot Elections – Trump or Clinton?

Meet the man who makes maths fun and is putting on some very entertaining show for Maths Week. We also chat about the Note7 and how police are tracking protesters on social media.

This week's show Dusty learns all about 'lab on a chip' technology with Prof Jens Ducree from DCU, Google has a load of new toys to spring on us and we look at Apple five years on from the death of Steve Jobs.

This week: Elon Musk’s plans for Mars, how the LRC plans to stop revenge porn and why people are drilling holes in their new iPhones.

Dr Christina Gates from Tomkins gives great ideas on how to protect your ideas online using intellectual property rights. We also drill through a new survey on how connected Irish people are online.

This week, find out what exactly the end of EU roaming means, how Twitter will break its golden rule, and a chat with John Buckley from UX Consultancy Frontend about design thinking for social good.

This week we have more on Apple's tax arrangements and we go to town on the iPhone 7 - is it a work of genius or the worst yet?

This week we've got some bonus material for podcast listeners as we talk to John Doyle of Deutsche Bank and Zalando's Dr Ana Peleteiro Ramallo at the Dublin machine learning meetup.

In a packed show this week we talk Apple's tax affairs and how the world works; Dropbox drops the ball on passwords, and Niall visits a machine learning meetup.

On this week's TechRadio we have a breakdown of Android Nougat, an Irish man faces extradition to the US over his possible involvement in the Silk Road marketplace, and a special interview with AMBER (Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research) director Prof Mick Morris.

This week Niall goes to the Irish launch of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 where he meets Samsung's director for Ireland Gary Twohig and futurologist Rudy de Waele

This week we have some surprising research into cyberbullying with Zenith Optimedia's Declan Kelly; Helen Doherty on a big gaming event coming to Buncrana; and we mourn the passing of the VCR.

This week we have a detailed look at the new Samsung Note 7 and Windows 10 Anniversary Update - are either worth the effort?

he latest news on Yahoo, Pokemon Go and the search for the digital skills gap with Dejan Cusic from ComTrade.

With the Pokemon Go craze in full swing we look at the serious side of virtual and augmented reality with Damien Cranney from Big Motive. Then we find out out you network a city with Rachel Ayers from Silver Spring Networks.

This week Niall meets CEO of Social Innovation Fund Ireland Deirdre Mortell to talk about ThinkTech, a programme that seeks to bring charities and tech companies closer together. And because we can't not talk about it, we give our first impressions of Pokemon Go.

This week Niall meets Linda Doyle, director of Connect, Ireland's cente for research into future networks. We also give an update on the National Broadband Plan.

This week Niall and Dusty offer some simple tips for avoiding technical issues on holiday.

This week Dusty talks with Dr Jane Walsh from the School of Psychology at NUI Galway about how mobile technology could change how you manage your health. Back in Dublin, Niall sits down with Dr Alison Campbell of Knowledge Transfer Ireland to learn how to bring researchers and businesses closer together.

The highlights from Apple's WWDC with one of Ireland top app developers, Vinny Coyne, plus why you should hold off on buying an XBox One.