Flying without a laptop? Say it isn't so

In this excerpt from the #TalkingTech Live podcast, host Jefferson Graham and panelists Tov Arnerson and Dawn Chmielewski weigh over the possible laptop and tablet ban on flights from Europe--will we survive? As if airline flights haven't gotten stressful enough, here comes the latest twist. The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering a laptop ban on flights from Europe to the U.S. (Photo: Hero Images, Getty Images) The Department of Homeland Security is considering banning computers aboard flights from Europe to the United States, because it believes terrorists could conceivably convert a laptop into a bomb, according to news reports. . Tell me it's not so. Snap's rough start as a public company, a watch from Microsoft that can calm Parkinson's tremors, and a new touch screen Amazon Echo all grabbed headlines this week.