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On Tuesday Apple released the latest iPhone, mobile payments and, of course, the Apple Watch. We delve into everything you need to know about Apple's latest products with Nick Bilton, the technology columnist, reporter and the lead writer for the Bits blog on NYTimes.com

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The legal battle over a patent on podcasting continues as Personal Audio LLC say they own the rights to episodic content on the internet. Critics are calling them patent trolls as they’ve already sued Apple, SiriusXM, and settled with comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla. Their next target is CBS. Joe Mullin, Tech Policy Editor for tech news website Ars Technica, explains how this got so far and what it could mean for other companies.

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Our week in review starts with a look at Techweek by WBEZ’s Yun Tai. We also look at how two Supreme Court rulings will effect tech and how Great Britain is adapting to the Google Glass with Ars Technica reporter Jacqui Cheng and social entrepreneur Emile Cambry.

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Earlier this month Chicago Public Library announced a new partnership with Hoopla Digital. It connects patrons with free online and mobile access to movies, TV shows, music and, of course, eBooks. Hoopla’s been described as a Netflix-like service with a big exception: it’s free. Hoopla founder and owner, Jeff Jankowski and Chicago Public Library Commissioner, Brian Bannon, join us to talk about what the partnership will mean for the library.

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In a 6-3 decision today, the Supreme Court ruled startup streaming service, Aereo, violated copyright law when it used miniature antennas to distribute broadcast signals for a fee. In another decision, the court ruled unanimously in favor of requiring police to get warrants to search the cellphones of people they arrest. Slate’s senior editor and co-host of the popular Political Gabfest podcast, Emily Bazelon, joins us to talk about Aereo.

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The Former Obama for America CTO and founder of Modest talks about Chicago’s civic tech community, how it can improve and how to bridge digital divides in Chicago. More with Harper Reed

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NASA’s observational rover ‘Curiosity’ celebrates its first Martian anniversary today. Some of Curiosity’s first year highlights include the transmission of a Will-I-Am song from the red planet and the discovery of ‘Yellowknife Bay’, an area that was habitable billions of years ago. A full Martian year, in case you were wondering, lasts 687 days because Mars is further away from the Sun than the Earth. Dr. Mark Hammergren, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium, joins us to talk about the Curiosity’s first 687 days on Mars and what lies ahead for the Martian rover.

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WBEZ’s Tim Akimoff and Chris Hagan join us to talk about this week's biggest tech stories. We look at the latest entry to the smartphone wars, digital athletes and the problems facing credit card users.

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Daren Blomquist, Vice President of Realtytrac, joins us to discuss his company's new mobile app, which will allow potential homebuyers to access the firm's vast database of real estate and neighborhood residential information.

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Today on Tech Shift we’re talking about how new technology is being used to help people with visual disabilities. Accessibility expert Dorrie Rush, of the Lighthouse Guild, joins us to discuss how new smart glasses might help the blind.

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Digital startup 1871 gets a two and a half million grant to grow and WBEZ's Susie An, who was at the digital startup hub earlier, has the latest on the expansion. Plus, we speak with some Chicago Council young leaders who have been studying the opportunities and challenges of our city’s use of big data. The Chicago Council on Global Affair’s Emerging Leaders have spent the past year analyzing how we use big data in our city. They’re presenting their findings tonight in a report that was released today. Nirav Shah is an associate at Sidley Austin and worked on the report. He joins us in studio.

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Twelve startup entrepreneurs from Pakistan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia and three other countries are in Chicago this week, it's a U.S. State Department sponsored program that showcases American tech innovation. They've been here all week, at tech hub 1871, to pitch to U.S. investors. One of those entrepreneurs, Nermin Sa'd, CEO and Co-Founder of Handasiyat.net, joins us along with Jonathan Margolis, Deputy Secretary of State for Space, Science and Health.

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If you're searching for an apartment, Craigslist has long surpassed newspaper classifieds. But are there any digital tools for apartment hunters that can make looking for a new place to live less painful? Alan Henry, tech writer for Lifehacker, and Jonathan Epper, CEO of RadPad, join us to discuss.

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Nearly three in four adults use social media in America. More than 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. 60 million photos are shared daily on Instagram. One hundred minutes of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute. How do we preserve our memories in the digital age? Chelsi Moy is a journalist who looked at preserving digital memories as part of her thesis project at the University of California at Berkeley. She joins us on the line.

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A major source of public data is the Freedom of Information Act. The law lays out rules for how citizens can get data and documents from governments and what has to be released. Illinois passed an update to its version of the law at the end of the most recent legislative session and some groups are calling for Gov. Quinn to veto out. Maryam Judar is the executive director of the Citizen Advocacy Center in Elmhurst, one of the groups fighting the law. She joins us with Representative Barbara Flynn Currie.

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There are two new TV shows taking on the world of tech. One is a modern day comedy: HBO’s Silicon Valley just wrapped its first season. But the other is a new show AMC is betting big on as something to pass the torch to as Mad Men draws to an end. It’s a drama called Halt and Catch Fire and its pilot episode aired this week. Mark Yarm, who recently wrote about Halt and Catch Fire for Wired Magazine, and Sam Muskovitch, a technology reporter for Ars Technica, give us their thoughts.

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Three women in the Chicago tech community discuss why the recent photo attached to a TechWeek party struck such a nerve in the community.