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Microsoft’s Tablet Surfaced This Week

Episode 39! The big news was Microsoft’s new Surface Tablet. We talk about the device and how it’s a transitional product for a company in transition. There are still a ton of questions about it, but they’ll all have to wait since nobody actually gotten to try one.

We also talk about Facebook’s purchase of Face.com, LG getting out of the tablet game, Airbnb’s sleepover milestones, the new version of Flipboard, Matthew’s hands-on with the new Retina display MacBook Pro, Windows Phone 8, Waze’s new Real-Time Fuel Prices, the dropping price of SSDs, PC maker’s hopes of future notebook purchases, Larry’s Hawaiian Island, Bing’s Image Search non-improvements, RIM’s potential fracturing, Apple’s new cloning security, Google Maps discounts, and Larry Page’s absence.

 

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King’s Tech Table and Other Terrible Analogies

Episode 38! We start talking about The Oatmeal raising $100K for charity, and Xbox 720 documents getting leaked. Then that Apple revealed the new Retina MacBook Pro, iOS 6 & Mountain Lion, Twitter introduced expanded tweets, and the Facebook CTO stepped down.

We also talk about Verizon’s new data plan, kogan.com’s IE7 tax, why bank robbery is a bad idea, Apple Store tilted screens, Microsoft’s secret event, Nokia’s job losses, Google+’s loss of key game partner, and a potentially new iOS podcasting app.

 

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James Talks About Facebook and Matthew Got Mad At Everybody

It’s Episode 37! We start off talking about iPads in airplanes & airports, and how the Pirate Bay avoids an IP blockade. Then we talk about Corning’s new Willow glass, Matthew bashes the Lumia 9000, the file system and Apple’s WWDC.

James talks about Facebook: access for 13 year olds, mobile-only ads, App Center, and their election.  We then round out the show talking about the death of Zune, a new haptic touch interface, Google’s non-event map event, how Xbox is the Apple killer, Adwords + AdMob, RIM killing their 16BG Playbook, Best Buy founder stepping down and Samsung’s CEO stepping down.

 

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This Is The Way The World Ends

Episode 36! It’s all doom and gloom this week. We start off talking about the end of the Milky Way galaxy, and RIM’s downward spiral. Then we talk about the (new) Chrome OS, the Flame Virus & Stuxnet. We attempt to be positive by talking about Google+ Events and Google’s win over Oracle. An attempt!

Other things we talk about include: Amazon’s instant video on Xbox 360, Facebook’s picture vs Google’s vision, the computer’s ability to assess emotions, prepaid iPhones with Leap Wireless, Apple’s inventory turns, how Samsung’s new mini-computer looks identical to the Mac Mini, Facebook Pages administrative roles, Windows 8 Preview with crippled Flash, SpaceX Dragon awesomeness, Office for iPad coming after the Windows 8 launch, Google’s Map event/joke, NanoSIMs and Ping. Done.

 

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Calling From The Happiest Place On Earth

It’s episode 35, on Memorial Weekend! We talk about Microsofts new So.cl project, why Uberconference sounds awesome and Apple & Samsung being the biggest chip buyers in the world. We then dive into the effects of the carrier subsidy, Facebook’s new Camera app, and Reddit founder’s Bat Signal idea for the internet. Plus a bunch more!

 

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I Hope Zuck Had a Prenup

Episode 34, Facebook IPO week! We start out talking about the potential of Chrome for iOS and the intro of Google’s Knowledge graph. We then dive into the great Nano-Sim debate between Apple, RIM, Nokia & Motorola, why James quit Netflix, how to understand Silicon Valley speak, and the Maker Faire. Oh yeah, and we discuss Facebook’s IPO a little bit. Plus much more!

 

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Lawsuits and Lost Directions

It’s episode 33! This week we broadcasted using Google+ Hangouts On Air. Thanks for viewing and all your comments. We’ve embedded the video below for your viewing pleasure. We covered a lot of news this week. Some of the news we talked about was the Oracle/Google trial over Java who are still debating what constitutes “fair use”. We discuss how HP lost its way with all the sordid details. We finish up talking about Mozilla complaining about Microsoft being anti-competitive for only allowing IE as a browser in Windows RT. Is a tablet a computer?

 

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No One Will Survive 10 Years

Episode 32 and there’s lots of news to cover this week. We talk about why Google & Facebook might be gone in 5-8 years. Why Moore’s law will be done in 10 years. The amazing Samsung Galaxy S III, Yahoo’s Disgrace, and AT&T’s biggest regret.

 

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New Storage, New Glass, New Format

Episode 31! We tried a new format this week. We lead off with “brief” observations of the news this week (See the list below). Then finished off with a deeper look at a few topics. Those topics included using Codea to build iPad apps, Google Drive (vs. Dropbox & SkyDrive), what’s next for the smart phone market, why electronics are manufactured in China, and the glass ceiling of technology.

 

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Technology’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

This is episode 30! Unbelievable! We talk about hydrogen fuel cells, Windows 8, supercomputers as brains, Louis CK’s Internet money, and IKEA’s new HDTV. Then we discuss moving beyond social and mobile, NBC’s Olympic portal (which is awesome), what would happy to RIM’s data if they died, and Android’s importance to Google. We finish up on Verizon’s iPhone sales, Liquidmetal, LED bulbs, and lessons from Bill Gates.

 

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