So it turns out that we were already on the edge of pop culture. I went looking for the tears of joy emoji to use as your picture, when I remembered it look very familiar… and it was! We used it back for episode 203 and talking about LOLs. See below for all the links and details of what we talked about.
The Annual Prediction Show – Part 1
It’s that time of year again… when it ends. So we’re back with a look at how our predictions of 2012 did, and with some new ones for 2013. It was such a long show that we split it into two parts. Look for the second half tomorrow.
This part deals with the past: The big events of 2012 and how our predictions did. The second part will look to the future.
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The Top 2012 Stories
- Yahoo got a new CEO from Paypal: Thompson
- Yahoo got a new CEO from Google: Mayer
- RIM Gets a new CEO from Within: Heins
- Facebook goes public
- Facebook bought Instagram
- Encyclopedia Britannica dies
- Digg Dies… kinda
- Google Wave Dies
- WebOS Dies
- Zune Dies
- The Daily Dies
- Neil Armstrong Dies
- Nintendo Power Dies
- Apple releases iPad gen 3 and gen 4
- Apple releases iPad Mini
- Apple releases iPhone 5
- Microsoft releases the Surface and Windows 8
- Google Teases Project Glass
- Google releases Nexus Tablets
- Google turns on the Fiber
- Amazon releases new HD Kindle Fires, Paperwhte ereader
- SOPA!
- Higgs Boson discovered
- Curiosity Lands On Mars, mostly watched online
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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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- Airline swaps in-flight entertainment system for iPads to lose weight and save fuel
- Corning reveals astounding roll-up Willow glass for flexible displays
- The Zune brand is done
- Facebook wants to let 13 year olds aboard
- You Can Now Buy Mobile-Only Ads On Facebook
- Tactus Technology demos a new haptic touch interface – a surface that changes
- The end of the file system
- Google Announces Massively Improved 3D Views For Google Earth, StreetView Backpacks & Offline Maps For Mobile
- Xbox is the Apple Killer
- Coming soon to an airport near you: free iPads
- AdWords, meet AdMob
- Facebook App Center: A New Place to Find Social Apps
- RIM Kills 16 GB PlayBook
- Best Buy Founder, Chairman and largest stock owner is resigning. Looking to sell shares
- Autodesk Positioned to Transform Construction Industry Through Vela Systems Acquisition
- The Pirate Bay avoids the blockade
- Facebook Election Is a Bust: 0.038% of Users Voted on Privacy Change
- CEO of Samsung steps down
- Apple’s WWDC 2012 Keynote Too Hot Too Handle
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