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TC #73: Turn off your wifi

Brian — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:13:12 +0000

This week: Brian, Dan, and Jeff are joined by Jeff from the AppChatter podcast to talk about the iPhone 4 announcement, and why Friday might not have been the best time to buy an HTC Evo.

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TC #72: I/O no you di’int

Brian — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:13:55 +0000

This week: Brian, Dan, and Jeff chit chat about Goolge I/O, why Apple has a moral responsibility to ban porn apps, and Froyo the ring bear.

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TC #71: FaceCrook

Brian — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:27:49 +0000

This week: Brian, Dan, and Jeff are joined by Pamela to talk about how much FaceBook zucks.

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TC #70: Skid marks in front of the skunk

Brian — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:01:21 +0000

This week: Brian, and Dan talk to Logan (a REAL lawyer) about all the things they got wrong last week. Oh, and there's tech talk too.

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The problem with web video
- "Flash" is not the answer... it's not even related to the question
- Ogg Theora vs. H.264
- MS and Apple back H.264
- Mozillia backs Theora
- Google backs VP8 (unreleased)
- http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/60763
- Patent challenge looming for open-source codecs?
- Microsoft embracing HTML5 / H.264 for IE 9
News from Comedy Central? Shame
- Jon Stewart Rips Into Apple Over Lost iPhone Debacle. That’s Going To Leave A Mark.
  - BUT IT'S FUNNY! (Does that matter when it's wrong?)
  - "You guys [Apple] are busting down doors in Palo Alto, while Commandant Gates is ridding the world of Mosquitoes"
News from ThisWeekIn.com
- OMG have you seen the "About" page on Calacanis' ThisWeekIn.com? Check out the hosts...http://thisweekin.com/about/

Apple in the news again... shocker
- Apple Patents The Invisible Button
- Apple Sells One Millionth iPad
- Apple iPhone OS compiler policy may lead to antitrust probe
- Jobs' letter about Flash
  - Adobe CEO talks back
  - Pot, meet kettle: a response to Steve Jobs' letter on Flash
  - My point by point of Adobe's response
    - Important point about Flash on mobile: How many devices?
- Gawker Media Held Hostage Week 3:
  - Jason Calacanis' take on the lost iPhone debacle: The Official Verdict in the stolen iPhone Case
    - "In summary:
    - a) Gawker/Nick Denton = guilty
    - b) Jason Chen = guilty (of being gullible)
    - c) iPhone seller = guilty
    - d) Using Shield Law defense = lame
    - e) Gestapo Cops = very lame"
- cNet quotes UCLA prof
HP Buys Palm
- HP buys Palm
- Tech crunch: Hewlett-Packard To Kill Windows 7 Tablet Project
MS Kills Courier
- http://bit.ly/aB0jzO
StarCraft II To Be Released On July 27th
Nearly half of parents friend their kids on Facebook
iTunes accounting for 1/4 of all U.S. music sales
Newest Boy Scout Badge: Video Games!

TC #69: That’s not what I meant

Brian — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:11:01 +0000

This week: Brian, Jeff, Dan, and Erik talk about the the iPhone 4G found over the weekend. Also, the Government publicly recognizes Big Content is full of it.ost of other things.

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Please note, Erik claims that Jason Chen was the person who tweeted something potentially offensive. It was not Jason Chen from Gizmodo, we regret the error.
Lost iPhone
Facebook
- Molly Rants - CNET News
Court to decide if state can regulate video games
Motorola to replace Google’s Android location services with Skyhook Wireless
What If You Had Bought Apple Stock Instead of That Apple Product?
Kissing Cousins: Verizon Dumps Nexus One Because Incredible Is Better
Israel Ends iPad Ban
The Case for a Mac App Store
- This is an AWFUL idea
- "Fernando: “Hey Steve,
- There’s a rumor saying there will be a Mac App Store and no software without authorization from Apple will run on Mac OS X. Is that true?”
- Steve Jobs: “Nope.”"
Don't Talk To Aliens, Warns Stephen Hawking
Android Market surpasses 50,000 applications
Hacking Big Brother With Help From Revlon

TC #68: Hip to be square(ish)

Brian — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:09:50 +0000

This week: Brian, Jeff, Dan, and Erik talk about the the iPhone 4G found over the weekend. Also, the Government publicly recognizes Big Content is full of it.ost of other things.

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iPhone 4G
iPad fails networking 101; how to earn it a passing grade
Droid Incredible review
- Who cares? Still worse than the HTC EVO.
Google Chrome Ditches http://
- How will we FTP?
Don’t Sell Out, Foursquare. Not Now. Not To Yahoo.
- It's okay, it will be back on the market when Yahoo goes belly up.
FCC Considers defining ISPs as Title II "Common Carriers" to counter court ruling
- http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/04/making-isps-common-carriers-just-a-simple-error-correction.ars
- this actually reverses an earlier policy to NOT treat them like common carriers
- It isn't "politics, it's error correction"
- "if the FCC does decide to reclassify broadband as a common carrier, the shouts of rage from the big ISPs will probably be audible all the way to California."
With 'Ping' clothing, status updates literally tap you on the shoulder2
Microsoft Edits Kin Ad to Dodge Anti-Sexting Backlash [VIDEO]
Thousands of images apparently captured by spying school district, more details revealed
Famous Hacker Calls Windows More Secure than Mac
- CNET article
- Important to note that the person that says this is WORKING FOR MICROSOFT
- Begs the question...why do we still see Windows as insecure? Has there been RECENT insecurity, or is it all from our previous experience?
Google Cloud Print Reveals the Future of Printing
Opera Mini iPhone App Downloaded 1 Million Times On First Day In App Store
- Does this indicate people think Safari is insufficient?
FarmVille Could be Headed to iPhone, iPad and Android
- It's a HUGE market... developers WILL develop for it, Flash or no Flash
- No question. 73 million people play Farmville. See here for more about how people are...socially engineered...into playing.

TC# 67: Westering Ho

Brian — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:31:22 +0000

This week: No weeks, but we've got a Wes. Wes Wilson from the DWP stops by to talk about government oversight of the internet, cross platform iPhone development, and a host of other things.

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Palm is up for sale. [Engadget, Bloomberg]
- Analysis: Why would anyone want to buy Palm?
Netflix finally shipping Wii discs. [TechCrunch, Netflix]
- Netflix on Nintendo Wii is Now Available to Everyone
Microsoft "Kin" phone is (announced/released?). [Engadget]
- "Kin One" (smaller) and "Kin Two" (larger)
- Apparently designed specifically for social networking (Erik can explain)
- Good reviews so far
Apple approved the Opera Mini Browser?!? [AppAdvice]
- Currently up in other countries (UK, Australia mentioned); will be in US within 24 hours.
A brief assessment of Jobs's iPhone OS defense
15-Year-Old Foursquare User First to Check in at the North Pole
News: Apple CEO Jobs: no more upgrades for original iPhone
Eric Schmidt spreading word of an Android-based Google tablet, HP building one as well?
Whose Twitter Followers Are Dumber? [Apps]
Adobe admits Apple's no-Flash policy could hurt business
Apple Vs Adobe: Steve Jobs Responds

TC# 66: iPolitical

Brian — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:38:51 +0000

This week: The weeks segment is weak... so I pulled it and the show STILL ran two hours. I can't take this abuse.

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Anonymous personal review sites
- Arrington's piece on "Reputation is Dead"
5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted

News

(Include Headline and link to story or stories)

Digg’s Kevin Rose: DiggBar Is Bad For The Internet, So We’re Killing It
Federal Court Tells FCC It Does Not Have Authority To Enforce Net Neutrality
Flash 10.1 Release Candidate Available for Download [Updates]
- Adobe Flash Now Officially a Part of Google Chrome
Evony Director is interviewed by Ars
iPad fallout
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/03/crysis-ipad-video/
- iPhone OS 3.2 references new iPhone, iPod touch, iPad models
Apple iPhone OS 4 To Be Revealed on April 8
FCC (and net neutrality) get kicked in the balls by Federal Court
- Federal Court Tells FCC It Does Not Have Authority To Enforce Net Neutrality (TechCrunch)
- Comcast Can Block BitTorrent Again, Court Rules (TorrentFreak)
Chrome Growing in Popularity Faster Than Rival Browsers
Toyota Accelerator Data Skewed Toward Elderly

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TC# 65: Nailhead’d

Brian — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:55:01 +0000

It's late... suck it up. Besides, Nailhead (Eric Fullerton) was here!

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TC# 64: That was unexpected

Brian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:33:02 +0000

Something happened... and we talked about it. Also, we got surprised by chat roulette.

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Chat roulette: great summary video of chat roulette