Fri, 21 December 2012
This week. The Drill Down crew looks back at the year in tech & the Web, 2012. We’ll discuss our favorite tech events of the past year, and what we can expect in 2013. Plus, our review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 48fps, Google Maps is back on iOS, and Google hires groundbreaking futurist Ray Kurzweil.
What We're Watching Andrew: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in IMAX HFR Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Top News Stories of 2012 Devindra:
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Fri, 14 December 2012
This week, the UN meets to decide the fate of the Internet & the US pushes back, Will your cellphones cost full price in the future?, Twitter & Instagram fight for your photo data, Apple is ‘Made in the USA’ again, Tesla takes Motor Trend's Car of the Year, and Will ‘The Hobbit’ make you nauseous? Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Misty Mountains from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" by Howard Shore (with Richard Armitage & the Dwarf Cast) More Headlines
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Fri, 30 November 2012
This week we begin the slide into the Holidays with Black Friday & Cyber Monday, Microsoft & Apple drop key team members, Apple patents the page turn, Nintendo launches the Wii U, and real (and hoax) Facebook changes make users nervous. Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Turn The Page by Metallica More Headlines
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Fri, 16 November 2012
The holiday season is coming up and The Drill Down would like you to be ready for it. So as we do every year around this time, we’ve prepared a list of what we consider the perfect gifts to give... and get this holiday. So before you stand around for hours this Black Friday, spend some time with us.
Gift Picks Devindra: Dwayne:
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Fri, 9 November 2012
This week, President Obama wins another four years-- what tech aided to win him the election, and what can we look forward to from his tech agenda?, Frankenstorm Sandy gives Instagram growing pains, Microsoft’s rumored XBOX tablet, and how can we not geek out over the Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm? Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Lando's Palace from "The Empire Strikes Back" by John Williams More Headlines
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Wed, 31 October 2012
This week, Apple launches the iPad Mini as well as a slew of other product upgrades. Should you trade up your 3rd Generation iPad for the new Lightning iPad? Listen in and find out. Joining us on the panel this week is Box.com IT consultant Tosin Onafowokan. But first, the headlines...Kim Dotcom launches Mega, Microsoft launches Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Surface, SmartGlass & a new Halo 4 trailer, Zynga uses Apple’s launch to cover layoffs of over a hundred employees, and Google officially announces Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. What We're Playing With Andrew: Kindle Paperwhite, Epson 5010e 3D Projector, Yamaha RX-V473 networked 5.1 amp Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: All Boundaries Are Conventions from “Cloud Atlas” by Tom Tykwer/Johnny Klimek/Reinhold Heil Hot Topic
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Fri, 19 October 2012
What rights to privacy can we expect when we choose to act anonymously / pseudonymously on the internet? Do they end at your public actions? Is it acceptable to violate the privacy of one class of user over another? Is it the purview of objective journalism to make that decision? The outing of Reddit's ViolentAcrez, "the Biggest Troll on the Web" by Gawker columnist Adrian Chen brings to light those questions and more this week. But first, the headlines...Microsoft names launch dates and pricing for Windows 8 & Surface RT, Apple teases the possible announcement of the iPad Mini. Saturday Night Live mocks whiny tech bloggers. What We're Playing With Andy: Black Mesa Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Who Are You by The Who Hot Topic: Internet Anonymity/Pseudonymity
CNN Interview With ViolentAcrez
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Fri, 12 October 2012
This week, you don’t get to one Billion friends on Facebook without making a few compromises, Google passes Microsoft, Microsoft shifts paradigms, Foxconn strikes Apple, Apple Maps reveals more than it should, Marissa Mayer revamps Yahoo, Zynga fails, Lightning gets cracked, and we remember Steve Jobs a year later. What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Why Can't We Be Friends? by War More Headlines
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Fri, 5 October 2012
If you could download and print your own weapon, would you? Should you be allowed to? This week, we get into the impending legal & copyright minefields associated with the untamed frontier that is desktop 3D printing. But first, the headlines..Facebook launches real-world Gifts, Tim Cook issues an apology for iOS6 Maps, Apple manufacturers start building a mini iPad, Microsoft to launch XBOX Music service, T-Mobile merges with MetroPCS, Judge lifts ban against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung adds iPhone 5 to lawsuit What We're Playing With Andy: iPhone 5; How the West Was Won in 3-strip Cinerama Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: You Could Make a Killing by Aimee Mann Hot Topic Final Word Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis. |
Fri, 28 September 2012
This week’s show, the JesusPhone version 5 descends to humanity, and sales both break records AND disappoint, depending on who you ask. Plus, iOS 6 Maps...Did Apple jump the gun before they were ready? and did they have a choice? But first, the headlines...Nintendo announces launch dates and pricing for the Wii U, Google rejects request to pull controversial Mohammad film clip, Google lets you search for the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Steve Ballmer hints at Microsoft Surface pricing, Twitter undergoes major overhaul. Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Lost by Frank Ocean Hot Topic: iPhone 5 Launch/iOS 6 Maps
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Fri, 21 September 2012
The Drill Down is off this week, but until we return next week with our regularly scheduled show, please enjoy this glimpse back to a kinder, gentler place, where the iPhone was new, Facebook was privately held, and US government surveillance of private citizens was still a rare occurrence. A land we called... 2007. Here is The Drill Down podcast's very first episode, released July 28th, 2007, featuring the podcast's original panelists, Andrew Sorcini, and Social Media experts Muhammad Saleem & Reg 'Zaibatsu' Saddler. Show Links
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Fri, 14 September 2012
This week, Apple introduces the iPhone 5, and refreshes the iPod Touch & iPod Nano and we break it down for you. Plus, why we’re excited about Amazon’s new Kindle line, Fox tightens the gap from theater to download, Mark Zuckerberg faces Facebook stock stark reality, Valve wants to Steam up your TV, and we say farewell to a computer design pioneer. What We're Playing With Andy: Raiders of the Lost Ark IMAX Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Outro by M83 Hot Topic
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Fri, 7 September 2012
On this week’s show, Apple announces the (presumably) iPhone 5 launch event, Google & Apple CEOs negotiate behind closed doors, HBO tests streaming-only service overseas, Amazon prepares to refresh the Kindle line, AntiSec leaks Apple iPhone device IDs allegedly obtained from stolen FBI hard drives. Nokia announces the Lumia 920, and Motorola announces the RAZR HD. What We're Playing With Devindra: Guild Wars Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Musical Interlude #1: Senses Working Overtime by XTC More Headlines
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Fri, 31 August 2012
On this week’s show, a court rules in favor of Apple over Samsung in a landmark patent and design lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion dollars. Panelists Andrew Sorcini, Christopher Burnor and guest VentureBeat staff writer Sean Ludwig discuss how this affects Apple, Samsung, the whole mobile phone ecosystem, the future of patent lawsuits, and you, the consumer. But first, the headlines...Twitter removes friend-finding from Tumblr and removes 3rd-party plugin identification from Twitter.com, Microsoft gets a new logo, Apple delays TV device development, a landmark filesharing fine is upheld, Ask.com buys About.com from The New York Times, and President Obama visits Reddit. What We're Playing With Andy: Papo & Yo Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Substitute by The Who Hot Topic: Apple vs. Samsung
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Fri, 24 August 2012
On this week’s show, Andy and Devindra look at the trials and tribulations of OnLive, a pioneer in cloud gaming that this week faced bankruptcy, massive layoffs and major restructuring; disappointment in the stock market for Facebook, and record-breaking success for Apple. But first, the headlines...Wikileaks founder Julian Assange finds asylum in UK's Ecuadorian Embassy, Twitter clamps down on their API, and a a long hidden security risk is discovered on SMS for iOS.
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Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1: Video Games by Lana Del Rey Hot Topic: OnLive Restructuring
Musical Interlude #2: Winners and Losers by Social Distortion Final Word: Tech Stock Ups and Downs
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Thu, 16 August 2012
Amongst this week's headlines, an iconic torrent tracking site is dismantled, Google punishes pirate sites, Anonymous & Wikileaks uncover a secret US surveillance system, and Apple rumors: are we so easily misled by them because we so desperately want to believe? What We're Playing With Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1: Every Breath You Take by The Police More Headlines
Musical Interlude #2: Rumors by Timex Social Club Final Word: Pros and Cons of Apple Rumors
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Fri, 10 August 2012
This week, we have a ton of Apple news, including revealing evidence uncovered in the ongoing Apple/Samsung trial, and how one tech reporter’s online identity was demolished as a result of a social engineering hack on Apple & Amazon tech support. What We're Playing With Andy: Toasted Donut: Nuking Users with [Digg community manager] Dan Huard, OUYA update, The Stanley Parable Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: You Got It by Roy Orbison Apple Headlines
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Fri, 3 August 2012
On this week’s show, we’ll talk about Google’s ambitious plan to put Gigabit Fiber in every home, beginning with Kansas City. And a look at the 2012 London Olympics, an Olympics so far fraught with technical challenges and social media disputes. But first, the headlines...Rumored launch dates for the next Apple iPhone and iPad Mini, Verizon can't charge extra for tethering, Microsoft launches Outlook.com, and Digg relaunches! What We're Playing With
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Audible Book of the Week Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum Musical Interlude #1: Just What I Needed by The Cars Hot Topic: Google Fiber / Google Fiber TV
Musical Interlude #2: And I Will Kiss by Underworld (feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie) Final Word: 2012 London Olympics
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Thu, 26 July 2012
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine social media’s reaction to the tragedy in Aurora, plans to relaunch Digg, Why a Google or Facebook buyout of your favorite startup means it’s probably toast, Nexus 7's overwhelming demand, Marissa Mayer's big question, Apple's Mountain Lion launch, Apple vs. Samsung (again), and why you’re going to need all new dock connectors for your Apple devices. Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude: Macrotus from "Batman Begins" by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
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Fri, 20 July 2012
On this week’s show, we explore how Digg went from becoming king of social news to cashing out for half a million. Then we discuss the transition of one of Google’s top executives, Marissa Meyer, to becoming the new CEO of Yahoo, and whether it’s enough to save the flailing company. But first, we return from Comic-Con, check out a couple of new videogames, invest in a new mobile data plan and kickstart a game console. Then we discuss the hacking of Apple's in-app process, a massive password breach at Yahoo, Microsoft previews Office 2013, AT&T may charge for FaceTime, and Microsoft's "stack ranking" management system. What We're Playing With Andy: SDCC 2012, Steam Summer Sale, Dear Esther, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Ouya Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1: Grazin' in the Grass by The Friends of Distinction Hot Topic: The Downfall of Digg
Musical Interlude #2: Fighter by Christina Aguilera Final Word: Marissa Meyer, CEO of Yahoo!
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Fri, 29 June 2012
On this week’s show, Google wants to put Google Play in every living room and on your mobile devices (and they’ve built a tablet to do just that), Apple wins some, loses some, and puts podcasts in their place. But first, the headlines...Amazon creates content to compete with Netflix, Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2 B, Zynga launches "Zynga With Friends", and Facebook changes your email. What We're Playing With Andy: Disney/Pixar’s 'Brave' in Dolby Atmos Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty Hot Topic: Google I/O Conference
Musical Interlude #2: Nexus by Buddha Lounge Final Word: Apple in the News
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Fri, 22 June 2012
On this week’s show, we look at Microsoft‘s big week of announcements, including the new Surface line of tablets designed from the ground up for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Then we follow up with some Apple fallout and follow-up from last week’s WWDC conference. But first, the headlines...another volley is launched in The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk war, Facebook buys Face.com, Netflix changes its API, and an ‘alarming’ rate of government censorship of Internet content. What We're Playing With Andy: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope & Indie Game: The Movie Headlines
Audible Book of the Week
Musical Interlude #1: Main Titles from "Blade Runner" by Vangelis Hot Topic
Musical Interlude #2: Downstream from "Braid" by Shira Kammen Final Word
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Fri, 15 June 2012
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini analyze the latest hardware and operating system updates from Apple’s 2012 World Wide Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, and then we take a look at the complex, ambiguous (and sometimes embarrassingly funny) minefield of policing copyright infringement. But first, the headlines...more leaked password woes at Last.fm, Twitter introduces branded pages for hashtags via their first television ad, and ICANN launches the 'great internet landgrab’! Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: WWDC 2012
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: Policing Copyright Infringement
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Fri, 8 June 2012
This week, Andy, Devindra, Chris, and Techmeme’s Lidija Davis break down this coming year's latest videogame announcements from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Later we discuss last week's All Things D conference, which was “haunted by the man who isn’t here". But first, this week's headlines... LinkedIn suffers a massive security breach as 6.4 million passwords get leaked, Google sneaks the first video from Project Glass, Facebook Camera launches, Facebook plans to allow under 13-year olds into their service, Apple to bring Siri to the iPad, and Airtime launches.
What We're Playing With Andy: Windows 8 Release Preview: new apps, improvements, and Flash support Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: E3 2012
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: All Things D 2012
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Fri, 25 May 2012
On this week’s show, Andrew Sorcini & Christopher Burnor discuss: Facebook goes public! Google officially makes things, Microsoft goes social, Zuckerberg gets hitched, and private enterprise launches into space... Here's the headlines...Pinterest joins the $1 BN club, Microsoft launches social network So.cl, Comcast tests tiered pricing, SpaceX launches first commercial rocket into space,
Dwayne: Leap Geekiest Uses (So Far) of Google's Moog Synthesizer Doodle Headlines
Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: Facebook Goes Public
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word
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Fri, 18 May 2012
This week, we look at some new Facebook-related changes on the cusp of their Initial Public Offering, and whether those changes are enough to keep advertisers interested after Facebook goes public. Then, to code or not to code...that is the question. But first, the headlines...Yahoo's fibbing CEO Scott Thompson gets his comeuppance, and Yahoo gets an interim CEO, Pebble breaks all Kickstarter records at $10 in pledges, Apple moves away from Google Maps, Apple may offer an iPhone with a larger screen and a thinner MacBook, How Yahoo killed Flickr, Google introduces a knowledge graph, and Aaron Sorkin will script Steve Jobs' life.
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Audible Book of the Week
Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis. |
Fri, 11 May 2012
This week, we look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo's CEO, wherein he allegedly lied on his resume about having a CS degree. Later, we’ll poke into a couple of exciting rumors of Apple lowering the price of their Macbook Air to $799, plus their upcoming HDTV offering. But first, the headlines...Facebook sets its IPO price, Discovery buys Revision3, Draw Something loses 5M users/Mo. after Zynga purchase, AT&T CEO regrets offering unlimited data, Google loses copyright infringement case to Oracle over Java, Google's Hangouts on Air rolls out to everyone, & Google's Autonomous cars get an official nod from Nevada.
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Audible Book of the Week Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: Résumé-Gate
Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: Apple Rumors
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Fri, 4 May 2012
This week, The Drill Down team (and Techmeme's Lidija Davis) discusses Barnes & Noble's new partnership with Microsoft to compete with Amazon's Kindle & Apple's iPad, and later we discuss a development which could spell the end for Digg.com, one of the most venerated social news sites on the internet. But first the headlines...CISPA passes the House (and how that will affect you), Apple sidesteps billions in taxes, The Pirate Bay must be blocked in the UK, Blackberry launches version 10 OS, Facebook adds organ donor status to profiles. Headlines
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Fri, 27 April 2012
This week The Drill Down team takes a look at the battle for your online distributed data, with new features on cloud storage services from Microsoft, Dropbox, and Google. Then, it’s sci-fi billionaires in space!!! as Google's Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and director James Cameron launch into a new venture to mine asteroids. But first, the headlines... Nokia's down 30% with a $1.7 BN loss, Anonymous launches a social music service, Facebook pays Microsoft $550 M for former AOL patents, Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 (and subscription-based licenses), and Facebook announces its staggering Q1 financials, including details on its Instagram purchase.
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Fri, 20 April 2012
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine Microsoft's announced new versions of Windows 8 OS, and Twitter's pledge not to join the Patent War offensive. But first, the headlines...Google announces a stock split, Google Drive launches next week, Yahoo CEO's plan to drop fifty properties to turn the company around, Valve announces research into wearable computing, IKEA will sell a HDTV modular furniture system, text messages soothe the soul, and Tupac lives again via "hologram"
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Fri, 13 April 2012
This week, The Drill Down team discusses Facebook’s one billion dollar purchase of mobile phone startup Instagram, and whether or not that portends another tech bubble; plus, Is the age of cheap, subsidized cellphones over? But first let’s look at this week’s tech headlines... Commodore founder Jack Tramiel dies, Apple patches a trojan affecting 600K Macs, US DOJ sues Apple & e-book publishers for price fixing, the FCC's plan to track your lost cellphone, Microsoft pays $1 BN for AOL patents, Nokia launches the Lumia 900, Netflix forms a PAC, and Google Plus gets a makeover.
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Fri, 6 April 2012
This week, The Drill Down team takes a look at April Fools’ Day on the web, Apple’s upcoming revolutionary TV vs. existing console-based options, and further bad times for Yahoo, as Facebook strikes back, but first, this week’s hot tech headlines. Instagram comes to Android, details on Sony's next-generation Playstation, Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs, Apple addresses worker violations at Foxconn, an iPhone stalker app raises privacy concerns on Facebook, Amazon wins sales tax fight in Colorado, Google to sell tablets online, Google tests augmented reality goggles & OMGPop's CEO gets catty.
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Fri, 30 March 2012
This week, The Drill Down team (including occasional co-host TechMeme editor Lidija Davis) talk about employers asking prospective new hires for their Facebook (and other social) passwords, and Facebook’s reaction to that. Also, we look at the issues and reactions that have emerged in the two weeks since the launch of Apple’s new iPad. But first, this week's headlines...Apple to pay dividends, Kevin Rose to work for Google, Zynga buys OMGPOP, Facebook buys 750 patents from IBM, Nokia's Lumia 900 comes to AT&T, Obvtuse vs Svbtle, and Google shows you what you've been doing...on Google. What We’re Playing With Show Links
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Fri, 16 March 2012
This week, Devindra, Dwayne and Andy talk about a controversial new lawsuit that pits Yahoo against Facebook and a new suggested code for sharing content on the Internet. But first, the headlines...iPad preorders are through the roof, Instagram teases an Android app, Gowalla shuts down, Microsoft tests a super-fast touchscreen, former Facebook director becomes Reddit CEO, CNN to purchase Mashable, Twitter buys Posterous, and the Encyclopedia Britannica stops publishing. Show Links What we’re playing with Headlines
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Fri, 9 March 2012
Devindra recaps Barcelona's Mobile World Congress 2012, including Nokia's 41-megapixel 808 PureView, AT&T modifies their data throttling policy, Zynga launches a standalone destination, Google consolidates media sites into Google Play, EU says Google's new privacy policy is bogus, Lulzsec is sold out by its own leader, Valve may be entering the console arena, and DARPA builds a robot cheetah. Show Links What we’re playing with:
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Thu, 8 March 2012
This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas and Lidija Davis join Venturebeat's Sean Ludwig as we talk to top contributors to Social news site Reddit.com as we find out what makes them do what they do to make Reddit so popular. But first, the week’s top tech news...President Obama proposes a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, Apple acquires Chomp, iPhone user wins $850 in throttling case against AT&T, Apple announces iPad 3 event, Yahoo seeks to force Facebook into licensing patents, Google+ suffers low turnout, Reddit crafts an Internet privacy law. Show Links
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Fri, 24 February 2012
This week, The Drill Down team and VentureBeat writer Sean Ludwig take a look the science of habit formation and how retailers and other businesses are leveraging that data to finely tune their marketing focus. Later we look at how Google bypassed privacy settings in Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer to track users web browsing. But first, the headlines...Facebook launches verified accounts & pseudonyms, Apple delivers new version of OS X to developers, Foxconn hid underage workers before Fair Labor inspections, Google to sell heads-up glasses by year's end, and Flickr gets a major makeover. Show Links
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Fri, 17 February 2012
This week, Andrew Sorcini, Devindra Hardawar, Dwayne De Freitas and Christopher Burnor take a look at other companies that are storing your data without your permission, following last week’s coverage of the Path debacle, and later we examine former TechCrunch reporter turned Crunchfund partner MG Siegler's claim that tech journalists today are foregoing putting research and expertise into their work in favor of using sensationalism to chase pageviews. But first, the headlines... Google develops a home entertainment system, two Kickstarter projects hit the $1 million mark, SNL pokes fun at Verizon marketing, Steve Jobs earns a posthumous Grammy, Twitter beats MSM on news of Whitney Houston's death, The Pirate Bay says goodbye to .torrent files, Apple readies the iPad3 (and tests an 8-in. tablet), and Apple invites inspections of its suppliers. Show Links Headlines
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Thu, 9 February 2012
This week, The Drill Down team talk about online services that collect personal information to provide a more customized experience (including mobile app Path, which was recently discovered to upload your mobile address book to its servers without permission)...and the fine line between personalization and invasion of privacy. But first, this week's headlines: We talk about a Best Buy ad featuring notable innovators of tech, Avid brings its editing software to the iPad, leaked features of Windows Phone 8, Amazon plans to open a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Apple sued in China over use of the name 'iPad', Google develops HUD IP-connected goggles, and Slate gets more views by publishing less. Show Links What we’re playing with: Headlines
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Thu, 2 February 2012
This week, TDD regulars Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Christopher Burnor discuss Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky's Apple exposé, "Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired - and Secretive - Company Really Works", and whether the production of Apple products could ever come back to the US. Later we discuss Facebook's $5 BN IPO launch. But first, the headlines: We discuss podcast hosting service Mevio dropping most free users without notice, Next-gen XBox specs, Netflix regains most of their lost subscribers, Warner Bros. further penalizes Netflix users, Twitter allows governments to censor tweets as needed, and President Obama hangs out on Google Plus. [display_podcast] Show Links Headlines
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