239: Playing With Google

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

• Amazon Studios Selects First Four Original TV Projects, Rivals Netflix
• Microsoft’s Ballmer: Yammer’s ‘viral adoption model’ is key to $1.2 billion deal
• Zynga to Launch Cross-Platform Gaming Network, "Zynga With Friends"
• Facebook Email Addresses change-- your default is now a facebook.com address.

Audible Book of the Week

• Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer

Musical Interlude #1: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty

Hot Topic: Google I/O Conference

• Google officially reveals $199 7″ quad-core Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.1
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming in July with Project Butter UI, Google Now
• Google Play starts selling movies, TV shows (single episode or full season) and Magazines
• Google Glass launches for US I/O attendees- $1,500 shipping early 2013

• Nexus Q: Google Debuts A Streaming Media Device

Musical Interlude #2: Nexus by Buddha Lounge

Final Word: Apple in the News

• Apple v. Motorola: Judge Posner dismisses entire patent case, no injunctions to be issued
• Apple wins preliminary injunction on U.S. sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab
• Apple Offers New Dedicated Podcast App for iOS

Outro: Fate and Destiny from "Brave" by Patrick Doyle

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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.