The Drill Down

iphone6-bendThis week, Apple goes mum, gets bent, and drops the beat. What’s in the future for Oracle?, Alibaba says “Open Sesame” to an IPO, and Blizzard puts the freeze on their next MMO.

(We experienced audio errors that we were unable to resolve during the recording of this episode. We apologize for the poor audio quality of this week’s podcast.)

What We're Playing With

Andy: iPhone 6

Tosin: Ghost in the Shell graphic novel

Apple Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Night Elf from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

More Headlines

Music Break: Ark Trek from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' by John Willams

Final Word

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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), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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microsoft minecraftThis week, Apple’s iPhone 6 breaks preorder records, Microsoft buys Minecraft, Will you soon be able to subscribe to HBOGo without cable? And man returns to space.

What We're Playing With

Andy: PS3 Recovery FAIL

Dwayne: iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (messages, notifications, medical ID, healthkit, tips app)

Tosin: 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display; Magic Trackpad

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Brick By Brick by Arctic Monkeys

Hot Topic: Microsoft buys Minecraft

Music Break: The Right Stuff by Bill Conti

Final Word: NASA resumes manned spaceflight

The Drill Down Video of the Week

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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), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Apple unveils new gadgets This week, Apple unveils their new line of iPhones, a new payment system, and the Apple Watch. Plus, the White House gets a new tech officer, and should broadband be considered an utility?

Apple Event 2014

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Clocks by Coldplay

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Introducing Apple Watch

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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), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

TDD 341 This week, Google’s secret drones, Apple’s upcoming event includes a massive building under wraps, celebs naked selfies get hacked, and the first look at the Apple spaceship.

What We're Playing With

Dwayne: Yahoo Fantasy Football - Draft on iOS

Tosin: Pax Prime: Close Castles/Rockets Rockets Rockets/Salt and Sanctuary

Headlines

Audible Book of the Week

Music Break: Fame (1990 Remix) by David Bowie

Hot Topic: Celebrity Data Breach

Final Word

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Apple Campus 2 construction flyover

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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), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.

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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

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