Episode 41 – August 12 2013

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Episode 41 August 12 2013

Hosts
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Adam Forristal

Topics

*Breaking* Xbox 1 will now work without connect.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/12/microsoft-says-new-xbox-one-will-work-without-kinect/

Blackberry for sale but who is buying?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/blackberry-says-it-is-exploring-strategic-alternatives/article13708618/

Who’d buy BlackBerry – aside from BlackBerry fans?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/12/blackberry-sale-apple-samsung

 

 

Rumoured A10 from BB shows up in leak

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/12/4613296/blackberry-z30-video-leak-at-t-branding-rumor

HTC warns of first ever operating loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512965

HTC launching a 1 Billion doller marketing campagin including Robert Downy Jr.

http://androidandme.com/2013/08/news/robert-downey-jr-joins-htc-in-1-billion-change-campaign/

 

 

Moto X and the era of the ‘good enough’ smartphone

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/moto-x-and-the-era-of-the-good-enough-smartphone/article13690171/

Apple to reveal next iPhone Sept 10th according to sources.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/12/apple-iphone-september-launch

Samsung to do the same with the Note 3 on September 4th

http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/12/samsung-galaxy-note-3-specs-leak-5-68-inch-1080p-hd-display-android-4-3-3gb-ram/

 

Big 3 telecom launch campaign against verizon – Doesn’t fool anyone.

http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/08/big-3-telecoms-launch-fair-for-canada-campaign-against-verizon.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtASd6Jrs&feature=youtu.be

You can now buy a makerbot 3d printer at selected microsoft stores.
http://www.psfk.com/2013/08/microsoft-stores-makerbot.html
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/12/why-microsofts-3d-printing-partnership-makes-sense/

Windows 8.1 RTM leaked.  Contains a little more than we thought

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/163708-windows-8-1-rtm-leak-reveals-major-changes-to-reduce-hatred-from-first-time-users

Samsung crams 1TB of space into new type of NAND chip

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/samsungs-3d-vertical-nand-crams-a-terabit-on-a-single-chip/

Resistive RAM

http://gizmodo.com/resistive-ram-terabytes-of-storage-20-times-faster-th-1038661137

A government encouraging “soft” piracy and breaking of geo-locks

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/australian-parliament-urges-citizens-to-bypass-geo-locks-on-software

Picks of the Week
Jamieson – One Second On the Internet

Stuart – http://iqtell.com/

Adam – Loadout