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Episode 37 June 17 2013

Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark

Jamieson Roberts

Colton Hathaway

 

Colton is a tech entrepreneur based in London Ontario. He leads Inner Geek Media, a local mobile development agency and is also an undergrad at Western University in the Software Engineering program.

E3 Roundup

 

Biggest games announced after last week’s show:

 

Final Fantasy 15

Kingdom Hearts 3

Destiny gameplay shown off

 

PS4 announced, priced, features detailed, compared to Xbox One

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-57588650-10391702/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4/

Xbox one has limited support for used games, requires persistent internet connection for single player games, has a camera you can’t turn off, and is more expensive.

 

Developers think the PS4 could be as much as 40% more powerful as the Xbox One – and it sold out of preorders in four hours

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2013/06/15/sony-playstation-4-launch-edition-already-sold-out-at-amazon/

 

Xbox One only works in 21 countries at launch because of server authentication requirement – Japan, China, Korea, India – notably absent from list

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/pre-order-xbox-one/disclaimer

 

Don Mattrick (head of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment) explains Microsoft’s stance on Xbox One: if you don’t like it, keep your 360.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DxkEe_l7S3g

 

Sony taking shots at Microsoft’s use games policies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kWSIFh8ICaA

http://www.denofgeek.com/games/playstation-4/25953/sony-explains-how-to-share-and-trade-games-on-the-ps4

 

Nintendo’s Wii U Strategy – First Party games galore

http://www.inquisitr.com/699455/nintendo-direct-roundup-new-releases-and-details/

2013 – Pikmin 3, Donkey Kong Country, Sonic: Lost World, Windwaker HD, Mario 3D Land

2014 – Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, Original Zelda Game (currently untitled)

WWDC Roundup

iOS7 and OS X Maverics

Week after its launch we get an on hand report

 

Controller for iPhone gaming
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/16/potential-first-image-of-mfi-gaming-controller-surfaces/

 

“Issues” around multi-monitor support

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/17/video-shows-differences-between-mavericks-and-mountain-lion-multiple-monitor-support/

 

Macbook Air getting greater than 12 hour battery life without Mavericks

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013

 

iPad Screenshots using xCode Emulator

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4437970/ios-7-ipad-screenshots-xcode-emulator

 

Microsoft goes ‘Windows Everywhere’ with Best Buy takeovers, new ad

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2041680/microsoft-goes-windows-everywhere-with-best-buy-takeovers-new-ad.html

 

Instagram to get Video

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/source-instagram-will-get-video-on-june-20/

Governments and Privacy

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/google-calls-u-s-data-request-disclosures-a-step-backward-for-users/

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/facebook-discloses-basic-data-on-law-enforcement-requests/

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/apple-releases-some-data-on-government-requests/?ref=technology

 

http://gizmodo.com/nsa-whistleblower-truth-is-coming-and-it-cannot-be-s-513786769

https://startupkidslondon.eventbrite.ca

Pick of the Week

Stuart – OSX Mavericks Multi display support

Adam – Super Luigi U

Jamieson – Wave Accounting

Colton – Basecamp