March 8, 2012
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February 22, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 84: NotHotmail dot com
Chris and Richard Gunther from theDigitalMediaZone.com talk about the technology news of the week: OSX 10.8 Moutain Lion gets previewed, Google and Microsoft trade noise, Windows 8 news and more!
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Top News
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion hands-on preview via theVerge
- Google & Microsoft exchange angry glances via CIO
- iPad 3 announcement on March 7 (hmmm...maybe not new?) via AllThingsD
- Confirmed: iPad 3 Has a 2048x1536 Retina Display via MacRumors
Afterburner
- Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End via NYT
- Blockbuster advises customers that TiVo’s Blockbuster On Demand ends after March via Zatz Not Funny
thEndUsr Stories
- Target knows that you're pregnant via Forbes
- How to parse a Microsoft denial via AllAboutMicrosoft
- Windows gets a new logo via PCWorld
- Comcast to launch Xfinity Streampix streaming video service, challenge Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon via Engadget
- Connecting your apps, files, PCs and devices to the cloud with SkyDrive and Windows 8 via MSDN
- thEndUsr is joining The Digital Media Zone!
Tip of the Week: Start-Alt Enter Launches Media Center
Physicists Create a Working Transistor From a Single Atom via NYT
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February 15, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 83: Unless You’ve got Power
Chris and Taylor talk about Iran blocking content, unfavorable conditions in China, iOS leaking your address book and more!
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Top News
- Iran reportedly blocking encrypted Internet traffic via Ars
- Hackers target iPhone manufacturer to protest harsh working conditions via Ars
- iOS apps and the address book: who has your data, and how they're getting it via theVerge
Afterburner
- MITx prototype course opens for enrollment via MITnews
- Spotify for iOS now streaming at 320Kbps via Crave
- Apple Offering Stripped-Down $999 13" MacBook Air to Educational Institutions Buying in Bulk via MacRumors
- Netflix's 'Lilyhammer' and Hulu's 'Battleground' Rely Too Heavily on Tried and True via Reuters
thEndUsr Stories
- ESL Bulbs Offer Another Efficient Lighting Option via EcoGeek
- Tesla Model X: Electric, all-wheel drive, and crazy folding doors via Crave
- No More Buttons: Clear Demonstrates the Power of a Purely Gesture-Based Interface via SiliconFilter
- Aereo brings over-the-air TV to the cloud via Crave
- Windows 8 Media Center unchanged from previous version, may not make it into upcoming 'Consumer Preview' via theVerge
Tip of the Week: Control youtube with YouTube Remote
Rowmote/ Rowmote Pro
Marty McFly wannabes, your hoverboard awaits via Crave
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February 8, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 82: The End of the Start
Chris and Taylor talk about Chrome for Android, Windows 8, Smart phones taking over the PC industry and much more!
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Top News
- Chrome for Android beta: rough, but already a great mobile browser via TechBlog
- Microsoft to launch Windows 8 Consumer Preview at MWC via AllAboutMicrosoft
Afterburner
- Microsoft, Google, and Apple talk up "fair and reasonable" patent license fees via Ars
- Amazon in the Process of Launching a Retail Store via goodereader
- Redbox Partners With Verizon To Launch Streaming Video Service via FastCompany
- Apple adds 'Genius' recommendations to Apple TV via Electronista
- Paul McCartney concert stream will test the waters on live Apple TV viewership via Ars
- Tim Cook: Apple donated $50 million to hospitals, $50 million to Project(RED) via Ars
- Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux computer on track to launch Feb 20 via Ars
thEndUsr Stories
- Windows 8 Start button removed by Microsoft in 'Consumer Preview' via theVerge
- First Windows 8 'Consumer Preview' preinstalled apps revealed via theVerge
- AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB of Monthly Usage via MacRumors
- Smart phones overtake client PCs in 2011 via Canalys
- Apple now third largest mobile phone vendor as feature phones fade via Crave
Tip of the Week: Google Cloud Print: It’s Actually Awesome, and Here’s How to Set It Up via Lifehacker
Russians finally hit Antarctic Lake Vostok after 20-year drilling project via Ars
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February 1, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 81: IE6 Zombie Edition
Chris and Taylor talk about the Facebook IPO, Google's privacy policy, Kinect for Windows and much more.
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Top News
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Facebook Files for an I.P.O. via NYT
- Google responds to Congress over privacy policy inquiries via cnet
- Kinect for Windows hardware and SDK released, adds support for 'near mode' via theVerge
- Kinect tech built into laptop prototypes via Arstechnica
Afterburner
- 2001 all over again: Internet Explorer 6 share grows (and Chrome falls) via Ars
- Redbox-Warner deal expires, ending 28-day delay via LATimes
- Firefox 10 Is Here. Is it Worth Your Time? via Mashable
- Microsoft Office 15 technical preview kicks off via AllAboutMicrosoft
- Steam iOS and Android apps officially out of beta, available to all via theVerge
- Google Docs for Android Update Provides Offline Access via Lifehacker
thEndUsr Stories
- Exclusive: First Image of a BlackBerry 10 Superphone!! via Crackberry
- Boxee officially pulls the plug on PC client via Gigaom
- Obama and Romney Campaigns Adopt Square for Funding via NYT
- Study: Only 1% of Facebook 'Fans' Engage With Brands via Adage
- Google reminds Android developers that the Menu button is going away via theVerge
Tip of the Week: It’ change your password day... LastPass Pocket
Humans take flight over NYC, sort of via Crave
Canadian teens send Legonaut 15 miles into atmosphere via Crave
This is the delicious Stormtrooper cake you're looking for via Crave
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January 25, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 80:Green Tech Sneak Attack!
Chris and Taylor talk about Apple’s education announcement, Megaupload, the law and much more.
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Top News
- Apple launches iBooks 2 digital textbooks via cnet
- Why the feds smashed Megaupload via ArsTechnica
Afterburner
- Exclusive: Microsoft to discontinue its virtual currency system Microsoft Points via InsideMobileApps
- Google cancels Picnik and closes a few other businesses via cnet
- AT&T tosses smartphone, tablets users more data, raises prices via Ars
- Motorola Droid Razr Maxx hitting Verizon on January 26 via Crave
- Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iOS 5 Is Finally Here via Lifehacker
- Boxee now selling Live TV tuner for cord-cutting users
- Kodak files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy via theVerge
thEndUsr Stories
- Kodak Switching from Camera Film to Thin-Film Solar Cells via EcoGeek
- Justices Rein In Police on GPS Trackers via WSJ
- Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops via cnet
- CyanogenMod App Store to sell the apps Android Market won't via theVerge
- Wi-Fi Protected Setup: Security issues via Wikipedia
Tip of the Week: Home Theatre apps and strategies
Kicker: HTML 5 Command and Conquer ← Didn’t work when I tried it
Finally! The 'Star Wars Uncut' director's cut is here via Crave
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January 18, 2012
thEndUsr Episode 79: Let them Eat Stormtrooper
Chris and Taylor talk about SOPA, PIPA, CES news and much more.
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Top News
- GoDaddy/SOPA
- Wikipedia, Reddit, others go dark in protest
- Google, others add protest links
- Obama, celebrities oppose SOPA
- Boycott forces GoDaddy to drop its support for SOPA via Ars
- PIPA support collapses, with 13 new Senators opposed via Ars
- AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee via Ars
- LG reveals world's largest OLED TV: 55-inches, 4-mm thick, natural colors, and lower price via theVerge
Afterburner
- Zappos gets hacked, resets customers' passwords via Ars
- Symantec backtracks, admits own network hacked via ComputerWorld
- The US Says Goodbye to IE6 via Microsoft ← down to 1%
- New York Times mistakenly spams 8 million people via Ars
- How hackers gave Subway a $3 million lesson in point-of-sale security via Ars
- Half a billion dollars: why Apple's acquisition of Anobit matters via Ars
- Apple to announce tools, platform to "digitally destroy" textbook publishing
- iMessages going to stolen iPhones via Ars
- HTC makes locked bootloaders a thing of the past via Crave
thEndUsr Stories
- More on Windows 8's new refresh and reset options via AllAboutMicrosoft
- Toshiba Portégé Z835-P330 Ultrabook Review via HotHardware
- Ceton previews multi-room DVR and Echo extender (hands-on) via Engadget
- Roku's Streaming Stick shrinks the Roku box into a dongle via Crave
- SSD first impressions (finally)
- US approves new nuclear reactor design via Ars
Tip of the Week:
How to Check Your App Data Usage in iOS 5 via Lifehacker
App Stat Tallies Which Apps You Use, Helps You Clear Out Your iPhone via Lifehacker
Kicker: This is the delicious Stormtrooper cake you're looking for via Crave
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