This week, Apple introduces the iPhone 5, and refreshes the iPod Touch & iPod Nano and we break it down for you. Plus, why we’re excited about Amazon‘s new Kindle line, Fox tightens the gap from theater to download, Mark Zuckerberg faces Facebook stock stark reality, Valve wants to Steam up your TV, and we say farewell to a computer design pioneer.

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Headlines

• The real source of Apple UDIDs leaked by AntiSec
• Introducing the New Kindle Fire HD Family
  • The many reasons we’re excited for the Kindle Fire HD
  • Amazon debuts $299 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, AT&T; 4G LTE for $499
  • Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 7 starting at $199, available September 14th
  • Amazon Kindle HD Will Allow Users To Opt-Out Of “Special Offers” For $15
• Amazon Officially Announces The New Kindle Paperwhite
• Fox to Offer Digital Movies Closer to Theater Release
• Zuckerberg Says Facebook Stock Drop Disappointing
• Valve Is Bringing Steam To Your TV Today. Watch Out, Consoles

Audible Book of the Week

• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Musical Interlude: Outro by M83

Hot Topic

• Apple debuts long-awaited iPhone 5 with 4-inch display, LTE
  • Phil Schiller on New iPhone Connector, Lack of NFC, Wireless Charging
• Apple’s iPhone 5 Has New ‘EarPods’, New Breakthrough Design and Sound Quality
• The new iPod touch: $299, 4-inch display, Siri, new colors, and upgraded cameras
• Apple announces iTunes 11: new UI, cloud integration, artist pages
• Apple Seeks to Create Pandora Rival

Final Word

• Bill Moggridge, Designer of First Laptop Computer, Dead at 69

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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.