This week, we discuss the most ridiculous law of 2013 (so far), Twitter launches a video service, Microsoft Office & YouTube go to paid subscriptions, Ashton Kutcher & JJ Abrams induce nerdgasm, and is the new Blackberry OS 10 & device Blackberry’s last stand, or is it already too late?

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Headlines

• The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone
• Research In Motion Renames Itself ‘BlackBerry,’ Launches Two New Smartphones
• Twitter introduces Vine, an app for sharing six second looping video
• Microsoft wants you to pay $100 a year for Office
• YouTube Set to Introduce Paid Subscriptions This Spring

Audible Book of the Week

• Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

Musical Interlude: The Asteroid Field from “The Empire Strikes Back” by John Williams

More Headlines

• Apple announces 128GB iPad with Retina display, available Feb. 5 for $799/$929
• First Video Clip of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

• Woz On What’s Wrong With Kutcher’s Steve Jobs Movie
• Review: While “jOBS” fawns over subject, film falls flat
• J.J. Abrams Set to Direct Next ‘Star Wars’ Film

Outro: Main Title from “Star Trek” by Michael Giacchino

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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 Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan.