This week, Amazon launches the Fire set-top box, OKCupid takes a political stance and blocks Firefox, news from Microsoft‘s Build conference, DVD/CD ripping is finally legal in the UK, April Fools on the web, and much more…

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What We’re Playing With

Andy: Disney Movies Everywhere / iTunes Digital copy
Dwayne: WWI Tech: Air Traffic Control

Headlines

• San Francisco Giants (and most of MLB) adopt Apple’s iBeacon for an enhanced ballpark experience
• Twitter rolls out photo tagging, ability to share up to four photos in a tweet
• So You Think You’re Smarter Than A CIA Agent
• UK Govt: DVD and CD Ripping Will Be Legalized This Summer

Audible Book of the Week

• Foundation by Isaac Asimov
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Music Break: It’s a Fire by Portishead

Hot Topics

• Amazon announces Fire TV streaming set top box
  • Amazon may have used a shell company to keep the leaks to a minimum
• OkCupid Blocks Firefox Over Anti-Gay CEO
• Microsoft releases Office for iPad, subscription required for editing docs

• Microsoft Build Conference news:
  • Microsoft’s new universal Windows apps run everywhere, from phones to the Xbox One
  • Windows Phone 8.1 adds voice assistant Cortana, gesture typing

Music Break: Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who

Final Word: April Fools Day on the Web

• April Fools’ 2014 roundup
• ThinkGeek April Fool’s Products
• Geeks of Doom’s complete April Fool’s Day coverage

The Drill Down Video(s) of the Week

• April Fools Day Prank: Netflix Streams Rotisserie Chicken Movie
• YouTube Announces Upcoming Viral Video Trends #newtrends

*This week’s show title is also the name of a really bad Sandra Bullock film.

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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), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Box tech consultant Tosin Onafowokan. Occasionally joining them is Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor.