| The Drill Down 282: PRISM of Secrets
This week, Greg Davies from the BlendoveR podcast and frequent Geeks of Doom contributor (including the Tardisblend podcast) joins us to discuss how the National Security Agency is eavesdropping on our phone calls, e-mails, texts, and all online activity in the name of national security. Are we overreacting, or not acting enough? Also, the NSA may have our data, but they can never patent our DNA. Microsoft does a 180 on their followup to the 360, and Google creates a network of floating balloons…
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Digg, DNA, DRM, Edward Snowden, Facebook, Feedly, Geeks of Doom, Google, Google Reader, Greg Davies, Microsoft, National Security Agency, NSA, Ouya, Patent Law, patents, PRISM, Privacy, Project Loon, Spying, Surveillance, TARDISblend, Xbox One, Yahoo | |
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| The Drill Down 270: Gone, But Not Dead
This week, Dropbox acquires superstar app Mailbox, Google shuts down Reader (and the internet goes berserk), Netflix goes social, Samsung launches the S4 and Apple goes on the defensive, and Veronica Mars is back…thanks to Kickstarter.
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Chuck, Digg, Dropbox, Evernote, Firefly, Galaxy, Galaxy S4, Google, Google Keep, Google Reader, iPhone, Joss Whedon, Kickstarter, Kristen Bell, Mailbox, Netflix, Pushing Daisies, Redbox, Rob Thomas, RSS, Samsung, Terriers, Verizon, Veronica Mars | |
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| The Drill Down 243: Beware The Net
This week, we have a ton of Apple news, including revealing evidence uncovered in the ongoing Apple/Samsung trial, and how one tech reporter’s online identity was demolished as a result of a social engineering hack on Apple & Amazon tech support. Plus, Starbucks invests $25 million — and their entire paypoint infrastructure — in Square payments.
...continue reading » Tags: Amazon, Apple, Birdbox, Digg, Ebay, Google, Google search, hack, Hacking, Half-Life 2, HL2, iOS, iPad, iPhone, OSX, Ouya, Samsung, Siri, Square, Starbucks, Steam, Valve, Windows, Windows 8, YouTube | |
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| The Drill Down 242: Occupy ISP
On this week’s show, we’ll talk about Google‘s ambitious plan to put Gigabit Fiber in every home, beginning with Kansas City. And a look at the 2012 London Olympics, an Olympics so far fraught with technical challenges and social media disputes. But first, the headlines…Rumored launch dates for the next Apple iPhone and iPad Mini, Verizon can’t charge extra for tethering, Microsoft launches Outlook.com, and Digg relaunches!
...continue reading » Tags: 2012 London Olympics, Amazon, Amazon Prime, Apple, Betaworks, Digg, Google, Google Fiber, Google Fiber TV, Hulu, Hulu Plus, iPad, iPhone, Kansas City, Microsoft, NBC, Outlook.com, Raspberry Pi, tethering, The Independent, Twitter, Verizon | |
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| The Drill Down 241: Covering A Tragedy
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas and Andrew Sorcini examine social media’s reaction to the tragedy in Aurora, plans to relaunch Digg, why a Google or Facebook buyout of your favorite startup means it’s probably toast, Nexus 7‘s overwhelming demand, Marissa Mayer‘s big question, Apple‘s Mountain Lion launch, Apple vs. Samsung (again), and why you’re going to need all new dock connectors for your Apple devices.
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Aurora, Colorado, Digg, Facebook, Google, Marissa Mayer, Mountain Lion, Nexus 7, OSX, reddit, Samsung, Sparrow, The Dark Knight Rises, Yahoo | |
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