| The Drill Down 253: Outed
What rights to privacy can we expect when we choose to act anonymously/pseudonymously on the internet? Do they end at your public actions? Is it acceptable to violate the privacy of one class of user over another? Is it the purview of objective journalism to make that decision? The outing of Reddit‘s ViolentAcrez, “the Biggest Troll on the Web” by Gawker columnist Adrian Chen brings to light those questions and more this week. But first, the headlines…Microsoft names launch dates and pricing for Windows 8 & Surface RT, Apple teases the possible announcement of the iPad Mini. Saturday Night Live mocks whiny tech bloggers.
...continue reading » Tags: Adrian Chen, anonymity, Apple, Black Mesa, Facebook, Gawker, Half-Life, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, Microsoft, pseudonymity, reddit, Saturday Night Live, Surface, Surface RT, ViolentAcrez, whistleblowers, Windows 8, Yahoo | |
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| The Drill Down 252: A Billion Friends
This week, you don’t get to one Billion friends on Facebook without making a few compromises, Google passes Microsoft, Microsoft shifts paradigms, Foxconn strikes Apple, Apple Maps reveals more than it should, Marissa Mayer revamps Yahoo, Zynga fails, Lightning gets cracked, and we remember Steve Jobs a year later.
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Facebook, Foxconn, Google, iPhone, Lightning, maps, Marissa Mayer, Microsoft, OMGPOP, Steve Ballmer, Steve Jobs, The Drill Down, Words with Friends, Yahoo, Zynga | |
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| The Drill Down 251: Home Maker, Lawbreaker?
If you could download and print your own weapon, would you? Should you be allowed to? This week, we get into the impending legal & copyright minefields associated with the untamed frontier that is desktop 3D printing. But first, the headlines… Facebook launches real-world Gifts, Tim Cook issues an apology for iOS6 Maps, Apple manufacturers start building a mini iPad, Microsoft to launch XBOX Music service, T-Mobile merges with MetroPCS, Judge lifts ban against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung adds iPhone 5 to lawsuit.
...continue reading » Tags: 3D Printing, Apple, Facebook, GroupTie, Intelletual property, iOS 6, iPad, iPhone, iPhone 5, Microsoft, Piracy, Samsung, Startup Weekend, StartupDigest, t mobile, Tim Cook, Xbox, XBOX Music | |
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| The Drill Down 250: With Both Hands and an App
This week’s show, the JesusPhone version 5 descends to humanity, and sales both break records AND disappoint, depending on who you ask. Plus, iOS 6 Maps…Did Apple jump the gun before they were ready? and did they have a choice? But first, the headlines…Nintendo announces launch dates and pricing for the Wii U, Google rejects request to pull controversial Mohammad film clip, Google lets you search for the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Steve Ballmer hints at Microsoft Surface pricing, Twitter undergoes major overhaul.
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Google, iOS 6, iPhone, iPhone 5, Kevin Bacon, maps, Microsoft, Nintendo, Steve Ballmer, Surface, The Drill Down, Twitter, Wii U, YouTube | |
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| The Drill Down 248: Number Five Is Alive
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.
...continue reading » Tags: Amazon, AntiSec, Apple, Big Picture, Bill Moggridge, Digital Distribution, Facebook, Fox, IDEO, IMAX, iPhone, iPhone 5, iPod, iPod Nano, iPod touch, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, laptop, Mark Zuckerberg, Mobile, Paperwhite, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steam, UDID, Valve | |
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