Tech It Or Leave It

BBC gets 700 complaints over F1-induced Antiques Roadshow delay
http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/06/14/bbc-gets-700-complaints-over-f1-induced-antiques-roadshow-delay/

Has Sony Been Hacked This Week?
http://hassonybeenhackedthisweek.com/

Computers:

Microsoft gives the first official look of Windows 8 touch interface
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/06/microsoft-gives-the-first-official-look-of-windows-8-touch-interface.ars
Why Microsoft Has Made Developers Horrified of Coding for Windows 8
http://m.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/microsoft-developers-windows-8/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed
(Andrew) Very good bits from comments all that are true, just the media being extremest again, this is a good thing moving towards open standards;
###The presentation was referring to the apps & widgets layer. Windows is moving towards having an app/widget platform that uses HTML5/Javascript. Regular software development for hard-core Windows programs (vs. an app or widget) will be still in .NET. They’re not dumping that.
###Did anybody bother to watch the rest of the videos microsoft released before writing this article?
Win 8 still contains the win 7 interface and runs regular old windows apps.
In fact, both the classic taskbar/desktop combo and the new tiles can be onscreen at once, and the amount of screen space between the two can be customized with a simple drag of the divider.
All the win 8 tiles system really is is a fancy widget layer.  devs are still going to use the same tools for most applications.
Windows 8 apps be HTML 5.
###Any developer who lives their lives as though their specific technology is going to be around forever is delusional.  That’s not the way development works.
Next, “gadgets” in Windows have always been driven by HTML and Javascript.  There’s nothing new here.
Finally, the solution is this: you learn to program whatever is available. It’s a poor developer indeed who can’t program anything but .NET and refuses to learn anything else.
###If I were to spend time developing for these new APIs in Win8, it should be a GOOD thing that its HTML5.  Its something that in theory, should be able to work cross platform with some tweaks.  Plus, most web developers should be able to jump right in and feel sort of at home.
People bash MS for not using standards and now they are being bashed for using standards.  I don’t follow.
I might be the minority, but I wish all mobile apps used HTML5 with platform specific APIs to interact with the phone OS.  Think of how easy it would be to develop for Android, Apple, and Windows Phones.

Kinect for Windows SDK beta launches, wants PC users to get a move on
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/microsoft-launches-kinect-for-windows-sdk-beta-wants-pc-users-t/
Microsoft Launches Kinect SDK For Windows
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/16/microsoft-launches-kinect-sdk-for-windows/
Kinect for Windows software development kit beta released
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/kinect-for-windows-software-development-kit-beta-released/

Burn The Mac App Store Version of OS X Lion to a DVD
http://lifehacker.com/5812997/burn-the-mac-app-store-version-of-os-x-lion-to-a-dvd

RSA finally comes clean: SecurID is compromised
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2011/06/rsa-finally-comes-clean-securid-is-compromised.ars

Internet:

Google Adds Copy-and-Paste Picture Insertion to Gmail
http://m.lifehacker.com/5811392/google-adds-copy

YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/youtube-subtly-adds-hd-preview-images-logoless-playback-option/
comScore: The Average YouTube Viewer Watches 5 Hours Of Videos A Month
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/17/comscore-the-average-youtube-viewer-watches-5-hours-of-videos-a-month/

Confirmed: Google Swallows Admeld
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/13/confirmed-google-swallows-admeld/

Google Launches Voice Search On Desktop
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/14/google-launches-voice-search-on-desktop/
Google Mobile Search Now Featuring Places Integration
http://lifehacker.com/5811708/google-mobile-search-now-featuring-places-integration
Google Launches Homepage Shortcuts On Mobile
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/14/google-launches-homepage-shortcuts-on-mobile/

US DOJ greenlights Google’s $900 million bid for Nortel patents; Apple, RIM also interested
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/us-doj-greenlights-googles-900-million-bid-for-nortel-patents/

Now they’ve done it: Lulzsec hackers take down the CIA
ttp://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/now-theyve-done.php
LulzSec opens hack request line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13777129
Lulz Security® (LulzSec) releases
http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/
Releases 62000 email addresses and passwords
http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/62000_random_logins.txt

Firefox 5 slips out ahead of schedule, gets official June 21st
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/18/firefox-5-slips-out-ahead-of-schedule-gets-official-june-21st/

What Stupid Thing Have Nintendo Done This Week:

Nintendo 3DS has resistive touchscreen for backwards compatibility, what’s the Wii U’s excuse?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/nintendo-3ds-has-resistive-touchscreen-for-backwards-compatibili/

Well, this sucks: Wii U to only support one Wii U controller
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/well-this-sucks.php
Multiple Wii U Controllers Are a Cost Issue
http://m.kotaku.com/5812512/multiple-wii-u-controllers-are-a-cost-issue
Nintendo says one Wii U controller per console, robs player two of extra screen
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/18/nintendo-says-one-wii-u-controller-per-console-robs-player-two/

Wii U won’t play DVDs or Blu-rays, may support multiple controllers down the road , Wii U Wii U News
http://www.gamesradar.com/wiiu/wii-u/news/wii-u-wont-play-dvds-or-blu-rays-may-support-multiple-controllers-down-the-road/a-2011061571952656099/g-20110608105930363017
Nintendo Says Wii U Won’t Play DVD Or Blu-ray Movies
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/15/nintendo-says-wii-u-won-39-t-play-dvd-or-blu-ray-movies.aspx
Wii U won’t have DVD or Blu-ray playback, will include social media functionality
http://i.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/wii-u-wont-have-dvd-or-blu-ray-playback-will-include-social-me

Games:

Free To Play Games Have Arrived on Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/news/5657/?snr=1_550_552&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

EA plans “platform exclusives” for Origin download service as titles vanish from Steam, Battlefield 3 PC News
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/battlefield-3/news/ea-plans-platform-exclusives-for-origin-download-service-as-titles-vanish-from-steam/a-20110616111548543011/g-2010102215021883009
Surprise! Alice: Madness Returns shows up on Steam after all
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/17/alice-madness-returns-shows-up-on-steam-after-all/

Sony PlayStation Vita’s removable memory looks like it’s an SD card, but it isn’t
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/14/sony-playstation-vitas-removable-memory-looks-like-an-sd-card/

Molyneux Clarifies Fable: The Journey Is Not On Rails
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/13/molyneux-clarifies-fable-the-journey-is-not-on-rails.aspx
Fable: The Journey is “not on rails,” insists Molyneux (Fable: The Journey)
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/fable-the-journey/news/e3-2011-fable-the-journey-is-not-on-rails-insists-molyneux/a-201106138946636086/g-201106061183806081

THQ closes Kaos Studios (Homefront)
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/homefront/news/thq-closes-kaos-studios/a-20110613105536359060/g-2009060417142975083
THQ shutters Homefront dev Kaos Studios and THQ Digital Warrington
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/13/thq-shutters-homefront-dev-kaos-studios-and-thq-digital-warringt/
Report: THQ Shuts Down Homefront Developer
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/13/report-thq-shuts-down-homefront-developer.aspx

Physical Warfare Pack available to all Battlefield 3 players later this year – Battlefield: Bad Company – Battlefield Blog
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/06/16/physical-warfare-pack-available-to-all-battlefield-3-players.aspx
Battlefield 3 ‘Physical Warfare’ DLC will be free to all, pre-order exclusive is timed
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/battlefield-3-physical-warfare-dlc-will-be-free-to-all-pre-or/

Call of Duty®: Black Ops Annihilation Content Pack Coming First to Xbox Live® June 28
http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=585487
Call of Duty: Black Ops ‘Annihilation’ DLC coming to 360 June 28
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/call-of-duty-black-ops-annihilation-dlc-coming-to-360-june-28/
Call of Duty: Black Ops’ ‘Annihilation’ maps revealed
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/call-of-duty-black-ops-annihilation-maps-revealed/
Prepare For Black Ops’ Annihilation With Video Tour
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/16/prepare-for-black-ops-39-annihilation-with-video-tour.aspx
The Third Call of Duty: Black Ops Map Pack Hits This Month, Includes Shangri-La Zombies
http://kotaku.com/5812547/the-third-call-of-duty-black-ops-map-pack-hits-this-month-includes-shangri

Bungie celebrates 20 years with promise of Bungie Aerospace reveal, free iOS app
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/bungie-celebrates-20-years-with-promise-of-bungie-aerospace-reve/

Minecraft for Kinect is an XBLA title, ported by 4J Studios
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/minecraft-for-kinect-is-an-xbla-title-ported-by-4j-studios/

Mouth controller opens Xbox and PlayStation to quadriplegic fans
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/mouth-controlle.php

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ Altered Multiplayer Mode Rewards Better Killers—and Swifter Victims
http://kotaku.com/5811909/assassins-creed-revelations-altered-multiplayer-mode-rewards-better-killersand-swifter-victims

Dawn of War 3 further detailed by THQ’s Danny Bilson
http://joystiq.com/2011/06/15/dawn-of-war-3-further-detailed-by-thqs-danny-bilson/

Female Shepard Finally Gets Cover Girl Glory in Mass Effect 3
http://kotaku.com/5812762/female-shepard-finally-gets-cover-girl-glory-in-mass-effect-3
Female Shepard To Grace Cover Of Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/16/female-shepard-to-grace-cover-of-mass-effect-3-collector-39-s-edition.aspx

Rumor: Mass Effect 3 getting four-player co-op mode
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/rumor-mass-effect-3-getting-four-player-co-op-mode

Battlefield 3 console footage unveiled on latest Fallon
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/17/battlefield-3-console-footage-unveiled-on-latest-fallon

F1 2011 preview – it’s okay to be niche when you’re this hardcore, F1 2011 PC Previews
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/f1-2011/preview/f1-2011-preview-its-okay-to-be-niche-when-youre-this-hardcore/a-2011061615304390021/g-20110606102538661028

West And Zampella’s Activision Lawsuit Likely Headed To Trial
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/18/west-and-zampella_2700_s-activision-lawsuit-likely-headed-to-trial.aspx

Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders:

SugarSync Adds Mobile Device Management To Send Files To Devices From The Web
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/13/sugarsync-adds-mobile-device-management-to-send-files-to-devices-from-the-web/
SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/sugarsync-adds-mobile-device-management-lets-you-push-digital-d/

Apple patents mobile camera that other people can shut off
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/16/apple-patents-mobile.html

Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/sony-panasonic-others-to-launch-cross-platform-e-book-service/

Apple, Nokia Settle All Patent Disputes After Apple Agrees To Pay Up
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/14/apple-nokia-settle-all-patent-disputes-after-apple-agrees-to-pay-up/

Swype 3.0 gets Honeycomb support, intense promo video (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/swype-3-0-gets-honeycomb-support-intense-promo-video-video/

HTC pulls a 180, now says Gingerbread is coming to Desire (updated)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-pulls-a-180-now-says-gingerbreads-coming-to-desire/

Lenovo ThinkPad tablet coming in summer with Android, Windows slate later in the year
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/16/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-coming-in-summer-with-android-windows-sl/

The Panasonic Toughbook Android Tablet Can Handle Job Sites, War Zones, And Daycares
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/16/the-panasonic-toughbook-android-tablet-can-handle-job-sites-war-zones-and-daycares/

O2 Dumps BlackBerry PlayBook Due To “Customer Experience Issues”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/16/o2-dumps-blackberry-playbook-due-to-customer-experience-issues/
RIM shares hit a five-year low: oh, how the mighty have fallen
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/rim-shares-hit-a-five-year-low-oh-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/

Kobo eReader Touch does more than words, handles Sudoku and web browsing on the side (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/14/kobo-ereader-touch-does-more-than-words-handles-sudoku-and-web/

Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 4 for $649
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/14/apple-starts-selling-unlocked-iphone-4-for-649/

Social Media:

Racial hoax causes PR headache for McDonald’s
Showing the power social media can have in the wrong hands
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110613/us_yblog_thelookout/racial-hoax-causes-pr-headache-for-mcdonalds

Tennessee law bans ‘distressing images,’ opens your Facebook inbox
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/tennessee-law-bans-distressing-images-opens-your-facebook-inb/

Other:

GPS Company Garmin Buys European Competitor Navigon
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/14/gps-company-garmin-buys-european-competitor-navigon/

To Finish:

Printable metamaterials mean invisibility cloaks you can wear
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/printable-metam.php
Metamaterial printing method inches us closer to invisibility cloaks
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/metamaterial-printing-method-inches-us-closer-to-invisibility-cl/

Look Out Above! Russia May Target U.S. Sats With Laser Jet
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/is-a-russian-laser-aiming-for-u-s-satellites/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29

Die Smiling on This Hoverbike
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/die-smiling-on-this-hoverbike/