This week we’re joined by Garry again, who you’ll find at
http://www.youtube.com/user/NGTZombies and http://www.youtube.com/user/mole237 and of course http://twitter.com/#!/hypermole80
The Week We Missed:
RIM Co-CEOs To Step Down; COO To Take The Reins
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/breaking-rim-co-ceos-to-step-down-coo-to-take-the-reins/
RIM Reboots: New CEO, New Board, New Plan to License QNX Software
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/rim-co-ceos-step-down/
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins clarifies comments on change, rejects Android speculation
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/rim-ceo-thorsten-heins-clarifies-comments-on-change-rejects-and/
RIM stock falls eight percent following CEO transition
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/23/rim-stock-falls-ceo-transition/
Editorial: RIM’s new CEO isn’t the shakeup it needed
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/23/rim-new-ceo-thorsten-heins-still-in-trouble/
RIM’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are out, new CEO Thorsten Heins may license BlackBerry 10
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/22/rim-ceo-quits/
RIM’s New CEO Backtracks: “There Is A Lot Of Change”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/27/rims-new-ceo-backtracks-there-is-a-lot-of-change/
5 Things RIM’s New CEO Absolutely Must Not Do
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/5-things-rims-new-ceo-absolutely-must-not-do/
No “Drastic Change Needed”? Looks Like RIM’s Stockholders Disagree
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/no-drastic-change-needed-looks-like-rims-stockholders-disagree
New RIM CEO: “I Don’t Think There Is A Drastic Change Needed”
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/new-rim-ceo-i-dont-think-there-is-a-drastic-change-needed
RIM Co-CEOs To Step Down; COO To Take The Reins
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/22/breaking-rim-co-ceos-to-step-down-coo-to-take-the-reins
Shocker! New RIM CEO targets existing BlackBerry users for upgrades
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/shocker-new-rim-ceo-targets-existing-blackberry-users-for-upgra/
2012 BlackBerry roadmap leaks, reveals pile of Curves and 3G PlayBook
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/2012-blackberry-roadmap-leaks-reveals-pile-of-curves-and-3g-pla/
RIM Roadmap Leaked, Points To BlackBerry 10 Launch In September
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/rim-roadmap-leaked-points-to-blackberry-10-launch-in-september/
Samsung 2011 Q4 earnings official: $42 billion in sales, $4.7 billion operating profit
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/samsung-2011-q4-earnings-official-billion-in-revenue-4-6-bi/
Apple’s Q1 hardware sales: 37 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads, 5.2 million Macs, 15.4 million iPods
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/24/apple-q1-2012-iphone-ipad-ipod-mac-hardware-sales/
Nokia plans board of directors refresh, chairman to step down
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/nokia-plans-board-of-directors-refresh-chairman-to-step-down/
Nokia releases Q4 2011 earnings report: operating profits drop, Lumia sales break one million
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/nokia-releases-q4-2011-earnings-report-operating-profits-drop/
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Google Streamlines Privacy Policy to Integrate its Products
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/google-streamlines-privacy/
Google Consolidates Privacy Policy; Will Combine User Data Across Service
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/google-consolidates-privacy-policy-will-combine-user-data-across-services/
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Strong yen adds to Nintendo loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16737858
Nintendo releases quarterly earnings report: 61 percent drop in profit, grim forecast
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/nintendo-releases-quarterly-earnings-report-61-percent-drop-in/
Nintendo Reports US$630 Million Net Loss Between April And December 2011, Announces Wii U For 2012
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/nintendo-reports-loss-announces-wii-u-2012/
Nintendo Reports Losses And Lowers Projections
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/26/nintendo-reports-losses-and-lowers-projections.aspx
Report: Nintendo Considering Changing The Wii U’s Name
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/27/report-nintendo-considering-changing-the-wii-us-name/
Blizzard Nixes Plans for BlizzCon 2012
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/01/blizzcon-2012/
Blizzard Skipping BlizzCon This Year To Focus On Games
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/25/blizzard-skipping-blizzcon-this-year-to-focus-on-games.aspx
Blizzard cancels 2012′s BlizzCon in favor of actually maybe possibly finishing Diablo III and other games
http://www.gamesradar.com/blizzcon-moved-2013/
BlizzCon Skips 2012 as Blizzard Focuses on Kicking eButt and Making Games [Blizzard]
http://kotaku.com/5879120/blizzcon-skips-2012-as-blizzard-focuses-on-kicking-ebutt-and-making-games
Diablo III’s senior producer departs
http://www.gamesradar.com/diablo-iiis-senior-producer-departs/
Steam releases app that’ll let you burn cash on tons of PC games
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/keep-up-with-ev.php
Steam beta journeys to Android and iOS, for select invitees
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/steam-beta-for-android-and-ios/
Steam Takes First Steps Into Mobile With iOS And Android Apps
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/steam-takes-first-steps-into-mobile-with-ios-and-android-apps/
Steam Mobile App Beta Begins
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/26/steam-mobile-app-launches.aspx
Guild Wars 2 Confirmed For 2012, Beta Window Announced
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/23/guild-wars-2-confirmed-for-2012-beta-window-announced.aspx
AreaNet confirms 2012 release for Guild Wars 2 – public beta launching in Spring
http://www.gamesradar.com/areanet-confirms-2012-release-guild-wars-2-public-beta-launching-spring/
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces trailer is all about the co-op killing
http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-special-forces-trailer-all-about-co-op-killing/
Get your Krogan Charge on in latest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer vid
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/get-your-krogan-charge-on-in-latest-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-vi/
Mass Effect 3’s Multiplayer Turns You into Part of Shepard’s Kick-Ass Strike Team [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5879994/mass-effect-3s-multiplayer-turns-you-into-sheperds-kick+ass-strike-team
Mass Effect Figures Include Mass Effect 3 DLC
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/23/mass-effect-figures-include-mass-effect-3-dlc.aspx
Mass Effect 3 toys come with “slightly randomized” multiplayer DLC
http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-toys-come-slightly-randomized-multiplayer-dlc/
Mass Effect action figures include ME3 DLC
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/23/mass-effect-action-figures-include-me3-dlc/
Mass Effect 3 artbook comes with DLC for Xbox 360 and PC
http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-artbook-comes-dlc-xbox-360-and-pc/
Mass Effect Figures Will Set a Record for Most Expensive DLC [Mass Effect]
http://kotaku.com/5878284/mass-effect-will-set-a-record-for-most-expensive-dlc
Minecraft For Xbox 360 To Have Frequent Updates… Hopefully
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/21/minecraft-for-xbox-360-to-have-frequent-updates-hopefully.aspx
Mojang Says Mobile Minecraft Is an Experiment, Xbox 360 Version Won’t Be as Buggy [Minecraft]
http://kotaku.com/5879357/mojang-says-mobile-minecraft-is-an-experiment-xbox-360-version-wont-be-as-buggy
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Disable software, warns Symantec
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16740153
Symantec: We Didn’t Know in 2006 Source Code Was Stolen
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/symantec-source-code-hack/
Source code theft prompts Symantec to issue warning to customers
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/source-code-theft-prompts-symantec-to-issue-warning-to-customers/
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Twitter, partnering with Chillingeffects.org, publishes a year’s worth of DMCA takedown notices (all 4,410 of them)
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/27/twitter-partnering-with-chill.html
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Insane English copyright ruling creates ownership in the idea of a photo’s composition
http://boingboing.net/2012/01/25/insane-english-copyright-rulin.html
Wikileaks announces Julian Assange TV show, world governments fire up their DVRs
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/25/wikileaks-announces-julian-assange-tv-show-world-governments-fi/
Tim Cook says Apple TV is still ‘a hobby,’ can’t live without it
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/24/apple-says-apple-tv-is-still-a-hobby-tim-cook-cant-live-with/
Tim Cook: Apple TV IS Still A Hobby, But I Couldn’t Live Without It
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/tim-cook-apple-tv-is-still-a-hobby-but-i-couldnt-live-without-it/
Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders:
BlackBerry Users Least Likely To Score On The First Date… In Canada, Mind You
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/01/blackberry-users-least-likely-to-score-on-the-first-date-in-canada-mind-you/
Asus Padfone To (Finally) Debut At Mobile World Congress | PC Perspective
http://www.pcper.com/news/Mobile/Asus-Padfone-Finally-Debut-Mobile-World-Congress
Google Docs Offline Comes to Android (But No Editing Allowed)
http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/02/google-docs-offline-comes-to-android-but-no-editing-allowed/
Motorola’s patent win in Germany forces Apple to remove iPhones
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/02/motorolas-paten.php
Internet:
French court fines Google France 500,000 euros for gratis Maps
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/02/french-court-fines-google-france-500-000-euros-for-gratis-maps/
French court rules that it’s illegally anticompetitive for Google to provide free maps API
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/02/french-court-rules-that-its.html
Games:
Sony patented Wii U-esque controller, has pics to prove it
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/sony-patented-wii-u-esque-controller-pics-to-prove-it/
Sony posts dire results for 2011 holiday season
http://www.gamesradar.com/sony-posts-dire-results-2011-holiday-season/
Zynga Accused Of Ripping Off Another Competitor’s Game
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/30/zynga-accused-of-ripping-off-another-competitors-game/
Mass Effect 3 Demo Includes Free Xbox Live Gold [Mass Effect]
http://kotaku.com/5881532/mass-effect-3-demo-includes-free-xbox-live-gold
Mass Effect 3 Xbox Live demo temporarily bumps Silver subs to Gold
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/03/mass-effect-3-xbox-live-demo-temporarily-bumps-silver-subs-to-go/
Fake Batmen, Unite! Gotham City Imposters Lands A Release Date
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/01/fake-batmen-unite-gotham-city-imposters-lands-a-release-date.aspx
Gotham City Impostors coming next week
http://www.gamesradar.com/gotham-city-impostprs-coming-next-week/
Rumor: THQ lays off 170+, including VP of tech Mark DeLoura [Updated]
http://www.gamesradar.com/rumor-thq-lays-174-including-vp-tech-mark-deloura/
Computers:
Apple hires former Dixons CEO John Browett as senior VP of Retail
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/apple-hires-former-dixons-ceo-john-browett-as-vp-of-retail/
Dixons Retail chief joins Apple
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16808668
Apple releases updated Final Cut Pro X, brings multicam support, broadcast monitoring love
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/apple-updates-final-cut-pro-x/
Kinect for Windows now out, SDK supports four sensors for one PC
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/02/kinect-for-wind.php
Social Media:
Other:
Smart headphones know left from right; switch audio for you
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/02/smart-headphone.php
Simpsons role for Julian Assange
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16806630
Questions / Email:
To Finish:
Fleshlipad attaches Fleshlight to your iPad so you can f*ck it
http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2012/01/fkable-ipad-inches-humanity-closer-to-extinction
‘Invisibility cloak’ breakthrough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16726609
Invisibility’s Next Frontier: Scientists Cloak 3-D Objects
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/invisible-object/
North Korea makes using a cellphone a war crime during 100 day mourning period
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/north-korea-makes-using-a-cellphone-a-war-crime-during-100-day-m/
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