We’re quite serious in what we say. Show notes follow…
Beginning:
Web’s celebrity cats get festival
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18795123
Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders:
O2 network ‘partially restored’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18801300
Android Jelly Bean updates begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18795711
Android Jelly Bean is sweet
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/android-jelly-bean-is-sweet.html
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) now hitting all Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ devices
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/android-4-1-jelly-bean-now-available-galaxy-nexus-google/
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code now available
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/android-4-1-jelly-bean-source-code-now-available/
Is Google Finally Getting That Design Matters? First Look at the 2012 Android Development Kit
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/07/android-development-kit-looks-hot/
Court Clears Samsung Galaxy Nexus For Sale But Patent Battle Continues
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/samsungs-galaxy-nexus-is-back-on-sale-for-now/
UK Judge says Galaxy Tab ‘not as cool’ as iPad, awards Samsung win in design suit
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/uk-judge-says-galaxy-tab-not-as-cool-as-ipad-awards-samsung-w/
Confirmed: Google Has Begun Shipping All Those Pre-Ordered Nexus 7s
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/13/confirmed-google-has-begun-shipping-all-those-pre-ordered-nexus-7s/
BBC Launches Localized iOS, Android Olympics Apps (Video Not Included Internationally)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/13/bbc-olympics-apps-ios-androi/
BBC releases Olympics app, streams the glorious Games straight to your iOS or Android device
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/13/bbc-olympics-app/
Kantar: Android Now Accounting For More Than Half Of All Smartphone Sales Across U.S., Europe and Oz
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/11/kantar-android-now-accounting-for-more-than-half-of-all-android-sales-across-u-s-europe-and-oz/
Is The Lumia 1001 Nokia’s First Windows Phone 8 Device?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/07/is-the-lumia-1001-nokias-first-windows-phone-8-device/
How Big Is Too Big? Samsung’s New Galaxy Note Said To Sport 5.5-Inch Screen
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/how-big-is-too-big-samsungs-new-galaxy-note-said-to-sport-5-5-inch-screen/
Nokia 808 PureView flashes backstage pass, shows off video chops
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/12/nokia-808-pureview-flashes-backstage-pass-shows-off-video-chops/
Google slips out YouTube Android Player API, third-party apps get full Nyan Cat experience (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/06/google-slips-out-youtube-android-player-api/
edifi launches
http://www.familychristian.com/edifi
Games:
$99 Ouya console now worth $2.7 mil on Kickstarter (and counting)
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/100-ouya-consol.php
$99 Ouya Console Just Hit Its $950,000 Kickstarter Goal After Only Eight Hours [Ouya]
http://kotaku.com/5924923/99-ouya-console-just-hit-its-950000-kickstarter-goal-after-just-eight-hours
An All-Star Plan to Build a New $99 Hackable Video Game Console Requires $950,000 Of Your Money [UPDATE] [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5924657/an-all+star-plan-to-build-a-new-99-hackable-video-game-console-requires-950000-of-your-money
Ouya passes Kickstarter goal on first day at $950K and rising
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/ouya-passes-kickstarter-goal-on-first-day-at-950k-and-rising/
The PA Report – The reality of the OUYA console doesn’t match the hype: why you should be skeptical
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-reality-of-the-ouya-console-doesnt-match-the-hype-why-you-should-be-ske
Ouya Android Game Console Nets $3M, With 28 Days to Go
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/07/ouya-kickstarter-funded/
Free/open Android-based games console raises $2MM+ on Kickstarter in one day
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/12/freeopen-android-based-games.html
Riot Games’ League Of Legends Officially Becomes Most Played PC Game In The World
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/07/11/riot-games-league-of-legends-officially-becomes-most-played-pc-game-in-the-world/
Report: The Next Batman Game Will Be A Prequel To Arkham Asylum [Batman]
http://kotaku.com/5925073/report-the-next-batman-game-will-be-a-prequel-to-arkham-city
Report: Rocksteady’s next Batman game to be a Silver Age-based prequel
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/report-rocksteadys-next-batman-game-to-be-a-silver-age-based-p/
Next Batman game to scrap Arkham series for a Justice League prequel? Here’s why that’s ridiculous but scarily plausible
http://www.gamesradar.com/rocksteadys-next-Batman-game-to-scrap-arkham-series-for-a-justice-league-prequel-terrible-idea-but-definitely-plausible/
Valve’s Movie Maker is Now Ready For Download [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5924975/valves-movie-maker-is-now-ready-for-download
Valve’s Source Filmmaker machinima tool goes into free, open beta
http://www.gamesradar.com/valves-source-filmmaker-machinima-tool-goes-beta/
Welcome to the Jungle, Medal of Honor: Warfighter Multiplayer [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5924823/welcome-to-the-jungle-medal-of-honor-warfighter-multiplayer
DayZ Creator Ponders a Free-to-Play Standalone Version [DayZ]
http://kotaku.com/5924227/dayz-creator-ponders-a-free+to+play-standalone-version
NHL 13′s goalie is more limber than ever before
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/nhl-13s-goalie-is-more-limber-than-ever-before/
Nightwing and Cyborg coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/nightwing-and-cyborg-coming-to-injustice-gods-among-us/
Get pummeled by 15 minutes of Injustice: Gods Among us footage
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/get-pummeled-by-15-minutes-of-injustice-gods-among-us-footage/
Want to See Wonder Woman Punch Batman in the Face? Here’s a New Injustice Trailer For You. [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5925787/want-to-see-wonder-woman-punch-batman-in-the-face-heres-a-new-injustice-trailer-for-you
Injustice’s two newest fighters pulverize (and get pulverized) in Comic-Con trailer
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/injustices-two-newest-fighters-pulverize-and-get-pulverized-i/
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier ‘Arctic Strike’ Map Pack DLC hits July 17
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/ghost-recon-future-soldier-arctic-strike-map-pack-dlc-hits-ju/
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Arctic Strike DLC Arrives Next Week
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/07/11/ghost-recon-future-soldier-arctic-strike-dlc-arrives-next-week.aspx
Michael Fassbender starring in and co-producing Assassin’s Creed film
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/michael-fassbender-starring-in-and-co-producing-assassins-creed/
Molyneux’s first 22 Cans experiment Curiosity hits iOS, Android and PC August 22
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/06/molyneuxs-first-22-cans-experiment-curiosity-hits-ios-android/
Steam sale likely to hit today – but is it damaging for games? EA man says yes, Valve man says no…
http://www.gamesradar.com/steam-sale-likely-hit-today-but-is-it-damaging-for-games/
Suck It Wolverine, Here’s the Deadpool Game’s Announcement Trailer [Video]
http://kotaku.com/5926075/suck-it-wolverine-heres-the-deadpool-games-announcement-trailer
Deadpool game in the works by Transformers developer High Moon Studios
http://www.gamesradar.com/deadpool-game-works-transformers-developer-high-moon-studios/
Assassin’s Creed 3 multiplayer: Domination and Wolfpack modes
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/assassins-creed-3-multiplayer-domination-and-wolfpack-modes
Internet:
Thousands hit by FBI net shut off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18735228
The cookie monster shows its teeth
http://blogs.pressgazette.co.uk/wire/9019
Yahoo looks into password breach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18811300
P2P Storage Startup Space Monkey Raises $2.25M Led By Google Ventures And Venture51
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/11/space-monkey-seed-round/
Dropbox Revamps Pro Storage Plans, Doubles The Amount Of Space At No Extra Cost
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/10/dropbox-revamps-pro-storage-plans-doubles-the-amount-of-space-at-no-extra-cost/
Kickstarter sends some love to Europe, will support UK projects beginning this fall
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/kickstarter-comes-to-the-UK/
Stupid Thing Nintendo & RIM Have Done This Week:
Knives Come Out as RIM CEO Pledges Future for BlackBerry
http://www.wired.com/business/2012/07/knives-out-as-rim-ceo-pledges-future-for-blackberry/
RIM Said to Sell Jet to Help Save $1 Billion
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-10/rim-said-to-sell-jet-to-help-save-1-billion
RIM hit with $147.2 million patent verdict
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/14/rim-hit-with-147-2-million-pa.html
RIM Ordered To Pay Out $147 Million Over Mformation Patent Scuffle
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/14/rim-ordered-to-pay-out-147-million-over-mformation-patent-scuffle/
RIM slapped with $147.2 million in damages from Mformation patent lawsuit (update: RIM response)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/13/rim-slapped-with-147-million-in-damages-from-mformation-lawsuit/
RIM patent uses motion, CAPTCHAs to stop texting while driving, shows a fine appreciation of irony
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/11/rim-patent-uses-motion-captchas-to-stop-texting-while-driving/
RIM CEO hints at future BBM video chat feature
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/rim-ceo-hints-at-future-bbm-video-chat-feature/
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Nintendo president: 3DS XL isn’t big enough for a second analog stick
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/13/nintendo-president-3ds-xl-analog-stick/
Nintendo Says The New 3DS Isn’t Big Enough for a Second Analog Stick [3ds]
http://kotaku.com/5925627/nintendo-says-the-new-3ds-isnt-big-enough-for-a-second-analog-stick
Computers:
Here’s Why The City Of San Francisco Just Outlawed Macs
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-the-city-of-san-francisco-just-outlawed-macs-2012-7
San Francisco to stop buying Macs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18790729
BBC News – San Francisco plans to ban officials from buying Apple Macs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18790729
Apple’s green registry u-turn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18837492
Apple Does About-Face on Green EPEAT Ratings
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/apple-epeat/
Social Media:
Digg news site merges with rival
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18823689
Other:
Graphene holes ‘heal themselves’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18782151
Graphene heals itself, powers our dreams and nightmares
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/graphene-heals-itself-powers-our-dreams-and-nightmares/
New lightest material ever barely even exists
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/new-lightest-ma.php
Eric Schmidt: Google Self-Driving Cars Should Become The Predominant Mode Of Transport In Our Lifetime
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/12/eric-schmidt-google-self-driving-cars-should-become-the-predominant-mode-of-transport-in-our-lifetime/
Questions / Email:
To Finish:
Furby returns from its 14-year slumber with new LCD eyes
http://dvice.com/archives/2012/07/furby-returns-f.php
Andrew’s Wish List
http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/6JVNW9FXUYWW?tag=simplsyndi-21
Richard’s Wish List
http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/2LH903HZ9JWGJ
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