Tech News Today 25

Tech News Today Episode 25

Tech News Today 25: Prince Ends Internet, Queen Gets BlackBerry

iTunes accounts get hacked; Netflix will stream new releases; the blind can drive; and more.

Hosts

• Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
  • TomMerritt.com
• Becky Worley (@bworley)
  • BeckyWorley.com
• Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)

Topics

• Prince Says The Internet is Over
  • Prince: The Internet is 'over' from Steve Greenlee at The Boston Globe

• Netflix getting set to stream first run movies
  • Netflix Cracks Movie Pay Window; Exclusive Streaming Deal With Relativity from Staci D. Kramer at Paid Content

• iTunes Accounts Hacked
  • App Store, Hacked. (Updated: iTunes Accounts too.) from Zee at The Next Web
  • iTunes accounts hacking more widespread than initially thought. The facts, and what you should do. from Zee at The Next Web
  • Apple responds To iTunes hacking Reports. Confirms “fraudulent purchase patterns” from Jacob Friedman at The Next Web
  • Apple responds on iTunes fraud, vaguely confirms said fraud from Joshua Topolsky at Engadget

• US will press criminal charges against Manning, alleged Wikileaks source
  • US will press criminal charges against Manning, alleged Wikileaks source from Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing

• People Without Vision May Be Able To Drive Cars
  • Prototype car with tactile feedback challenges the blind to drive from Sean Hollister of Engadget
  • YouTube video from NFB

• Hulu Plus won't require PlayStation Plus after Alpha
  • Hulu Plus won't require PlayStation Plus, preview will from Destructoid

• Pirate websites seized by U.S authorities are back online
  • File-Sharing Sites Unfazed By Takedowns, Bounce Right Back from Torrentfreak

• Blizzard Requires Real ID for Forum Posts
  • Blizzard: post about StarCraft 2? Use your real name from Ars Technica

• Cooling System at ETH Zürich
  • IBM's water-cooled servers show off big wins in reducing power, carbon from ZDnet

• Woot wants $17.50 from AP, after AP's ridiculousness
  • Woot To The AP: Nice Story About Our Sale — You Now Owe Us $17.50 from MG Siegler of TechCrunch

• Twitter for Blackberry Full launch
  • Twitter for BlackBerry - Soon to be out of beta and heading into full launch from Crackberry

• Freelancer.com Annouces Freelancer Fast 50
  • Freelancer.com Announces the Fastest Growing Online Jobs for Q2 with the Release of the Freelancer Fast 50 from PRNewswire

• Voicemail from Gary: Is the iPad killing off the Macbook Air?

• Email from Greg: Queen visits RIM, gets a White BlackBerry Bold 9700, also puts on 3D Glasses
  • Queen Elizabeth II Gets a BlackBerry Bold 9700; Visits RIM HQ from WirelessGround.com
  • Queen Elizabeth's 3D Glasses: A Fashion Do Or Don't? from Huffington Post

• Email from Brandon: Samsung Galaxy S Family of Phones
  • Samsung's American Galaxy S phones pose for family portrait from Joanna Stern at Engadget

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Production Information

• Edited by: Erik
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