Tech News Today 42
Episode 42 |
Recorded: July 29, 2010 Published: July 29, 2010 Duration: 49:13 |
Contents
Tech News Today 42: FaceTime BootyTime
New Kindles, nefarious wallpaper, jackpot ATMs, and more.
Hosts
- Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
- Becky Worley (@bworley)
- Kirsten Sanford (@drkiki)
- Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)
Topics
- Researcher demonstrates ATM "jackpotting" at Black Hat Conference from ArsTechnica
- Amazon rolls out smaller, lighter, WiFi-only Kindle for $139 from ArsTechnica
- How Low Will E-Reader Prices Go? from Wall Street Journal
- Stieg Larsson becomes first author to sell 1m ebooks on Amazon from The Guardian
- Steve Ballmer: Apple Has Sold More iPads Than I'd Like from Business Insider
- White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity from Washington Post
- BlackBerry revamp to take on iPhone? from CNET
- Congress Rethinks Its Ban on Internet Gambling from NYTimes
- Google Reports Search Engine Blocked In Mainland China from HuffingtonPost
Lightning Round
- RIM Lands BlackPad.com, Tablet Rumors Heat Up from SlashGear
- Nintendo Posts First-Quarter Net Loss of $288.5 Million on Lower DS Sales from Bloomberg
- Playstation, TVs boost Sony to $294 million profit from Yahoo News
- Apple Probes Complaints About iOS4 on iPhone 3G from Wall Street Journal
- Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Ditches iPhone for Android from Redmond Pie
- Adding Temperature to Human-Computer Interaction from Technology Review
- Computer Evidence Ties Leaks to Soldier from Wall Street Journal
On The Calendar
- SysAdmin Appreciation Day tomorrow
- Bill Gerth takes over for Frank from ComcastCares
Feedback
- Voicemail from Jose about why the first link in search results is trustworthy
- Email from Alex about Google following Yahoo's path
- Email from Chris with a rant about Wiley bypassing publishers
- Email from Jim with a request for more volume
Sponsors
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Production Information
- Edited by: erik
- Notes:
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