This week we cover: Facebook’s claim that Paul Ceglia’s ownership contract is a fraud, Groupon files for $750 million IPO, Sony is hacked (again again) & so is Nintendo, UN declares Internet access a human right, McDonald’s clever interactive billboard, and Twitter incorporates auto-URL shortnening.
Later we discuss Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference, including updates to OS X, iOS, and the introduction of iCloud and iTunes Match, and we finish with a roundup of E3 2011, including new Kinect integration, Playstation’s Vita and Nintendo’s Wii U.
Show Links
Headlines
- Facebook, Zuckerberg say ownership contract forged
- Facebook Lawsuit: Okay, We’re Convinced: The Guy Who Says He Owns 50% Of Facebook Is A Fraud
- Groupon Files For $750 Million IPO; Lost $413 Million In 2010
- Groupon Is Effectively Insolvent
- Sony hacked again: 1m compromised, claims LulzSec
- Hackers Attack Nintendo
- UN: 3 strikes internet laws violate human rights
- McDonald’s Brilliant Interactive Billboard Campaign
- Twitter introduces automatic link shortening on Twitter.com
Ad / Sponsor: Audible Book of the Week
Book: Always On: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future – and Locked Us In by Brian Chen
Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic: WWDC coverage
- Top 10 key features in Apple’s OS X Lion
- Apple announces iOS 5: Brings revamped notifications, Twitter integration, iMessage and more
- Apple officially announces iCloud storage service
- iTunes Match is more convenient than Google Music, but it will cost you
- Hack lets anyone install iOS 5 — oh, and it’s jailbroken already too
Musical Interlude #2
Final Word: E3 Recap
- Andy: Recap of convention from show floor
- Minecraft, Fable, and Kinect Sports 2 coming to Kinect
- Halo 4 stars Master Chief, to arrive by end of 2012
- E3 2011: Sony Announces PlayStation Branded 3D Monitor and Glasses
- E3 2011: PlayStation Vita First Take
- Wii U: first hands-on with Nintendo’s new console