This week Andy and Devindra are joined by Dwayne De Freitas, Devindra’s co-host on the Symbiotek podcast.
We discuss Spotify’s patent infringement woes, Google’s stance on ‘bogus patents”, Logitech cuts the price on their GoogleTV device (and loses a CEO), a bogus study claiming IE users are dumb, Apple has more cash than the US government, AT&T throttles Unlimited Data subscribers, President Obama spams users on Twitter (and loses 40K followers), 92% of Newt Gingrich’s Twitter followers are fake, Foxconn to replace workers with 1M robots, Adobe launches HTML5 alternative to Flash, and Apple launched iCloud beta.
Later, we discuss Operation ShadyRAT, one of the largest, most widespread cyber-espionage campaigns ever perpetrated, and we ponder whether handheld gaming consoles are obsolete in the era of the smartphone.
Headlines
- That Didn’t Take Long: Spotify Sued For Patent Infringement Just Weeks After Entering US Market
- Google Rips Into Microsoft, Apple, Oracle For “Bogus Patents” And Trying To “Strangle” Android
- Logitech CEO steps down after money losing Q1, Revue (GoogleTV) price slashed to $99
- STUDY: Internet Explorer Users Are Dumber
- Apple Now Has More Cash Than the U.S. Government
- AT&T to implement data throttling in early October, just in time for iPhone 5
- President Barack Obama takes debt battle to Twitter, loses more than 40,000 followers in one day
- Newt Gingrich accused of Twitter follower fraud
- Foxconn to replace workers with 1 million robots in 3 years
- Farewell Flash? Adobe Launches HTML5 Web Animations Tool “Adobe Edge”
- Apple Launches iCloud Beta
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Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic: Operation ShadyRAT
Musical Interlude #2
Final Word: Handheld Console Gaming vs. Smartphones
