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Status Update #20 – Apple’s Blank Charts

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Status Update #20 – Apple’s Blank Charts
Monday June 11, 2012
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Jared Weseman

STORIES
Apple’s WWDC
Complete list of all Apple announcements
Apple announces refreshes to MacBook Air and Pro lines
Announces entirely new “Next Generation” MacBook Pro
Quietly discontinues 17” MacBook Pro
OS X gets some minor updates – iCloud, Notification Center, Safari
iOS gets updated – Facebook, Siri updates, new maps
Overall: disappointed? Excited?
Mobile News
Jared’s new HTC Evo 4G LTE
Galaxy S III is Coming
Google tablet confirmed by Asus representative, coming by I/O
Nexus 7 tablet seen in benchmarking, Android 4.1 coming?
Google axquires QuickOffice – looking to improve Drive
Intel: Android dual-core might hinder performance
Social Media News
Are teens cooling to Facebook?
Study: Facebook ads work
App Drawer
Jared: Redesigned FourSquare
Jacob: Fancy Widgets

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Status Update #15 – An Extended Plane of Touchness

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STORIES
Earnings Week Madness
To the surprise of no one, Apple makes a bunch of money, sells a bunch of products – 4:54
Apple says they could settle patent fights if people would “invent their own stuff” – 13:36
Samsung posts record profit, unseats Nokia as world’s top phone maker – 16:18
Depending on the analyst, Samsung sold more smartphones than Apple – 18:50
Sprint posts $863 million loss, remains upbeat, confirms unlimited data for future – 24:15
AT&T has $31 billion in revenue, 5.5 million smartphones sold – 33:04
Amazon beats Wall Street estimates – now employs 65,00 people – 35:16
Google Drive Launches – 38:00
How it compared to the rest of the cloud
Other Headlines
Yahoo files counterclaim against Facebook, says patents are retaliatory – 45:55
The latest on CISPA – 47:37
FTC hires outside lawyers to apparently sue Google – 50:47
Microsoft research details Home Automatic OS – 53:58
Mobile News
comScore: Kindle Fire is 54% of Android tablets – 56:47
HTC and Facebook working on new Android smartphone for later this year – 1:00:18
Quad-core CPU confirmed for Samsung Galaxy S III – 1:03:09
Fadell: Apple considered physical keyboard for iPhone – 1:07:48
Follow-up: Cell phone subsidies by the numbers – 1:11:09
Huawei pumping money into R&D to create “disruptive” hardware – 1:20:09
Mobile Quick Hits – Report: Samsung gets next Nexus, EVO 4G LTE on May 18, Leaked photo of BlackBerry 10 – 1:22:51
Social Media News
Judge: Facebook likes are not protected by first amendment – 1:26:38
Are social networks eroding our social lives – 1:30:38
Facebook IPO could be delayed by a few weeks – 1:39:06
Facebook tests smaller version of trending articles in Newsfeed – 1:42:00
Quick Hits
TGI Friday’s app lets you view menu, tab, and pay for your order
2010 Android revenue numbers revealed
ITC Judge: iPhone and iPad infringe on single Motorola patent
App Drawer
Jared: LogosQuiz
Jacob: DirecTV (iOS | Android)

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Status Update #13 – FedEx Robots

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Status Update #13 – FedEx Robots
Sunday April 15, 2012
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Jared Weseman

STORIES
More Facebook-Instagram Details
Zuckerberg closed the deal in two days
Twitter wanted to buy Instagram before Facebook
Instagram gains 10 million users in 10 days on Android
Apple and Book Publishers Sued by Federal Government
DOJ files lawsuit, alleges collusion to raise e-book prices
A full breakdown of the Department of Justice lawsuit
Apple responds, said they were breaking Amazon’s “monopolistic grip”
Amazon plans to lower e-book prices in wake of the lawsuit
Google+ redesign and Google Ecosystem
Larry Page: Google Ecosystem Extends Beyond Tablets
Google has solid first quarter earnings
Other Headlines
Apple to unveil “revolutionary” product by year’s end
Sony confirms 10,000 layoffs, “One Sony” strategy
Intel expects retina-style displays on laptops, desktops by 2013
Nokia first quarter profits still falling
Mobile News
Nokia Lumia 900 sales strong, sells out online at AT&T
Lumia 900 data connectivity problem solved, download patch
Nokia rewarding customers with $100 AT&T bill credit for data problems
Samsung announces prices for Android 4.0 Galaxy Tab 2
Rumor: Google might sell Motorola handset division to Huawei
Sprint to launch Galaxy Nexus on April 22
LG Viper also planned to drop on April 22 on Sprint
T-Mobile hands out invites to HTC One S launch event
Leak: HTC Droid Incredible 4G…really HTC? Really?
Leak: Motorola Droid Razr HD…really Motorola? Really?
New Asus Transformer Pad 300 coming April 22
Quick Hits
Analyst: Apple sold 33 million iPhones in the first quarter
Boeing working on an Android secure phone for US Government
Verizon Wireless to introduce $30 upgrade fee
App Drawer
Jared: Tasks for Android
Jacob: Fancy (Android | iOS)

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Status Update #9 – Thunderbird and Opera

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Status Update #9 – Thunderbird and Opera
Sunday March 18, 2012
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Jared Weseman

STORIES
New iPad Released on Friday
Cost to make iPad up vs. iPad 2
iFixIt tears down the new iPad
iPad Jailbroken on Day of Release, still work to be done
IDC Study: iPad still tablet king, losing ground to Android
Other Top Headlines
“This American Life” retracts earlier episode about Foxconn Factories
Mike Daisey says Foxconn report was theatrically true
Privacy suit filed against Path, Apple, 11 other companies
Microsoft seeks patent for tolls when skipping ads
Kevin Rose and some Milk employees will join Google
Mobile News
Report: Google Nexus Tablet a “done deal”
Lenovo will be first to release Windows 8 Tablet
Nokia also looking to release consumer Windows 8 Tablet
Sprint ends contract with LightSquared
JD Power Study: 4G phone owners not satisfied with battery life
HTC Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich on no fewer than 16 devices
Motorola still dragging their feet on ICS upgrades
Sony unveils Xperia Sola with non-touch interface
Social Media News
Yahoo sues Facebook over 10 Patents
Pinterest to release iPad App
Pinterest releases redesigned profile pages
Why Path is holding on ad revenue
Quick Hits
Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T on April 8
Ex-Microsoft employee starts “Fixing Windows 8″ website
Amazon inks deal with Discovery for streaming content
Rumors for an Apple “iTV” continue
App Drawer
Jacob: Quicker for Android
Jared: Rdio

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Status Update #5 – Binging Everyday

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Status Update #5 – Binging Everyday
Sunday February 19, 2012
Hosts: Jacob Bodnar and Jared Weseman

STORIES
Apple, Developers, and Google’s Privacy Concerns
Path uploaded entire address book to their servers, without permission
Path CEO apologizes, updates app to ask permission
The Worst Offenders of Address Book Uploading
Apple makes changes, all apps will now ask permission
Google Caught Using Safari Loophole to track users
Pinterest caught quietly monetizing
Replacing affiliate links with their own
Pinterest playing dumb with affiliate revenue
Tech Crunch: Pinterest not playing dumb
iPad 3 Rumors Intensify
Screen resolution confirmed, 2048×1536
WSJ: iPad 3 to have LTE on Verizon and AT&T
iPad 3 rumored to be announced on March 7
WSJ: 8-inch iPad being tested at Apple
Mobile News
HTC to announce three new phones: One X, One S, and One V
Chrome finally released for Android, but ICS only
Motorola only frustrates with ICS release schedule
HTC and Asus give details on ICS rollout plans
DOJ approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility
Samsung introduces Galaxy Tab 2
Bummer, Samsung not announcing Galaxy S III at upcoming French event
Quick Hits
Verizon expands LTE network, now up 196 markets
AT&T expands LTE in some networks, adds one, now at 28 markets
Additional charges added against Kim Dotcom and Megaupload
Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than Macs in 28 years
App Drawer
Jared: Pulse
Jacob: Waze

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