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The Widget: Games, Tech, Whatever

Summary: The home of the classic Super-Awesome, Award-Winning*, Geek-Talk Podcast. Join them as they rant on about all things related to gaming and technology... and some things that aren't. Punch it Chewie!

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 Ep. 131 – PC Gaming Revengeance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:36:10

http://youtu.be/v57Z5susmaU I tell ya: you go away for 5 weeks, and suddenly, everyone has shiny new products that just came out of nowhere (well, except Apple). Valve, Sony, AMD... these are interesting technology times that we live in. Everyone wants to turn the market on its ear. Let's see who manages to do it. Valve -The Steam Universe is Expanding in 2014. Steam OS Steam Machines Steam Controller. Dev feedback from using it. Game Sharing service. PC game sales on Steam up 76% year on year. AMD Announces new series of GPU’s topping out with the R9 290X and prices. “The R9 290X also sports Ultra-HD graphics at native 4K resolutions, this is beyond anything you will see on the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 and the 290X is aimed at running those native resolutions at 60 frames per second. This is a benchmark in home gaming.” Also targeting Creative Labs and Asus with their new True Audio Processor built into the R9 and one R7 - AMD ‘Mantle’ aims to take over Directx. It’s OpenGL/DX all over again. Teams up with Raptr for Gaming Evolved App, an alternative to the nVidia Geforce Experience. nVidia Partners up with SteamOS. I wonder what Linus Torvalds thinks? Tech/Hardware News: Apple iPhone 5c iPhone 5 guts in a new plastic shell (5 colors) $99 (16GB), $199 (32GB) iPhone 5s A7 64-bit ARM SoC (2X faster than A6) M7 motion-tracking co-processor Camera upgrade with burst mode, 120 fps video Fingerprint authentication “Touch ID” Already defeated by “fake finger” technique New gray and gold colors along with silver iOS 7 v7.02 released to combat privacy bug. 9 million iPhone 5c and 5s sold in first weekend Samsung Galaxy Gear watch, Galaxy Note 3 for $299 each Plans to launch phone with curved display in October. Remember CES 2013? Microsoft Ballmers ‘emotional’ time of your life farewell. Buys Nokia for $7.2 billion Cash for iPhone offer goes live. Announces Surface RT 2 and Surface Pro 2. Blackberry Reports massive second quarter loss, on the verge of being sold has gone private with a single investor. This is not a good thing. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/23/blackberry-sale_n_3976373.html Tesco launches budget tablet called the Hudl. Kickstarter Products: Phonebloks modular phone. Crossplane controller. Gaming News: GTA 5 rakes in $1 billion in first 3 days of sales Sony Vita TV microconsole announced Redesigned Vita with LCD screen. PS4 bundles announced by Sony. Nintendo Nintendo 2DS announced for $129 Long-time president Hiroshi Yamauchi dies Archos launches the Gamepad 2 Hyperkin launching the Retron5.

 Ep. 130 – Retirement, Retirement, Retirement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07:55

http://youtu.be/EcXnsGrR7Ls Gamescom 2013 has give us yet another round of punches between Sony and Microsoft, each trying to convince us that they are the next-gen king. Meanwhile, Nintendo stands in the corner looking sad. And from his mighty tower, Paul looks down on all of them with a jaded eye... Tech/Hardware News: Steve Ballmer announces retirement plans Get your ‘Champagne Gold’ iPhone 5. John Carmack joins Oculus VR as CTO Wine-like emulator “Darling” runs OS X apps under Linux Google & Microsoft have a lovers tiff over YouTube app. Pirate Bay Browser released. Even in the Google Play Store. Gaming News: Microsoft Dreamcast 2 Major Nelson’s Xbox One unboxing reveals headset included after all (of course!) Marc Whitten reveals Xbox One WILL work without Kinect Europe gets a free digital copy of Fifa 14 with every pre-order. 50 games listed for the console. ID@Xbox for developer self publishing revealed. Northern Europe, Russia won’t get Xbox One in 2013 Sony PS4 launching in the US on Nov 15th and Europe on Nov 29th. Remote play on the Vita demonstrated with Assassin’s Creed IV. Minecraft comes to PS4 at launch and PS3 and Vita later. $199 PS3 with no HD, 12GB flash. Sony apologise for GTAV story leaks. Hard life for Sony execs at game conferences. PC nVidia & Ubisoft partner up for PC games. Infinity Wards says COD Ghosts on PC looks the best. PC gaming hardware not in decline like the overall industry. Games for Windows Marketplace to close. Origin Humble Bundle on last three days of sale. IGN concerned about BF4 on PS4. Nintendo Pathetic quarterly Wii U sales of 160,000 units Need for Speed Rivals runs at 30fps.  

 Ep. 129 – Chromecasting Fez 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:48

http://youtu.be/9D31G19ecME One of those crazy weeks where new stuff comes out, and the Internet seems to go insane. On one hand, you have Google dropping their low-cost plan to take over your living room, and Microsoft pulling another 180 on their publishing policies. On the other, you've got a 'gamez opinionist' attacking a developer to the point where he rage quits the industry, and yet another Kickstarter project failing to materialize. Fun times.Topic of the Week: Tim’s Japanese doll building empire FTW! Tech/Hardware News: Google New Nexus 7 with faster processor, more RAM and retina-class display starting at $229. Chromecast allows streaming to your TV from computers and mobile devices for $35. Android 4.3 Apple Developer web site hacked and taken offline for 8 days. iPhone 5C packaging revealed? Smartphone share reaches three year low. Microsoft Surface RT prices cut by $150 and MS takes $900 million hit on Q2 earnings. Intel Teases 4.5w SDP haswell chips for tablets and ultrabooks. Kickstarter NFC jewelry kickstarter smashes through initial goal. Board game cancelled one year after raising $100,000. Asus (PQ321Q) and Dell (Ultrasharp 32) launch 32” 4K monitors. Samsung enters the 1TB SSD market with the 840 Evo. Paypal credits a US man with 92 Quadrillion dollars. Mojowijo launches the wiimote vibrating ‘body massager’. Gaming News: Indie Drama Phil Fish cancels Fez II development abruptly. Microsoft allowing indie self publishing. Nintendo bans Japan indie development. Mad Catz to release Ouya competitor called the Mojo. Michael Biehn reveals all about Aliens Colonial Marines development. Activision not forgetting the Wii-U just yet.  Capcom announces Strider HD. EA finally pays original Madden developer. EA planning to up next gen gaming prices to £54.99 in the UK. Battlefield 4 Battlelog details revealed.

 Ep. 128 – We’re Watching You | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18:53

http://youtu.be/c8xMfFqvtsE Hello, NSA. We hope you enjoy the show. We know you're big fans. The least you can do is email into the show and ask a question or two.Topic of the Week: Prism Microsoft collaborates with the NSA. Everything watched, read & filmed. France does the same according to Le Monde. Co-Founder of The Pirate Bay develops Hemlis. $100,000 raised in 36 hours. You probably shouldn’t do this in public.   Tech/Hardware News: Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 consumer preview. Data storage development fits 1000TB on a 12cm optical disk. Andscientists develop “5D” nano data storage on glass for 360TB on a dvd sized piece of glass. Two major security flaws in Android discovered. nVidia release the GTX 760. Intel releases the haswell bases 4xxx series. Logitech releases the Harmony hub for control of via IOS and Android. BBC cancels 3D indefinitely. Volkswagen show off 300mpg hybrid car, the VW XL1.   Gaming News: Giantbomb’s Ryan Davis passes away aged 34. Tweets on the day of his death : @DavidEllis I'm on day three, I've gotten collectively maybe 10-12 hours. It's not like I'm gonna die, but C'MON. VACATION. Don Mattrick out at Microsoft. Goes to Zynga. All about the money, money, money. Ballmer reorganizes at Microsoft. Former Windows boss Julie Larson-Green now in charge of not only the XBox division, but all hardware, game devices, and entertainment. Microsoft mixed messaging and online petitions to return Xbox One features. Microsoft touting Xbox One business features. Nintendo officially cancels the vitality sensor. Ouya finally releases. GTA V gameplay video revealed. The game every girl (and Dave) has been waiting for. Deus Ex for iOS gimped on jailbroken devices... But Square Enix caves and now says they will remove the restriction. Oh yeah, the Steam Sale started.

 Ep. 127 – E3 and WWDC 2013 Wrap-Up | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:03:31

http://youtu.be/EEzj0GSolFw Another E3 has come and gone, and with it, a new console war is ushered in. Couple that with WWDC 2013 taking place in the same week, and you have a Widget packed full of heated discussion. Tech/Hardware News WWDC iOS 7 unveiled with re-designed Jony Ive UI (buh-bye green felt!). iOS 7 developer guide hints at support for dedicated MFi game controller. OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”. iTunes Radio streaming music service. New Mac Pro, finally! Neat design, but who’s going to buy this? No price or release date announced. Haswell-based MacBook Air. New Airport Extreme. WAY too expensive ($199) for a bare bones 3-port router. Apple should stop making network gear. E3 News: Microsoft Xbox One $499 price point... Ouch! Xbox Live Gold will follow PS Plus and give away 2 free games a month beginning in July with Halo 3 and Ass Creed 2. Xbox Live coverage will be limited when One launches Twitch TV streaming built into the console. Microsoft Spacebucks begone. Exclusive games: TitanFall, Project Spark, Forza 5, Dead Rising 3, Fantasia, Halo 5, Crimson Dragon, MineCraft, Quantum Break, Ryse, Killer Instinct, Sunset Overdrive, Kinect Sports Rivals & World of Tanks for the 360. Xbox 360 redesign Quoting machine: Just let it happen, it’ll be over soon. Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity and it's called Xbox 360. CD Projekt Red unhappy Xbox doesn’t like Poland. Sony PS4 $399 price point... Game over? PS4 hardware shown No restrictions on trade-ins, lending, or reselling disc-based games. Trolls Xbox with swap video and starts the Greatness Awaits campaign which reminds me of the old SAPS days. No online requirement, activation or check-ins for disc-based games for first party games. Third party can do it. 500 GB HD is upgradeable. Current Playstation Plus will carry over and include PS4 at launch. Playstation Plus now required for online multiplayer. Not required for other online services such as Netflix, etc. Also, publishers can opt in or out of PS Plus requirement for free to play games.  Cloud service coming for playing PS3 games on PS4. Camera will be $60 optional add-on. Exclusive game: The Order 1886, Drive Club, Infamous: Second Son, Knack, Killzone Nintendo - “PLAY THE GAME” Mario Kart 8 Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds New Smash Bros. w/Megaman and OMFG, the Wii Fit Trainer!!!! Super Mario 3D World Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Other News EA debuts Frostbite 3 engine games including Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Peggle 2 and a teaser for Star Wars Battlefront. Also shown by EA: Mirror’s Edge 2, FIFA 14 Activision demos Call of Duty: Ghosts with Riley the Dog, Destiny Ubisoft shows off The Crew (MMO racer), Assassin’s Creed 4, Watch Dogs and Tom Clancy’s The Division Warner Bros. Interactive shows Batman Arkham Origins, Mad Max Dark Souls 2. Metal Gear Stealth Horsey 24 Edition. “Dammit Chloe” Final Fantasy XV Fighting games are going F2P. Killer Instinct and Tekken first ones out of the gate. The business model for Tekken harkens back to the way arcade gameplay used to work.

 Ep. 126 – Putting TV In Your TV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:20:23

The next-gen war has officially started. Let the rampant fan wars commence! So with all the major console manufacturers tipping their hands prior to E3, we now know what to expect... sort of. I mean, you wanted to watch sports through your XBox One, right? Topic of the Week: Watching TV is the new video game craze Tech/Hardware News: Seiki bring 50” 4K plasma TV to the US for $1500. Blackberry opening up BBM to Android & IOS. Porn app in the works for Google Glass. Samsung develop mobile 5G gigabit. First 3D printer made gun fired in the US. nVidia launch the GTX 780 3GB ($650/£560) and GTX 770 2GB ($400/£350) graphics cards. Shield comes in June for $350. Intel launch the 4770K (Haswell $350) with HD 4600 IGP and Z87 (LGA1150) motherboard. Microsoft launch Surface Pro for $1000/£719. Windows 8.1 brings back the Start button. Of sorts. AceTrax digital download source to close. Razer announces the Blade 14” gaming laptop. Packing some decent specs in a ridiculously small form factor. Tim is smitten with it. Gaming News: Xbox One Reveal - Holy shit... And we thought the PS4 event was bad No CPU/GPU specs, but it does have 50 kagillion transistors! No price announced No major gameplay reveals Giant fucking spy camera... er, Kinect 2 required for Xbox One to work And speaking of giant, Xbox One is about the size of a 1970s VCR Internet connection required... um, sort of... but not all the time... WTF? Mandatory game installs to 500 GB non-removable HD Used game situation still unclear When pressed on the issue of requiring internet “check-ins” for deployed military, Microsoft waffled and said “we’ll figure something out” Bad news for Nintendo as 3DS appears to have been hacked. Industry legend Warren Spector cautions “Underestimate Nintendo at your peril” Oculus Rift dev kits released. Gamejam develop a guillotine demo. Inventor and co-founder Andrew Reisse killed on June 1st hit-and-run. New Sonic arcade game wants to see how fast you are. Sonic 1 IOS updated to 2.0. Unreal Engine 3 ported to HTML 5.

 Ep. 125 – The Funder(wear) From Down Under | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:37:16

Since he was such a great guest, mainly because he actually upped the quality of the show, we've asked OobieJosh to join us again for a wonderful discussion about tragedy, hardware, and vibrating underpants. Tech and the Boston Bombing: The Good : Reddit and 4Chan actively searched for the culprits. The Bad : Internet wrongly targets a man. Tech/Hardware News: Further evidence that the PC market is in decline. Intel to release new model NUC’s. Gigabyte to tackle the NUC with Brix. Dell providing the Alienware X51 with Ubuntu now. Samsung release the 6.3” Galaxy Mega (bit bigger than the iPhone 5) and the Galaxy Note 8” to tackle the iPad mini. Twitter Music launches on IOS. YouTube celebrates the 57th anniversary of the VCR. Android malware on the rise. Naughty naughty Samsung hire students to negatively comment on HTC devices in Taiwan. Apps help the Icelandics avoid incest. Grannies love the Oculus Rift. Giggity giggity, Durex unveils Fundawear. Microsoft researches see-through 3D display. Google ready for fiber in Provo, Utah after buying entire network for $1. HostGator hacked by former employee. No accounts compromised. Google Glass might do cool new shit in cars. Gaming News: $99 ‘Codename Stingray’ Xbox 360 on the way. Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro XL exists. A Link to the Past 2 coming to 3DS and New Super Luigi DLC and Earthbound (SNES re-release) for Wii-U. Leaked NPD stats reveal poor Wii-U, Vita sales numbers in U.S. Ouya 3DMark benchmark shows how behind it really is. An accountant creates a full RPG in Microsoft Excel. The Sega Pluto exists.

 Ep. 124 – Always Online | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:55:36

Sony has tipped their hand on their hardware specs, Wii U sales are in the toilet, and now the Ouya has failed to part the clouds and let the sun shine down and save gaming? What's Microsoft going to do? Moar Kinect! *sigh* Tech/Hardware News: Apple hires Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch (and Flash proponent) as new VP of Technology Samsung releases the Galaxy S4 and HTC release the HTC One. Unreal Engine 3 ported to work inside a Firefox browser. DOS converted to Raspberry Pi AMD announces the 7990 dual GPU radeon. Asus shows off Geforce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini, perfect for your Mini-ITX gaming PC. PC Perspective shows of new benchmark ‘FrameRating’ and how AMD comes out badly in CrossFire performance. Gaming News: First Ouya review - http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/28/4157602/ouya-feature - Things aren’t looking so good considering the grand claims made by their CEO. At least it runs XBMC. NextBox will supposedly require AlwaysOn connection and game installs. Nintendo Wii-U price slashed in the UK as retailers worry about the product. Mark Rein laughs at the idea of Unreal 4 engine running on Wii U. “We’re on next gen consoles, not current” Valve announces Steam Early Access program. Battlefield 4 announced with 17 minute trailer. Capcom announces DuckTales Remastered. Based on the NES classic, developed by WayForward (Boy and his Blob, Double Dragon Neon), and will feature the entire original cast from the TV show. Capcom and Valve announce Resident Evil/Left 4 Dead collaboration.

 Ep. 123 – PC In My Console | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:23:50

So the PS4 is officially a list of specs, the controller has a share button, and the Internet is about to be flooded with "check out my latest kill" videos. The next generation is here. Get hyped. Tech/Hardware News: Google demos Project Glass features. “OK, Glass... Make me look like a dork.” The truth about Google Glasses. Microsoft fined $731 Million over browser monopoly. nVidia unleashes a Titan. $1000 or £847. AMD shows of TressFX, because you’re worth it. OpenELEC now supports HD Audio bitstreaming on Intel HD2000+ GPU’s. Gaming News: PS4 Debut Sony shows everything... except the PS4 itself. Single Chip Customer processor/ CPU AMD Jaguar x86-64bit 8 cores / GPU AMD Next Generation Radeon graphics engine capable of 1.84 TFOPS Memory - GDDR5 8GB Shared (Sony calls it Unified) – Will deliver 176GB/second of bandwidth Hard Drive - Built-in (Rumored 160GB & 500GB in initial System offerings) Optical Drive - 6X Blu-ray XL drive with 8X DVD read ability (Supports Blu-ray XL 100GB discs) I/O - Super-Speed USB 3.0 Communications - 10/100/1000 Ethernet / 802.11 b/g/n wireless / Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR) AV Output - HDMI / Analog-AV out / Optical Digital Output No price announced... $439 - $499 rumored. Interface closeup. All PS4 games will be available digitally. PS4 Eye now looks a lot like Kinnect. Playstation 4 Games Announced/Shown: Knack - Weird little robot guy platformer Witness - New game from Jonathan Blow (Braid) Diablo 3 Infamous: Second Son Killzone: Shadow Fall Driveclub Destiny Features: Details4K capable, but not for games Sharing and gameplay streaming Stream games to Vita Instant on and saved game states No native backward compatibility Sim City attempts to launch. Amazon stops selling as ratings hit a new low. EA even pulls marketing. Wii-U sells only 60k unit after Christmas in the US whilst Sony claims sales boom for the Vita over Christmas. F-Zero AX found in F-Zero GX on the GameCube. Age of Empires II getting a HD remake and released by Microsoft on Steam with Steamworks support. God of War: Ascension loves women. Dead or Alive 5 like jiggly boobs.

 Ep. 122 – Durango Orbis Charlie | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:29:29

Oh those wacky console launches. We demand them, and then when the time comes, we just whine about them. You can't win with us. But deep down, you know the truth: we're going to buy them all. Well, except Dave: he hates fun. Tech/Hardware News: Polytron transparent phone revealed. Blackberry Z10 launched. New creative director Alicia Keys tweets from iPhone. Ubuntu phone coming in October. Apple iWatch rumours surface again. Google watch also rumoured. iRadio button’s found in IOS 6.1. Evad3rs release IOS 6.1 jailbreak. XBMC 12 ‘Frodo’ released. Arctic teams up with OpenELEC for the MC001-XBMC-(EU) HTPC. Pirate Bay movie released on torrent and YouTube. 3DMark Fire Strike Benchmark released. AMD not planning on releasing any HD8000 series GPU’s soon. Wii U hardware dissected. Gaming News: Playstation 2013. PS4 controller prototype revealed. More Xbox 720 (Durango) details leaked. Orbis vs. Durango specs AMD ‘never settle’ games overload. Apparently paid $4 Million for the Far Cry 3 bundle. Ouya planned to be a yearly console update cycle.

 Ep. 121 – More Guests | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:22:09

We're just guest crazy these days. This time, we're joined by the legendary Owbie... no... Ewwbie... that's not it... Ah! OobieJosh. As it turns out; he's a damn good guest host. Certainly lives up to the hype. Show notes below. Tech/Hardware News: 4K/8K TV’s at CES. Porsche shows off the worlds largest TV. 4K UHD vs 1080P and High Efficiency Video Coding. nVidia Shield Grid GeForce Experience Beta now open to all. Intel Ultrabook specification changed for Windows 8. Haswell graphics beats an nVidia GT650M. Haswell expected to launch on June 2nd. PC market continues to fall and Logitech pulls out of making gaming peripherals. Microsoft Illumiroom. Apples share price takes a kicking. Tactus Technology shows off its tactile touch screen. Sony launches world’s thinnest tablet. Firefox phones comes in two varieties. VIA announces challenger to the Raspberry Pi. GCW shows off another kickstarter console. Kim Dot Com launches new site called Mega. Blockbuster follows lots of other high street stores in the UK by going into administration. StickNFind Bluetooth 4.0 stickers available for preorder. Gaming News: Console rumour overdrive: PS4 specs? Xbox fanboys caught out. Nintendo finally reveals new stuff. THQ assets are dissolved. Xbox Live Arcade titles come to Windows 8 and RT.

 Ep. 120 – Less Guests | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07:56

It's that time of year again: new tech and gadgets to consume your spending dollars. 4K is the big talk this year, but does anyone really care? Apparently someone does, or that is to say, manufacturers hope someone does. Tech/Hardware News: CES 2013 preview & preview. First Ouya and now Game Stick hit the Android gaming scene. Ubuntu for phone coming. Dave’s Apple products of 2013. China follows the US in fining LCD manufacurers for price fixing. Corning announces Gorilla Glass 3. Gaming News: Sony patent points to ending used game sales. Sony ends the Playstation 2. Nintendo takes region locking to the next level with the Wii-U gamepad. Nintendo Wii-U console locking leads to free games in the used console market.

 Ep. 119 – Suddenly… Guests | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:23:35

Welcome to the last show of 2012! The usual gang of Widget misanthropes are joined by special guest "The Avian", and his nickname doesn't have as cool a story attached to it as one might have hoped. Show notes: Tech/Hardware News: Google Maps returns to iOS. Downloaded 10 million times in two days. Wanting more than two Apple products gets you tasered. All your picture base are belong to Instagram. Intel’s ‘Haswell’ CPU release schedule leaked. Intel NUC launched. Cisco to ditch Linksys. Western Digital to bring 5TB hard drives in 2013. Sony to ship 4K TV with 4K content. Gravity Light project. nVidia announces Geforce Experience as Valve confirms the “Steam Box”. Also announces the Game Guides beta. Gaming News: Wii U Released. Hardware specs finally revealed. Wii Mini also launched in Canada. Neo Geo X released. It’s everything you should have expected. VGA Awards 2012 announced. Bioshock Infinite delayed again. Dark Souls 2 announced with trailer. Dark Souls 1 speedrun in under a half hour. THQ files for bankruptcy. Epic Games shedding more and more key staff. Wasteland 2 developers crowd-sourcing game assets

 Ep. 118 – The Early Show | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:22:45

Topic of the Week: Marketing is ruining games. a) Halo 4 and the Mountain Dew/Doritos gate. b) Halo 4 gives you points for more playtime. c) Purchasing review scores. (Although this is believed to be fake). d) Season Pass this, season pass that. Buy half a game and get the rest later. e) Half finshed games like Black Ops Declassified. Also remember the Rockster PS3 exclusive Agent? Tech/Hardware News: Disney buys Lucasfilm, announces plans to cash in on Star Wars Apple Management Shakeup Scott Forstall fired over iOS Maps and Siri fails Retail chief John Browett fired Jony Ive takes control of user experience on both iOS and OS X - Say goodbye to faux stitched leather and green felt interfaces. New Products iPad mini 7.9” 1024 x 768 non-retina display 16 GB starting at $329 4th-Gen iPad New A6X processor Lightning port 13” MBP with Retina Ultra-thin (at the edges) iMac design (May be delyed until 2013) Fusion drive HTC-Apple settle patent dispute; Samsung wants to know more. Google Microsoft Windows 8 Launched. Surface with Windows RT. Windows chief Steven Sinofsky leaving. Phillips release USB powered monitor. Samsung Galaxy S3 sells 30 million units in 157 days. Gaming News: Sony Playstation 3 has sold over 70 million units. Hacker group “The Three Musketeers” publish PS3 crypto keys. Link New PS3 updates removes folding@home support. Wii U Released New Xbox 360 Dashboard + SmartGlass Halo 4 makes $220 Million in opening 24 hours. Black Ops 2 smashes it and makes $500 Million in 24 Hours. Battlefield is 10. 1942 now free on Origin. Grand Theft Auto V second trailer released. Steam for Linux reaches beta.

 Ep. 117 – Not Two Hours Long | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:32:34

I'm pleased to say that we actually managed to record a short show when we said we would. Crazy, I know. Lots of great info in here, and of course, Paul is miserably hungover. Apple maps apology, Paul's Resident Evil 6 review, and how you can use Facebook to grief on your friends for the low cost of $7 per status update. Show notes below. Tech/Hardware News: Apple APPLE SAYS SORRY!!!! Log into iCloud and it still uses Google maps. iPhone 5 problems rounded up. Btw, you are using the camera wrong. iPad mini surely on the verge of being announced. Extending SoC hardware development. Duo Gamer and Duo Pinball controllers certified by Apple. Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab lifted in the US. AMD launches first desktop Trinity APU. Add faster ram and take the benefits of high fps. Sharp producing 1080p 443ppi mobile displays. Steam launches software sales. Facebook hits 1 billion monthly users. Time to pay to promote your status updates. Porn comes to the Xbox 360. Nasa’s curisoity rover becomes mayor of Mars. Gaming News: Resident Evil 6.....oh Resident Evil what have you done. Also, WTH PR event. Ships 4.5 million copies of the game. Clifford B quits Epic. Fifa 13 sales records. First free-to-play game comes to Xbox 360. Nintendo puts more games for sale on the e-Store. Project Cars - Funding for the game is raised entirely by the community and the developers themselves. OpenPandora 1Ghz edition is amazing but hella expensive.

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