The Next Web Sessions

Here we are again. Another week of lovely technology banter and...wisdom? OK, maybe not wisdom, but we do share some thoughts on the week's happenings and then some. Join us, won't you? Apple launches Multi-touch Trackpad, 12-core Mac Pro and 27″ Cinema Display http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/27/apple-launches-multi-touch-trackpad-12-core-mac-pro-and-27-cinema-display/ Twitter in real time. Mind. Blown. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/07/28/want-to-see-twitter-in-real-time-watch-this-video/ Facebook Testing “Delete Account” Option. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/07/26/facebook-reportedly-adds-delete-account-option/ Amazon Expects eBooks To Outsell Paperbacks By Next Year http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/07/29/amazon-expects-ebooks-to-outsell-paperbacks-by-next-year/ Intro music provided courtesy of Mevio's Music Alley. http://music.mevio.com As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

It wouldn't be a TNW podcast if we didn't cover the biggest tech stories of the past week. But one cannot always live in the past. With that in mind, we take some time this week to talk about the differences between journalists and bloggers, among the other topics that come to mind. First Symbian^4 Screenshots Surface http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/07/17/first-symbian4-screenshots-surface/ The iPad just got a game changing news reader, it’s called Flipboard. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/21/the-ipad-just-got-a-game-changing-news-reader-its-called-flipboard/ Verizon DroidX blows up, blows chance to hurt iPhone http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/07/15/verizon-droidx-blows-up-blows-chance-to-hurt-iphone/ Facebook Hits 500 Million Active Users http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/07/21/facebook-hits-500-million-active-users/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

As the world of the Internet gets more and more strange, we're finding even stranger things to talk about. Half naked men in the bathroom? That, our friends, is only just the beginning. Hacker Creates Plugin That Trashes Chrome’s Security http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/07/09/hacker-creates-plugin-that-trashes-chromes-security/ WordPress And Thesis Go To Battle. Mullenweg May Sue. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/07/14/wordpress-and-thesis-go-to-battle-mullenweg-may-sue/ The Pirate Bay Hacked, Attackers Gain Access To Entire User Database http://thenextweb.com/eu/2010/07/08/the-pirate-bay-hacked-attackers-gain-access-to-entire-user-database/ Shirtless Old Spice guy replies on Twitter with hilarious personalized videos http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/07/13/shirtless-old-spice-guy-replies-on-twitter-with-hilarious-personalized-videos/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

With our esteemed host missing in action, the TNW crew takes things into our own hands. Rest assured, though, we're still bringing you the biggest news that's fit to discuss. Apple’s app store, filled with “App farms” being used to steal. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/05/app-store-app-farm-steal-your-money/ Today Finland officially becomes first nation to make broadband a legal right http://thenextweb.com/eu/2010/07/01/today-finland-officially-becomes-first-nation-to-make-broadband-a-legal-right/ Apple’s Apology Misses The Mark http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/02/apples-apology-misses-the-mark/ Constructing The Perfect Mobile Operating System http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/07/02/constructing-the-perfect-mobile-operating-system/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

If you thought we were good at rambling on, think again! We're bad at rambling on! But this is The Next Web, so.. it's all about public service, inside news and international views – or so we'd like to think! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Brad McCarty (Nashville) and Matt Brian (Essex). Woah. The New Digg Is Twitter Revamped for News. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/29/woah-the-new-digg-is-twitter-revamped-for-news/ New Apple TV On Its Way, Could Feature iPhone OS And Cost $99 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/05/28/new-apple-tv-on-its-way-could-feature-iphone-os-and-cost-99/ Microsoft To Whack Apple With Cheap Zune Music? http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/05/27/microsoft-to-whack-apple-with-cheap-zune-music/ No Color Kindles Coming – Bezos Weighs In http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/05/25/no-color-kindles-coming-bezos-weighs-in/ Did Google Pac-Man Cost The World Nearly 5 Million Productive Hours? http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/24/did-google-pac-man-cost-the-world-nearly-5-million-productive-hours/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

We have a very special guest on the show today. Morten Lund, the venture capitalist behind Skype and tons of other successful startups. He talks about his successes, failures and gave us his thoughts on this week's round of news.. but.. in case the title didn't warn you enough, discretion is advised. He's as good with startups as he is with profanities! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund). In this week’s episode: Google TV Is Real: All You Need To Know http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/20/google-tv-officially-launches-at-google-io/ Adobe Releases HTML5 Pack and Announces Flash will include VP8 codec http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/19/adobe-supporting-the-html-5-movement-releases-html5-pack-and-announced-flash-will-include-vp8-codec/ Now Everyone Can Make Waves, Google Wave Comes Out Of Beta http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/19/now-everyone-can-make-waves-google-wave-comes-out-of-beta/ 6rounds: Video chat done right, and now a mindblowing API http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/20/6rounds-video-chat-done-right-and-now-a-mindblowing-api/ Brits rate the iPhone as one of the best inventions ever, just behind Penicillin and ahead of the flushing toilet http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/05/19/brits-rate-the-iphone-as-one-of-the-best-inventions-ever-just-behind-penicillin-and-ahead-of-the-flushing-toilet/ Quit Facebook Day Wants You To Take Your Leave http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/05/17/quit-facebook-day-wants-you-to-take-your-leave/ As always, more on http://thenextweb.com/podcast

We seem to be suffering from multiple personalities this week.. arguing against ourselves seems to be our area of expertise! And I seem to have been unknowingly charging the guests to get them on the show! But that's not why you shouldn't listen to us.. You probably need to listen in to figure out why you shouldn't! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago) and Brad McCarty (Nashville). In this week’s episode: HTML5 Vs. Flash. What You Haven’t Heard. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/05/14/html5-vs-flash-what-you-havent-heard/ Rumor: Cloud based iTunes coming June 7th. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/14/rumor-cloud-based-itunes-coming-june-7th/ Acer reportedly to launch Chrome OS netbooks within weeks http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/13/acer-to-launch-chrome-os-netbooks-within-weeks/ Facebook Launches New Privacy Controls To Block Login Abuse http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/13/facebook-launches-new-privacy-controls-to-block-login-abuse/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

Only The Next Web gang can have an argument about multilingual domain names.. boy, do we talk! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund) and Chad Catacchio (Los Angeles) In this week's Episode: Monumental Day For the Internet as First Non-Latin Domain Names Go Live http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/05/06/monumental-day-internet-nonlatin-domain-names-live/ 5-way video chat, lower call prices coming to Skype. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/05/06/5way-video-chat-call-prices-coming-skype/ 8 mega tech stories to watch over the next 8 months http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/05/05/8-tech-stories-of-the-next-8-months/ With Nokia’s “Own Voice”, You Can Tell Yourself Where To Go http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/05/04/nokias-voice/ Book War. Google To Sell eBooks This Summer http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/04/google-editions-leaked/ Radical Design Changes Coming To Google Search Results Today http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/05/radical-design-coming-google-search-results-today/ iPad 3G’s Unlimited Data Plan Truly Is Unlimited – Blogger Downloads 30 Gigabytes In Two Days http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/05/04/ipad-3gs-unlimited-data-plan-unlimited-blogger-downloads-30-gigabytes-days

Yeah well we really can't explain the title.. You'd have to listen in to figure that one out. We'll also explain the whole story behind the Apple/Gizmodo lawsuit investigation as well.. definitely worth a listen! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund). In this week's episode: Welcome to the NEW The Next Web http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/04/28/web/ Microsoft demos Messenger Connect, a new social API http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/04/29/breaking-microsoft-demos-messenger-connect-social-api-challenge-facebook/ HP To Buy Palm For $1.2 Billion http://thenextweb.com/us/2010/04/28/hp-buy-palm-12-billion/

What happens when you mix two Germans and an Arab? This podcast! Conspiracy, police shooting.. and the answer to the million dollar question. Listen in, now! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund). In this week's episode: Facebook: What They Announced At F8 http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/04/21/facebook-what-they-announced-at-f8/ So this is the story of how the iPhone 4G got leaked? http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/04/20/story-iphone-4g-leaked/ http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/gizmodo_prototype_iphone iPhone OS 4.0 Adding Deep Facebook Integration? http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/04/19/iphone-os-40-adding-deep-facebook-integration/ Rumor: Apple to purchase ARM for $8 billion. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/04/22/rumor-apple-purchase-arm-8-billion/ Hacker Claims Microsoft More Secure Than Apple And Adobe http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2010/04/21/hacker-claims-microsoft-secure-apple-adobe/ Lufthansa wants to fly Gray Powell, the iPhone guy, to Germany for free to drink beer. Really. http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2010/04/22/lufthansa-fly-gray-powell-iphone-guy-germany-free/

The guys this week are just grumpy and don’t seem to like Twitter, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, Palm.. even Sony! On this week’s show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Martin Bryant (Manchester), Matt Brian (Manchester) Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Jeff Bajayo (New York). In this week’s episode: All Twitter’s Chirp announcements in one handy list http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/04/15/twitters-chirp-announcements-handy-list/ Opera Mini Topped One Million App Store Downloads On Launch Day http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/04/15/opera-mini-topped-million-app-store-downloads-day/ 19 Hands-On Minutes With Microsoft’s Kin http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/04/12/19-handson-minutes-microsofts-kin/ New iPhones Rumoured To Be Arriving June 22nd http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/04/14/iphones-rumoured-arriving-june-22nd/ New Macbook Pro’s Released! 10 Hours Battery Baby. http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/04/13/apple-refreshes-macbook-pro-line-feature-core-i5-i7-processors/ Nokia Unveils Three Social Networking Handsets, Takes Game To Microsoft http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/04/13/nokia-unveil-social-networking-handsets-takes-game-microsoft/ For Sale: Palm, Inc. http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/04/12/sale-palm/ More at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

This week, we digress like never before.. and all conversation roads lead to Apple! Well it's iPhone OS 4.0 launch day.. so, we think it's ok! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund). In this week's episode: Windows 7 SP1 Has Leaked, First Screenshot
5 Reasons Office 2010 Is Going To Rock Your World
Microsoft’s Announcing A Secretive New Product Next Week. Mums the word.
10 Things That Suck on the iPad
Gmail Mobile Now Coming With Google Buzz Built In
Apple iPhone OS 4: Everything you need to know in one handy list As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast

You're boring, get over it! This week, we talk about Apple, Google, ArabNet in the Middle east... and boy, do we digress! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago) and Brad McCarty (Nashville). Apple Is Not Going To Build A Search Engine, Keep Your Shirt On http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/03/30/apple-build-search-engine-shirt/ Google: In fact, China DID Block Our Searches http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/03/30/google-china-blocked-searches/ Twitter Shows Off @TopTweets – The Best Of Twitter http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/03/30/twitter-shows-toptweets-twitter/ Two New iPhones Incoming http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/03/29/iphones-incoming-headed-verizon/ Social OS Pip.io Now A Killer Facebook, Twitter, Chat, And YouTube App http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/03/29/social-os-pipio/ Yamli launches translate.. better UI than Google’s http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/03/28/yamli-launches-translate-ui-googles/ ArabNet 2010: What You Missed http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/03/29/arabnet-2010-missed/

The Next Web Podcast: Episode 8 – Don't cheat on your wife! Google Buzz, iPads, rants and lots of other news in this week's episode. We also take a look at the contrast between what's filtered in the Middle East and what the minors in the UK are being exposed to. On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Beirut), Kristin Marshall (Seattle), Matt Brian (Essex) and Michael Backes (Hamburg). In this week's news: Google Officially Announces Google Buzz – A Google Approach To Sharing http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/02/09/google-officially-announces/ Facebook Email? No Thanks! http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/02/06/facebook-email/ In Social Media We Trust? http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/02/04/social-media-trust/ Only 9% To Buy iPad? Polling Shows Weak Demand For Apple Tablet http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/02/07/9-buy-ipad-polling-shows-weak-demand-apple-tablet/ The horrible state of the Internet in the Middle East http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/02/11/horrible-state-internet-middle-east/ Oops: Government kids portal shares name with gay porn site http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/02/05/directgov-kids-portal-mistakenly-shares-gay-porn-site/ Study: Only A Quarter Of UK Companies Market Their Brand On Twitter http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/02/11/study-quarter-uk-companies-market-brand-twitter/   As always, log on to http://thenextweb.com/podcast for more details

Yes, pink! We also went through all the other colors of the web from Google to Bing, Apple and Twitter. We welcome Michael Backes as new gang member as well! Oh.. and the local news are not gone.. they're just as important (and entertaining) as other news! On this week's show: Fawzi Rahal (Dubai), Alex Wilhelm (Chicago), Kristin Marshall (Seattle), Martin Bryant (Manchester), Michael Backes (Hamburg) and Ralf Rottmann (Dortmund). In this week's episode:
This IS the New Twitter Suggested User List http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/01/21/twitter-suggested-user-list/ Twitter goldrush on the way. Old usernames to be released http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/01/19/twitter-username-goldrush/ Twitter Backup Failure Sent the Site Crashing http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/01/20/twitter-backup-failure-site-craching/ Oh no, German publishers call cartel authority to go against Google. http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/17/german-publishers-call-cartel-authority-google/ Publishers Afraid To Be Left Out of Kindle Profits, Form Group http://thenextweb.com/asia/2010/01/18/publishers-afraid-left-kindle-profits-form-group/ UK Government joins the open data revolution http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/01/20/uk-government-open-data-revolution/ Spoof site becomes the biggest politics site in the world? http://thenextweb.com/uk/2010/01/22/spoof-site-biggest-politics-site-world/ Bing To Replace Google On The iPhone? – Microsoft And Apple In Talks To Make Bing Default http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/01/20/bing-replace-google-iphone-microsoft-apple-talks-bing-default/ FarmVille Is The Worst Game Of All Time – I Am Offended By Its Popularity http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/19/farmville-worst-game-time-offended-popularity/ As always, more at http://thenextweb.com/podcast