Tech News Weekly

This week on Tech News Weekly: Apple officially announces the iPhone 5. What's changed from the iPhone 4S, and is it worth getting? Apple also announces a new iPod Nano, iPod Touch, and iTunes 11. Andrew Zarian, Sunkast, and Erik Lanigan discuss how well Apple's event went. Nintendo announces launch dates and prices for their new Wii U console, and something called TVii. Will the Wii U be successful? Skype says it will improve audio by using the new Opus codec. We also discuss California's tax laws that affect smartphones and Amazon. Do they go too far? And our Pick of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Several companies made new device announcements this week including Nokia, Motorola, and Amazon. Nokia announced the new Lumia 920, and 820. What happens if neither Windows Phone 8 are successful? Motorola announced the the same day three new RAZR handsets. Why aren't they running the latest version of Android? Amazon announces their new Kindle Fire's and an 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD. How do they stack up against the iPad and Nexus 7? Apple sends out invitations to an event for September 12, presumably to announce the new iPhone. And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: The jury in the Samsung v. Apple patent case reach a verdict against Apple. Were they wrong to rule against Apple, or did they infringe on Samsung's patents? Several new Windows 8 devices were announced at IFA including the new Samsung Ativ Tab, and Dell XPS Duo. Are hybrid tablets the future of mobile devices? Samsung also unveiled the first Windows Phone 8 device, Ativ S. Amazon announces an event for September 6. Will it be a new Kindle Fire? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Rumor points to a September 12 iPhone announcement. Could an iPad mini also be announced? Reports claim Microsoft's Windows Surface RT will sell for $199. But is that true? OnLive is said to be shutting down and laying off all of their employees. Are they filing for bankruptcy? Erik Lanigan brings up FCC giving Verizon being approved to purchase more spectrum. Is this good for consumers? Andrew and Sunkast discuss the the likelihood of RIM licensing BlackBerry 10. Would it save RIM? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Joe de Max joins us from the UK. NBC delays all major Olympic events, but live Tweets. Is there a reasonable expectation for events that happen live to actually be live on TV? Microsoft launches it's new web email service Outlook.com. Is it better than Gmail? Microsoft announces it has released Windows 8 to manufacturers. Will there be enough Metro-style apps when it launches? Google post pones the launch of the Nexus Q. Should Google even launch it? Latest iPhone rumors suggest a mid-September announcement. Could Apple also launch an iPad mini? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Apple officially launches Mountain Lion. What does Andrew think now that it's no longer in beta? Erik Lanigan also weighs in on the new OS. Google launches a 1Gbps fiber network in Kansas City. Will we see Google's network rolled out nationwide? Microsoft announces the launch date for Windows 8. What happens if Microsoft's new OS is a dud? Andrew, Erik, and Sunkast debate the tablet market. How will it change with the new Nexus 7, and eventual launch of Microsoft Surface tablets? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Viacom and DirecTV go at it, resulting in a Viacom black out on DirecTV. What's the fight about? Nokia shares hit a 16 year low. Why are they still losing? Microsoft announces Windows 8 upgrade pricing for just $40. Best price ever? Adobe pulls the plug on Flash for Android 4.1. Has HTML5 finally come of age? Andrew, Erik Lanigan, and Sunkast debate whether or not 7 inch tablets are worth producing. Social news site Digg gets sold. What led to their demise? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Andrew Zarian, Erik Lanigan, and Sunkast discuss the many announcements from Google I/O, including the new Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and Project Glass. What is the Nexus Q, and will the Google's Nexus 7 tablet be able to compete against Apple's iPad? Apple reportedly will give iTunes an major overhaul later this year. What should they do? Research In Motion delays BlackBerry 10 devices yet again. Will they ever launch? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Microsoft unveils the Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro tablets. Who will they appeal to and will Microsoft price them competitively? Microsoft also announces Windows Phone 8. What changes have they made and will current Windows Phone users be able to upgrade? Andrew and Sunkast also speculate on the next generation of the Xbox. Apple gets fined more than $2 million over '4G iPad' claims in Australia. Latest iPhone rumors say that it could have a separate podcast app, and smaller dock connector. Could either of them be true? Plus our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Apple makes several announcements at WWDC 2012 including the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion, and iOS 6. Andrew, Erik, and Sunkast discuss. Microsoft plans an announcement for next week. Could they be announcing their own tablet? Verizon introduces their new shared data plans. Is it what we were hoping for? ICANN releases a list of the new domain strings that have been applied for. Do we really need any of them? Skype will begin displaying ads during Skype calls. Could this lead to more ads in Skype in the future? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Microsoft releases the much anticipated Windows 8 Release Preview. Is it worthy of being released to the masses yet? RIM could cut up to 6,000 jobs within weeks. Will BlackBerry 10 be able to save the struggling company? Apple CEO Tim Cook says Apple will become even more secretive about products. How is that different than now? AT&T hints again at 'toll free' data plans. Should we even need such a thing? Facebook suffers a 2 hour outage. Are we addicted to Facebook? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Yet another rumored screen size for the next iPhone is reported. Does it make any sense for apple to change the screen size? We also run down the latest Apple TV rumor. Microsoft says it will cut off it's marketplace to devices that aren't running Windows Phone 7.5. Is that fair? Google is rumored to launch a tablet at I/O this summer. Could a Google tablet be successful? HP plans to lay off nearly 30,000 employees. Is HP in trouble? We take a look at Facebook's IPO a week after it's debut. Was it a bust? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Facebook officially launches on NASDAQ at $38 per share. How did the stock do on it's first day of trading? Verizon's CFO Fran Shammo says the company will kill unlimited data plans for existing users, and raise prices on Fios subscribers. Are they crazy? Comcast also announced it will be rethinking their bandwidth caps. Is that good or bad? Yahoo boots CEO Scott Thompson, and several board members. Is it just complete chaos at Yahoo? Adobe does a 180 after saying it would charge users to upgrade to CS6 if they wanted a security patch. RIM previews the new BlackBerry 10 home screen. Microsoft says it will charge new computer buyers $15 to upgrade to Windows 8. And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Andrew and Erik Lanigan discuss Sony's latest financial misfortunes. Will they be able to recover, or has Sony's era passed? A new iPad mini rumor claims a 7 inch iPad could be competitively priced like the Kindle Fire. We also run down the latest Apple TV rumor. RIM hires a new Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer. Will they be able to help turn RIM around? T-Mobile announces it will support the iPhone with it's new 4G LTE network. Could the iPhone finally be coming to T-Mobile? AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson blames Google for delayed smartphone updates. Who's fault is it? Mozilla says that Microsoft has banned Firefox from Windows RT. Is that true? And our Picks of the Week.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Andrew and Sunkast discuss Research In Motion officially unveiling their new QNX based OS, BlackBerry 10. Does it deliver, or is BlackBerry doomed to fail? British ISPs begin blocking access to The Pirate Bay by court order. Could The Pirate Bay become blocked in the US as well? Microsoft's Windows 8 blog says there will not be DVD playback support in Windows 8′s Windows Media Player. Does the move make any sense? Samsung makes the Galaxy S III official. Why are there so many Android devices? And our Picks of the Week.