236: E3 2012&All Things D - a podcast by Andrew Sorcini
from 2012-06-08T08:58:37
This week, Andy, Devindra, Chris, and Techmeme’s Lidija Davis break down this coming year's latest videogame announcements from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Later we discuss last week's All Things D conference, which was “haunted by the man who isn’t here".
But first, this week's headlines... LinkedIn suffers a massive security breach as 6.4 million passwords get leaked, Google sneaks the first video from Project Glass, Facebook Camera launches, Facebook plans to allow under 13-year olds into their service, Apple to bring Siri to the iPad, and Airtime launches.
What We're Playing With
Andy: Windows 8 Release Preview: new apps, improvements, and Flash support
Chris: Pocket (formerly Read It Later)
Headlines
- LinkedIn hacked; passwords leaked
- First video sample from Google's Project Glass
- Hands On: Facebook's New iOS Camera App That Isn't Instagram
- Facebook Plans To End The 'No Kids Under 13' Farce
- Apple to bring full Siri voice-assistant to the iPad with iOS 6
- Airtime Is Just Chatroulette Without the Dicks
- Are You Okay With Airtime Secretly Taking Photos Of You While You're Video Chat
Audible Book of the Week
Musical Interlude #1
Hot Topic: E3 2012
- Nintendo Wii U Gamepad officially unveiled
- Microsoft's SmartGlass gets official: app brings AirPlay-esque streams to Android, iOS and Windows Phone
- Freeform discussion of E3 announcements
- Halo 4
- Tomb Raider
- Beyond
- Simcity / Simcity social
- Watch Dogs
- Wonderbook / Book of Spells
- The Last of Us
Musical Interlude #2
Final Word: All Things D 2012
- Tim Cook Interview: Apple Gears Up for New Products
- Aaron Sorkin on Making a Movie About Steve Jobs
- All Things D Is Haunted by the Man Who Isn't Here
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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.
Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
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