the digital hazard

A short show this week, but we hit some interesting stuff between Windows 8 news and Apple’s upcoming iPhone. Speculation, speculation. Also, we prove that not all Olympic athletes got to London for their intelligence.

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Sharp To start Shipping iPhone Screens
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-sharp-apple-shipments-idUSBRE8710GF20120802

Microsoft to Drop the name ‘Metro’
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/2/3216545/microsoft-metro-branding-memo-european-partner

Leaked Windows 8 RTM
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/2/3216103/windows-8-download-leak-enterprise-n

Illinois Passes No Employer Facebook Access Law
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/illinois-employers-can-no-longer-force-facebook-password-disclosure/

Olympic Athletes: Not the Most Security Minded
http://www.dailydot.com/news/olympic-security-threatened-athlete-pictures/

Facebook Frackups:
Judge Doubts Sponsored Stories
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57486052-93/judge-casts-doubt-on-facebook-sponsored-stories-privacy-deal/

Open Letter to Zuck
http://daltoncaldwell.com/dear-mark-zuckerberg

Facebook’s Fake User Population
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57484991-93/facebook-8.7-percent-are-fake-users/

6-Bit Byte
Trolling 50 Shades of Grey
http://www.dailydot.com/culture/diamond-club-crowdsourced-50-shades-spoof/

This week on the show, we talk almost equally about Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS, Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS. Google’s IO developer conference was this week, and you wouldn’t believe the stuff they gave away. Note to self, go to IO 2013….  Probably a pre-recorded show next week, but you should still look forward to it.

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RIM & Microsoft, a New Partnership?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/29/us-rim-options-idUSBRE85S04J20120629
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/06/29/rim-apparently-not-interested-in-switching-to-windows-phone/

Windows 8 & The Death of Start
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57462865-75/why-microsoft-murdered-the-start-button-in-windows-8/

Google Nexus 7
http://www.pcworld.com/article/258593/google_nexus_7_review_roundup_best_200_tablet_available.html#tk.rss_news

Google’s Gadgets
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304058404577492760881761278.html

The Google Supercomuter
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/google-introduces-compute-engine-google-scale-linux-virtualization/

Orbitz Targets More Expensive Hotels to Mac Users
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406312,00.asp
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304458604577488822667325882.html

Chrome for iOS hits #1 on App Store
http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/28/chrome-top-free-ios-app-launch-day-apple-google/

Apple Releases “Podcasts” App
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/26/apple-releases-its-own-podcasts-app-for-ios/

Apple to Overhaul iTunes Store
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/06/28/apple-reportedly-plans-major-overhaul-of-itunes-music-store/

Twitter’s Mobile Strategy is Profitable
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304458604577491170573156612.html

Facebook Frackups
Facebook Tests “Want” Button
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2012/06/28/facebook-testing-want-button-plugin/

Science and Kickers
June 30th was the Longest Day of the Year
http://www.space.com/16356-leap-second-added-clocks-saturday.html

This week on the show, we buy and Island! Okay, not really. Larry Page lost his voice, Larry Ellison buys most of a Hawaiian island, and a US senator tells Google and Apple to dispense with the spy plane surveillance. Also, we have further proof that Apple designs things that are easily designed, and there is a bit of drama regarding who knew what when regarding Microsoft’s Surface announcement. Please don’t buy these pants, please.

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ICANN Has a New Head
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/22/net-us-internet-names-ceo-idUSBRE85L17W20120622

Larry Page lost his voice, and won’t show at I/O
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/at-googles-annual-meeting-silence-from-larry-page/

Google’s Lost Languages site
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406115,00.asp

iPod gets a new connector
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/20/confirmed-the-new-iphone-will-have-a-19-pin-mini-connector/

Larry Ellison buys a Hawaiian Island
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57457493-235/larry-ellison-buys-most-of-hawaiian-island-of-lanai/

Windows Phone 8 may kill RIM
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/why-windows-phone-8-means-the-blackberry-is-doomed/

Microsoft kept PC manufacturers in the dark regarding Surface
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/19/us-microsoft-windows-tablets-asia-idUSBRE85I1NL20120619

Dropbox blocks copyrighted files
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/21/3105239/dropbox-public-link-block-copyright-infringement

Fujitsu cracks next-gen cryptography
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/fujitsu-cryptography-standard-83185

US Senator to Apple and Google, “dispense with the military spying”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/19/schumer_suggestions_to_apple_google/

6-Bit Byte:
This is Your Brain on a Mac:
http://gizmodo.com/5919149/your-brain-scan-looks-different-on-mac-and-pc

Render an iPhone in CSS
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/06/the-iphone-in-pure-css/

Or buy these pants:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/iphone-pocket-jeans/

Facebook Frackups:
Facebook serving Zynga’s ads
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2012/06/22/first-hints-of-a-facebook-ad-network-sponsored-stories-appear-on-zynga-com/

Edit your comments on Facebook
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/21/3109288/facebook-comment-editing-history

This time on the show, we talk about The Internet. I’ll leave you to contemplate that fact for a while.

Spurred on by the video referenced in the article and the silly review of a children’s book, I stumble through some of the simple things regarding the medium that we have come to know and at this point take for granted.

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How the Internet Works:
both seriously,
http://gizmodo.com/5916286/the-wild-journey-of-a-packet-how-the-internet-works
and sarcastically,
http://www.amazon.com/Story-About-Ping-Marjorie-Flack/dp/0140502416

This week on the show, I was all alone, but I enjoyed myself, and I think I put on a quality show. I discussed seemingly everything web related, from Microsoft’s E3 announcement about entertainment on the Xbox, to the Apple v. Google Map showdown of 2012. Not to mention the Apple versus (everyone who makes a smartphone that isn’t the iPhone) battle of our time. Hint: HTC is the target this week. But no matter, because Twitter has a new logo and Facebook is going to be even more attractive for pedophiles.

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At E3 this week Microsoft Swings for the Fences, with the Xbox
http://allthingsd.com/20120604/microsoft-doubling-down-on-video-and-music-for-the-xbox/

With Security Breaches at LinkedIn, eHarmony, and Last.fm MD5 is dead
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/md5-password-scrambler-no-longer-safe/12317

IPv6 World Launch Day
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57448090-93/internet-lights-up-with-new-ipv6-connections/

IE10 Do not Track Feature as a Default is No More
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/ie-10s-do-not-track-default-dies-quick-death/

Google Maps to go Offline, Not Down, but With You
http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/google-maps-go-road-offline-816307
Apple Buying Technology from SAAB:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/10/apple-now-has-third-piece-of-mapping-puzzle-but-whats-the-full-picture/

Google TV in Your Home This Summer
http://www.slashgear.com/googles-eric-schmidt-envisions-google-tv-on-majority-new-tvs-by-summer-of-2012-07200822/

Apple iPhone 5 Case Leak?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405430,00.asp

Virgin Mobile to Get Pre-paid iPhone
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/07/confirmed-sprints-virgin-mobile-second-us-carrier-to-offer-prepaid-iphone-from-june-29-plans-start-at-30/

Apple is in the Whine Isle over HTC
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/6/3067976/apple-htc-patent-ban-kerfuffle

6-Bit Byte
Twitter’s Logo got Redesigned
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/06/twitter-bird-logo/

Facebook Frackups
Facebook to Dissapear in 5-8 Years?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47674474

Facebook’s New App Center in iOS
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/07/facebook-app-center-mobile/

Facebook, Now Appealing to Pedophiles
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052702303506404577444711741019238-lMyQjAxMTAyMDAwNDEwNDQyWj.html

Science and Kickers
Transit of Venus, Did you Catch it?
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/the-transit-of-venus-and-the-distance-to-the-sun/

This week on the show, we say goodbye to longtime producer/co-host/friend Chris Perrone as he is graduating Carnegie Mellon University. I must suggest you go look at the images that we mentioned on the show, Steve Jobs as Willy Wonka, and images of the shuttle Discovery. We discuss social media and the effects of immediacy, splashed in with opinions about Windows 8 and the new DVD policy. Enjoy!

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Tablets Should Outsell PCs by 2016:
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tablet-to-outpace-notebook-pc-20120503,0,3112168.story

Dropbox and Apple’s Rejection
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/02/dropbox_working_with_apple_to_resolve_app_rejection_issue.html

Google’s StreetView Engineer:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Googles-Street-View-Engineer-Doe-Identified-658999/

Oracle v Google: Jury is Back
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998839/google-vs-oracle-jury-partial-verdict

Windows 8 Drops DVD Playback
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/4/2998106/windows-8-drops-dvd-playback-media-center-upgrade

Andorid and Ubuntu Team Up
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57424335-94/androids-new-ally-against-the-iphone-ubuntu/

Audi, GM and BMW work on Quick Charge Standard
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/automakers-unite-on-20-minute-ev-charging/

Facebook Frackups:

Matt’s Personal Anecdote Regarding Social Media

Facebook and IPO:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/03/facebook-posts-s-1-amendment-expects-ipo-price-at-28-and-35-a-share-for-class-a-and-b-stocks/

Quote from Zuck:  ”Facebook was originally not created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected.”

6-bit Byte
Steve Jobs and Willy Wonka
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/04/26/steve-jobs-plan-for-a-willy-wonka-style-celebration-of-the-millionth-imac/

Laser Pointer communication better than Wifi
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/3/2995597/laser-pointer-visible-light-communication-500-mbps

Science & Kickers
Discovery’s (The Shuttle) Big Move
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/moving-day-for-discovery.ars

Black Hole Burps:
http://arstechnica.com//science/news/2012/05/a-burp-of-light-from-a-black-hole-reveals-that-it-ate-a-star.ars

This week on The Digital Hazard, I talk about the Greenwich Pips. This is the start of a series of half length Digital Hazards in which I talk about things that are relevant to tech, either history or less news-worthy but that deserve to be discussed.

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This week we start out with some updates to stories we have covered recently. We comment on the hypocrisy of the different divisions of the US government. We comment on the odd tale of a French designer and his “revolutionary” new Apple product, so revolutionary that Apple doesn’t even know about it! We round out the show with Netflix’s Algorithm that was too expensive and predictions for the ways in which Carbon nano tubes will save the human race.

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Maryland Bans Employers from Asking for FB Passwords
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/220621-maryland-bans-employers-from-asking-for-facebook-passwords

Carpathia blasts US Gov for Handling of Megaupload’s Servers
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/carpathia-blasts-government-for-hypocrisy-on-megaupload-servers.ars

Apple Works on Malware Detection
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-works-on-malware-detection-removal-tool/2012/04/11/gIQAnUROAT_story.html

Philippe Starck & “Revolutionary” Apple Projects
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j72bqHtAQu6xrUFxXQNTFVxMYJbQ?docId=CNG.17a8f950c459eb9c24ac1a9e11bb90cd.7f1

Apple Doesn’t Believe So
http://allthingsd.com/20120413/apple-we-dont-know-what-philippe-starck-is-talking-about/

Windows 8, on an iPad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57413700-93/run-windows-8-on-your-ipad/

Office 15, IE10 Roadmaps
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-roadmap-leaks-for-office-15-ie-10-and-more-key-products/12417

6-bit Byte:
Oracle v. Google: Copyright Programming Languages
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/13/2944440/google-oracle-lawsuit-programming-language-copyright

Netflix and the $ 1 Million Algorithm that was too Expensive
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/netflix-never-used-its-1-million-algorithm-due-to-engineering-costs.ars

Facebook Frackups:
Facebook Knows Your Frenimies
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/does-facebook-track-your-enemies-as-well-as-your-friends.ars

Science & Kickers
For the Love Of Carbon Nano-tubes
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/moving-the-heat-around-using-nanotubes.ars

Resetting Your Geological Clock
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/a-pair-of-geologic-clocks-get-updates.ars

This week on the show Erik and I wax reminiscent as we talk about the way certain things used to be. We talk about GNOME, Linux’s favorite desktop interface,  user Terminals making a comeback via thin-clients, NASA in the 60’s, and the most elusive of all, the Facebook of two weeks ago. Remember that one? The one that used its power protected your information from evil potential employers?  Anyway, join us as we open our doors and hearts to our robot overlords via the cute Morphex robot-ball, and look forward to the days when history is digital.

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GNOME 3.4 Remember the good old days?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/enjoy-desktop-improvements-gnome-34-linux/

IE9 increasing marketshare
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/04/02/internet-explorers-market-share-recovery-continues/

Megaupload to erase servers
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/megaupload-erasing-our-servers-as-the-us-wants-would-deny-us-a-fair-trial.ars

Dell to aquire Wyse Tech
http://allthingsd.com/20120402/dell-to-acquire-virtual-desktop-player-wyse-technology/

Google understands the rich
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/google-trends-reveals-clues-about-the-mentality-of-richer-nations.ars

6-bit Byte:
How to erase your backups
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/this-old-backup-how-to-dispose-of-your-old-archives-without-exposing-yourself.ars

One step closer to Robot Overlords
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/3/2922270/morphex-robot-can-now-roll

50 Mpx image of Shakespeare’s Signature
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/50-megapixel-digital-imaging-system-uncovers-shakespeare-signature.ars

Facebook Frackups
Don’t jailbreak your iOS device lest your data be stolen
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/04/facebook-says-ios-based-credential-only-works-on-jailbroken-devices.ars

Facebook release engineering
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/exclusive-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-facebook-release-engineering.ars

Science & Kickers
Conservatives don’t believe in Science
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/03/compared-to-other-groups-conservatives-have-least-confidence-in-science.ars

Mission to Mars, in 1966
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/nasas-1966-plan-for-a-mission-to-mars.ars

Quantum memory and Quantum Logic
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/pushing-two-diamond-swings-to-make-a-better-quantum-logic-gate.ars