This week, we were pre-empted by basketball, but I don’t mind cause we got to take our time and talk about anything and everything.  I hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Some Apple Headlines
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57367594-256/dear-apple-do-something-about-chinese-working-conditions/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1

Tim Cook Responds:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/apple-ceo-calls-times-supplier-report-patently-false-and-offensive.ars

$25 Linux box has better graphics than an iPhone 4s
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/tiny-25-raspberry-pi-linux-board-reportedly-offers-twice-the-performance-of-iphone-4s-gpu.ars

Pirate Party of Catalonia
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/pirate-party-of-catalonia-wants-to-sue-fbi-in-spain-over-megaupload-seizure.ars

XBox 720 News:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/24/xbox-720-will-be-six-times-as-powerful-as-current-gen
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/24/2731121/xbox-next-autumn-2013-radeon-6670-ign

Fifth Admendment doesn’t protect Encrypted Hard Drives
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/judge-fifth-amendment-doesnt-protect-encrypted-hard-drives.ars

Google’s Privacy Policy Changes
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/google-already-knows-youre-a-24-year-old-woman-who-loves-wombats.ars

Samsung Galaxy III
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/25/quad_core_samsung_galaxy_s3_set_for_april_launch/

HTC to Refocus on Hero Line
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/26/htc-wants-hero-smartphones/
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/834118/apple-htc.jpg

802.11ac Wi-Fi, its better than n
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/18/what_is_80211_ac_next_generation_wi_fi_wireless_standard/

About time: Someone sues Zynga
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/tiny-tower-developers-call-out-zynga-for-their-look-alike-game/

Facebook Frackups
Suspension of Pre-IPO trading
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/facebook-reportedly-freezes-share-selling-ahead-of-ipo.html

FB tells EU How to Run
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/facebooks-sandberg-gently-warns-europe-about-privacy-rules/

Science and Kickers
NASA’s 64 megapixel Picture of Earth
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/25/2732264/nasas-64-megapixel-photo-of-earth