TDH – Facebook Samaritan | the digital hazard

This week on the show, Erik and I talk a fair amount about Apple and business practices of corporations, I hope that if you are a Microsoft employee that you have enjoyed your iPad while it lasted, that is if it ever charges completely. Also, Facebook protecting you from yourself, kinda. Look for all those stories and more this week on The Digital Hazard.

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AT&T and T-Mobile, AT&T shows it is a jerk
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/23/2897646/att-john-cicconi-t-mobile-layoffs-fcc

Adobe Photoshop CS6: First consumer preview prior to launch
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/22/2890617/adobe-photoshop-cs6-beta-hands-on

Samsung and Apple: The immaturity continues
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-well-match-apples-iconic-design-23219714/
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/23/samsungs-vp-for-design-offended-by-apples-allegations-of-copying/

Apple faces Nokia & Motorola on Nano-SIM
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/03/22/1323249/apple-vs-nokia-rim-and-motorola-on-nano-sim-standard

New iPad can’t do math:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57403359-248/researcher-says-new-ipads-charging-math-is-wrong/

Microsoft to employees: “Don’t you dare buy Apple products”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-banning-mac-ipad-purchases-by-its-sales-and-marketing-group/12221

Data Theft: Hacktivists are your biggest problem
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17428618

Chrome surpasses IE, but only for a moment
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/21/chrome-beats-internet-explorer-thanks-bric/

Facebook Frackups
Facebook protecting your privacy? WHAT!?!?
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/23/2897143/facebook-responds-to-employers-soliciting-passwords
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/facebook-says-it-may-sue-employers-who-demand-job-applicants-passwords.ars

Facebook to trademark “book”
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/facebook-asserts-trademark-on-word-book-in-new-user-agreement.ars

Science and Kickers
Over efficient LED
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/03/getting-out-more-than-you-put-in-an-overly-efficient-led.ars