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.
Download This Week’s Episode
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/