This week on the show, I talked about some upcoming Apple news ahead of the SEptember 10th announcement, we recap the smartwatch bandwagon, and Google really wants Chrome to be an OS. Really really. Make sure it supports biometric passwords, and they might be onto something. All that and more this week.

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New Apple TV ahead of Sept. 10th

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/03/apple-tv-likely-on-its-way-for-a-september-10-launch/

OSX Mavericks for end of October

http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/06/apples-os-x-mavericks-release-planned-for-end-of-october/

Chrome Apps to take on Windows

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/5/4696618/google-chrome-apps-chrome-os-windows-os-x-blink

Android KitKat, the background story

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/3/4691040/android-kitkat-the-story-behind-a-delicious-partnership

Hints at Nexus 5

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/06/nexus-5-could-get-lte-5-inch-display-and-snapdragon-800-processor-per-fcc-filing-for-new-lg-device/

Maxthon to put browser on all chips

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/06/maxthon-inks-deal-with-mobile-chip-maker-mediatek-that-will-preload-its-browser-onto-100m-mobile-devices-in-2014/

New Eastman Kodak

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/a-newer-slimmer-kodak-finally-emerges-from-bankruptcy/

HDMI 2.0: 18Gbps

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/hdmi-2-0-official-4k-60fps-32-channel-audio/

Vimeo starts funding indie films

http://paidcontent.org/2013/09/03/vimeo-starts-funding-indie-films-to-broaden-its-on-demand-platform

Qualcomm Toq: Mirasol screen

http://reviews.cnet.com/wearable-tech/qualcomm-toq/4505-34900_7-35827147.html

Nymi wristband for passwords

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/03/with-the-nymi-wristband-your-heart-signal-is-the-password/

Fear of creepy ads and hackers outway spying

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/04/pew-86-of-u-s-adults-make-efforts-to-hide-their-digital-footprints-online-fear-creeping-ads-and-malicious-hackers-more-than-the-government/

California to implement electronic license plate

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/california-poised-to-implement-nations-first-electronic-license-plate-program/

Facebook Frackups

Facebook Ice Cream

http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-facebook-ice-cream-20130906,0,4948560.story

ONLINE EXTRA:

How Feds get our data

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/let-us-count-the-ways-how-the-feds-legally-technically-get-our-data/