On this episode of The Tech Portal, we discuss Apple's tracking bug, Sony's unfortunate data breach, poo poo Verizon's data rates, and revisit the tale of Half-Life 2's stolen source code.
On This Weeks Episode : Current Tech
- Apple Responds to Tracking Claims
- HumancentiPad
- Sony Data Breach
- Possible Facebook/Google-Skype Deal
- Intel 3D Processors
- HDMI Cables are all the Same
- Following Up with MobileMe Rumors
Spankin’ New Hardware
- Sony Bloggie 3D
- Ultra Thin Handheld Microscope
- HTC Tube Concept
- IMac Refresh
- Amazon Android Tablet
Mobile Tech
- Microsoft and RIM “Bing”
- Verizon’s Location Labels
- Droid Bionic Delay
- HTC Thunderbolt Firmware Update
- White iPhone
- Android Tethering Bans
- More Kyle Mobile Woes
The App Vault
- Epic Games App Predictions
- HBO Go Followup
- Google Docs for Android
- Sirius XM 2.0
- Unpleasant Horse
- Dream:Scape
- Planetary
Software Updates
- Google Docs File Uploads
- iOS 4.3.3
- iOS 5.0
- iMac/MacBook Pro Firmware v1.4
Tech History
- (1752) Ben Franklin first Tests Lightning Rod
- (1904) First Steam Locomotive to reach 100 mph
- (1926) Byrd and Bennett Make first Flight over North Pole
- (1958) Barbie Doll is registered
- (1960) US is first country to use birth control pill legally
- (1962) Laser Beam successfully bounced off the moon
- (1986) Infocom releases Trinity
- (2003) Axel Gambe is arrested for stealing the Half Life 2 source code
- (2006) Nintendo announces the Wii
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Hosts: Alex Zarnoski and Kyle Cicilioni
Producer/Show Editor: Alex Zarnoski