At The Nexus #121: The Construct and The Index

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl ignore the April Fools' day jokes and proceed straight to Amazon's new Fire TV, Microsofts spate of kinda-sorta reveals at BUILD 2014, and so much more.

Links

• Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Player Shop Now
• Amazon Fire Game Controller Shop Now
• Amazon Fire TV review | The Verge
• Amazon Fire TV Teardown – iFixit
• Nokia Announces Three New Lumia Phones: Two Cheap, One Not-So-Cheap | TechCrunch
• Threshold Revealed: Microsoft Talks the Future of Windows | Windows 8 content from Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows
• Windows to be free on 9” and smaller tablets, also on IoT devices | Ars Technica
• BlackBerry Ends Licensing Agreement With T-Mobile – WSJ.com
• Mozilla CEO Resigns After Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Campaign Donation – ABC News
• Intel unveils tiny $99 MinnowBoard Max open SBC ·  LinuxGizmos.com
• This is the reversible USB cable that will end your frustrations | The Verge
• Amazon Dash
• Amazon Dash – Getting Started – YouTube
• Intel names next Chromebook-friendly chip ‘Braswell’, talks 64-bit Android | 9to5Google
• Ubuntu to shut down Dropbox competitor Ubuntu One as storage wars heat up | VentureBeat | Business | by Harrison Weber
• Government signs £5.5m Microsoft deal to extend Windows XP support
• Microsoft unveils Windows in the car, battles Apple CarPlay | The Verge
• Microsoft says Office iPad apps hit 12 million downloads a week after release | 9to5Mac
• Exclusive: this is Android TV | The Verge
• Android TV screenshots reportedly leak, show off simplified card-based interface | 9to5Google
• Google reportedly planning major overhaul of its Android and web apps
• Google+ Determined to Show People Use It – The News Ledge
• Ryan Rampersad – Google+
• New Project Ara video highlights customization, modular functionality – SlashGear
• New Steve Jobs email a treasure trove of information about Apple TV, Google ‘holy war,’ and behind-the-scenes strategy | 9to5Mac
• Samsung: Our ‘next big thing’ ads drove Apple’s marketing chief ‘crazy’ | The Verge
• Apple’s WWDC 2014 kicks off June 2nd for 5 days, developers can enter ticket lottery this week | 9to5Mac

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