At The Nexus #133: Facebook Home Foreclosed

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Google I/O 2014 leftovers and some more Google news, Apple's revised iPod touch, Microsoft's potential rebranding of Surface to Lumia, some Supreme Court rulings, the demise of Facebook's dream and so much more.

Top News

• Nexus Special #31: Google I/O 2014 › The Nexus
• Android Wear, Auto, and TV save you from skins, and OEMs from themselves | Ars Technica
• Google refreshes Glass hardware, but current owners won’t get upgraded | The Verge

Google

• Google Search 3.5.14 Adds “OK, Google” Hotword Everywhere, Plus Audio History | Droid Life
• YouTube Slowly Rolling Out 60 FPS Video Support & ‘Fan Funding’ Tipping Mechanic – Techgage
• Nexus program manager says Nexus devices “can’t ever go away” | Ars Technica
• Video Hangouts No Longer Require A Plugin On Desktop – If You’re Running Chrome Dev Or Canary Channel
• Google Begins Testing Domain Registrations

Apple

• Teardown of new $199 16GB iPod touch finds same design & parts as 32GB & 64GB models
• Apple To Cease Development Of Aperture And Transition Users To Photos For OS X | TechCrunch

Microsoft

• Microsoft rumored to be planning to replace ‘Surface’ branding with ‘Lumia’ | ZDNet

Other News

• Supreme Court rules cell phones cannot be searched without a warrant | MSNBC
• Aereo to suspend service at 11:30 EST today | The Verge
• Facebook Home Discontinued
• Even online, emotions can be contagious – tech – 26 June 2014 – New Scientist
• Woot Founder’s Next Project Is A New Daily Deals Site Called ‘Meh.’ | TechCrunch
• Kickstartin’ – YouTube
• EXCLUSIVE-HP to settle suits over Autonomy deal; make claim against ex-CEO Lynch | Reuters

This episode of At The Nexus has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #238: ATN #133 — Ribs Don’t Make The Dinosaur!

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