At The Nexus #22: Someone’s Turned On A CRT!
Apr 22, 2012•1 hr 6 min
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Episode description
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad, along with guest Sam Ebertz, reminisce about the goat chase, then discuss IBM's POS business, the dual Larry's battle it out over Java, Android and Oracle, Torvalds' prize, Halo 4, a leaky valve led to no cooking, Windows 8 is just Windows 8, finally an bridge worth crossing, and more!
Another week with guest Sam Ebertz, hosts Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad. This time, they discuss the absurd Oracle-Google legal relationship – “It’s Complicated”, Windows 8 actual name, Mac’s finally meet their maker, a patent for the interface everyone wants to copy, Netflix’s battling Comcast’s neutrality, electronics in your furniture and more!
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- Apple gives free Snow Leopard upgrade to some MobileMe users
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- Microsoft names Windows Server 2012, commits to launch this year
- Microsoft developer evangelist retracts claim that Mango devices will get Apollo
- Toshiba to Buy IBM’s Point-of-Sale Business for $850 Million
- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: I don’t know if Java is free
- Larry Page on the stand in Oracle trial: ‘We didn’t do anything wrong’
- MacBook Air, ultrabook chips coming as second Intel launch
- Reed Hastings Goes After Comcast, Again, on Facebook. Again.
- Linus Torvalds wins the tech. equivalent of a Nobel Prize: the Millennium Technology Prize.
- ‘Halo 4’ release date is Nov. 6, Conan airing tonight
- Halo 3 Legendary Ending High Quality
- You Think $1 Billion Was Expensive For Instagram? They Originally Asked For $2 Billion
- Samsung sends out event invites to “come and meet the next Galaxy” on May 3 in London. Galaxy S III incoming?
- Guild Wars 2
- Skype on Xbox team official, Metro development techniques coming to Xbox?
- Snapdragon Shortage Likely Warns Qualcomm
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