At The Nexus #44: Self Injecting Dust

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl briefly discuss the news of the week, from Google's birthday and 25th billion app download, to Tim Cook's Maps apology and RIM's comically tasteless promotional video for BBX developers. After, Matthew decides to take a leave of absense and an astral entity takes his place to discuss tagging on the Internet.

Links

• Watch this: RIM’s disastrously bad music video aimed at developers | The Verge
• RIM CEO: BlackBerry Has a ‘Clear Shot’ at Number Three
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• Intel CEO reportedly claims Windows 8 is being released before it’s ready | The Verge
• Barnes & Noble fires back at Amazon with new Nook HD and HD+ tablets, starting at $199 | The Verge
• Texas Instruments lessens focus on mobile devices | ZDNet
• Apple’s A6 CPU actually clocked at around 1.3GHz, per new Geekbench report – Engadget
• Google Docs Ditching Old Microsoft Export Formats on October 1
• Google’s 14th birthday: Doodle marks company that altered culture – latimes.com
• California Governor Brown signs bill clearing use of driverless cars on public roads (video) — Engadget
• Official Android Blog: Google Play hits 25 billion downloads
• Yet another Java flaw allows “complete” bypass of security sandbox | Ars Technica
• Netflix for iOS updated with iPhone 5 support, native 16:9 video | The Verge
• Apple’s Schiller: iPhone 5 Scratching, Chipping Is ‘Normal’ | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
• How Ridiculous Is It That Apple Maps Redirect To Google Maps On The Web? | TechCrunch
• Study: Android Owners “More Complacent” Than iOS Users When It Comes To Browser Choice
• Canonical adds a ‘kill switch’ for Ubuntu’s Amazon search | PCWorld
• Apple – A letter from Tim Cook on Maps
• Wunderlist | Task Management At Its Best

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