At The Nexus #57: The Semi-Biggest

Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad look upon CES with trepidation and discuss yet another BlackBerry leak, Microsoft's Windows 8 deal, Sprint's latest joke, how Google broke Maps on purpose for Windows Phone 8, the Ubuntu Phone and why scanning documents will bankrupt you.

Links

• BlackBerry Z10 leaks for Verizon and AT&T – SlashGear
• Microsoft reportedly acquires home automation startup R2 Studios for Xbox team | The Verge
• U.S. Department Of Defense Signs New Deal With Microsoft To Bring Windows 8 To 75% of Employees | TechCrunch
• Leap Motion and Asus Will Team Up and Bundle Products Together | GadgeTell
• Amazon Prime Instant Video adds A&E, History, and Lifetime after Netflix’s deal falls through | The Verge
• Sprint to offer its own pre-paid smartphone plan with unlimited data | The Verge
• Android Jelly Bean Passes 10%, Gingerbread Falls Under 50%
• Sprint to Offer Contract-Free ‘As You Go’ Plans: Report
• Android SDK is now proprietary, Replicant to the rescue « Torsten’s FSFE blog
• Google Maps Never Supported Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 8
• Amazon Web Services Blog: AWS Management Console Improvements – Tablet and Mobile Support
• Library of Congress digs in to full archive of 170 billion tweets | Internet & Media – CNET News
• Steve Jobs biopic hits theaters in April. Will you see it? | Ars Technica
• Special Intel ‘Ivy Bridge’ chips to enable new laptops, tablets | Business Tech – CNET News
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be three times more scratch resistant than previous generation | The Verge
• Ubuntu for phones | Ubuntu
• Patent trolls want $1,000—for using scanners | Ars Technica

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