At The Nexus #95: Oh, The Three Handedness!

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss a BlackBerry sale, an impossible T-Mobile and Sprint combination, ads in Gmail's new app, new Microsoft Surfaces, new Kindle Fires from Amazon, Apple's record breaking iPhone sales, Valve's Steam plans and so much more!

Links

• Untitled: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/blackberry-reaches-4-7-billion-takeover-deal/?_r=0
• BlackBerry Manufacturing Partner Jabil Circuit Looking to Bail – John Paczkowski – Mobile – AllThingsD
• T-Mobile pulls BlackBerry from stores, BlackBerry cans Q2 earnings call | ZDNet
• Unlimited Prepaid iPhone – No Contract Unlimited iPhone Plans | Virgin Mobile
• T-Mobile CFO makes case for U.S. consolidation, Sprint deal | Reuters
• Motorola’s DVX rumored to be low cost follow-up to Moto X | The Verge
• Google’s Gmail Keyword Scanning Might Violate Wiretap Law, Judge Finds | Threat Level | Wired.com
• New Gmail for Android app update brings a “cleaner” look to conversation view and other improvements
• Hangouts 1.2 rolling out now, introduces availability indicators
• YouTube tries to rescue its terrible commenters from themselves | Ars Technica
• Google adds remote lock and password reset features to Android Device Manager | The Verge
• All the news from Microsoft’s Surface 2 event | The Verge
• Microsoft’s Power Cover has built-in battery for Surface tablets | The Verge
• Microsoft announces backlit Type Cover 2 for the new Surface line | The Verge
• Microsoft unveils Surface Music Cover for aspiring DJs | The Verge
• Microsoft keeping the original Surface RT around for $349 | The Verge
• Is Ford’s Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft? – Kara Swisher – News – AllThingsD
• Nokia will announce six new devices at its October 22nd event | The Verge
• Bill Gates admits CTRL-ALT-DEL was mistake, as was dropping out of Harvard | PCWorld
• Exclusive video: Steve Ballmer’s intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft | The Verge
• Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX: power, with a helping hand | The Verge
• Amazon Instant Prime video will now allow offline viewing mode
• Apple Sells Nine Million New iPhones, Predicts Nice Quarter – Peter Kafka – Mobile – AllThingsD
• iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States Opening Weekend
• iOS 7 adoption rate much higher than previous releases, now approaching 60 percent overall | 9to5Mac
• Apple fixes a pair of lock screen bugs with iOS 7.0.2 update | Ars Technica
• iFixit Tears Down New iMacs, Finds Soldered CPU on 21.5″ Model – Mac Rumors
• Apple announces Tech Talks for 2013, focus on iOS 7 | 9to5Mac
• Valve Introduces SteamOS, A Linux-Based Platform To Bring Steam To Your Living Room | TechCrunch
• Steam Machines
• Valve Announces Steam Controller – IGN
• Radeon R9-290X: Hardware specs and benchmarks of AMD’s Titan killer | ExtremeTech
• Why Free Software Is More Important Now Than Ever Before | Wired Opinion | Wired.com

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