Bits Of Tech Episode 19

The Tech Editors of Thebitbag.com, John Agan “DirtyBirdPhoenix”, Timell Grant “Da_Dios” and Randen Montalvo “infamous_Monty” get together to review the weeks news in game hardware, mobile and general technology.

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Gaming News

Firmware Troubles For Old Xbox 360s
Microsoft steps up it’s piracy efforts in it’s latest update —12:04
Sony firmware update 3.61 may cause older PS3s to freeze or overheat —16:28

Mobile News

Apple: An ‘App Store’ Is Not a Store for Apps —20:10
Apple proposes new industry standard SIM card, smaller than micro-SIM —24:25
AT&T accused of overcharging iPhone, iPad users for cellular data in latest lawsuit —29:50
Yahoo! Messenger adds iPad 2 support, enables cross platform video chat —35:30
Google updates browser-based Maps for Android and iOS —37:00
LauncherPro 0.8.6 Gets Infinite Scrolling, Icon Pack Support —37:40
Vizio Via Phone Touches Down at FCC With AT&T Bands —43:00
New Nook Color partitioning only leaves 1GB for music, other sideloaded content —45:50
T-Mobile quietly reintroduces free unlimited Wi-Fi calling —49:25
Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing —52:40
Microsoft sells 1.6M Windows Phone handsets in Q1 —56:30
Microsoft details Windows Phone ‘Mango’ business features —59:15
Nokia Windows Phones to pack dual-core processors —1:07:00
RIM responds to reports of poor PlayBook sales, high return rate at major retailer —1:15:40

General Tech News

Intel takes pot-shots at ARM Windows —1:22:03
Microsoft adds Chrome support for online Office apps —1:39:14
Microsoft shutters Pioneer Studios, we pour one out for J Allard —1:40:29
Apple instructs support reps to refute malware infections, deny assistance —1:47:15
DirecTV is field testing RVU, will offer satellite TV without individual receivers in October —1:56:40
Netflix proclaimed ‘King’ of North American Internet use —2:07:20
Google is blocking Android Market movie rentals on rooted devices because of copy protection —2:10:00
New bill upgrades unauthorized Internet streaming to a felony —2:12:10
Canadian copyright group pushes for levy on memory cards —2:21:00
France halts “three strikes” IP address collection after data leak —2:23:15
New Malware tricks you into thinking your hard drive is failing —2:29:20
Sony hit again with two hacks —2:32:45

Updates from past stories

EFF takes on Lodsys patent controversy —2:37:15
Reports Claim Apple strikes deal with Sony for cloud music service —2:40:10
Google chairman: Internet blacklists make us more like China —2:43:00

Rumor Mill

Amazon prepping dual-core ‘Coyote’ and quad-core ‘Hollywood’ tablets for 2011 —2:45:30

Personal Bits

Special Bits – case mod
Dios Bits – vm ware fusion fail – paralels for the win
Dirty Bits – windows phone 7 is finally on Verizon, go check out the HTC Trophy

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Xbox support
Microsoft Courier Video
Dutchman integrates a 4.5GHz water-cooled rig into his d3sk

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