The Olympics are here and it’s time to introduce an all star show with not one, but two special guests! We have Michael Manna from the T4Show and Chris Fisher from Jupiter Broadcasting to discuss Mountain Lion, AT&T possibly charging for Facetime over 3G, Olympic streaming and apps, and much much more!
Show notes at: https://geekgamer.tv/ggweekly/ggw208
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Show Notes:
Geek:
Washington state becomes first to offer voter registration via Facebook
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/washington-state-offer-voter-registration-facebook/
AT&T CEO Responds To Rumors Of Charging Customers For FaceTime Over 3G
http://www.cultofmac.com/179430/att-ceo-responds-to-rumors-of-charging-customers-for-facetime-over-3g/
AT&T Charging for FaceTime Would Breach Net Neutrality, Group Says
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/facetime-net-neutrality/
Sprint opens up LTE network for new MVNOs
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/17/3164746/sprint-single-source-enablement-mvno-package
Steam Could Be About To Take On Mac App Store By Selling Apps As Well As Games
http://www.cultofmac.com/179283/steam-could-be-about-take-on-mac-app-store-by-selling-apps-as-well-as-games/
Microsoft Forgets To Offer Browser Choice Screen To 28M Users, EU Opens Investigation
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/17/microsoft-forgets-to-offer-browser-choice-screen-to-28m-users-eu-opens-investigation/
Mountain Lion
http://www.apple.com/osx/
Gaming:
Valve expands Steam with Linux support and non-gaming apps
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/valve-expands-steam-with-linux-support-and-non-gaming-apps/
Man Dies After Playing Diablo III for 40 Hours
http://kotaku.com/5926876/
GTA 4 Gets Photorealistic With iCEnhancer 2.1, Now Available For Steam, EFLC
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/GTA-4-Gets-Photorealistic-With-iCEnhancer-2-1-Now-Available-Steam-EFLC-44760.html
The Game Genie Returns, Now Available For PS3!
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/07/17/the-game-genie-returns-now-available-for-ps3/
EA Confirms Battlefield 4, Beta Scheduled for Fall 2013
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/07/17/ea-confirms-battlefield-4-beta-scheduled-for-fall-2013/
Castle Story Hits Kickstarter Goal In Under 5 Hours
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Castle-Story-Hits-Kickstarter-Goal-Under-5-Hours-45127.html
GameStop May Support Digital Trade-Ins
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/GameStop-May-Support-Digital-Trade-Ins-45114.html
Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 a ‘catastrophe’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18996377
Picks of the Week:
Jon MX Player
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5teHRlY2gudmlkZW9wbGF5ZXIuYWQiXQ..
Chase – The Best Apps For The London 2012 Olympics
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2012/07/27/the-london-2012-olympics-app-and-tools-guide/
Joe – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1530895202/astro-time-lapse-motion-control
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207087339/radian-a-motion-time-lapse-device-for-everyone
Chris – LastPass
https://lastpass.com/
Michael:
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