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A rare Monday night edition and the news in the technology and gaming worlds does not disappoint! On the tech side, we chat about RIM possibly opening up their OS, Nexus 4 demand, weak demand for the iPhone 5, Kim Dotcom and more! With the gaming news, will Sony release details of the PS4 before Microsoft? A house bill seeks stricter enforcement of video game ratings, Lenovo entering the gaming desktop field and the Simcity Beta has a EULA that includes a clause that could ban you from ALL EA PRODUCTS! All this AND our Picks of the Week!
Show notes at: https://geekgamer.tv/ggweekly/ggw227
Hosts: Chase Nunes with Jon Kessler and Joseph Falbey
Special Guests: John Bubb from GFQ Network.
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Show Notes
RIM CEO says company is open to licensing new OS, stock jumps 10 percent
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/01/rim-ceo-says-company-is-open-to-licensing-new-os-stock-jumps-10-percent/
Google’s Sergey Brin spotted wearing Google Glass in New York
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-sergey-brin-google-glass-new-york-subway-20130121,0,5835153.story
Demand For Google’s Nexus 4 Phone Is 10X What Google Expected
http://www.businessinsider.com/demand-for-googles-nexus-4-phone-is-10x-what-google-expected-2013-1
Demand weak for iPhone5, report says
http://triblive.com/business/headlines/3294111-74/apple-iphone-percent
Kim Dotcom: Mega File Site Signs Up 500,000
http://news.sky.com/story/1040737/kim-dotcom-mega-file-site-signs-up-500000
Google makes Microsoft sweat over Sync cutoff, but Windows Phone will get DAV support
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/21/3832838/windows-phone-carddav-caldav-support
Sony might not reveal PS4 until Microsoft has announced next Xbox
http://www.slashgear.com/sony-might-not-reveal-ps4-until-microsoft-has-announced-next-xbox-21266153/
Video Game Pioneer Atari Files for Chapter 11
http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/01/21/atari-video-game-pioneer-files-for-chap-11/
Bill seeks stricter enforcement of video game ratings
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/01/18/bill-stricter-video-game-ratings/1844665/
Do video games have a future at CES?
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/184973/Do_video_games_have_a_future_at_CES.php#.UP3qWidX18E
Lenovo Enters The Gaming Desktop Field With Erazer X700
http://www.studentnewsie.com/lenovo-enters-the-gaming-desktop-field-with-erazer-x700-15852/
Simcity Beta EULA includes clause that could ban from all EA products
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/sim-city-beta-eula-includes-company-wide-ban-for-unreported-bugs/
Picks of the Week
galvanic vestibular stimulation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlXYqfQHNuA
Cardmunch by LinkedIn
http://www.cardmunch.com/
Engineers move historic 6.9 million pound Sellwood bridge.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/01/historic_sellwood_bridge_moves.html
Invisible Hand extension
http://www.getinvisiblehand.com/