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Kelvin and Geoff go all out in this week’s monster news-filled episode. Subjects include old favourites – Apple, Google and Facebook – as well as the latest from Supercell, Meerkat and a new people-rating app, called Peeple.
In movies, we talk about the possibility of the much mooted ‘Men In Black’ and ’21 Jump Street’ crossover and the highly anticipated return of The Predator. Yes, Arnie is baack.
Episode 52 of The Lazy Couch starts now.

Episode 52. Recorded Wednesday 9 March 2016.
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00:01 – Intro:

* Kelvin goes to TED!
* Geoff sees Ibeyi @ Oxford Art Factory

05:38 – Apple:

* First Mac ransomware discovered | Gizmodo
* Bill Gates has no real position on Apple vs FBI, apparently | The Verge
* Palmer Luckey: Apple needs a ‘good computer’ before it can get Oculus Rift support | Gizmodo

09:40 – Gaming:

* Supercell now has 100 million active users | @ipaananen
* Supercell’s ‘thank you’ video | Youtube
* Blizzard’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch launches May 24th | The Verge
* Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC | The Guardian

17:38 – VR:

* Investments in VR/AR have already reached $1.1bn in 2016 | TechCrunch
* Amazon is creating a new virtual reality platform | The Verge

21:38 – Google:

* Google Photos now supports Live Photos on iOS | The Verge
* The founder of 4chan Chris Poole is going to Google | Business Insider
* Google DeepMind AI to battle world’s Go champion | The Verge

27:08 – Entertainment News:

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Naked Tech Podcast - An Australian technology podcastBy Kelvin Lee, Geoff Kim