Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp and what it means, one less Snapdragon, Microsoft's attempt to make Windows 8.1-boxes, a bunch of graphics cards, two acquisitions by Google, a huge iOS security bug and so much more.
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Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $16 billion | The VergeGoogle reportedly offered to buy WhatsApp for $10 billionHow Google Blew Its Chance To Buy WhatsApp – Business InsiderMobile World CongressHTC to launch the M8, successor to the One, on March 25HTC will now replace your phone’s busted screen for free | The VergeQualcomm cancels Snapdragon 802 smart TV chip it announced 5 weeks ago | Ars TechnicaBlackBerry boss ‘outraged’ T-Mobile’s iPhone promotion | Digital TrendsT-Mobile offers $250 to upgrading BlackBerry users after manufacturer and fan outrage | The VergePlayStation 4 goes on sale in Japan, and there’s no competition | The VergeIntroducing Office Online at Office.com | Office BlogsMicrosoft’s OneDrive to take on Google Drive and Dropbox | Microsoft – CNET NewsMicrosoft reportedly dropping licensing fees for Windows 8.1 amid competition from Google and Apple | 9to5GoogleAMD Radeon R7 265 2GB Review – Pitcairn takes another pass | PC PerspectiveAnandTech | The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GTX 750 Review: Maxwell Makes Its MoveAnandTech | Page 4 – Comparison between product linesNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Review – Maxwell Architecture debuts at $150 | PC PerspectiveAnandTech | NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX Titan Black: No Compromises for Gaming & ComputeDoubleClick Advertiser Blog: Investing in a cleaner, more accountable web with spider.ioGoogle acquires SlickLogin, another startup on a quest to kill the password | The VergeGoogle Fiber chooses nine metro areas for possible expansion | Ars TechnicaGoogle Starts Making The New Google Maps The Default For Everybody | TechCrunchGoogle announces Project Tango, a smartphone that can map the world around it | The VergeGoogle I/O Set for June 25 – 26 – IGNKGI: iPad 2 done and iPad 4 back in Q1, iPad Air with A8 + Touch ID in Q3, bigger iPad & new Mini unlikely in ’14 | 9to5MacSteve Jobs will appear on a US postage stamp in 2015 | The VergeBehind iPhone’s Critical Security Bug, a Single Bad ‘Goto’ | Threat Level | Wired.comThis episode of At The Nexus has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #194: ATN #115 — Auto Bind To The Arm!
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