Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl, with Eight Bit host Ian Buck, discuss the advent of Google Glass, the ChromeBook Pixel and our early impressions of the next generation of consoles, the PS4 and whatever the next Xbox is, along with more BlackBerry news, Microsoft's "clarification" on Office, and yet another device running Ubuntu.
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BlackBerry Z10 teardown reveals a higher BOM than Apple’s iPhone 5 | ZDNetYouTube no longer working on Blackberry 7 or 7.1 devices – SlashGearMicrosoft, EMC, NetApp join Oracle’s legal fight against Google on Java | ITworldGoogle to open registration for Google I/O March 13 | Internet & Media – CNET NewsTwitter Launches Ads API, So Marketers Can Run Campaigns Through Adobe, Salesforce, Others | TechCrunchOptimus G2 to feature LG’s eight-core ‘Odin’ processorShuttleworth: Ubuntu tablets won’t be as “jarring” to users as Windows 8 | Ars TechnicaMicrosoft offers clarity on Office 2013 and Office 365 install rights – Neowin Outlook Blog – Outlook.com leaves preview as the world’s fastest growing email service going from 0 to 60 million in just 6 monthsFirefox Enables WebRTC, H.264 And MP3 Support By Default In Its Nightly Release Channel | TechCrunchFirefox Notes – DesktopOpera buys SkyFire, the company that brought Flash to iOS | ZDNetGNU/Linux Distribution TimelineModded Nexus 7 shows why some phone and tablet loudspeakers are better than others (video)Samsung Chromebook(XE303C12) | Samsung ChromebooksChrome Web Store – Secure Shell Google Chromebook Pixel Google’s new Chromebook Pixel Thinks Different about vertical touch surfaces, puts touch on the display | 9to5MacChromebook Pixel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaStorage plan pricing – Gmail Help Chromebooks: Samsung Chromebook Google’s new touchscreen Chromebook Pixel: A $1,299 laptop for cloud dwellers | Ars TechnicaI used Google Glass: the future, with monthly updates | The VergePlayStation 4 tech specs revealed: AMD ‘Jaguar’ CPU, faster Blu-ray, 720p 3D camera | The VergeSony Reveals PlayStation 4 Controller: DualShock 4 – IGNPC Gamer vs. PlayStation 4: How much does a comparable rig cost right now? | News, Tech, Tech News | PC GamerSony tells Eurogamer: PlayStation 4 will not block used games • News • PlayStation 4 • Eurogamer.netMicrosoft likely to reveal Xbox 360 successor at April event | The VergeListen to more at The Nexus and follow us on Twitter and Google+ for our latest episodes and news.