March 18, 2013

GGW #232: DRMCity

1 hour 23 minutes

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Happy St. Patricks Day! It’s time to touch one of the biggest gaming stories of the year so far, SimCity! Also this week, we chat about the Samsung Galaxy S4, Google Reader going away and the lackluster Wii U sales for February. In addition to our Picks of the Week!

Show notes and episode page here: http://ggtv.me/ggw232

Hosts: Chase Nunes, Jon Kessler, Joseph Falbey

Guests: John Bubb

Special Thanks to Audio Sponsor: PreSonus

Show Notes:

Technology News:

Google Reader to shut down with other services in another ‘spring cleaning’

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/13/google-reader-shut-down-spring-cleaning/

Apple sued by THX for allegedly misusing patented speaker tech in iPhone, iPad and iMac

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/16/apple-sued-by-thx-for-allegedly-misusing-patented-speaker-tech-in-iphone-ipad-and-imac

Samsung Galaxy S4 preview: a bigger, faster upgrade to the world’s most popular Android phone

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/14/4104650/samsung-galaxy-s4-announced-upgrade

Teacher subjects third-graders to lie detector test with bogus smartphone app

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/15/4107710/teacher-gives-third-graders-lie-detector-test-with-smartphone-app

Dropbox acquires Mailbox app

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/dropbox-acquires-mailbox/

Gaming News:

Coder Discovers Mandatory 20-Minute Offline Timeout in SimCity

http://kotaku.com/5990997/coders-discover-20+minute-offline-timeout-in-simcity

EA Admits SimCity Could Have Run Offline

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/03/17/ea-admits-simcity-could-have-run-offline-went-against-developers-vision/

EA Defends SimCity’s Always-On Approach

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416686,00.asp

Simcity Review

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/03/simcity-one-week-later-time-doesnt-heal-all-wounds/

SIMCITY UPDATE: STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM LUCY

http://www.ea.com/news/simcity-update-straight-answers-from-lucy

Wii U sales slump continues through February

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/15/4106992/wii-u-sales-slump-continues-through-february

Picks of the Week:

Picking the right seat!

http://lifehacker.com/5990596/always-choose-the-best-seat-at-any-multi+person-table

Otterbox

http://www.otterbox.com/

Automatic Link – Android/iPhone to DLCII adapter and app

http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/automatic-link-hands-on-test-drive/

http://www.automatic.com/

Sunrise Calender

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sunrise-calendar./id599114150?mt=8

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