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Tech's Last Call Episode 43: Double iPhone Rainbow


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Tonight on Tech's Last Call, we are absolutely steamed up. Valve announces SteamOS, and Steam Boxes (accept they're called Steam Machines). China teases us with the potential of Internet freedom. Blackberry might have been bought by a Canadian investment firm, and Microsoft and Amazon drop new tablets on us. We can't even buy Marriott Carpet Ninja Suits anymore to hide from it all. Instead, we bring you our attempt to run down one crazy news week. Enjoy!   

NEWS

Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone: report - Reuters

Microsoft Forms China Game Venture to Capitalize on Trade Zone - Bloomberg

No special access to banned websites at free trade zone in Shanghai - Global Times

Steam OS Announcement - Valve

Valve Plans Lineup of Steam Machines - GiantBomb

Valve teases controller announcement - GameSpot

BlackBerry Buyout Offer Raises Array of Questions - NYT

What Does Prem Watsa See in BlackBerry? - All Things D

Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones - Reuters

iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States - Localytics

A $849 64GB iPhone 5s only costs Apple $218 to build - ZDnet

GADGET

All the news from Microsoft's Surface 2 event - The Verge

Microsoft Surface 2 event - CNET

Panic button-equipped Amazon Kindles join gadget battle - Reuters

Amazon Announces The Kindle HDX 7- And 8.9-Inch Tablets With High-Res Screens, 2GHz Processors - TechCrunch

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX - Amazon

GEEKS ANONYMOUS

Netflix challenges the TV establishment with Emmy wins for 'House of Cards' - The Verge

LAST CALL

DragonCon cosplayers who dressed up as Marriott carpet get a cease-and-desist for their fabric offering - Boing Boing

 

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Tech's Last Call | PodcastBy Jimmy Principe, Sidney Foster and Trey Comstock