We spend so much of the year telling you about things that we don't like or wish would change. With this week being Thanksgiving, we thought we would take a break from that and tell you the technology that we are most thankful for, and then, tell you about the tech we would be thankful if it would go away. See, we can get positive and stuff. We swear. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

This week, we are back to our regularly scheduled recording time and with all of our regularly scheduled hosts, so we can continue our discussion of regularly scheduled console launches. Yes, this was recorded on Xbox One Eve, but the reviews are already in (Spoiler alert: You probably don't HAVE to buy it day one). However, plenty of people bought PS4s. Dropbox thinks they're worth a lot of money. The cellphone carriers have gotten mobster levels of shady, and some scientists made cheese out of celebrities' bacteria. You know because that's normal.  

On this eternally late edition of Tech's Last Call, we spend time waxing poetically about the PS4. We revel in its limited game library. We ponder the deep question of why only the graphics on Killzone seem to be any better than the previous generation of consoles. We hypothesize why Assassin's Creed 4 actually looks worse. We also reach the conclusion that Trey is being punished for cheating on digital women in Persona 4: Golden. It's all in a day's work really. 

On this week's again delayed Tech's Last Call, it is just one man and one microphone facing the onslaught. Through the magic of scheduling, it is just Trey on the show this week, but fear not because you will still get a show jammed packed with Twitter IPO news, Microsoft CEO possibilities, Star Wars release dates, and changes for Blackberry. You might also learn how India is on the way to Mars, how the Nexus 5 doesn't suck, and how your plane flights may soon be ruined by someone talking on their cellphone for the ENTIRE flight. Or, you may simply watch one man slowly lose his mind as he faces a never ending torrent of news. Tune in to find out. 

Twitter goes IPO Super Nova

Call of Duty makes a ton of money

 Gogo will now let you make calls on airplanes. Joy. 

 Microsoft narrows their CEO search to 5 candidates

Steven Elop has his own Bing-less plans for Microsoft's future

Blackberry is not selling after all

India is sending a probe to Mars

We have Star Wars Episode VII details

Google Barge is not as crazy as maybe we thought it could be

On this week's episode, we attempt to break all news down to its very essence - whether something is good or bad. The FAA letting us use our devices during all stages of flight: Good. The NSA and GCHQ hacking Google and Yahoo in International Waters: Bad. The Nexus 5: Good. Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Better than the last one. James Kirk captaining the Navy's most advanced ship: Potentially awesome. Join us on Tech's Last Call and play along at home. 

NEWS

New FAA Guidelines Permit More Device Use, All The Way From Take-Off To Landing - TechCrunch

NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say - Washington Post

Exclusive: Intel Opens Fabs To ARM Chips - Forbes

Motorola unveils Project Ara for custom smartphones - CNET

San Francisco's bay barge mystery: Floating data center or Google Glass store? - CNET

GADGET

Nexus 5 - Google Play

AIRO wristband tracks not just sleep, exercise and stress, but also what you eat - Engadget

J.A.R.S.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag - Gamespot

LAST CALL

Capt. James Kirk To Command Navy's New 'Stealth Destroyer' - NPR

We apologize for the delay in posting. This was recorded on Thursday but is going up late. Life intervened in weird ways, but here you go, your weekly download tech news, "insight," and personal attacks against major tech companies. This week, we question the point of preordering consoles with the delay of Watchdogs, Apple's future as they cut back on iPhone 5C productions, and Google's intelligence with the change from GoogleTV to AndroidTV. Plus, we explore dinosaurs from mosquito blood, a Star Wars exhibit, and the Nike Fuelband SE.

NEWS

Ubisoft Plunges as Delayed Games to Miss Christmas: Paris Mover - Bloomberg

Apple Reportedly Cutting iPhone 5c Production as Chinese Gray Market Prices Drop - Mac Rumors

Apple cuts orders of iPhone 5C as consumers prefer 5S - Reuters

Apple hires Burberry boss to lead retail, its second fashion CEO in three months - The Verge

Apple Announces October 22 Event: "We Still Have a Lot to Cover" - All Things D

Intel says hardware bargains to multiply this fall: $99 tablets, $299 Haswell laptops, $349 2-in-1 hybrids - Venture Beat

Intel Sees Signs of PC Market Bottoming Out, if Not Bouncing Back - All Things D

Goodbye Google TV, hello Android TV - CNET News

You can now download the release version of Windows 8.1, boxed option available in stores from tomorrow - The Next Web

Amazon partners with HTC to make smartphones: report - Reuters

GADGET

New Nike FuelBand SE fitness tracker arrives November 6 at $149 (hands-on) - CNET Reviews

Fragments of time: the wild, messy state of smartwatches - The Verge

GEEKS ANONYMOUS

'Star Wars' exhibit offers rare peek at original artifacts - CNET

LAST CALL

Blood-filled mosquito is a fossil first - Nature

Tonight on Tech's Last Call, we celebrate a slow news week by bringing our part-time gaming editor, Steven Doss, to guest host. There may not have been much news, but what they did send us was some choice fruit. The big fruit company, Apple, has announcement forthcoming. Samsung and LG seem to be betting their fruit on flexible displays in phones, and Meg Whitman throws her fruit at Microsoft calling them a competitor rather than a partner. Also, we have game reviews, beer in space, and a remote control cockroach. And you thought things only got crazy when Trey was out. 

NEWS

Apple Will Hold Fall iPad Event on October 22 - All Things D

Samsung launches smartphone with curved display screen - BBC

LG confirms production of 'bendable and unbreakable' smartphone displays - Engadget

HP no longer playing by Microsoft, Intel rules, exec says - CNET

Macs down, PCs up - CNN Money

GADGET

Nest unveils its $129 Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector, available from November - The Next Web

Fitbit Force Combines Smartwatch and Fitness Tracker - ABC News

SPACE!

Sixth Grader Wins Approval to Brew Beer in Space - ABC News

LAST CALL

Cyborg Cockroach Sparks Ethics Debate - Slashdot

On this week's Tech's Last Call, the industry is facing many sweeping corporate changes. Twitter is a-twitter about their IPO. Silk Road is shut down. Microsoft may steal its CEO from Ford, and Apple is now the most valuable brand...in the world. Although, the big A's latest operating system is bugging and making people sick. Good job, there. At least there is hope in commercial space flight and J.J. Abrams's version of Star Wars? We will have to wait and see. 

NEWS

Twitter seeks to raise $1 billion in IPO - CNET

Silk Road owner charged again, this time for hiring a hitman in Maryland - The Verge

Bitcoin Falls 15% Following FBI's Silk Road Seizure - TechCrunch

Is Ford's Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft? - All Things D

Exclusive: Time for Gates to go, some top Microsoft investors tell board - Reuters

Tech Names Dominate List of World's Most Valued Brands as Apple and Google top the list - All Things D

Best Global Brands 2013 - Interbrand

Survey on next-gen console purchases may spell trouble for Xbox One - ArsTechnica

Sony's PS4 tops Xbox One as gamers' holiday choice: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters

The Point - Why The Xbox Is Losing - GameSpot

Xbox One Tour - Xbox

Why iOS 7 is making some users sick - The Guardian

Apple: iMessage problems to be fixed in upcoming iOS 7 update - ArsTechnica

Is iOS 7 making you feel sick? Here's why - NBC News

GADGET

Steam Powered Livingroom - Steam

SPACE!

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 v1.1, preps for reusable boost stage - ArsTechnica

Commercial space race heats up as Orbital Sciences sends its own ship to ISS - The Verge

LAST CALL

How J.J. Abrams can make 'Star Wars' great again - CNET

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