58: The Troll Is Real

Dan and Jim discuss what could be announced at Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference next week in San Francisco. Later they discuss the risk of malicious, hacking iPhone chargers, the importance of an external power source for your phone at events like WWDC, Apple and Samsung's US market rivalry, The White House's war on patent trolls, and more.

Dan and Jim discuss what could be announced at Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference next week in San Francisco. Later they discuss the risk of malicious, hacking iPhone chargers, the importance of an external power source for your phone at events like WWDC, Apple and Samsung's US market rivalry, The White House's war on patent trolls, and more.

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