At The Nexus #27: Buffalos And Biebers

With special guest Ian R. Buck, hosts Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss Windows 8 hardware possibilities and Ballmer's predictions, a great Google+ update and some news of hanging out, another huge iPhone rumor - 4-inches of awesome, how Opera sucks and Facebook wants to buy it and so much more!

With special guest Ian R. Buck, hosts Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss Windows 8 hardware possibilities and Ballmer's predictions, a great Google+ update and some news of hanging out, another huge iPhone rumor - 4-inches of awesome, how Opera sucks and Facebook wants to buy it and so much more!

This week Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad are joined by prize winning guest Ian Buck. This week we discuss our recent Google+ Hangout, the buoyant hard drive prices, a counter-violation from Motorola, what Ballmer really thinks of Windows 8, a huge iPhone, hot nests, Opera’s possible sellout to Facebook and more!

Phase 10
The Talk Show: Mule Radio Syndicate
Likely next-generation iPhone with 3.999-inch display, 1136 x 640 resolution in testing (updated: more decimals)
Siri-like Voice Dictation coming to OS X Mountain Lion?
Apple’s VP of Europe Pascal Cagni quits after 12 year tenure
Google+ for Android update brings new look, now lets you start Hangouts from a phone
Microsoft Office said to be coming to iPad, Android tablets
Within Windows
Up to 500 million Windows 8 users by end of 2013, says Ballmer
Microsoft clarifies Ballmer’s claims of massive Windows 8 adoption
Microsoft removes Bing Maps Streetside service in Germany due to privacy concerns
This is Dell’s Windows 8 tablet
Xbox 360 Should Be Banned from U.S. for Violating Patents, Judge Says
Jury: Google did not infringe Oracle patents with Android
VIA launches $49 Android PC
ExtremeTech
60TB disk drives could be a reality in 2016
No-cost desktop software development is dead on Windows 8
Google now tailors Gmail search autocomplete to the contents of your inbox
Goodbye Google+ People & Pages, Hello Knowledge Graph Box
Comcast adds free voice calls and texting over Wi-Fi to Xfinity Voice
Samsung’s Galaxy S III Available on Amazon, Comes With a Catch
Facebook to acquire browser maker Opera? Maybe. Here’s what we know.
Introducing “Mozilla Webmaker:” helping the world make the web

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