Kelvin and Geoff go all out in this week’s monster news-filled episode. Subjects include old favourites – Apple, Google and Facebook – as well as the latest from Supercell, Meerkat and a new people-rating app, called Peeple.
In movies, we talk about the possibility of the much mooted ‘Men In Black’ and ’21 Jump Street’ crossover and the highly anticipated return of The Predator. Yes, Arnie is baack.
Episode 52 of The Lazy Couch starts now.
Episode 52. Recorded Wednesday 9 March 2016.
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00:01 – Intro:
05:38 – Apple:
- First Mac ransomware discovered | Gizmodo
- Bill Gates has no real position on Apple vs FBI, apparently | The Verge
- Palmer Luckey: Apple needs a ‘good computer’ before it can get Oculus Rift support | Gizmodo
09:40 – Gaming:
- Supercell now has 100 million active users | @ipaananen
- Supercell’s ‘thank you’ video | Youtube
- Blizzard’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch launches May 24th | The Verge
- Microsoft wants to monopolise games development on PC | The Guardian
17:38 – VR:
- Investments in VR/AR have already reached $1.1bn in 2016 | TechCrunch
- Amazon is creating a new virtual reality platform | The Verge
21:38 – Google:
- Google Photos now supports Live Photos on iOS | The Verge
- The founder of 4chan Chris Poole is going to Google | Business Insider
- Google DeepMind AI to battle world’s Go champion | The Verge
27:08 – Entertainment News:
- The Predator: Schwartznegger says he’ll meet with director about possible return | IGN
- Marvel could be adding an Asian martial arts hero to Iron Fist | Gizmodo
- 21 Jump Street – Men In Black crossover is actually happening | Gizmodo
- Amazon’s first live show debuts online | The Verge
- Ghostbusters (2016) trailer | Youtube
36:47 – Social Networks:
- Facebook gives Messenger a material design makeover on Android | TechCrunch
- Facebook fixes a bug that allowed you to reset anyone’s password | Softpedia
- Medium plans publisher monetisation within a month | VentureBeat
- Peeple, the ‘Yelp for people’ app, arrives | CBS News
- Meerkat is ditching the livestream and chasing a video social network instead | re/code
47:31 – Phones!:
- Audio module for LG G5’s magic slot works with other phones | Gizmodo
- Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 phones are.. beautiful? | The Verge
- Google promises speed improvements in the next Nexus 5X update | The Verge
- OnePlus paid $300k to get phones into House of Cards | The Verge
54:28 – Outro:
