Gigawhat Episode 23: Tweet Blocked!
Iyaz returns as we make sense of the latest news and rumors. Are you locked out of Twitter? Why even try a non-official third party app? We also give our thoughts on the Facebook phones as well as the latest batch of Apple rumors, including the iPad 3, iPhone 5, and the next line of MacBooks.
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UberTwitter Responds to Twitter Lockout: http://www.quora.com/Why-did-Twitter-suspend-UberTwitter
Nokia-Microsoft Partnership: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20031468-264.html
Xoom Pricing: http://techland.time.com/2011/02/16/motorola-xoom-tablet-to-start-at-600-verizon-version-at-800/
Atrix 4G Release Date: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380540,00.asp
HTC Facebook Phones: http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-salsa-and-chacha-under-glass-mwc
Apple’s New Subscription Rules: http://www.dxstuff.com/2011/02/16/is-apple-shooting-itself-in-the-foot/
iPhone – Cheaper, Not Smaller: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/02/iphone-may-get-cheaper-but-not-smaller.ars
MacBook Launch: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/18/apple_gearing_up_for_major_product_launch_early_as_next_week_sources.html
App of the Week
Words with Friends (Android): https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zynga.words
Androidify (Android): http://androidify.com/
Starfront Collision (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/starfront-collision/id402025815?mt=8
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