Gigawhat Ep. 41: No Deal, No Place for Facebook
Facebook discontinues its Deals and Places features but they finally bump up some more privacy settings to make life a bit easier. This week we also look into the repercussions of Steve Job’s resignation as CEO of Apple and chat about upcoming games highlighted at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
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Steve Jobs Steps Down: http://techland.time.com/2011/08/26/apple-will-still-be-apple-even-without-steve-jobs/
Facebook Kills Deals: http://allthingsd.com/20110826/facebook-kills-deals-after-just-four-months/
Facebook Kills Places: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-kills-places-but-emphasizes-location-sharing-more/2972
New Privacy Settings for Facebook: https://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=10150251867797131
Ignoring on Google+: http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/08/26/google-launches-an-ignore-option-hide-people-but-let-them-interact-with-your-content/
GameStop Apologizes Over Deus Ex Fiasco: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/26/gamestop-deus-ex-apology/
HP Touchpads Still Sold Out: http://consumerist.com/2011/08/adventures-in-ordering-a-clearanced-hp-touchpad.html
PAX 2011: http://www.gamespot.com/events/pax2011/index.html
App of the Week
Jetpack Joyride (iOS): http://toucharcade.com/2011/08/26/hands-on-with-halfbricks-jetpack-joyride-and-new-developer-diary-released/
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