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On this week’s episode, Tony and I talk about the privacy concerns with smartphones. We also look into this week’s slightly controversial “App of the Week” – is Path worth the download? Check out this week’s show!

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App of the Week

Path (Android): https://market.android.com/details?id=com.path&hl=en

Path (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/path/id403639508?mt=8

Cyber Monday Deals

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday behind us, Tony Wang and I look into the deals of this holiday season. There’s still a lot coming up, including Cyber Monday. So what should one look out for? Check out the links below and this week’s Gigawhat!

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BFAds: http://bfads.net/

Slickdeals: http://slickdeals.net/

CheapAssGamer: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/

CNET: Why All HDMI Cables Are the Same (Part 2): http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57321956-221/why-all-hdmi-cables-are-the-same-part-2/

Becky Worley’s Post on Cyber Monday: https://plus.google.com/104179323350489956912/posts/SHhV5wiYXe8

App of the Week

CNET Scan & Shop (Android): https://market.android.com/details?id=com.biggu.shopsmart&hl=en

Google Shopper (iOS/Android): http://www.google.com/mobile/shopper/

With the holiday shopping season creeping up, we take a look at the various tablets to see which one is worth getting. Should Mom get the iPad or the Kindle Fire. Check this week’s episode out and let us know what you think!

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Tablet Comparison: http://www.theverge.com/products/compare/2506/3767/383/126/2630

App of the Week

Gadget Guide by the Daily (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gadget-guide/id458967853?mt=8

Is it dessert time? In light of the iPhone 4S, Android’s looking pretty sweet with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Is it worth holding off on the iPhone? Tony and I discuss this week!

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Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”: http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/18/a-quick-ice-cream-sandwich-feature-rundown/

App of the Week

Trailers (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-movie-trailers/id471966214?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

The last few weeks have been a podcasting mess. Fortunately we were able to put together a pretty in-depth show, focusing on Steve Jobs and his legacy as well as our thoughts (and disagreements) on the iPhone 4S. We even dive into our thoughts on the future of voice command/control based on Siri.

iPhone 4S

Still deciding on whether or not to pick up the new iPhone 4S? Hear us out!

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iPhone 4S: http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Molly Rants: The real reason there’s no iPhone 5: The carriers: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-20115654-256/the-real-reason-theres-no-iphone-5-the-carriers/

App of the Week

Facebook (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215?mt=8

Some big news coming out of Japan with the Tokyo Game Show. Not only are there countless games to get excited about, there’s some new info for both the 3DS and PSP Vita. Which handheld will reign supreme? Find out in this week’s Iron Che- I mean, Gigawhat!

Oh yeah, and we got the link to a spectacular fan made tribute to Smash Bros. Check it out!

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Facebook Subscriptions: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/14/facebook-launches-twitter-like-subscriptions-lets-you-share-with-unlimited-users/

Facebook to Twitter: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/14/facebook-to-twitter/

PS Vita Specs: http://www.jp.playstation.com/psvita/spec/system/

PS Vita Battery Life: http://psp.ign.com/articles/119/1194435p1.html

PS Vita External Battery: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/16/dont-worry-or-do-ps-vita-will-have-external-battery-peripher/

TGS Game Line Up: http://www.ign.com/events/tgs

Super Smash Land: http://geek.pikimal.com/2011/09/14/super-smash-land-releases-today/

Kindle Local Ads: http://techland.time.com/2011/09/15/amazons-ad-supported-kindles-to-get-local-deals-when-idle/

App of the Week

NBC (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nbc/id442839435?mt=8

The internet suffers a couple of hiccups as cloud services across Google and Microsoft hit outages. Is it enough to make you think twice before going all cloud? We also talk about Netflix and our favourite online rating sites for reviews on restaurants. Check out our recommendations in this week’s show.

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Netflix Simultaneous Streaming Policy: http://gigaom.com/video/netflix-simultaneous-streams/

Google Docs Outage: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2392709,00.asp

Microsoft Cloud Outage: http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/09/7686427-hotmail-msn-outage-sparks-doubts-about-microsoft-cloud

Google Music on iOS: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20103901-1/google-music-comes-to-ios-as-a-web-app/

Google Acquires Zagat: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-just-got-zagat-rated.html

Facebook iPhone Update: http://www.tipb.com/2011/09/06/facebook-iphone-updated-35/

App of the Week

Explore 9/11 (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explore-9-11/id387986451?mt=8

The 9/11 Memorial: Past, Present, and Future (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-911-memorial-past-present/id454906377?mt=8&s=143441

9/11 Memorial Guide (iOS): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/9-11-memorial-guide/id457056165?mt=8

9/11 Memorial Guide (Android): https://market.android.com/details?id=org.national911memorial.names

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/

HP Touchpad

The HP Touchpad is down for the count, but that doesn’t mean it can’t go out with a bang. At $99 for the 16 GB model, the Touchpad is selling like hotcakes. It’s practically sold out in all stores. But is it really a deal that’s worth it? We look into all this and more in this week’s Gigawhat!

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HP Drops WebOS: http://moconews.net/article/419-hp-to-halt-all-webos-device-development-confirms-talks-to-shed-pc-group/

HP Touchpads Sold Out

PS Sales Spike: http://games.slashdot.org/story/11/08/19/0457219/PS3-Enjoys-Retail-Wide-Sales-Spike-After-Price-Cut

NFL Sunday Ticket to PS3: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/17/directv-brings-nfl-sunday-ticket-to-android-tablets-and-the-ps3/

Playstation Vita Specs: http://www.geek.com/articles/games/ps-vita-specs-list-arrives-makes-hardware-fanboys-happy-20110819/

Sony Sticks by Dedicated Portable Gaming: http://gamescom.gamespot.com/story/6329625/mobile-tablet-gamers-will-move-to-ps-vita-sony/

Foursquare Events: http://blog.foursquare.com/2011/08/18/foursquare_events/

Weather on Google Maps: http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/18/google-maps-adds-a-weather-layer/

App of the Week

Google Catalogs (iPad): http://www.google.com/catalogs/about/#

It’s not all fun and games as we look into some serious allegations against Facebook and even the San Francisco police department. Things aren’t looking to great for Nintendo either as investors are pressuring the big N on some drastic moves. Will Mario budge?

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Social Networks and Social Order: http://gawker.com/5830458/san-francisco-cops-jam-cell-phones-to-prevent-protest

Facebook Phone Contraversy: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/facebook_phone_numbers.php

Changing Facebook Settings: https://www.facebook.com/invite_history.php

Google+ and Suburban Parents: http://www.geekwire.com/2011/study-google-winning-suburban-parents-losing-college-kids

Google+ Games: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/games-in-google-fun-that-fits-your.html

Nintendo on iOS? http://www.tipb.com/2011/08/11/investors-nintendo-put-super-mario-iphone-ipad/

App of the Week

Kindle Cloud Reader (HTML5 – iOS): https://read.amazon.com/about?tag=gmgamzn-20