Chris and Taylor talk about Samsung Milk Music, the strange world of Bitcoin, iOS 7.1, a reborn Roku dongle, an extended discussion of the sate of the mobile industry in the U.S. and much more!
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Top News
- Samsung Milk Music is the newest streaming service, free for Galaxy users via AndroidAndMe
- Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto revealed after years of mystery via Ars Technica
- Alleged Bitcoin inventor says Newsweek story is dead wrong via Ars Technica
- iOS 7.1 released, improves iPhone 5S stability, iPhone 4 speed, and more via Ars Technica
- Roku’s New HDMI Streaming Stick: $50 and More Than 1,000 Channels via Lifehacker
- Roku on a Stick via theDigitalMediaZone from 2012
Afterburner
- AMD touts new low-cost desktop chipset, calls Intel’s a “dead-end” via Ars Technica
- Audi’s in-car LTE from AT&T will cost at least $16 a month via theVerge
- Neil Young’s high-fidelity iPod competitor will cost $399 via theVerge
- Pebble Appstore Comes To Android, Alongside New Partner Apps From eBay, Evernote And TWC via TechCrunch
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 will ship March 9th for $650 via Engadget
- Gmail for iOS updated with background refresh and simplified sign-in across other Google apps via theNextWeb
- An e-reader that makes calls: InkPhone promises two weeks on a charge via Engadget
- Shuttle runs a Haswell Core i7 in a case barely bigger than a disk drive via Engadget
thEndUsr Stories
- AT&T Cuts Cost for Some Single-Line and Two-Line Plans via Recode
- T-Mobile’s New Simple Choice Plan: 1GB of Data for Just $50 via LaptopMag
- Verizon has most reliable cellular network in test, AT&T has the fastest via Ars Technica
- Batteries: What’s here versus what we need via Ars Technica
Tip of the Week: Post Forward Replaces Banner Ads With Social Media Feeds via Lifehacker
App Pick: The Best Instant Messaging Application for iPhone via Lifehacker
Cryptocat Creates Private, Encrypted Chatrooms on the iPhone via Lifehacker
Threema via Security Now
Kicker: Start a Pirate Radio Station with a Raspberry Pi and a Single Wire via Lifehacker