Chris and Taylor talk about Microsoft taking on Chromebooks, Aereo in reform, Net Neutrality, Verizon, and much more!
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Feedback
- Google strikes back at the big screen with Android TV via Engadget
- SiliconDust’s HDHomeRun Participates in Google I/O Developer via SiliconDust
Top News
- Microsoft launches a price assault on Chromebooks via theVerge
- The three most important things in Satya Nadella’s mega-memo via Citeworld
- Bold Ambition & Our Core via Microsoft
- Aereo Lays Out New Survival Strategy in Letter to Judge via HollywoodReporter
Afterburner
- The first Chromebook with a Core i3 processor is here via theVerge
- Ingress invades iOS: Google’s augmented reality game hits iPhone via cnet
- “Final evolution” of original Raspberry Pi gains micro-SD and lower power consumption via GigaOM
- “HummingBoard” looks like a Raspberry Pi but packs in more power via ArsTechnica
- Digg revives News.me as Digg Deeper, revealing the best links your friends are sharing on Twitter
- Twitter’s analytics dashboard now includes detailed data on all tweets, not just ads via theNextWeb
- Ready for takeoff: Microsoft’s iconic Flight Simulator revived, coming to Steam via GeekWire
- The Galaxy S5 Mini has a smaller screen and leaner spec sheet via ArsTechnica
- BlackBerry’s square-screened phone to free us from our “rectangular world” via Ars Technica
- ‘South Park’ Marches On in New Places via nytimes
thEndUsr Stories
- There’s “no congestion,” Verizon says, despite continued Netflix problems via ArsTechnica
- Why is Netflix Buffering? Dispelling the Congestion Myth via Verizon
- FCC Republican says net neutrality rules too “onerous” for ISPs via Ars Technica
- These bricks are like Lego for full-sized buildings via Wired UK
Tip of the Week: Google’s New Account History Page Helps Further Control Your Privacy via Lifehacker
App Pick: Microsoft brings video editing to Windows Phone 8.1 with Video Tuner via theVerge
Kicker: The Oatmeal convinces Elon Musk to donate $1 million to Tesla Museum via ArsTechnica