| This week – Facebook overpays for some Photoshop filters, Canada ditches the penny and starts work on a digital currency, and how one Chinese activist turned the tables on the police state. It's all here to entertain and inform you, so what are you waiting for? Subscribe to Technophilia, Earth's Favorite Technology Podcast today! Each week, three of MakeUseOf's writers virtually get together to talk about the latest technology news and what they've been up to. We have a lot of fun doing this, because we usually don't get a chance to talk to each other out loud – we live thousands of miles away from each other. We record our conversations and share them with the world – that's what Technophilia is all about. It's not officially part of MakeUseOf, but it's an entertaining way to keep up with technology news. Every week we talk about apps we've been using. This week, Justin really loves the beta version of Ubuntu , and thinks you should check it out. James is becoming a Redditor because of Blue Alien , a Reddit app for the iPad and iPhone that's less ugly than Reddit's web version. Dave talks about Mass Effect's multiplayer mode, something James and Justin are enthusiastically unexcited about. Check out our technology podcast online, right now. or Subscribe to Technophilia on iTunes or Subscribe to Technophila using RSS And, as always, the headlines: Facebook Buys Instagram For One. Billion. Dollars . Seems like the deal was pretty much Mark Zuckerberg's doing, too. We're not sure what the point to this is, but man is a billion dollars a lot of money. Microsoft Buys The Rotting Remains Of Netscape for One. Billion. Dollars. The deal was for 800 different patents, some of which relate to the original Netscape browser. Iran to Build It's Own "HalAl" Internet . This level of censorship makes the Communist Party of China seem benevolent. Apple, Publishers, Sued by US Government For Alleged eBook Price Fixing . Does this lawsuit basically hand the e-book market to Amazon? Canada Ditches The Penny, Is Working On A Digital Currency . Why doesn't America get rid of the penny? It's so worthless, people use it for flooring . How One Chinese Activist Turned the Table On Surveillance . Half of the top 100 blogs use WordPress as a CMS. Justin and James explain why this is, before they realize the real reason – WordPress is so easy, even Dave can use it. All this, and your listener questions, in Technophilia's sweet sixteen. Enjoy! |
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