Special thanks to Devin Polasky for the music on the show.  Check him out online at http://devinpolasky.com

Topics Discussed…

1. Superbowl 45: The reaction to the game, commercials & halftime on Twitter.
   @RyanRuggiero: FOX: Super Bowl XLV averaged 111M viewers and 162.9M total viewers to become the most-watched program in TV history #Superbowl
   
   @rgiraldi God – never in my life have I wanted @kanyewest to interrupt a performance more. #superbowl #blackeyedpeas
   
   @devbost: Dear @Groupon – over a million Tibetans have been killed during Chinese occupation. Your ad wasn’t funny. http://bit.ly/e3HVjZ #SuperBowl
   
2. Verizon locks WiFi on Motorola Xoom until you buy 1 month of data service (Engadget)
   @techfrog Verizon locks WiFi on Motorola Xoom until you buy 1 month of data service? At $800, I say #FAIL
3. AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million (Reuters)
   @tsinews: AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million
   @paulscheer The most surprising thing about the AOL/ Huffington Post merger is that AOL still exists. What’s next Geocities buying Aint-it-Cool News?
4. Sprint’s Kyocera Echo dual-screen Android phone announced (Engadget)

Topics Discussed…

1. Intel Hires New Director of Creative Innovation — and it’s Will.i.am from Black Eyed Peas -LA Times (thanks @krewell)
2. Google Launches Cloud Printing for iOS Devices -Modyouri
3. Full Text of Obama State of the Union draft leaked -Huffington Post
4. Keanu Reeves Reveals 3D Plans for “The Matrix” 4 and 5 -NME Magazine
5. Protesting in Egypt: 3 People Reported Killed. “Most serious civil unrest in recent memory” -NY Times
   @ustream BREAKING: @Twitter is blocked in Egypt as protests ensue. Ustream has a live feed of the streets in Cairo. http://bit.ly/hUxKvf #Egypt
   @twitterglobalpr: We can confirm that Twitter was blocked in Egypt around 8am PT today.

Thanks to Devin Polaski for the intro music!  Visit him at http://devinpolaski.com

Topics Discussed:

1. Golden Globe Awards
   Ricky Gervais not to host again? (AllVoices.com)
   The Social Network wins big at the Golden Globes. (@kellyhclay)
2. Facebook Security concerns back in the news (TheAtlantic.com, thanks @KaitlynDennihy)
3. “The Daily” iPad newspaper could be priced at $30/mo. (MacRumors.com, thanks @flyosity)
4. George Lucas ‘believes in Mayan apocalypse” (digitalspy.com, thanks @dcmarriott)
5. Written by 5-yr-old, drawn by his 29-yr-old brother: Axe Cop! (thanks @serafinowicz)

Topics Discussed…

1. New Zodiac Sign Dates (Huffington Post)
   -And here’s the story we couldn’t find while we were on the show: No, Your Zodiac Sign Hasn’t Changed (CNN)
   -@herbertfromFG: Wow. Apparently there’s a new Zodiac sign called #Ophiuchus. That sounds like it could be an STD, a Greek God, or Oprah’s scientific name.
   -@ZodiacLife: ALERT: Your zodiac sign is based on the location of the stars at the time of your birth.  Ophiuchus did not appear until 2009.
2. What will be the REAL cost of the Verizon iPhone for existing customers? (@chrispirillo)
3. Our iDevice’s Familiar Home Button Could Be Going Away (@appadvice)
4. Point Laser At Police Helicopter, Go To Jail (Arstechnica)
5. Facebook Email Addresses, upgrades to messages available by invite only (@gnomedex)
6. This should make @mollywood happy. iPad’s physical orientation lock switch back in iOS 4.3 (@stuartgibson)
7. Fox shoots man (@stevegarfield, Yahoo! News)
8. Girl Falls In Mall Fountain While Texting (YouTube video) (@majornelson)

Thanks to Devin Polaski for the intro music!  Visit him at http://devinpolaski.com

Topics Discussed…

1. The Verizon iPhone is official!
   -Official Verizon website
   -5 Major Questions Answered (ZDnet)
2. Google Kills H.264 support in Chrome (PC World)
   @gruber “If Google is dropping H.264 because their “goal is to enable open innovation”, why not also drop support for closed plugins like Flash?”
3. Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border (CBC)
4. Ferret Chews Off 7 Fingers of 4 Month Old Baby (The Pitch)

Topics Discussed…

1. Google Goggles updated for iPhone to solve your Sudoku puzzles!
2. Chief Executive of AMD Resigns
3. Microsoft to replace head of its server software division
4. @Zeldman vs. @t on owning your own data
5. Tragedy in Tuscon Arizona, how the media handled it on Twitter.
   from @DCBlackstallion :
   Sarah Palin Deleting Old Tweets & Gunsight Maps http://ow.ly/3Bjli editing facebook page http://ow.ly/3BjmC #sarahpalin #GabrielleGiffords
   Jared Loughner’s mugshot released Monday also:
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Thanks to Devin Polaski for the great intro music, you can find him online at http://devinpolaski.com

Topics Discussed…

1. iPhone Coming to Verizon: Wall Street Journal confirms! (AppleInsider)
   -AppAdvice has an update, that Steve Jobs will be at the event
   -John Gruber theorizes why it won’t be hosted by Apple
2. Quake correction: 4.1 magnitude quake was followed by 2.6, 2.1 aftershocks – usgs.gov (@breakingnews)
3. Comics News: Jason Aaron (a prevalent Marvel writer) said “I don’t give a sh*t about Alan Moore anymore”
4. Kevin Rose chimes in on iPad 2 rumors (tipb.com)
5. #FakeNationalTreasureQuotes

Topics Discussed…

1. The Mac App Store is Live!
   -Store is now online (TUAW)
   -Broad range of prices (MacRumors)
   -App store won’t let you waste money (AppAdvice)
   -Almost 1,000 apps in the store (TUAW)
   -Mac apps we hoped we’d see (TUAW)
2. iPhone 3GS is Now $49 from AT&T (ihasapple)
3. CES: Verizon Announces Several New Products in Keynote
4. All 6 Star Wars films on Blu-Ray Releases in Sept, preorder now for $90 (@timdgibson)
5. Ted Williams, homeless guy with the “golden voice”:
6. #lessambitiousmovies:
   The Credible Hulk
   Catch Me If You Want
   How The Grinch Stole Arbor Day
   (4 and a half) weeks of spring
   Lease
   Schindler’s Grocery List
   How To Lose Facebook Friends And Alienate Tweeple
   Conan The Librarian
   The 14 year old virgin
   Ten Dollar Baby
   The Empire files a complaint

Topics Discussed…

1. 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile
2. Thousands of birds fall dead over Arkansas (NY Times)
3. Neil Gaiman marries Amanda Palmer over the weekend
4. Apple Now Worth Over $300 Billion (Logic Lounge)
5. Angry Birds Gets Real In China (Engadget) & Angry Birds Heads to PS3 (Logic Lounge)
6. howto.destroythecyb.org – new short story initiative started by @mikerapin, @brianhead and others – see site for details

Topics Discussed…

1. Play(Share)List at play.pirefower.com (Mike Rapin’s latest project)
2. From @9to5mac: 3G Skype Video Calls use around 3.4 MB of data per minute.
3. From @amazonkindle: Kindle Book Lending now available
4. From @techcrunch & @arrington: NookColor is Barnes & Noble’s Top Seller This Holiday
5. From @mashable: Advanced Trojan Could Zombify Your Android Device