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IMP Live 194 – Soapboxgate

Posted on Monday, April 2, 2012 | Add a comment

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This week’s panel are Bart Busschots, Stu Helm, Connor P, Jeff Gamet and Tim Chaten

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This week’s show notes, including links to the panel’s picks and all the stories we cover can be found after the break.

###Show Notes

####Security Sweep (Bart)

* Another week, another Flash update – via [Adobe](http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-07.html)
* Infested Word files deliver Tibet.c trojan to Macs – via [Intego's Mac Security Blog](http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/tibet-c-malware-delivered-by-poisoned-word-documents-installs-backdoors-on-macs/)

####Also in the News

* __Stu__: SOPA sponsor NBC caught stealing images from Apple – via [MacTrast](http://www.mactrast.com/2012/03/sopa-supporter-nbc-rips-off-apples-artwork/)

####Apple News

* __Connor__: Chinese Suppliers Update:
* Tim Cook goes on China tour – via [MacRumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/29/apple-ceo-tim-cook-tours-foxconn-iphone-production-facility-in-china/)
* FLA find numerous issues at Foxconn plant – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/29/fair-labor-association-releases-the-results-of-its-foxconn-inves/)
* Chinese Workers Worried by “Concessions” – via [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/30/us-apple-foxconn-workers-idUSBRE82T0FC20120330)
* __Jeff__: Apple Picked as Top Consumer Brand in Japan for the 1st Time – via [Nikkei](http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20120329D2903A16.htm)

####iOS EcoSystem News

* iPad 3 Fallout Continues:
* __Tim__: Battery Gate
* Initial concerns raised by Displaymate – via [DisplayMate](http://www.displaymate.com/iPad_ShootOut_1.htm)
* Apple clarify the situation to AllThingsD – via [AllThingsD](http://allthingsd.com/20120327/apple-ipad-battery-nothing-to-get-charged-up-about/)
* __Stu__: Apple clarifies 4G for Australian iPad owners – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/30/apple-clarifies-ipad-4g-in-australia/)
* __Bart__: Tapbots confirms Apple rejecting apps for using UDIDs – via [Tapbots](http://tapbots.com/blog/news/udid-is-now-udidont)

####Competitor Watch

* __Connor:__ RIM’s 4th Quarter Financials Really Disappoint – summary via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/03/29/rims-fourth-quarter-financial-train-wreck/)
* __Tim__: Dell ends Smartphone sales in the US – via [PC World](http://www.pcworld.com/article/252824/dell_ends_smartphone_sales_in_the_us.html)
* __Stu__: Android Generated just $550M since 2008 – via [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/29/google-earns-more-iphone-android?cat=technology&type=article)

####Picks
* __Tim__: [Go Pro 2](http://gopro.com/products/)
* __Jeff__: [Paper](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812?mt=8)
* __Connor__: [Jaybird Freedom Bluetooth Headphones - $99](http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/bluetooth-headphones-features.html)
* __Stu__: [Angry Birds Space](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/angry-birds-space/id499511971?mt=8) (£0.69 / $0.99 – iPhone)
* __Bart__: [Osfoora](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/osfoora-for-twitter/id502401238?mt=12) – FINALLY a Twitter client I really like! (€3.99 in the MAS)

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