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This week’s panel are Bart Busschots, Stu Helm, Grant Butler, Nick Riley and Jeff Gamet

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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)

* “Find and Call” becomes first iOS trojan (but not for long) – via [the Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_pulls_find_and_call_app_following_security_alert/)

####Apple News

* __Jeff__: Italy threatens Apple with ban over Warranty Dispute – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/italy-threatens-apple-with-potential-ban-over-warranty-dispute/)

####iOS Ecosystem

* __Grant__: Apple fix DRM error that caused corrupt downloads for a few days this week – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/apple-fixes-app-store-drm-error-crash-free-downloads-resume/)
* A good explanation of how the fix will affect apps – via [Marco Arment](http://www.marco.org/2012/07/06/apple-repushes-corrupt-binaries)
* __Bart__: Rumours of a 7″ iPad build – via [WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304141204577506471913819412.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)
* Should be OK usability wise because iPad have over-sized touch points already – via [Joel Bernstein](http://castirony.com/post/26466421254/the-case-for-a-7-8-ipad)

####Legal Roundup

* __Nick__: The Galaxy Nexus Update:
* Court of Appeals restarts sales of Galaxy Nexus until Apple responds to appeal – via [MacNN](http://electronista.feedsportal.com/c/34342/f/625515/s/21189fd8/l/0L0Smacnn0N0Carticles0C120C0A70C0A60Csales0Brestart0Bdependent0Bon0Bapple0Bresponse0Brepeat0Bhearing0C/story01.htm)
* Google working on workaround to allow Galaxy Nexus sales to continue – via [Macworld](http://www.macworld.com/article/1167563/google_samsung_working_on_software_fix_to_bypass_galaxy_nexus_ban.html#lsrc.rss_main)
* __Stu__: Apple win one lose one against HTC this week – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/ban-on-galaxy-tab-10-1-sale-upheld-on-htc-android-phone-import-denied/)
* __Jeff__: Chinese iPad trademark case finally ends – Apple to pay $60M to settle – via [AP](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/china-court-apple-pay-60m-settle-ipad-case)
* __Bart__: Judge Posner lets loose on Patent system – via [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/05/us-apple-google-judge-idUSBRE8640IQ20120705)
* __Stu__: UN standards body, the ITU, to host patent litigation round-table – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/un_standards_body_to_host_patent_litigation_round_table/?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything)

####Apple Competitor Watch

* __Nick__: Nexus 7 in UK won’t feature Music, Magazines or TV Shows – via [The Inquirer](http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2189321/uk-google-nexus-tablets-wont-feature-music-magazines-tv)
* __Grant__: Microsoft announce Windows 8 upgrade pricing – $39.99 to get form XP, Vista, or Win7 to Win8 Pro (including free Windows Media Centre) – via [MS Windows Team Blog](http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/07/02/upgrade-to-windows-8-pro-for-39-99.aspx)
* __Bart__: Sophos allege there is an Android botnet operating – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/07/06/android-spam-bots-what-we-know-for-sure/)

####Picks

* __Jeff__: [MenuTab for Facebook](http://itunes.apple.com/app/menutab-for-facebook/id421358730?mt=12)
* __Nick__: [Cheap Impostor](http://cheapimpostor.com)
* __Grant__: [The Nifty MiniDrive](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342319572/the-nifty-minidrive)
* __Stu__: Difference between iPad and Toshiba tablet ads – via [iMore](http://www.imore.com/difference-between-ipad-and-toshiba-windows-tablet-commercials)
* __Bart__: Lego Harry Potter for iPad – [Years 1-4](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/lego-harry-potter-years-1-4/id404086528?mt=8) & [Years 5-7](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/lego-harry-potter-years-5-7/id501220013?mt=8) – just €0.79 each (universal apps), and HOURs of fun, even for adults!

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