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This week’s panel are Stu Helm, Gazmaz, Allister Jenks, Tim Chaten and Timothy Gregoire

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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 (Stu)

* Yahoo! Voices site breached, 400,000+ usernames / password exposes in the clear – via [TrustedSec](https://www.trustedsec.com/july-2012/yahoo-voice-website-breached-400000-compromised/)
* Russian ‘hacker’ offers service to get in-app-purchases for free, as in pirating them – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/hacker_offers_service_to_work_around_ios_in-app_purchases/?utm_campaign=shorturl)
* Microsoft issues Office 2011 for Mac update to fix critical vulnerabilities – via [Intego's Mac Security Blog](http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/microsoft-updates-office-2011-for-critical-vulnerabilities/)

#### Apple News

* __Allister__: Apple and EPEAT
* Apple pull products from EPEAT listings – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/09/apple-removes-epeat-green-certification-could-lose-government-c/)
* Bob Mansfield responds to EPEAT issue, products relisted – via [Apple](http://www.apple.com/environment/letter-to-customers/)
* __Gaz__: Greenpeace upgrades Apple’s rating, barely, from F to D – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/12/greenpeace-boosts-apples-rating-but-barely/)

#### iOS EcoSystem News

* __Tim C__: Apple cracking down on sites selling access to iOS Betas – via [MacStories](http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-cracking-down-on-sites-selling-access-to-ios-betas/)
* __Gaz__: EU seeking pan-european licensing for digital music – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/eu_seeking_pan-european_licensing_for_digital_music/?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything)
* __Allister__: Chinese site begins accepting pre-orders for the yet un-announced iPhone 5 – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/chinese_site_accepting_iphone_5_preorders/?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything)

#### Legal Roundup

* __Tim G__: Apple sends letters to US retailers to have them remove the Galaxy Tab, Samsung not happy – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_to_retailers_stop_selling_galaxy_tab/?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything)
* __Gaz__: UK Judge rules Samsung Galaxy Tab ‘Not cool’ – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/judge_rules_galaxy_tab_not_cool_in_ipad_patent_infringement_case/?utm_source=macobserver&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_everything)

#### Apple Competitor Watch

* __Stu__: Samsung’s new retail store looks oddly familiar – via [The Vancouver Sun](http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/07/10/samsung-launches-first-canadian-retail-store-in-metro-vancouver/?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+%28The+Loop%29) h/t The Loop.
* __Tim G__: RIM are ‘bleeding’ developers – via [AllThingsD](http://allthingsd.com/20120713/rim-is-bleeding-developers/)
* __Gaz__: Nielsen figures paint a bleak picture for Nokia’s Lumia line – via [Asymco](http://www.asymco.com/2012/07/13/how-many-lumia/)
* __Tim C__: Microsoft claim ‘Apple has it wrong’ when it comes to Post-PC – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/07/12/microsoft-post-pc-is-the-wrong-idea/)

#### Picks & Tips

* __Timothy__: [Avid Studio for iPad](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/avid-studio/id491113378?mt=8)
* __Tim__: [Mac Bartender](http://www.macbartender.com/)
* __Allister__: [Google+ iOS App](http://itunes.apple.com/app/google+/id447119634?mt=8)
* __Gaz__: [Plague Inc.](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/plague-inc./id525818839?mt=8)
* __Stu__: [TweetBot for Mac Alpha](http://tapbots.com/tweetbot_mac/)

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