IMP Live 213 – Foul Play
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This week’s panel are Bart Busschots, Stu Helm 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 (Bart)
* Wired reporter’s iCloud account ‘hacked’ via social engineering of Apple support team – via [MacRumors](http://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/05/apple-support-allowed-hacker-access-to-reporters-icloud-account/) and from the horse’s, [Mat Honan's Tumbler](http://www.emptyage.com/post/28679875595/yes-i-was-hacked-hard)
* Apple leaves Safari for Windows users un-patched, and may even have discontinued the product – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/07/30/no-safari-security-updates/)
* Concerns Raised over Mountain Lion dictation TOS (OTT article, but needed a source) – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/07/30/apple-to-mountain-lion-users-tell-us-who-your-friends-are-if-you-want-to-talk-to-us/)
#### Apple News
* __Stu__: Apple’s iPad and iPhone chip designer, Jim Keller, leaves for AMD – via [TUAW](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/Y19LmgYbTIc/)
* __Tim__: NY audit finds that the Grand Central Apple Store deal was ‘unfair’ – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ny_audit_faults_grand_central_apple_store_deal_as_unfair/)
#### Mac News
* __Bart__: OS X Mountain Lion sees 3 million downloads in first 4 days – via [Apple Press Release](http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/07/30Mountain-Lion-Downloads-Top-Three-Million.html)
* Some users reporting battery issues – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/08/mountain-lion-having-mysterious-effect-on-battery-life-for-some-users/)
* __Stu__: Apple starts selling Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adaptor – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_ships_thunderbolt_to_firewire_adapter/)
#### iOS EcoSystem News
* __Tim__: HuluPlus comes to the Apple TV in the US – via [MacStories](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/macstoriesnet/~3/9RocZtxL–A/)
#### Legal Roundup (Bart)
* Apple -v- Samsung Case Gets Underway:
* Opening statements in Apple v. Samsung – via [TUAW](http://www.tuaw.com/2012/08/01/opening-statements-delivered-in-apple-vs-samsung-trial/)
* Biggest story is Samsung’s claim Apple copied Sony, does not stand up well to scrutiny though
* The device in question – via [CNN Money](http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/08/01/the-sony-device-samsung-claims-inspired-apples-iphone/)
* Insightful analysis from Gruber – via [Daring Fireball](http://daringfireball.net/2012/07/inspired)
* Samsung defies judge and release excluded evidence – via [Mac Observer](http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/samsung_defies_judge_releases_excluded_patent_trial_evidence/)
* Apple move for sanctions – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/08/apple-wants-dismissal-winning-verdict-in-samsung-case-for-evidence-leak/)
* Samsung basically get away with it – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/tough-talk-for-samsungs-lawyers-but-no-sanctions/)
* Samsung also breaks court rules in bringing visitors to the court outside of the trial – via [FOSS Patents](http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/08/samsungs-lawyers-breached-rules-again.html)
* Schiller & Forstall Testify – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/apple-v-samsung-apple-says-samsung-is-free-riding-on-1-billion-in-marketing/)
* Details of Schiller’s Testimony – via [the verge](http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/3/3217057/day-two-testimony-apple-samsung-trial)
* Details of Forstall’s Testimony – via [Apple Insider](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/03/scott_forstall_describes_ios_development_challenges_in_samsung_trial.html)
* Apple -v- Kodak – Apple claim on two patents denied because they waited too long to claim them – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/08/apples-claim-to-two-kodak-patents-denied-by-bankruptcy-court/)
#### Apple Competitor Watch
* __Stu__: Nokia markets Lumia 900 in pink with matching nail polish – via [AllThingsD](http://allthingsd.com/20120802/nokia-aims-to-give-its-lumia-line-a-little-more-polish/)
* __Tim__: Microsoft forced to drop ‘Metro’, opting for ‘Windows 8 style UI’ instead – via [The Loop](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loopinsight/KqJb/~3/0QPiJSfsnLE/)
* __Bart__: Microsoft announce Surface will arrive on October 26th with Windows 8 – via [CNet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57481965-75/surface-to-arrive-with-windows-8-on-10-26-says-microsoft/)
* __Stu__: RIM release new LTE 4G PlayBook, press release borders on delusional – via [RIM c/o The Loop](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/loopinsight/KqJb/~3/sd8WPDGcnpE/research-in-motion-introduces-the-new-ultra-powerful–ultra-port.html)
#### Picks & Tips
* __Tim__: [OmniDazzle](http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/)
* __Stu__: [Tiny Wings](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/tiny-wings/id417817520?mt=8) & [Tiny Wings HD](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/tiny-wings-hd/id541517597?mt=8)
* __Bart__: [What to do if you can't run Mountain Lion](http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/what-to-do-if-your-mac-cant-run-mountain-lio
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