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This week’s panel are Bart Busschots, Stu Helm, Jeff Gamet and Nicholas Montgomery

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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)

* Oracle/Apple patch Java – update strips out Browser Plugin completely – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/18/apple-gets-aggressive-latest-os-x-java-security-update-rips-out-browser-support/)
* iOS 6 defaults ad tracking back on – setting hidden in General – About, and labeled confusingly – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/17/how-to-disable-apple-ios-user-tracking-ios-6/)

#### Apple News

* __Nicholas__: Apple Acquire Color Engineers – via [All Things D](http://allthingsd.com/20121018/whats-really-going-on-with-color-a-small-apple-talent-acquisition/)
* __Jeff__: Apple poaches Amazon exec to run Siri – via [All Things D](http://allthingsd.com/20121015/exclusive-apple-hires-amazon-a9s-stasior-to-run-siri-does-hire-signal-a-bigger-move-into-search/)
* __Stu__: Apple Breaks Ground on Oregon Data Centre – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/apple-breaks-ground-on-mammoth-colossal-gargantuan-oregon-data-center/)
* Details of gear Apple are using – via [The Register](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/09/apple_maiden_data_center/)
* __Bart__: Russian Religious Extremists take aim at Apple logo – via [c|net](http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57535567-1/bitten-apples-blasphemous-logo-under-fire-in-russia/)

#### Mac News

* __Stu__: GOG comes to the Mac – via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/18/vintage-game-seller-gog-com-offers-up-mac-titles/)
* __Bart__: Apple Extends 1TB iMac Seagate Replacement Program – via [Macworld](http://www.macworld.com/article/2012134/apple-quietly-extends-1tb-imac-seagate-replacement-rogram.html)
* __Jeff__: Echofon for Mac to be abandoned – via [Echofon Blog](http://blog.echofon.com/2012/10/changes-coming-for-echofon-desktop-users.html)

#### iOS Ecosystem

* __Bart__: Hon Hai say iPhone 5s in shot supply because they are hard to make – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/iphone-5-shortage-hon-hai-says-theyre-hard-to-make/)
* __Jeff__: Internal Foxconn Report finds Underage workers – via [ars technica](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/10/internal-investigation-underage-workers-back-at-some-foxconn-factories/)
* __Stu__: Sonic comes to iOS with Sonic Jump – via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/18/sonic-jump-leaps-onto-the-app-store/)
* __Bart__: To No One’s Surprise – Apple announce Special Event for October 23 – via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/16/apple-announces-special-event-for-oct-23/)

#### Legal Latest

* __Stu__: Apple lose UK Appeal – will have to run ads saying Samsung did not infringe the iPad design – via [BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19989750)

#### Apple Competitor Watch

* __Bart__: Microsoft Announces Surface Pricing – will start at $499 – via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/16/microsoft-surface-will-start-at-499/)
* __Jeff__: Microsoft Turns on New XBox Music Service – via [USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/10/14/microsoft-xbox-music-service/1630383/)
* Map comparing Apple, MS, Google & Amazon entertainment empires (Apple = 62 Countries, MS = 8, Google = 1 & Amazon = 7) – via [macstories](http://www.macstories.net/stories/mapping-the-entertainment-ecosystems-of-apple-microsoft-google-amazon/)
* __Bart__: Nokia CEO Sees the Bright Side of Life – via [All Things D](http://allthingsd.com/20121019/nokia-ceo-always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life/)
* __Stu__: FBI Issues Warning About Android Malware – via [Apple Insider](http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/15/fbi-issues-warning-to-smartphone-users-regarding-android-malware)
* __Bart__: EU tells Google to make Privacy Policy Clearer – via [Sophos Naked Security Blog](http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/16/eu-tells-google-to-make-its-new-privacy-policy-clearer-and-to-give-users-easier-opt-out/)
* __Jeff__: Google Unveils New Chromebook from Samsung – via [The Loop](http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/10/18/google-unveils-new-249-chromebook-from-samsung/)

#### Picks & Tips

* __Nicholas__: [The Onion: New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtuxax8Dtk4)
* __Jeff__: [Sixty Tips for Creative iPhone Photography](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781937538125.do)
* __Stu__: [Tweetbot for Mac](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/tweetbot-for-twitter/id557168941?mt=12)
* __Bart__: [Meteor Shower Guide](http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=23708&a=2029330&url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/meteor-shower-guide/id451911714?mt=8)

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