Technology and Lifestyle

This week, hosts Jacob Burch and new host Andrea Rene interview creator of “Instapaper” Marco Arment. Plus the latest iPad news including a video of a ChromeOS hack, sales forecasts, and Andrea reviews the iPad game of the week “Fiona’s Flowers.” In the Planet of the Apps this week the co-hosts talk about Health and Fitness apps! For more information, show notes and our upcoming schedule, go to thisweekin.com

Any university student who has ever purchased a used textbook knows that there are sometimes strange surprises hiding between those pages. Usually they come in the form of messy scribbles, but in one student’s case the unexpected gift-with-a-textbook-purchase was a bag of cocaine.

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The announcement a lot of Star Wars fans have been awaiting finally came through today at CES. Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray disc is now available for pre-order at Amazon. You’ll get all six movies and 30 hours of extras for $89.99. geekbeat.tv

Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings recently sweeping across the Middle East.

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You can pout and you can shout, but there’s no avoiding it: You’ll soon be forced to use a new profile page design — better known as the Timeline — on Facebook. It’ll be alright though, because we’re here to (virtually) hold your hand through this big life change.

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Apple’s keynote at the World Wide Developer Conference was all about the software. OS X Lion The next OS for the Mac will be arriving next month and we got a look at some of its features like Mission Control, Launch Pad, and a completely redesigned Mail app modeled on the one used by the iPad. iOS 5 The OS for iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches is getting a major revision, with less intrusive notifications, a new messaging service that works between iOS devices, and even Twitter integration! iCloud There’s been a lot of anticipation about Apple’s cloud-based music and storage service, and today they gave us all the details. You’ll be able to keep your music, photos, iWork files and more available to all your devices. Sponsored by T-Mobile Whether you’re looking for a blazing fast 4G tablet, a 4G stick to keep your laptop connected on the go, or a 4G hotspot that will connect up to 5 devices at once, T-Mobile has you covered!

Ding, ding ding! Your time is up! This is not a drill: You can no longer avoid using Timeline on Facebook, something that until now has been optional.

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It’s E3 week, so that means tons of gaming news! We’ve got the details you need, from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo! Xbox Push Notifications Xbox Live is getting push notifications to let you know when your friends are available to play. Bing Search on Xbox By putting a voice-activated search on the Xbox, Microsoft is hoping to have millions of gamers saying “Bing!” when they want some info from the web. PlayStation Vita The new PSP has an official name: The PlayStation Vita will bring a tablet-like experience to gaming when it hits stores for the holidays. Wii U The next generation of Wii got an introduction in the form of the Wii U and its companion controller that’s sporting a 6.2-inch touchscreen. Sponsored by Gazelle When it’s time to upgrade your tech, what do you do with the old stuff? You can sell over 300000 products to Gazelle, and make some money to take the bite out of getting the latest and greatest.

Tumblr is now a major influencer in how the distribution of mainstream media is changing. The  average Tumblr post is re-blogged on the site nine times, and now features apps for direct posts to Facebook and Twitter.

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