Episode 435

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Description This week, Apple loses a lawsuit, TBS gains some gaming and Amazon is looking for new shows. Participants Scott Ertz Host Scott is a developer who has worked on projects of varying sizes, including all of the PLUGHITZ Corporation properties. He is also known in the gaming world for his time supporting the rhythm game community, through DDRLover and hosting tournaments throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Currently, when he is not working on software projects or hosting F5 Live: Refreshing Technology, Scott can often be found returning to his high school days working with the Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), mentoring teams and helping with ROBOTICON Tampa Bay. He has also helped found a student software learning group, the ASCII Warriors, currently housed at AMRoC Fab Lab. Robert Brozek Guest Opening Powered by TeknoAXE Nifty Gifties Powered by Microsoft Store Apple Loses Patent Case, Might Lose iMessage and FaceTime, At Least Temporarily In 2012, Apple was sued by a patent holder, VirnetX, for violating their patents with FaceTime and iMessage. In particular, VirnetX owns 4 patents that describe a particular process for secure, highly available communications, which they claim several of Apple's products use without permission. Apple first lost this suit in 2012, then vowing to fight the ruling, which would cost them $368 million. After redesigning the software and another court loss, the result is $626 million in penalty. read full article Extra Life Powered by Origin by Electronic Arts ELEAGUE Officially Launches on TBS In the United States, it's been a long time coming. Videogames are a big deal here, but somehow professional gaming has never taken hold on television. Sure, sites like Twitch have given a rise in popularity but never in the mainstream. read full article News From the Tubes Powered by RiffTrax Network Level Ad Blocking to Begin Next Month in the UK One topic we've talked about a lot has been in online advertising. Advertising is one of the keys to the free web. Without online advertising, companies like ours can't make money and provide content to you without charging you. Therein lies the main problem with ad blockers. read full article * DRM Not Included Powered by Groove Amazon Readies Its Next Round of Pilots The video streaming market is fierce. What started with Netflix providing other people's content has become a whole new industry. The Big 3 continue to try to separate themselves from the pack, and a great way to do that is to produce original content. read full article Closing Powered by Tech Podcast Network