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TNT - 2014-02-13

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[00:00] Comcast to buy Time-Warner (Bryan @ the verge )

] comcast largest cable provider in us, x M subscribers to purchase TW in a 45 B deal
] Time Warner, which has 11m subscribers and is 2nd largset in us, ny based
] combo will be about 1/3 of us subscribers, comcast will divest itself of 3M subscribers to reach that lever
] report on apple / tw tv deal
] could open up possiblitiies to better inet tv service
] article why you should be scared, @ theverge
] cable service are regional monopolies,
] traffic concerns, throttling, data caps, netflix speeds, customer service concerns, net neutrality
] will control 1/2 of tri-play services (tp =cable, inet, voip)
] this is about broadband NOT tv
] tv is in decline
] inet will be the new delivery mechanisme
] 3/4 of us pop only has access to 2 providers
] going towared monopoly, will their ever be choice like in the uk
] no, thats the problem, will this make it worse, arguable, its not like their is great competition now

[00:00] AAPL cracking down on conflict minerals (Tim Bradshaw)

] 4 key 'minerals' (gold, tin, tungsten, tantelum) that make up tiny electrical components in our electrical devices
] minerals are srcd from regions like congo where there are ongoing conflicts
] prevoiusly mines used child labor and had other issues, documentary 'blood in the mobile', that studied the nokia supply chain
] listed all known smelters, checking which are compliant with ethicial guidelines
] CM have been a prb for a long time,
] intel announced at CES they made the first completely conflict free processor
] ? re how they are policing it
] different methods(bag & tag), approx 12 organizations involved

[20:00] Dennis Woodside new COO at Dropbox

] former motorola mobility coo moves to dropbox
] possible dropbox ipo in 2014

[23:00] AAPL and Samsung dominate mobile profits, LG unveils 'super phablet'

] lg unveils superphone, g3, phablet,
] 4k video, slo mo video, 120 fps, controls on the back, very thing bezel
] only in S.Korea so far,
] phablets are doing well
] problem is dragging away mindset from samsung galaxy series
] apple and samung, marketing strengths
] iphone rumour about edge to edge glass screen
] LG flex - phone has some issues
] need to differentiate

[28:00] AAPL announcing new tv in April, shipping in time for XMAS

] was(is) negotating with TW cable for content
] apple tv is one of the easiest to use and ..., set top box,
] problem with making deal with other cable content providers, AAPL wants to access via cust apple id, while cable companies want control access via their user id
] deal may be scuttled with purchase of TW by comcast

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] show host - Mike Elgan
] show co-host - Sara Lane
] NEW show co-host - Tonya Hall
] show producer - Jason Howell
] guest - Lance Ulanoff - Mashable
] guest - Bryan Bishop - Verge
] guest - Tim Bradshaw @Tim financial times
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] show notes - detailed show notes, transpcript, links to resources
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