About this episode
At the end of 2014, Stephen and Myke reflect on what proved to be a wild year in technology. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: lynda.com : An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial. Sketchparty TV : the fun, fast drawing and guessing game for Apple TV. Squarespace : Start Here. Go Anywhere. Use code WORLD for 10% off Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Ticci Tweets on the App Store on iTunes (RE)CONNECTED Movie Poster Shownotes in the PS3 browser Pebble – CES 2014: Welcoming Pebble Steel, Pebble appstore, and new partners to the Family Google to Acquire Nest – Investor Relations – Google Satya Nadella - Microsoft's CEO Microsoft CEO Ballmer to "Retire Within 12 Months" - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD BBC News - Facebook to buy messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn Apple - Press Info - Apple Rolls Out CarPlay Giving Drivers a Smarter, Safer & More Fun Way to Use iPhone in the Car Microsoft Launches Office for iPad: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Google reveals Android Wear, an operating system for smartwatches | The Verge Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion | The Verge BBC News - Heartbleed Bug: Tech firms urge password reset Welcome To MacStories 4.0 – MacStories App.net State of the Union | App.net Myke's Post on App.net Stephen's Post on App.net WWDC 2014: A love letter from Apple | iMore Amazon's Fire Phone uses multiple front-facing cameras to offer dynamic 3D perspective | The Verge Upgrade #16: The 2014 Upgradies - Relay FM Flow Powered by Amazon on the App Store on iTunes Apple (United Kingdom) - Apple Press Info - Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility Apple - Business - Mobile Enterprise Apps How I Hacked My Own iCloud Account, for Just $200 - Christina Warren - Mashable How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | WIRED Amazon's Twitch Press Release How Twitch is crowd-sourcing an amazing Pokémon multiplayer game | Polygon Twitch: when watching beats playing | Polygon StephenHackett.com 512 Pixels Mojang - Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft Minecraft creator Notch buys Beverly Hills mansion for record-setting $70M | Polygon Notch's picture of his mansion Minecraft: Pocket Edition now available for Windows Phone Virtual #19: No Time for Pig Punching - Relay FM Minecraft passes 100 million registered users, 14.3 million sales on PC - GameSpot Tim Cook: 'I'm Proud to Be Gay' - Businessweek Steve Jobs secretly gave millions to charity, publically criticised for not doing enough WatchKit - Apple Developer Net Neutrality is important — 512 Pixels