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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.

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60: Full Disclosure Mar 03, 2016

Show notes

This week, Christina breaks a story a possible software acquisition by Kanye, Bri talks about the HTC Vive and Simone sings the intro to the iCloud segment.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Kanye West insists pirating photo was just a joke

Kanye West tweets photo showing him using Pirate Bay. Whoops.

XferRecords.com | Home of the Xfer Records VST Suite

The HTC Vive Pre: an unfinished, incredibly fun virtual reality system | The Verge

Mossberg: The iCloud loophole | The Verge

Apple goes to battle with FBI at home, but it’s a different story in China | The Seattle Times

Why the FBI can't just hack a copy of the San Bernardino iPhone

Days of the Remastered Past — Medium

59: Tim Cook for President Feb 25, 2016

Show notes

The show opens with some exciting news from Simone. 🎉

Then, more news about the FBI's fight with Apple and Tim Cook's interview on ABC, followed by the Freewrite word processor and Samsung 837.

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Links and Show Notes

Simone de Rochefort on Twitter: Exciting news :D

Hello....It's ME - Joining the Polygon Video Team! | Polygon

The FBI has asked Apple to crack at least 17 devices since October

Google and Apple, once enemies, unite thanks to the FBI

Exclusive: Apple CEO Tim Cook Says iPhone-Cracking Software ‘Equivalent of Cancer’ - ABC News

Apple vs. the FBI: This is digital security on trial

The $500 Freewrite word processor is pretentious hipster nonsense

TI-92 series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Inside Samsung 837: Samsung's first North American flagship

58: You Can't Not Feb 18, 2016

Show notes

This week, Apple squares off against the FBI over iPhone encryption, Vulkan's impact on game development and Deadpool.

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Links and Show Notes

Customer Letter - Apple

If Apple loses to the FBI, we're all screwed

Google CEO says iPhone backdoor could set 'troubling precedent,' other tech giants stay mum

Tim Cook: Building a backdoor into the iPhone is 'too dangerous'

Apple can comply with the FBI court order – Trail of Bits Blog

Apple is facing its biggest test of iPhone security | The Verge

The FBI wants Apple to create an iPhone backdoor: Here's how it's possible

Code is Law | Zdziarski's Blog of Things

Daring Fireball: Sundar Pichai on the Apple/FBI Encryption Fight

Richard Stallman Eats Something From His Foot - YouTube

Khronos Releases Vulkan 1.0 Specification - Khronos Group Press Release

What is Vulkan and how does it differ from OpenGL? - Game Development Stack Exchange

Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West: A Beef History | Rolling Stone

Review: Deadpool Is True to the Comic, so Apparently, I Don’t Like Deadpool | The Mary Sue

Counterpoint: Deadpool Ain’t Perfect, But It’s Pretty Damn Fun | The Mary Sue

57: Never See the Light of Day Feb 11, 2016

Show notes

Amazon's Lumberyard, Twitter's quarterly results and Formation are all on the list for this week's Rocket.

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Links and Show Notes

Amazon releases Lumberyard, a triple-A-quality game engine

Gamasutra - Amazon launches new, free, high-quality game engine: Lumberyard

Amazon Will Soon Make Video Games for Your PlayStation, Xbox, and Oculus | Inverse

AWS Service Terms

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Twitter's new timeline is here, and it's all about the algorithm

Twitter's new timeline faces skeptical advertisers

Twitter has hatched a brand new plan to ruin your news feed

Twitter’s earnings report shows its user base is shrinking | The Verge

Twitter Adds Zero New Users, Q4 Earnings Tank Stock | Re/code

See the First Trailer for Broad City Season 3 -- Vulture

Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal: The Movie Trailer from Funny ...

56: The Home of my Soul Feb 07, 2016

Show notes

Simone is back from Texas, and things get weird before Bri gets the show back on track. On the topic list? iPhone users getting the dreaded Error 53, possible changes at Twitter, how Bri tips Uber drivers, and the new Taylor Swift app.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Mysterious 'Error 53' is bricking iPhones, rendering them useless

Apple says iPhone 'Error 53' is to protect customers' security | Technology | The Guardian

If you see error 53 or can't update or restore your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Twitter could start showing tweets out of order as soon as next week | The Verge

Jack Dorsey Addresses Algorithmic Timeline Changes, Insists Twitter Is Real-Time - BuzzFeed News

I Quit Liking Things On Facebook for Two Weeks. Here’s How It Changed My View of Humanity — The Startup — Medium

Uber Teams With Anti-Cruelty Society To Deliver Puppies On Demand « CBS Chicago

Gaming Company Turns To Taylor Swift After Katy Perry App Flops - BuzzFeed News

55: A Heart On for the iPad Jan 28, 2016

Show notes

This week, Christina and Bri are joined by Mikah Sargent to talk about Apple's Q1 results, the current state of Twitter and a new wireless broadband service named Starry.

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Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes

Apple - Press Info - Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

Kanye West proves why Twitter really matters

Wall Street slashes $560 million from Twitter's value after executive exodus

How Facebook Squashed Twitter - Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Earnings - Facebook

Starry.com

Aereo founder introduces new wireless broadband service

Cartoon Cast - a podcast from The Incomparable

Latest World Headline News, Breaking News - Newsy®

54: The Faceless Protagonist Jan 21, 2016

Show notes

This week, the Rocket trio discuss Crave, Brave and Music Memos, which unfortunately kind of messed up that rhyme.

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Links and Show Notes

An hour inside the app that brings your YA romance novel boyfriend to life | The Verge

Crave Romance on the App Store

emily is away

Cibele on Steam

The Short Film That Takes Place Entirely Inside a Computer

This new ad-blocker has a plan to pay publishers | The Verge

With Brave Software, JavaScript’s Creator Is Building A Browser For The Ad-Blocked Future | TechCrunch

Brave Software | Building a Better Web

Music Memos is Apple's new, simple recording app | The Verge

Apple launches Music Memos for iOS, adds live loops to GarageBand

Pacemaker, our favorite DJ app, just got even better | The Verge

Logic Pro X 10.2.1 Release Notes - Apple Support

Suicide Squad - Official Trailer 1 [HD] - YouTube

Membership - Relay FM

53: Slowly Melting Into a Pile of Goo Jan 14, 2016

Show notes

This week on Rocket: earbuds from the future, VR porn and Mr. Robot.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Slick earbuds will let Coachella attendees experience the festival in a brand new way

Revols earphones deliver a custom-fit in 60 seconds

Wireless Earbuds | Powerbeats2 Wireless | Beats by Dre

VR porn is here and it's scary how realistic it is

Building for virtual reality? Don't forget about women | The Verge

My favorite tech at CES was a smart fridge — but I'd never buy one

Why Jacob Frye's Conflicts Make Him a Modern Hero - remeshed.com

52: A Tank For Every Family Jan 07, 2016

Show notes

January is here, and that means its time for CES. This year, it brings new car tech, foldable displays, the Oculus Rift and weird appliances.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off

Links and Show Notes

CES 2016: The Toaster-Fridge Awakens—in 4K HDR! | iMore

5 thoughts on Faraday Future and its weird electric car concept - Fortune

Faraday Future unveils concept supercar at CES 2016 - Jan. 5, 2016

This is Faraday Future’s ridiculous 1,000-horsepower electric concept car | The Verge

LG's rollable display is a crazy prototype from a still-distant future | The Verge

The Oculus Rift was supposed to be cheaper — so what happened? | Polygon

The $600 Oculus Rift is the end of an era | The Verge

American Consumers Haven't Heard of Most Virtual Reality Headsets, Even Oculus - remeshed.com remeshed.com

51: Kylo Ren is a Complete Millennial Dec 31, 2015

Show notes

Christina makes everyone jealous of her vacation and Simone has a family crisis before the Rocket crew get down to business and talk about Theranos, Twitter's new head of diversity, and — after the sounding of the spoiler horn — The Force Awakens.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code ROCKET for 10% off

Links and Show Notes

Theranos’ proprietary tech wasn’t vetted by federal inspectors for two years | The Verge

Twitter cracks down on harassment by rearranging paragraphs in its terms of service | The Verge

Twitter still has a major problem with employee diversity | The Verge

Thoughts on Diversity Part 2. Why Diversity is Difficult. — Tech Diversity Files — Medium

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