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Android has become the dominant operating system for mobile devices on the planet thanks largely to its openness and the drive of several tech companies led by Samsung to use Android to sell huge amounts of mobile devices to the masses. It is also popular for its flexibility and customisation. Steve and Ben focus their attention on Android and Samsung, discussing the pros and cons of the system, as well as their own preferences. They also take a look at how dominant Samsung has become and how the Android vs iOS battle so closely mirrors the Windows vs Mac battle of the 1980s.

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Microsoft released the radically different Windows 8 last year and has received a backlash from its customer base over the new user interface designed for mobile devices and the removal of the start menu. Now a year later and the first update coming in Windows Blue, Microsoft is poised to return the start button, if not the start menu, back to the desktop in Windows 8. Steve and Ben discuss this incredible turn of events for Microsoft who in trying to take a leap forward and stay relevant in the face of stiff competition from Apple and Google in the mobile space, they may have just alienated many of their customers in the process who like things just the way they are.

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The recent release of Marvel’s latest blockbuster Iron Man 3 has revealed Hollywood’s closer ties with the Chinese film industry, with the film including extra scenes specific for the Chinese audience. With Hollywood chasing Chinese dollars to help boost its floundering business model, one can expect this trend to continue. Steve and Ben discuss Hollywood’s attempts to continue its seemingly unsustainable business model with efforts like these. Also on the show, the 66th Cannes Film Festival gets underway this month, scientists have manufactured a lightweight and reusable material that can absorb up to 33 times its weight in certain chemicals, and engineers have built a camera using stretchable electronics that scans the world like a fly's compound eye with a wide field of view and no distortion.

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Apple and its CEO Tim Cook have been under criticism of late for not coming up with any market disrupting products as was done under the tenure of Steve Jobs, with critics pointing to Apple’s falling stock price as an indicator of this problem. Is this a fair criticism or has Apple really lost its mojo? Steve and Ben take a look at Apple’s current state of affairs, including a look at how things are not as bad as they seem when taking a long-term view of the company and its trajectory.

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The dangers of social media and hacked accounts came to the forefront last week when hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account and sent a false tweet about two explosions at the White House that briefly sent US financial markets reeling. Is this a rare event or an example of things to come? Steve and Ben discuss the dangers of fake social media posts and their effects. Also on the show, a sharp reality check on how to become a film director, an incoming comet Could Blast Earth with a weird meteor shower, and Windows 8.1 Start button may not offer actual Start menu.