Big stories to cover:
Hulu Plus opens up and should start showing up on more devices soon, for now it’s on Sony Playstation and some TVs.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/209810/hulu_plus_now_open_to_all.html
Google Buzz settled with a $8.5 Million dollar fine that goes to privacy education. If you use gmail you should have gotten an email with a link to opt out of the settlement.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/11/02/google-settles-in-class-action-lawsuit-over-buzz-launch/
Skyfire for iOS came out then was taken down because of server overload. Mostly download because it converts flash video to HTML5 to view though iDevices.
Xbox 360 kinect came out with mix thoughts, $150 for new hard ware, has performance issues and doesn’t do faces very well. Some like it in games but only works in large areas.
http://www.gamespot.com/special_feature/konnecting-kinect/image-feature/index.html
Firesheep! Able to login as others using cookie jacking. Google Gmail fixed by going to SSL Facebook going to take months. Fix for some WIFI is to use WPA auth. Having a password on your WIFI is also good to keep other things out.
http://steve.grc.com/2010/10/28/why-firesheeps-time-has-come/
Download of the Week
Johns background switcher.
http://johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher/
Android App of the Week
Podcast app for android from Google. Get it from the Market.
Recommended Media
New Game Releases
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
James Bond 007: GoldenEye 007 Classic Edition Hardware Bundle with Gold Wii Classic Controller Pro
Bunch of Kinect Games – Xbox 360