Andrew and Webb talk about Ty Lawson, Jordan Spieth, Zack Greinke, new iPods and more.

• What did you do?
  • Andrew
    • Castle
    • Ascension
    • Top Gear
    • Frasier
  • Webb
    • Bought a tuxedo
    • Still reading Ludlum
    • Watched The Office
    • Season 1 of 24
    • The Open Championship
• Big Story (Pick a story from the lineup to hi-light)
  • Big news from Hulu(TechHive, Jason Newman)
    • "Hulu currently charges $8 per month for streaming with ads, but the ad-free version could cost $12 to $14 per month."
    • "Meanwhile, the early success of HBO Now ($15 per month) and the arrival of Showtime streaming ($11 per month) are proving that customers will pay a premium for quality content with no commercial breaks."
    • “...streaming video services are the Internet equivalent of a la carte channels, all competing directly against one another for business. The possibility of an ad-free Hulu tier is a sign that this system is working, as the growth of competing services is forcing Hulu to provide more options to its users.
    • Link to source article from WSJ
• Game Time
• The Lineup
  • NBA
    • Ty Lawson headed for mandatory rehab after a second drunk driving arrest
    • Josh Smith signs with the Clippers
    • Iguodala demanded a trade after getting sent back to the bench
  • Average Mobile YouTube session is 40 minutes(MacWorld, Zach Miners)
    • "That’s double what it was last year,” according to CFO Ruth Porat
    • "Google also said YouTube is becoming a stronger contributor to its advertising revenue."
    • "Google’s total sales for the quarter rose by 11 percent, to $17.73 billion."
    • "But the company said Thursday that it was narrowing the gap between mobile and desktop ad prices."
  • PGA
    • What’s going on with Spieth? Dude is killing it.
      • Can be the second player since Ben Hogan in 53 to win the Masters, the US Open and the Open
      • Spieth trails by 1 going into the final day
  • Apple released an update to their iPod lineup this week(Macworld, Caitlin McGarry)
    • "All three iPods will now come in gold, dark blue, and pink, but the iPod touch is the only model to get new features under the hood."
    • “...the new version also adds a 128GB model to the lineup for the first time for $399. A 16GB touch will run you $199, a 32GB for $249, and a 64GB for $299."
    • "The iPod touch’s camera catches up with the iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2, going from 5 megapixels in the last generation to 8 in the new version. Apple baked in the iPhone M8 motion coprocessor for better activity-tracking and a new 64-bit A8 chip for powerful mobile gaming. That chip’s faster GPU and CPU power Apple’s Metal technology, and combined with the new Retina display’s 1136x640 resolution, console-style iOS games will look like they’re designed to on the new iPod touch."
  • MLB
    • Update on standings
    • Greinke is rolling
      • Zack Greinke extended his scoreless innings streak to 43 2/3 and lowered his ERA to 1.30 after pitching eight shutout innings to beat Max Scherzer and the Nationals.
    • So here’s something irritating: Buster Olney thinks it’s possible for Craig Kimbrel to end up with the Yankees.
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