On this week’s show, Apple announces the (presumably) iPhone 5 launch event, Google & Apple CEOs negotiate behind closed doors, HBO tests streaming-only service overseas, Amazon prepares to refresh the Kindle line, AntiSec leaks Apple iPhone device IDs allegedly obtained from stolen FBI hard drives. Nokia announces the Lumia 920, and Motorola announces the RAZR HD.

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Headlines

• Apple announces special event for September 12
• Google, Apple CEOs in secret patent talks
• HBO reveals streaming-only service “” but not in the U.S.
• Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with ‘Paperwhite’ backlit display

Audible Book of the Week

• No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Musical Interlude #1: Senses Working Overtime by XTC

More Headlines

• AntiSec Leaks 1m Apple UDIDs Allegedly Obtained from FBI Breach
  • FBI Says AntiSec Hackers Lied About List of iPhone ID Numbers
  • Apple: We Didn’t Give FBI Any Device IDs
• Nokia Lumia 920 announced with Windows Phone 8, 4.5-inch display, wireless charging and “Pureview” camera
• Motorola announces Droid RAZR HD with 4.7-inch display

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.

Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.