This week on The Simulcast 132 we get back to basics and talk about the worlds greatest company Apple! (If you haven’t noticed, Steve is back this week). We also talk about the Galaxy Nexus delays, and more tech news than you can handle.

Apple
Apple approves subscription based iPad gaming service
Apple’s Black Friday 2011 deals revealed: discounts on iPad, iPod, iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and accessories
iPad 3 To Get Thinner, Have Sharper Display
Dear Steve Jobs: Apple Founder’s Greatest Email Hits Collected in Ebook
Samsung Galaxy S II ad mocks iPhone line-waiters
Tascam unveils iM2 microphone add-on for iOS devices ($80)
iOS 5.0.2 update on hold?

Gaming
Xbox Live dashboard update coming December 6th
Xbox Live Users Scammed in Phishing Attack
Call of Duty Elite hits 1 million paid subscribers
Doom 3 source code goes GPL now available to public for customization

Miscellaneous
FCC chairman opposes AT&T takeover of T-Mobile
New ASUS Tablet Has Quad-Core Chip
Malls track shoppers’ cell phones on Black Friday
EU signs off on Western Digital purchase of Hitachi Hard Drive Division
Japanese manufacturer produces affordable terahertz wireless chip, could deliver 30Gbps
Analysts predict that Amazon may sell 12 million Kindle Fires in 2012
Netflix brings “Just for Kids” section to its Wii app.
Attempted hack of ATT customer accounts, ATT says no accounts compromised

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What are we playing with/watching/reading this week?
Bill – Halo: Anniversary rant
Dave –  MW3/ Shadow Gun
Patrick – MW3
Geoff – Halo Anniversary and Skyrim
Steve – Uberstrike

Picks of the week
Bill – Obihai 110 VoIP router
Dave –  Swiss Army Tablet bag for Tab
Patrick – Notability (iPad)
Geoff – Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Steve – iPad 2 with smartcover