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Simulcast 141: Who is Football?
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on February 1, 2012
This week on Simulcast 141, we have a ton of news. Stay tuned to find out if Geoff is still with his Galaxy Nexus, and if Steve has a 5th iPhone.
Apple
Apple releases updated Final Cut Pro X, brings multicam support, broadcast monitoring love
Apple hires former Dixons CEO John Browett as senior VP of Retail
iPad 3 rumors swirl on that non-news news site
OS X 10.7.3 released with bug fixes aplenty
Google
Google strikes deal to bring 27,000 Chromebooks to US schools in three states
Google adding Public Alerts to Maps, keeps you in the loop in times of worry
HTC Ville caught on camera before MWC
Motorola’s RAZR with unlockable bootloader and no warranty
Symantec was wrong
Google’s new privacy policy
Galaxy Note for $299 on AT&T Feb 19
No SGS 3 announcement at MWC
Miscellaneous
Verizon finally launching shared family data plans?
Redbox ditches Warner Bros and 56 day waiting period
T-Mobile brings Square to select small businesses, does the mobile payment thing
WiGig SD card gets demoed on tablets, makes DVDs gone in 60 seconds
North Carolina launches FCC-approved TV White Space network in Wilmington
RIM has lost it
Angry Birds on a Blackberry
Nintendo officially announces Nintendo Network, promises personal accounts for Wii U
Breaking Bad RPG reinterprets the series
Microsoft
GeoffEff wins a free Windows Phone for expressing his #DROIDRAGE
Kinect for Windows now available – for $249
Listener Voicemail
We have our own Google+ page! and an updated Android app! You can also email us podcast@thesimulcast.com
What are we playing with /watching/reading this week?
Dave – Spartacus Season 1
Steve – War Games
Bill – Alcatraz ←——- love this show!
Geoff – The Tester Season 2, Skyrim (finishing up side quests), Starhawk beta, Twisted Metal demo
Picks of the week
Dave – Nova Launcher
Steve – Intelliscreen X Call bar
Bill – RND Power desktop dock for Galaxy Nexus
Geoff – Starhawk beta
Simulcast 138: Joe has a LELO
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on January 11, 2012
This week on Simulcast 138, we’re not at CES and we’re pretty bummed. However, we have newsreaders and we’re ready to talk about all the fabulous news from CES. We have a special guest, and we should have one of our GGN cohorts calling in live from CES!
Apple
Bill bought a Nano/watch
Amazon introduces a touch-friendly web-based Kindle store for iPad users
Ion’s Docs 2 Go & Pics 2 Go scanner docks bring digital scanning to iPad & iPhone 4/4S
Snapseed Photo Editor coming to Mac App Store
Joe Lombardo calls in
Google
OnLive bringing console class gaming to GoogleTV
Motorola and Intel Announce Multi-Year Partnership to Produce Android Mobile Devices
Huawei Ascend is 6.68mm thin. What? 1/4in
Transformer Prime TF700T with a 1080p screen. What?
Sprint Galaxy Nexus with Google Wallet onboard! (Sprint confirms it will have 32 GB storage)
Galaxy Note for AT&T announced with LTE support
Sony wants in on the iWatch/MotoACTV scene.
Polaroid announces 16MP Android powered Smart Camera for 2012
Viewsonic announces 7” e70 Tablet running Ice Cream Sandwich for late Q1 2012 for $170
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 releasing on Verizon with LTE soon (Launching with Honeycomb 3.2)
Verizon announces Purple Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx (bigger battery and 32 GB storage)
Verizon announces launch of Droid 4 with LTE and QWERTY keyboard
Miscellaneous
Vizio has PCs and laptops that are sexy. What?
Warner Bros Studio now has 56 day delay for Netflix (Still 28 days for Redbox (for now))
Dell Announces XPS 13 Ultrabook for $999
RIM bringing Playbook OS 2.0 to the masses in Feb (actually has native email client, gasp)
Canon announces Powershot G1X point and shoot camera with 14.3 MP 1.5” CMOS for $799
Microsoft
Nokia & Microsoft announce ATT Exclusive Lumia 900 (w/ LTE) (Rumor: March 18th Release)
ATT announces HTC Titan 2 bringing LTE and 16MP camera to WP7 (Q2 2012 release)
Gaming
Sony’s Kazou Hirai officially announces there will be no Playstation 4 announcements at E3
Turtle Beach introduces the XP400 gaming headset (brings long awaited 2.4/5 ghz support)
MW3 C.O.D. Elite members to get 20 DLCs in next 9 Months (starting with 2 new maps on 1/24)
Listener Email
Hey Simulcasters – quick question… have you used the Amazon Kindle app on an Android tablet that’s not running Honeycomb/ICS?
We’re looking at getting the Lenovo Thinkpad A1, mainly as a compromise (I want to get a Kindle, the wife wants a tablet that isn’t a slow piece of crap… we’d gotten her mum the Thinkpad for Christmas, and so far so good). I’m just wondering whether it blows up to full screen – i.e. more lines per page – or whether it just has the same number of lines as on the mobile phone app, just in much bigger text?
Cheers,
Ian
We have our own Google+ page! and an Android app!
What are we playing with /watching/reading this week?
Dave – Columbiana, Straw Dogs
Patrick – Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z
Nic – The Hunger Games Trilogy/MW3
Bill – The Help, Halo
Picks of the week
Dave – Vulkano Flow ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDRcyl2OB4) And Google TV ( Logitech Revue)
Nic – TheGadgetGurus.net
Patrick – AIPTEK Action-HD HDMI 1080p (iPad CCK & iMovie for iOS compatible)
Bill – tagsfordroid.com
Simulcast 134: Failure to Launch
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on December 7, 2011
This week on The Simulcast 134 we are Steveless and filled with anticipation rage. Geoff has a new phone, and we will try our best to contain our excitement rage.
Apple
Siri ported to other iOS devices [guide]
Apple hiring more Siri engineers – what features would we like?
Did Apple rig eBook prices?
Flipboard for iPhone launched
Google
10 Days of $0.10 Premium Android Apps to celebrate 10 Billions Downloads
VZW Galaxy Nexus December 9th? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE MAKE IT SO!
More evidence of December 9th
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
VZW Galaxy Nexus won’t support Google Wallet
Verizon announces 2 new LTE tablets and a white Droid RAZR
Blind Type is the ICS keyboard
Logitech Revue getting Honeycomb update
Listener Email
Hey guys, just got a quick question on a week where the show’ll be full of Android users.
Does using CyanogenMod void any warranties on your handset? The HTC Desire Z that I got for the wife a few months ago has been working fine, but ever since we updated it to Gingerbread (OTA) there’s been plenty of annoying bugs on the phone, not to mention the fact that the handset is stuck on the old Android market.
Pretty much every time the home button is pressed (to exit Market, e-mails, browsing, some apps), the screen flashes white with the HTC logo, before the phone performs a mini reboot and goes back to the home screen. Downloading app updates is hit and miss too; the Market says it’s updating, but an update for a 6Mb app claims to take overnight (although it’s downloaded and installed in a minute according to the notifications bar, the Market app insists it’ll still be downloading and updating the following morning).
It’s to the point where using the phone as a smartphone is pretty annoying – would rooting void any warranty on the handset, and would I be able to keep any apps bought on the Google market after rooting?
Thanks for your help guys, I always go out of my way to grab the show on Thursday mornings to listen to at work.
By the way, if anyone wants to attempt to do an accent for myself or Chris Oldroyd, they’re both pretty similar (although my Sunderland accent is apparently better). Just say: “Haway the Lads!” and you’ll sound like someone from the North East of England!
Cheers
Ian Hamilton
Listener Voicemail
Thanks Clay!
Gaming
Xbox 360 update – who got it and what do you think?
Xbox 360 gets new content partners
We have our own Google+ page! and an Android app!
What are we playing with/watching/reading this week?
Bill – 30 Seconds or Less
Dave – Walking Dead Season 1
Patrick – MW3
Geoff – Limitless, Skyrim
Picks of the week
Bill – Christmas HD Live Wallpaper. 10 cents in the Market
Dave – Go Launcher
Patrick – Xbox Live App (iOS)
Geoff – Xbox Live Update
Simulcast 130: Bi-tech-ual
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on November 9, 2011
This week on The Simulcast 130 we are joined by Brian Feldhaus, we talk about the HTC Rezound, the death of Flash, Modern Warfare 3, and more listener emailsHTC Rezound
HTC starts announcing ICS updates
Adobe stops developing Flash for mobile
HTC Ville coming next year?
Droid 4 (w LTE) shows up in Verizon system, coming soon?
Gingerbread update finally hits the the OG Epic 4G on Sprint
Google pulling support for Blackberry Gmail App (download now or be stuck with web app)
Apple
No plans for Siri on older devices May be linked to 4S’ unique proximity sensor GREED?
Amazon buys voice recognition startup Yap to counter Apple’s Siri
Australian court forces Apple to hand over private operator iPhone business terms
Microsoft
HTC Titan to hit AT&T shelves on November 20 for $199
Tango video calling app now in Windows Phone Market
Microsoft planning to combat Windows Phone app piracy with new encryption
Gaming
Modern Warfare 3 – our review and thoughts
Apple’s iOS & Google Android command 58% of US portable game revenue
Miscellaneous
Verizon offering a double data promotion
Barnes & Noble announced Nook 2
Fedora 16 comes out and brings a heavy dose of cloud processing and storage support
We have our own Google+ page! and an Android app!
Email
Hi guys, me again!
On holiday this week so in a chilled out mood and had time to put a question to you
Firstly, a big thanks to all you guys as you’ve helped me out again. I started by just listening to these podcasts and it’s amazing that it feels like I know you all personally now. You’ve all dug me out out the crap on various occasions and I just wish I could return the favour somehow? This time it was Dave and all I have to say is having a rummage in Daves Dropbox i felt like a kid in a sweet shop!
Having said all that, I do actually have a question. On these holidays I like to send pictures and videos during the week mainly to make my mates who are still at work jealous !!
I would love an app or service (for iOS of course!) that I could post a photo or video clip and it sent it to twitter, Facebook, Google+. blogs etc. I use pixelpipe and it comes close but only stills and not compatible with Google+.
Any ideas would be most welcome!
Gotta go, my beer has just arrived!
Gordy
Sent from my iPhone
What are we playing with/watching/reading this week?
Bill – Modern Warfare 3
Dave – Modern Warfare 3 duh
Patrick – MW3
Brian – L.A. Noire The complete edition/ B&B
Picks of the week
Bill – joemobi.com
Dave – Modern Warfare 3
Patrick – Inheritance (Final Book of Eragon Series)
Brian – Nexus S & iTap Keyboard
Simulcast 124: Fire the Horde
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on September 28, 2011
This week on The Simulcast we talk about the Amazon tablets, our anticipation for the iPhone announcements, Gears of War 3, we’re all here, and we have even MORE listener mail!Amazon tablet and Kindle Touch zomg!!!1! – what are our thoughts?
Apple
Apple event to be held in Cupertino? – confirmed for October 4th
LOVEFilm offers iPad app, Europeans rejoice
Apple killing off the shuffle and classic ipod?
Google
Ice Cream Sandwich to be revealed October 11th
SGS II surpasses 10 million sold
Verizon HTC Vigor pictures and specs leak Bill likey!
HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread OTA Update now available!
Flickr App for Android goes live
Microsoft
Windows Phone Marketplace on the Web
Windows 8 log in via WindowsLive
Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” released worldwide
Microsoft announced Windows Phone Suggestion Box
Geoff’s new Trophy, and Mango!
Gaming
Patrick and Bill beat Gears 3 Campaign.
Miscellaneous
Bill was on the Gadget Gurus Sunday – LISTEN
Listener email
Hi gents enjoy the podcast from up here in Vancouver.
I have an Airport express with reasonably good speakers, is there a way to listen to radio broadcasts live that use in one case Windows Media player through the Airport speakers rather than the laptop speakers?
If I didn’t want to listen live I could wait for the one program until posted on iTunes or listen to the other via my iPhone.
I may have just answered my own question
Bob
Bill: Not sure if this will work? http://thedigitallifestyle.com/w/index.php/2011/09/24/aerodrom-brings-airplay-video-photos-music-and-slide-shows-to-windows/
Email #2
Hey guys,
Seeing that a few of you often throw in video games in your pick of the week selections, I thought I’d e-mail and ask if any of you had any experience with the cloud gaming platform called “OnLive”?
The system launched in the UK last week, and I’ve been lucky enough to try it out after picking up a free console at a video game expo in London last weekend. On paper, it seems like a good idea, but in execution – especially with the state of broadband internet in the UK – it’s not that great.
I’ve written two stories on it on my own blog at www.theianhamilton.com – but it seems that OnLive’s servers have struggled to cope with the high demand created by giving out 12,000 consoles for free on launch weekend. The selection of games, whilst not triple-A level, are pretty respectable, but given the reactions I’ve read in the first few days, it isn’t cut out for the UK just yet.
Is OnLive mainstream at all in the US, or do you think that it’s a niche that will only take off once another company jumps on the idea?
Ian
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Steve – Still stuck on Tiny Wings
Bill – Gears 3 – Horde mode rocks!
Patrick – Gears 3 – Horde Mode Weak Link
Dave – Gears 3 (Of course)
Picks of the week – sponsored by BrianandDeniseHarris.com
Steve – 240GB SSD Drive
Bill – CyberPower CP625 battery backup
Patrick – Flickr App for Android
Dave – Gears 3 (Of course)
Geoff – Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Simulcast 122: Illegal Bass
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on September 14, 2011
This week on The Simulcast we talk about hardware, Steve is absent, but Dave is back, Brian joins us for another week, and Bill is rocking a new microphone and mixer! We have listener mail, and we do have Google Plus invites. Who needs one?
Apple
HTC exec: iPhones are for old people
NBC, TNT, and TBS bring full episodes to ipad apps.
Google
HTC announces Sensation XE with Beats audio
CM7 available for Sensation and EVO 3D
HTC Bliss and Runnymede leak, Bill reminisces about his Nexus One
Google announces flight search service
Gamestop will have an Android gaming tablet next year?
Philadelphia Media Company launches $99. Android Tablet – Spec Sheet
Microsoft
Windows 8 tablet shown off on video
Windows has 500K downloads of Windows 8* in 12 hours. * Developer Preview
Miscellaneous
Amazon preparing “Netflix for books”?
Logitech announces new bluetooth headphones (with boom mic) and boombox for tablets and smartphones. Patrick wants the headset for his iPad2
Youtube now allows online editing of posted videos (<1000 views and no copyright id claims)
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon processor roadmap, 2.5GHz quad-core devices coming early 2012 if true, this is sick for mobile devices
Listener email
Hey guys – just thought I’d give you an update… after a lot of research, I finally got the HTC Desire Z (aka the T-Mobile G2 in the US) for my wife. She’s been using the phone for about a fortnight now, after some issues with our mobile phone network.
So far, she’s had no problems with it, despite it being her first Android phone. Save for a rookie wi-fi error (forgetting to turn Wi-Fi off in the morning meant that the battery went from 100% to 15% in four hours!), the only problem we’ve found had been with my phone: despite the Desire Z being almost a year old, it can run several apps that my brand new Galaxy S II can’t – such as the new Madden NFL game, and several others. She’s used an iPhone before (casually), and has found the Android a lot more user friendly and a lot easier to use than the iPhone, and the extra customisations are a bonus as well.
It’s just a shame that the Desire Z has now been discontinued in Europe and is getting increasingly difficult to get hold of.
Thanks for the advice guys – one last question for anyone who’s got/used a G2 (Brian…): do you recommend updating the firmware to Gingerbread? What changes does it make to the phone, and will all apps already on the device be lost in the upgrade?
Cheers guys
Ian in London
We take a break to leave a voicemail for the Gurus. F yeah!
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Brian – Sons of Anarchy
Bill – Home Theater Magazine
Patrick – DC Universe Online (Fired up PS3 to make sure it still works)/ Halo: Reach
Dave – Xmen First Class
Geoff – Dead Space 2 and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (finishing up the rest of the achievements)
Picks of the week – sponsored by BrianandDeniseHarris.com
Brian – Has none but will use Ian’s email as pick
Bill – Burn the City
Patrick – Universal Laptop/Ipad Stand (iGobee)
Dave – Juice Defender
Geoff – Power support
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