Posts Tagged Podcast
Simulcast 120: Jose Valle
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on August 31, 2011
This week on The Simulcast we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S2 announcements, we get ready for a 3 day weekend, and we don’t have listener mail!
Apple
iPhone 5 to keep screen size, gain metal back?
iPhone 5 icon leaks new design?
Apple employee loses another iPhone 5 prototype in a bar?
iPod touch to be replaced by cheap iPhone?
Google
Samsung SGS II LTE and Tab 8.9 LTE announced
Samsung Droid Prime launching on Verizon in October?
DROID Bionic releasing September 7
Offline Gmail goes live
Miscellaneous
US files antitrust complaint to block AT&T-Mobile merger
Geoff’s new TouchPad – what does he think so far?-Editing this Google Doc right from the quickoffice app now since they added editing capabilities on Monday.
CM7 booting on the TouchPad
Will Samsung buy rights to WebOS?
Wacom Inkling – Digitally capture drawings on any paper
Dish Network’s Tailgater brings portable satellite tailgating solution
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Dave -
Bill – Motocross Mayhem
Patrick – Lego Starwars the Complete Saga (360) / “Swing Your Sword” by Mike Leach
Steve Steve Jobs new book- Top Gun
Geoff – The Expendables
Picks of the week
Dave – PC Mover
Bill – Sprinkle for Honeycomb
Patrick – US Dept of Justice
Steve – camera sync
Geoff – HP Touchpad?
Simulcast 118: Breakin’
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on August 17, 2011
The best podcast on GGN is most definitely The Simulcast, and we have a great show this week. We continue giving our opinions on tech news and telling you what you should buy.
Apple
Apple testing 4G LTE devices
Starbucks to give away free iOS apps in store via “pick of the week”
Google
Google buys Motorola Mobility
HTC Bootloader Unlock tool live on the web, for international customers
German judge lifts ban on Tab 10.1 sales (Sales allowed in other EU countries, not Germany)
HTC sues Apple for patent infringement
Steve Kondik hired by Samsung
Miscellaneous
Obama joins Foursquare (How is this not a National Security Risk?)
Gaming
Gears of War 3 will be a (fake) 3D title
Xbox going Matte, RIP Glossy?
Kinect Star Wars (Enough said)
PS3 price cut to $250
DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket on PS3
Hack your Wii : Homebrew
Listener email
Dearest Simulcast,
Thanks for your previous advice. (insert accent as/if desired)
Moving with the android world seems to give me continued need for your help, and since you seem to like listener emails why not keep bothering the **** out of you.
When i wrote you a few weeks ago i was having trouble with my X10 running android 2.1 with 2.2 extentions and an archos tablet with 2.2, but time goes on and 2.3 came out for my phone and My primary tablet is an asus transformer with 3.2…
While both are considerable upgrades it leaves me with two issues:
1. The market enabler doesn’t work with 3.2 for tablets.
Do you know if work is being done to remedy it? Or if there is a comparable alternative elsewhere?
2. It seems my favorite music player Tinyplayer seems to work on none of them now.
I loved it because it was crazy small, simple and based its library off of my file system and not the mess that is the mp3 tags of my files.
Is there a good similar player that works on GB and HC?
Lastly, may I suggest a pick of the week?
It’s a free android app called swipepad, and it makes fast app switching a true breeze.
Basically it allows you to put invisible touch fields on the edge and corners of your screen which stay present throughout the system. Touch the place that you preset and a launcher pops up with 12 shortcuts.
You can set several different fields with different launchers or buy the add-ons that allow for more shortcuts in a launcher, a full applauncher shortcut, on-off widgets, and tasking.
It’s some of the best money I’ve spent in the android platform, and the learning curve is in the minutes range.
Again, thanks for the great show and keep up the good work.
Arne, Cyprus.
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Dave – Step Up 3
Bill – Portal 2 – yes, I’m still trying to finish it ; Halo: Reach
Patrick – Studying for Ham Radio License / Halo: Reach Rocket Hog Races
Steve – hot tub time machine/Studying for my Technician class license
Geoff – Hobo with a shotgun/New Madden 12 demo. It is garbage.
Picks of the week
Dave – FreeMusic (iOS)
Bill – Do It Tomorrow for Android
Patrick – Scrabble HD (iOS)
Steve – iOS Apps Translate and transfer
Geoff – OSX Lion (late to the game, finally upgraded)
Simulcast 117: Stop or I’ll Sue!
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on August 10, 2011
The best podcast on GGN rolls on. We continue giving our opinions on tech news and telling you what you should buy.
Apple
Apple sued for Patent Infringement over OSX’s fastboot feature
Apple releases utility to create Lion recovery USB key
Skype 5.3 brings HD video calling, Lion Support
iOS 5 Beta 5 gets tethered jailbreak (no ipad 2)
Boxee for iPad is out
Vudu now optimized for iPad (SD streaming only & no Disney content)
Kindle Cloud Reader allows Amazon to sidestep Apple’s subscription rules.
Google
HTCDev.com up and running, will unlock bootloaders soon
HTC holding teleconference tomorrow at 11:30am. What could it be?
Google+ now on iPad & iPod Touch
Apple blocks sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe too
Miscellaneous
Barnes & Noble giving away $100 in books & study guides with purchase of Nook & Nook Color
Amazon cloud storage outage downs Netflix, Quora, Foursquare, and others
Happy 20th Birthday World Wide Web – (August 6, 1991)
FCC to review AT&T’s T-Mobile and Qualcomm deals together
Hacker is able to unlock cars (make/model undisclosed) with a text message
Nokia N9 not coming to America?
Acer Aspire 3951 – PC clone of Macbook Air?
Verizon joins AT&T in blocking unlicensed tethering apps
Gaming
Ten-year-old hacker exposes potential iOS and Android games exploit
Listener email
#1
I’ve been listening to your show since before the “Beachbody breakup” and I always listen to your show on Wednesday nights. The reason for my email is because I am looking for advice on upgrading my MacBook Pro. I am ripping DVDs with Handbrake and am close to running out of room on my Hitachi 5400 250GB hard drive. I was looking at OWC and there are so many choices, sizes and brands I have no clue even where to begin. Also my other question is regarding upgrading my RAM. I have 4GB DDR3 1066MhZ of RAM in my Mid 2010 13″ MacBook Pro and was wondering if it makes sense to upgrade to 8GB or even more if possible.
Thanks again guys for any advice you can give and keep up the good work,
Rob “Fubaracing”
P.S. I’m glad Steve went back to the iPhone or I myself would have had to convert to Android. Thanks Steve!!
#2
Hey guys – just an update on an e-mail I sent a few weeks back about the HTC Desire Z. Apparently in the US it was released as the T-Mobile G2 – knowing that, does anyone have any experiences of that handset, and does it change your original opinion to pick the HTC over a similar Sony Ericsson handset?
Second question, my father, who knows of computers, but isn’t terribly computer literate beyond that, is looking to get a computer so he can browse the internet. Which would you say would be the best balance between a safe option and a cheap option? An Android tablet or a netbook? I was thinking an Android tablet as it will browse the internet, and some can output in HDMI (plus you can’t do that much damage just browsing, as compared to on a PC with various hijacked/booby trapped sites) – do you guys have any tips?
Cheers
Ian H (from near London, England – not affected by the riots, but a little too close to them for comfort!)
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Dave – Case 39
Bill – “Take the Money and Run”
Patrick – 80s movies (Flight of the Navigator/ Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Steve – all of the original Planet of the Apes Movies
Picks of the week
Dave – Optibay knockoff
Bill – PhoneSuit Elite battery case for iPhone 4
Patrick – Moo.com Business card/ Stickers
Steve – Otterbox box commuter for iPhone 4/ Netflix
Simulcast 116: Bomb Unit
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on August 3, 2011
The best podcast on GGN rolls on. We continue giving our opinions on tech news and telling you what you should buy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!
Apple
Apple blocks sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia (Samsung vows to sell other versions anyway)
Skype for iPad hits App Store
Apple TV update adds streaming TV show purchases
Analyst predicts an iPad Pro will be launched this quarter
Apple iCloud goes live and pricing revealed
Apple to launch iTunes Replay Service?
Patrick’s thoughts on his new Mac Mini
Google
Google cries foul with Apple and Microsoft
Amazon Appstore caught leaving Android App developers unpaid or is that article just ½ the truth?
Newly discovered Android malware records your calls
Android tablets go toddler
Samsung announces new Tab 10.1 Accessories Touchwiz UX OTA update to go public 8/5 but Bill already has it
Logitech Revue – Bill’s take
Miscellaneous
AT&T announces throttling plans, gently reminds us why the T-Mobile acquisition is so great
OnStar Family Link to allow vehicle tracking
HP Touchpad gets first OTA
Gaming
EA Season Ticket to offer pre-release games and cheaper DLC
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Dave – 30 Minutes or Less
Bill – Take Me Home Tonight
Patrick – Warehouse 13
Steve – Angry Birds Rio on the iPad
Picks of the week
Dave – Bomb Disposal Unit
Bill – Samsung Galaxy Tab Pouch
Patrick – Mac Mini (2011)/ AOL Editions App for iPad
Steve – 8GB of ram for $42.00/ 3G unrestrictor
Simulcast 115: Happy Birthday Bill
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on July 27, 2011
Like sands through the hourglass, so is The Simulcast. We are back as always with more tech news and opinions. We have not one but two listener emails, and a hefty dose of sarcasm sprinkled in.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!!!!!
Apple
Kindle App updated to meet Apple’s new policy: No more buying books through the app.
Apple rumored to be developing 15 and 17 laptops in the mold of the Macbook Air
Performance variations found in the SSDs shipping in the new Macbook Airs.
Future iPhones, like Superman, to be powered by the sun?
Apple Charges Customer 122 Times for Lion
Survey: 35% of U.S. Consumers Planning to Purchase Next-Generation iPhone
Miscellaneous
Bill’s new MacBook Air – thoughts
Walmart taking another crack at challenging Netflix
New Device can test for recent drug use through your fingerprint
Sandybridge processors now in budget end (<$400) HP and Toshiba laptops
Google
Galaxy S2 coming to Verizon first?
Tensions flair as Google deletes Google+ users accounts with fake names
Google Exec calls for US Patent Law reform after Nortel sale loss.
Gaming
Phantasy Star Online 2 alpha tests to start this summer
Avatar Kinect is up and running
Listener email
Follow-up to last’s week email:
The marketenabler did the job- no trouble. though it needed root access so i had to root my archos also. anyway, theres plenty of other benefits to that also so it would only have been a matter of time. regarding my accent i’m half danish, half inuit (greenland) and i learned most of my english watching american cartoons in the mid and late 80′s so maybe it’s mostly a zentraedi or autobotian accent 
my danish accent is definately worse than my english. i’d definitelt be happy if you would send me the new android market anyway, though marketenabler does say it wornt work with the latest version.
anyway, thanks for your advice.
arne
New question:
Greetings from across the pond again here, cheers again for the iTunes voucher thing the other day! Kids off school so the apple TV is getting a pounding!
Have a listener question/challenge for you!
Now I’ve upgraded my iMac to Lion, i seem to have lost the Time machine client for my Media Smart Server.
It runs and confirms there is a server there but all the options are greyed out for setting a partition etc.
Long story short I don’t have a backup right now!
I looked on some forums and apparently that is a consequence of Lion and the HP Media Smart server team have been disbanded to work on Web OS so there is unlikely to be a new update!
Did you use your MSS as a time machine for your macs or did you have another solution?
I’m about to go out and buy yet another plug in Hard Disk to be a time machine but to be honest I liked the way the HP Server backed up everything in one place.
If you know of a workaround or a fix then I would be extremely impressed and grateful!
PS, Love the Screen video, and I’m so jealous of the new macbook air that i’ve decided to definitely get one, Did you get the faster processor? there was an option to get an I7 or an I5?
Cheers for now
Gordy
What are we playing/watching/reading this week?
Dave – Duke Nukem, Sucker Punch
Bill – Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2
Patrick – Naruto Shippuden (on Season 9) Free via Crunchyroll.com
Steve – Chuck/ The Cuckoo’s Egg – Cliff Stol
Picks of the week
Dave – Beats by Dre
Bill – new 13” MacBook Air
Patrick – 2.7ghz i7 Mac Mini
Steve – Tout
Simulcast 113: Where’s My Facetime for Android?
Posted by Bill Stebbins in Podcast on July 13, 2011
We are back for the another wonderful Simulcast episode. We are still gaga over Google Plus, and we give away some more invites! Some fan boys are upset no iOS app for it yet.
Google
Spam filter now preventing unwanted calls in Google Voice
Google updates the Android Market App: Adds Books and Movies Tabs
Xoom getting 3.2 and FCC approves LTE module
Apple
TIVO remote app now on iphone and ipod touch
Apple to bring back backlit keyboards on the Macbook Air?
Lion GM build out. Who has it and thoughts?
Microsoft
Windows 8 to bring 360 compatibility?
Gaming
Netflix (assuming you don’t cancel) coming soon to a Nintendo 3DS near you?
EA announces latest list of games to lose online support
Miscellaneous
Netflix introducing new rates and raising rates. Boo
Court case may determine if 5th Amendment protects your right to withhold decryption password
Ad-sponsored Kindle 3G announced for $139
Listener email
What are we playing/watching this week?
Dave – The Rite
Bill – The Lincoln Lawyer
Patrick – Finishing up Stargate SG1 – then on to Stargate Atlantis
Steve – Hangover 2
Picks of the week
Dave – Lion GM
Bill – Verizon iPhone 4
Patrick – Flipboard
Steve – Lion/Tout
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