The Gurus are at again with another crazy show for you guys! This week we talk about the Sidekick “Oopsy”, Droid Does ad campaign, and much more! We switched it up and now have a new intro song and album art/logo. Please hit us on Twitter and let us know what you guys think of both. Get it while the gettin’s good:
Show Notes:
Some HTC Hero units shipping sans EV-DO Rev. A on Sprint? (update: nope!)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/sprints-htc-hero-shipping-sans-ev-do-rev-a/
QUICK NEWS:
250 GB PS3 Coming November 3 for $349
http://gizmodo.com/5382708/250-gb-ps3-coming-november-3-for-349
You can’t jailbreak me bitches:
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/5ecKFYu7bs8/apples-shipping-jailbreak-resistant-iphone-3gs-units
Reports: Snow Leopard Bug Eats User Accounts Whole
http://gizmodo.com/5379817/reports-snow-leopard-bug-eats-user-accounts-whole
Port-a-Pint Portable Beer Glass Keeps You Always at the Ready
http://gizmodo.com/5382353/port+a+pint-portable-beer-glass-keeps-you-always-at-the-ready
Dude star trek sucks. Star Wars is the shit! A little something for the Boss Guru
http://gizmodo.com/5379741/4gb-star-trek-flash-drive-comes-loaded-with-the-new-film
You Can Use Google Chrome for Mac Right Now
http://gizmodo.com/5379795/you-can-use-google-chrome-for-mac-right-now
Gmail’s ‘Got the Wrong Bob?’ Feature Keeps You From Emailing Nude Photos to Your Mom
http://gizmodo.com/5380710/gmails-got-the-wrong-bob-feature-keeps-you-from-emailing-nude-photos-to-your-mom
There’s Retail Markup, and Then There’s Canadian Windows 7
http://gizmodo.com/5384304/theres-retail-markup-and-then-theres-canadian-windows-7
Customize Your iPhone With Your Own DNA
http://gizmodo.com/5380531/customize-your-iphone-with-your-own-dna
Ray Comes out of the closet!!!!!!
WEEKLY PHONE RELEASES (10/11 – 10/18):
Motorola Debut (i856) – Nextel
HTC Hero – Sprint
Instinct HD – Sprint
Samsung Intrepid – Sprint
BlackBerry Bold (White) – AT&T
GENERAL MOBILE NEWS:
Motorola quietly takes one step away from LiMo, looks to Android for consolation
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/motorola-quietly-takes-one-step-away-from-limo-looks-to-android/
iPhone Multitasking like it should be, looks pretty Pre like:
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/9i4xZT-4jQA/now-this-is-how-the-iphone-should-handle-multitasking
Nokia posts nasty, not good, numbers:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/10/15/nokia-posts-834-million-quarterly-loss-smartphone-slips-anothe/
Blackberry Storm Review Roundup:
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-storm2-review-roundup
CARRIER NEWS:
T-Mobile Project Dark – More Details:
http://gizmodo.com/5384048/t+mobile-project-dark-rumor-update-financed-phones-tiered-unlimited-plans
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/10/17/project-dark-confirmed-to-include-unlimited-plans-flexpay/
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/GSlBQ9JOh5M/t+mobile-project-dark-rumor-update-financed-phones-tiered-unlimited-plans
T-Mobile Temporarily Halts Sales of Sidekicks
http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=4972http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/10/12/t-mobile-temporarily-discontines-the-sidekick-line-following-data-outage/
T-Mobile Lets Furious Sidekick Users Ditch Their Contracts for Free
http://gizmodo.com/5379703/t+mobile-lets-furious-sidekick-users-ditch-their-contracts-for-free
The Great Sidekick Data Outage of 2009: T-Mobile Offers $100 in Apology Money
http://gizmodo.com/5380117/the-great-sidekick-data-outage-of-2009-t+mobile-offers-100-in-apology-money
Sidekick Outage, it was SABOTAGE!!!!!
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/n5MtB348GYM/the-cause-of-the-great-sidekick-fiasco-all-signs-point-to-sabotage
Danger/Microsoft Recovered Sidekick Data:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/10/15/microsoft-recovers-most-if-not-all-sidekick-customer-customer/
Verizon getting Pre Early 2010:
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/WNX4vVi2Lpc/verizon-officially-confirms-they-will-have-the-palm-pre-early-next-year
AT&T to sell Nokia Booklet $299 2yr contract:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/13/nokias-booklet-3g-is-299-on-att/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/nokia-tells-all-on-booklet-3g-299-with-a-2-year-contract-on-at/
Verizon’s anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: ‘Droid Does’
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/17/verizons-anti-iphone-gets-its-first-commercial-droid-does/
ANDROID NEWS:
Mystery HTC Android Phone Appears
http://gizmodo.com/5384405/mystery-htc-android-phone-appears-discloses-nothing/gallery/
Motorola Cliq Review
http://gizmodo.com/5381995/motorola-cliq-reviewhttp://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=311
Android 2.0 Preview:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/10/16/android-2-0-given-a-once-over-makes-1-6-look-a-little-dated/
BLACKBERRY NEWS:
Storm 2 Review:
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-storm2-review
Where is the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 Announcement?
http://crackberry.com/wheres-verizon-blackberry-storm2-announcement
Facebook and Google Voice had an update. BBM 5.0 went official with a lot of bells and whistles.
COMPUTER/TECH NEWS:
Google Says They Gotta Block Some Numbers to Keep Google Voice Free
http://gizmodo.com/5379740/google-says-they-gotta-block-some-numbers-to-keep-google-voice-free
HP Touchsmart 600:
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Zu99bMsr2kA/hp-touchsmart-600-review-multitouch-multimedia-mogul
Next Nintendo DS Might Get a Huge Speed Boost from Tegra
http://gizmodo.com/5381010/next-nintendo-ds-might-get-a-huge-speed-boost-from-tegra
GV has to block some numbers to stay free:
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/D4p_lJT73Fo/google-says-they-gotta-block-some-numbers-to-keep-google-voice-free
Western Digital HD Live Now available:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
Blockbuster On Deman on TiVo:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/blockbuster-on-demand-goes-live-on-tivo-boxes/
