After Party – Ep16 – Hummer Phones
This week Nic and Liz break down CTIA, T-mobile AT&T merge, and we re-visit our friends from HBGary. It’s Episode 16…you know you want it.
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Sprint integrates Google Voice; effortless calling, texting for Sprint users
Sprint’s Kyocera Echo hands-on! [video]
Sprint announces HTC EVO View 4G tablet
Wi-Fi HTC Flyer to be retail exclusive at Best Buy
Sprint unveils HTC EVO 3D smartphone
T-Mobile’s LG G-Slate Honeycomb tablet hands-on!
RIM adds Android OS 2.3 app support to Playbook
BlackBerry PlayBook Calculator First Look!
BlackBerry PlayBook Native Weather App First Look!
BlackBerry PlayBook Native Clock App First Look!
Facebook on BlackBerry PlayBook Web Browser – Allows Facebook Chat and Uploading of Photos from Camera App!
Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia PLAY promos are… hilarious [video]
ATT – T-Mobile Mini Series
Sprint voices concern over proposed AT&T, T-Mobile merger
AT&T intends to use T-Mobile’s AWS spectrum for LTE
T-Mobile CEO to employees: AT&T is the best possible solution for our business
AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition to benefit Apple, RIM and Google
During a Q&A at CTIA keynote:
10:25AM:Q: “The NYT says there is little to cheer about for consumers with the deal, Ralph?”
10:25AM:de la Vega: “False, we’re going to bring better capacity, more 4G, and a better value proposition to more customers.”
10:26AM:Hesse: “I though T-Mobile already had 4G? We have to mix it up a bit, right? I’m going to have to agree with the Times.”
10:27AM:Mead: “I think the Times overstated the issue and the market will stay competitive.”
CBS will remove some Showtime shows from Netflix
Firefox 4 downloads top 6 million in first 24 hours [video]
Supersized smartphone popularity surges in 2010, NPD Group claims
‘Hummer’ handsets now account for 24 percent of US smartphone sales, prove Steve Jobs wrong
Amazon Appstore for Android goes live
Best Buy looks to change stores in order to win back customers
NPR has a nice piece on the history of the MP3 format.
FCC proposing data roaming rules, not interested in commonizing carriers
Legal Stuff
Judge orders Time Warner to out illegal downloaders
ITC rules Apple did not infringe five Nokia patents
Court orders Steve Jobs to answer questions in iTunes antitrust case
Federal judge rejects Google book monopoly
Hard drive search warrants: should there be any limits?
Senators: DUI checkpoint apps are “harmful to public safety”
More of Angry Guru’s Rant du Jour:
Is This the girl that hacked HBGary? - Great find Liz!
After Party – Ep 15 – Now with IE9
Liz get’s all dressed up. Nic throws out some crazy ideas about government…it’s your typical After Party!
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After Party – Ep 14 – Don’t Cap Me Bro
We’re back! Liz manged to walk away from a Birthday-gras with only mild injuries and make it back on the show. Her MacBook however didn’t fair so well. It’s Episode 14 – Don’t Cap Me Bro.
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After Party – Where’s Liz
So this week Liz was out living it up Mardi Gras style and celebrating her birthday! I decided not to do a show without her, but I did do show notes. So check out the links and learn what I would have told you without me telling you. It’s a text podcast. Enjoy.
General News:
PlayStation 3 shipments to Europe now being seized after LG wins injunction against Sony
Motorola to bring Webtop to all future ‘high-end’ smartphones
Android/Google:
Android 2.3.3 to allow screenshots without rooting
Malware in Android Market highlights Google’s vulnerability
Gmail accidentally resetting accounts, years of correspondence vanish into the cloud? (update)
BlackBerry:
India appears ready to ban BlackBerry
BlackBerry Messenger will launch on Android and iOS
Government Overlords:
Dems push for Congressional investigation of HBGary Federal
HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr is leaving the company.
Alleged WikiLeaker could face death penalty
Illegal TV streamers, here’s how the feds will hunt you down
Boston Dynamics Cheetah and Atlas robots get DARPA funding, getting ready to find you
Legal Stuff:
Google and Microsoft team up to battle geotagging patent troll
Feature: 14-year old child pornographers? Sexting lawsuits get serious
Apple:
Apple negotiating for repeat downloads of iTunes music purchases
New iPad 2 revealed; Apple offers $100 refund to recent iPad buyers
iMovie, GarageBand for iPad announced
Apple slashes original iPad price to $399, iPad 2 not up for pre-order yet
Apple adds pattern locking to an iPhone app that you can’t have?
After Party – Ep 13 – Liz Money
Look I told you I was gonna do it. I said I wanted to find a co-host. You all thought I was talking smack. You all had no idea. I give to you Liz Money! We cover a TON of news. I rant about hackers and the government and Liz comes along for the wild ride that is After Party. What, were you expecting anything different? After Party Episode 13 It’s Liz Money!!
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