Convertcast Episode 103 Sunday, January 29, 2012 MISC  http://www.solidoodle.com/ 3D Printer - I’m not sure I understand how this thing works, but it looks really cool!! (A friend just bought a 3D printer - can't wait to check it out!) Would Barnes and Noble go bankrupt without the Nook?  Some analysts think so. new CEO of RIM arrived, doesn’t look like he has a vision and not changes enough 27 German publishers to combat Apple with open digital textbook platform http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/25/27-german-publishers-to-combat-apple-with-open-digital-textbook-platform/ Online Voting...


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Convertcast Episode 102 Sunday, January 22, 2012     MISC Protect IP Act (PIPA), Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), OPEN Act - many sites go dark on 1/18/12 to protest (XDA developers, REDDIT, WikiPedia, CyanogenMod included) KODAK company goes bankrupt, some other companies like Microsoft and IBM fear they can long-term also share this destiny. Did you have Kodak camera or somethig? Kodak bankrupt because failed in TRANSITION from analog film to digital cameras. Android Some Sprint devices get Honeycomb update.  Evo 3d only gets an update that removes the embedded...


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Convertcast Episode 101 Sunday, January 15, 2012 MISC ICANN new domains - wtf?! Wasn't .xxx bad enough? thick whois system ICANN wants to indroduce - so no private whois and one needs to identify to registrars etc. the US embassy and terror alerts in Bangkok Was yours one of the disappearing 4Square accounts this week? SOPA samsung’s bada OS to merge with intel tizen OS (samsung is biggest maker of smarpthones globally!) http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2012/01/13/samsung-merging-its-bada-os-with-intel-backed-tizen-project/ Android CM lets you put ICS on HP Touchpad....


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Convertcast Episode 100 Sunday, January 8, 2012 Edward - resident Windows Phone and Kinect expert Diana - resident Android expert What did you like best in the 2011 tech world? I liked the push for competition, but not so much the litigation. Plethora of e-readers. the best in 2011: iCloud, iOS5, Windows Phone mango with multitasking and WiFi tethering, Kindle Touch, Kinect Siri and clones like it What do you want to see in 2012? Whatever happened to those paper thin batteries? One social network to rule them all, or updates to what we've got  so we can have the best...


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Convertcast Episode 99 Dec. 20, 2011 Mul­ti­ple reports have emerged of T-Mobile switch­ing on 3G for fre­quen­cies that exist­ing unlocked iPhones and other devices can use. At least some parts of Neva­da and some parts of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia and the North­west are see­ing 1,900MHz repur­posed to be used as addi­tion­al car­ry­ing space for theHSPA+ 84Mbps net­work antic­i­pat­ed for 2012. Those who live in the altered areas are see­ing speeds faster not just than they would on EDGE but faster than AT&T’s real-world 3G, at 7.92Mbps down and 1.8Mbps up. How...


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Convertcast Episode 98 Dec. 14, 2011 Welcome back to the newest iPad convert - Diana NTSB wants to ban use of ALL electronic devices in cars. WTF?!?!?! American Airline pilots using iPads - passengers to use Galaxy Tab 10.2 (and if they're safe for pilots with WiFi off, then why can't the passengers use them?) Invasion of the iPhone News Readers - Flipboard, Zite come to the iPhone, Google Currents for iOS. Invasion of iOS from Microsoft - OneNote for iPad, Kinectimals, Skydrive (Yay!) come to iOS. Remember the days of paying 700 bucks for an unlocked devices?  - Galaxy Nexus Windows...


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Convertcast Episode 97 November 29, 2011 We will be bringing Diana back soon. After an entire show devoted to choosing an Android tablet, she bought an iPad and is in love. Speaking of iPads and love, Jerry's house got (another) new toy....iPad 2 for Lara! I got a Kindle Touch very comfortable! AT&T / T-Mo merger no mo Mirosoft Office for iOS YES! Xbox & Kinect selling like hotcakes    (no pepper spray needed) Xbox 360 sold more than 960,000 con­soles in the U.S. alone, with more than 800,000 sold with­in a peri­od of 24 hours. More than 750,000 Kinect for Xbox...


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Convertcast Episode 96 November 22, 2011   Scott Bryan capturenotes.com, CaptureNotes on Twitter,  support@capturenotes.com CaptureNotes 2 note taking application Locating information in your notes Written, typed, audio, add in pdf Flags Get App Savvy iPad in education App store prices Wrist rest "Paragraph" mode Archiving and iCloud Notebook sharing Tying it all together in a total suite of tools   Follow Jerry on Twitter Follow Alli on Twitter Call the Just Another Geek Site Google Voice number, and leave us a message! (304) 884-JAGS...


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Convertcast Episode 95 November 15, 2011   Apologies for half the podcast going missing. No excuse other than it got eaten mid upload. :( iOS 5.0.1 and battery issues iTunes Match Live Icon and Shortcut Crazy - Link to Control Panel and Applications using URL access codes. Customize your own icons using Icon Project Add shortcuts to your homescreen using QR codes Use Siri to access control panel options by using contacts Google vs. Siri On the Verge - Matias Duarte, Windows Phone 7 giveaways (trade your crappy phone for a HTC Titan), new Photography tech Brian...


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Convertcast Episode 94 November 9, 2011 Special guest: Wyatt LeCadre Apple bringing cornerstone apps to all platforms http://wyattlecadre.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/apple-everywhere/ Adobe kills Flash mobile Windows Phone in NYC (Herald Square) Alli and the iPad http://squaretrade.extole.com/a/clk/35307 Let's talk apps: Zite - Flipboard - Pulse Tweetings TWC Newstand ESPN - NFL 2011 Gas Cubby WordPress Follow Jerry on Twitter Follow Alli on Twitter Follow Wyatt on Twitter Call the Just Another Geek Site Google Voice number, and leave us a message! (304)...


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