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Episode 16
October 26

Physical store – Apple vs. Microsoft
The platform store experience -
WM: new Marketplace, 1) no updates to previously purchased apps, 2) no install to sd
RIM app world – similar to iPhone – refer to Mediafly episode for dev experience!
WebOS: compare app catalog to homebrew – trial vs pay,
Android???
I got a chance to play with [...]

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I get very excited when I see one of my favorite developers bringing a favorite app from my Palm days to the iPhone. So I was, of course, thrilled when I got the newsletter from shsh software back in June mentioning the iPhone version of TaKePhOnE. I spoke briefly to Shimon Shnitzer, the developer, who [...]

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ConvertCast
Episode 15
October 19
Verizon iDont – Just like a political mudslinging ad, everything that the iPhone doesn’t do with some mis-Information thrown in! Unlike their “there’s a map for that” commercial, which was cute. Seems like proof positive that the iPhone will NOT be coming to VZW any time in the foreseeable future.
Does it make us [...]

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ConvertCast
Episode 14
October 12
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Tonight’s guest: Ching-Yao Yu
OH: After picking up the Pure, the Touch Pro 2 seems like a tank.
Touch Flow 3D or HTC vs. native Windows Mobile
Windows Phones – the total rebranding
Windows Phones tv ads – good, bad, indifferent? Why the big emphasis on Twitter?
Microsoft loses Sidekick data
The importance of [...]

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Notice the icon in the primary slot of my dock where the phone usually goes? It has been replaced. Quite possibly permanently. There’s a good possibility that the Messages app will go shortly, and join its brother Phone somewhere around page ten of my springboard.
It really didn’t take me long to make the decision, [...]

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episode 13
October 4
Windows Mobile and GDGT launch party
Special guest: Darren Mota
GDGT NY launch party
Jerry and Darren go way back in the world of handheld computer users groups, Brighthand, and Mobility Today
Darren is using the Touch Pro 2 and loves it
Back to capacitive vs. resistive
Jerry is flirting with the Hero! *gasp!*
Imagio vs. TD 2
Eric Linn showed [...]

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While perusing my favorite forums the other day, I noticed that Ascendo had a new version of Data Vault out for the iPhone. I had never heard of Ascendo, so I went straight to the source.
I have always used programs like Data Vault, from Splash ID to eWallet, so I was anxious to compare. The [...]

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Episode 12
Sept. 28, 2009
Guest Joel Johnson – @j2inet on Twitter
Jerry is now an internet marketing consultant for WSI – Congrats and good luck, Jerry!
Joel’s mom is using a Mac
Browsers for the family – Firefox or Chrome while Joel sticks with IE
Surprise, family! You’re using Windows 7.
Alli moans and complains about monitoring at school
Joel moans about [...]

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ConvertCast Episode 11
Jerry leaves town and is immediately replaced with our old friend Jeff Kirvin.
In this episode:
iPhone 3.1 update
iTunes 9 update
French textbooks
Palm earnings (loss?)
Windows Mobile
HTC / LG / who?
Sprint – DT merger/buyout?
WiMax and/or LTE
Verizon – who goes TO big red?
Android naming classifications…donut, cupcake…yum!
Palm dropping Garnet
Rant on!
Why we need developers
Find Jeff at jeffkirvin.net or follow Jeff [...]

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Yes, it’s a very (very!) strange name for an app. Based on all the recent controversy with apps being accepted or denied in Apple’s App Store, I’m seriously surprised that WhatsApp was approved. After all, it bypasses the iPhone’s sms app completely. You could, conceivably, get rid of your text messaging plan altogether, and just [...]

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