Convertcast - Episode 47 The Love of Tech - Episode 3 July 10, 2010 Apple Mystique - What is it? Why is it important to marketing of Apple products? Has it been tarnished with initial iPhone 4 problems? Has it! Consumer Reports: We reached this conclusion after testing all three of our iPhone 4s (purchased at three separate retailers in the New York area) in the controlled environment of CU’s radio frequency (RF) isolation chamber. In this room, which is impervious to outside radio signals, our test engineers connected the phones to our base-station emulator, a device that simulates carrier...


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Convertcast Episode 44 June 20, 2010 Special guests: Craig Froehle and Don Ferguson - 2 guys, 2 phones, 2 decisions Great conversation talking about all the things Palm did right and wrong with WebOS and why they still wanted to convert to Android. Follow Craig on Twitter and at http://gearbits.com Don can be found at http://interconnected.com 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 (5247) Download the episode directly here. Subscribe via iTunes. Add our RSS podcast feed. ...


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Convertcast Episode 42 May 24, 2010 - "24" Series Finale Casey Horton from TryDA joins us to talk about TryDA, the recent promotion where Alli won an iPad, and the transition from Palm to iPhone Download tryda – FREE Brand411 http://iTunes.com/app/tryda http://twitter.com/tryda 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 (5247) Download the episode directly here. Subscribe via iTunes. Add our RSS podcast feed. Powered by Mediafly


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Convertcast Episode 41 May 17, 2010 Android Flooding the market with devices - the next best thing is always a month (or two away) - the good, the bad, the ugly (cousins got Samsung Moment) Everyone I know is getting Android - is AT&T the only carrier to not have any Android devices? - LOL! Moto Backflip is an Android phone - albeit a crippled one, but one nonetheless. Wait! You mean the Backflip is a real phone????? Speaking of Android - So much for the internet sales of the N1.  The Failed experiment. AT&T gets the Pre Plus - will this affect iPhone sales And...


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Convertcast Episode 39 April 28, 2010 Top ten reasons we're happy HP bought Palm: 10. My Pre is out of ink. 9, Foleo shmoleo. 8. The H-Palm sounds dangerous, and Palm-P just sounds funny. 7. We’ve already forgotten the Glisten. OR HP Hasn't made a mobile device anyone cared about since the iPaq 4800 6. It’s all about the keyboard. 5. WebOS on a tablet pc would be an improvement over Vista. 4. It can’t get any uglier than the IPAQ. 3. You can’t make a phone call with a Deskjet. 2. Windows Phone 7 1. HP has more sense than...


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Convertcast Episode 37 April 12, 2010 Jerry Gets an iPad - Doh! The "iPad effect" - From iPad to iPhone. "casual computing", "natural computing", "a lifestyle device" , "you don't think about the tool" - MobileTech Roundup OS 4.0 - What we like, dislike, and are still wanting for.... Great Overview at TiPb - http://www.tipb.com/2010/04/11/iphone-4-preview/ 1. Multitasking - "The Apple way"  (Developer must code for it via API type calls ie. Location, Audio streaming, etc.) Background audio (Pandora) Voice over IP (Skype) Background location (Mapping, Loopt) Push...


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Hey all you former Palm Treo and Centro users. Remember Directory Assistant? Remember how after a successful run it changed to TryDA? Well it's now available on the iPhone, and it's the same app you remember! And just like on Palm, it's still free! (Powered by some adverts on your results screens.) One of the first things you'll do after you install it is to register. You will be doing me a great personal favor if you would enter my personal email address (alli @ allibama dot net) in the referral field. (They are having a referral contest for former users, and with your help I have a good shot!) Here's...


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Convertcast March 1 Episode 32 Guest: Michael Herald Palm WebOS memory leaks 1.4 update video screenshots apps: WebOS and Android speed Resets - are they a think of the past? App development Windows Phone 7 Series (still a mouthful!) Follow Michael on Twitter and at Mobility Today. Add the ConvertCast Twibbon to your Twitter avatar! 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 (5247) Download the episode directly here. Subscribe via iTunes. Add our RSS podcast feed. ...


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DirecTV has made it easier to find and record a tv show from your cell phone than from your television. I'm sure the original intent of this app was for those moments you find yourself away from the tv and suddenly remember you forgot to set something to record. But they've given us something so much better! As you can see from the above screen shots, the DirecTV app for iPhone and the one for WebOS are very similar. There may be one or two features available on one platform that is not available on the other, but overall they are identical. Both apps allow you to quickly and easily search...


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Convertcast Episode 30 Edward's "no BS" accounting of today's Microsoft announcement from Barcelona Microsoft's new site devoted to the 7 series Shameless plug for TwitPay What the heck are we going to call it? Tiles, Hubs 10  months to launch? Legacy apps? Why the emphasis on social networking? United app market Dumb pipes! Flow TV Jerry unjailbreaks Add the ConvertCast Twibbon to your Twitter avatar! 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 (5247) Download...


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