I am reviewing this app just because I love it. From time to time I would search for apps that would enable me to stream audio from my PC to my iPad, but all I could find were apps that played media (like video/audio files) remotely. What I needed, however, was playback of system sound - whatever it is at given moment - on my iPad. In other words I needed an app that would send any audio that is played on my PC to my iPad. And after a long search I have found it - it's called "AirPhones" - an iPhone app (that also works on iPad) and that requires server side on PC or Mac. You might think: why the heck...


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Imagine leaving home. You're going to be gone a few weeks, a few months, or perhaps this is a permanent move. Now imagine being able to continue reading your hometown paper, no matter where you are. PressReader offers you the full newspaper experience on your tablet (and across multiple platforms). PressReader provides access to over 2,200 full-content newspapers and magazines from 97 countries in 54 languages. While my current local paper is not included, I found the newspapers from the last 4 cities I lived in the US, and all those from out of the US. Do you enjoy reading newspapers...


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Episode 126 Sunday July 8, 2012 MISC   Will you have internet tomorrow? this site WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts) goes live June 28th, but how many phones are actually WEA compliant? Amazon working on its own smartphone, powered by Android like Kindle Fire After Nokia and RIM, also HTC sinks like Titanic http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/6/3140659/htc-q2-2012-earnings-profit-drop - only Samsung and Apple thrive EyeSight - Touch free user interface for Windows 8 http://www.eyesight-tech.com/ 3 billion apps downloaded - RIM's App World End of the line for Mozilla's Thunderbird...


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Episode 125 Sunday July 1, 2012 MISC   Edward saw new Spiderman movie (in USA on July 3drd starting) : Sony Xperia Android and Sony Vaio aplenty in it, also holographic user interface with 3D-motion detection like Kinect but very precise “Leap Second” bug caused problems for Reddit, Mozella and possibly other big sites. Unrelated to the previous, LeapMotion introduces a new way to interact with your computer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6KuiuteIA&feature=youtube_gdata_player Apple  No rumors! Macs have no kensington lock, for example : Macbook air doesn’t...


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Episode 123 Saturday June 16, 2012 Apple  No rumors! WWDC - new Macs and iOS 6 along with Moutain Lion - this year's WWDC seemed to return focus on developers, highlighting specs of new Macs New retina display 15" MacBook Pro iOS 6 Features: No more Google Maps - Apple Maps (Edward says: TomTom turn by turn!!!) Flyover - hah! Multiple signatures in Mail Add images/video from compose window of Mail Facebook integration Improved Spotlight Search New Download banner New Emojo (only visible on iOS 6 devices) Clock app - finally allows you to choose any song...


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Episode 122 Sunday June 10, 2012 MISC   LinkedIn passwords hacked (Edward’s both accounts hacked, also the closed one, Diana's also) Facebook for pre-teens? Apple  No rumors! (= Edward sad monkey) No need for rumors, WWDC is coming this week. What do you hope to see (not what have you heard could be coming) Mountain Lion Maps iOS 6 (Edward: macbook air with touchscreen) Google and Android Razr has pitiful battery life Lamborghini is now selling Android smart phones, complete with gold plating and crocodile skin.  Got an extra 2.7K laying around? ASUS...


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Convertcast Episode 120 May 27, 2012   MISC Joel joins us (Alli is in a camp) Microsoft to sell 80" Windows 8 computers...just how big is too big??? Bloomberg says FB is the biggest IPO flop of the decade   Apple No rumors! Facebook Camera for iOS released, works like instagram but enables upload of high-res photos to Facebook Google and Android Galaxy S3 on sale in some countries already, first reviews are in and camera is apparently superb Diana gets a Galaxy Nexus RUU (ROM Update Utility) with ICS leaked for Evo 3D.  Safer than flashing an img file,...


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A Pig in a Poke Helmet Sunday May 20, 2012   Special guest: David Artuso from CellHelmet MISC  Edward: Facebook’s entry to stock market not so good as expected: $38, then $42 and then the day ended at $38 but it will reach over $100 so worth buying now Edward: LTE starts big time in Eurotrashland , now also for smartphones not only USB sticks and routers http://www.cultofmac.com/167907/waterproof-your-iphone-with-this-amazing-japanese-condom/ The Japanese phone condom (?!) Apple  No rumors! Google and Android Edward: already 8 million pre-orders for Samsung...


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Convertcast Episode 118 Sunday May 13, 2012 Apologies for this week's sound - it just wasn't cooperating!   MISC  CTIA - awesome! No Windows phones (Edward: but yes! focus 2 from samsung was there! no window 8 tablets?) Samsung was not represented at the show, only Pepcom Facebook refocuses on mobile but : how to upload higher resolution photos to facebook??? but still no iPad version 2 new great SF movies WITH COOL GADGETS coming end of May: Men in Black 3 (big cellphone from sixties not healthy? ) and Prometheus (with indoor GPS system via laser-scanning) Apple  ios6...


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Convertcast Episode 117 LAME Sunday May 6, 2012 MISC  The Kindle Fire is no longer on fire...sales share drops to 4% Draw Something loses 5M daily users (15M down to 10M) in 30 days.  Are people getting bored with it or is it Zynga? eye controlled user interface coming, among others in windows 8, google glasess, etc, Eurotrash company from Sweden works on it: http://www.tobii.com/ - not science fiction! How many times does your cell phone ring before it goes to voicemail? Why do the carriers now allow consumers to control this? iDrive - http://t.co/61UzR50k 5 GB free for starters,...


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