SMRPodcast

Posted January 31, 2011
SMRPodcast #53: All The Comforts Of Home, But, With A Seatbelt In Your Tail

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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Robb Dunewood

  • Recorded: January 30th, 2011
  • Published: January 31st, 2011
  • Duration: 1hr 32min 30sec
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SHOW TOPICS

Opening Thoughts

  • Chris tells how he was caught in a snow storm for 9 hours
  • Having a smartphone helped a lot of people get through being stuck in their cars

RIM had a lot of big news this week

  • Robb says if the BlackBerry Playbook supports Android apps that is a good thing
  • Chris says that RIM can not do a deal with Google in order to preserve their image
  • Rod says an Amazon Android App Store Could be key

We discuss random tech news

  • We are laughing at the Senator who wants to block texting when you cross the street
  • Scary how a country can block the internet during a protest
  • Rod says people were stupid for using the same method for Denial of Service Attack
  • Chris says stop with the taking down the man stuff

Verizon is offering money towards AT&T iPhone trade-ins

  • Chris says it’s a good thing that keeps the prices competitive.
  • Robb says AT&T can potentially lose millions of customers

Mentioned Links

Girl walks into fountain

The BlackBerry Helmet

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Opening Song

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