Episode #86 of the SMRpodcast is online and it’s on pace to destroy our previous single week download record. Be a part of history and have a listen.
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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley, Brent Harman, Robb Dunewood
- Recorded: October 4th, 2011
- Published: October 5th, 2011
- Duration: 1hr 10 min 30 sec
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SHOW TOPICS
Opening Thoughts
- BrothaTech Terrance Gaines back on the Show
- We immediately go into Apples announcement of the iPhone 5
- Everyone agrees there was a lot of disappointment in the announcements today.
We pose the question of does the lack of features on the iPhone 4s matter
- Robb says it does not
- Terrance says that the dual core is enough for him to get one
- Rod says people will still head towards the store
- Chris says that he doesn’t see all of the yearly upgraders getting this device
We talk about iChat and if it will hurt BlackBerry
- Rod says it will draw more people away from BlackBerry
- Chris says it won’t and that Apple should have opted for a cross platform messaging like Skype
- Terrance agrees with Chris
- Robb doesn’t think iChat will hurt BlackBerry either
We talk about Microsoft’s impressive Windows Phone 7 update
- Rod mentions the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update
- Chris is impressed with the complete turn around of the update process
- Robb want’s to know if Terrance is willing to try out a Windows Phone
- Terrance says he likes what he sees so far but the apps could be a problem
Amazon’s Kindle fire made a splash
- Rod is wondering who ordered one
- Robb ordered three and feel it is a game changer
- Terrance ordered one for his wife
- Chris’s wife wants a Kindle Fire too
Mentioned Links
PICKS OF THE WEEK
- Ring Shuffle (Temporary Phone number )Brotha Tech Terrance Gaines (brothatech)
- Kik Messenger – Android iOS / Shadow Gun (Messaging App / iOS game ) Robb Dunewood (RIMarkable)
- Bowers & Wilkins Headset / Daemon by Daniel Suarez (in ear headset / Kindle book ) Rod Simmons (SimpleMobileReview)
- Sony – Rechargeable 3D Active Glasses (3D Glasses ) Chris Ashley (SimpleMobileReview)
Opening Song
Sugar Hill by AZ – Amazon