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Hosts: Rod Simmons, Chris Ashley,Brent Harman, Robb Dunewood
- Recorded: January 16th, 2011
- Published: January 17th, 2011
- Duration: 1hr 31min 31sec
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SHOW TOPICS
CES
- We cover some of the announcement from CES
- Rod talks about the Playbook as one of the best devices
- Brent said he has no interest in the Motorola Atrix
- Robb got an iPad
We discuss if the Verizon iPhone will impact Android sales
- Robb says no
- Brent says no
- Chris says yes
- Rod says yes
- hard discussion begins
We discuss Google
- Rod is wondering if anyone cares about Chrome OS
- Chris says no
- Robb isn’t sure where they will fit in
- Brent makes the case on how Chrome OS will work
BlackBerry Playbook
- Rod mentions that the Playbook is coming out on Sprint
- Robb clarifies that they are getting the 4G device everyone else can get the WIFI
Why were there no Windows Phone 7 devices at CES
- Chris says that the Mobile World Congress is more the venue for Microsoft and Phone 7
- Argument ensues
PICKS OF THE WEEK
- Nook Color (eReader) Brent Harman (SimpleMobileReview)
- Wireless Tether for Root Users ( tethering app for Android) Robb Dunewood (RIMarkable)
- The Passage by Justin Cronin / Vlingo for BlackBerry (eBook / App) Rod Simmons (SimpleMobileReview)
- momentum / Rise of Glory (BlackBerry Expense App / Windows Phone 7 Game) Chris Ashley (SimpleMobileReview)
Opening Song
Santa Clause Is Coming Town by Pleasure – Amazon
Well, i just finally caught up to my Podcast. I thought that the comment you made on the library card subscription on the Kindle or whatever reader, was simply genius. Seems like an awesome way for local libraries to earn some money.