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Episode #117 of the SMRPodcast, Chicken Wings And Ribs, has been recorded, posted online, and is ready for download. This week feels Rod sick and Robb and Chris picking up the slack. In this episode we cover Some surprising market share stats between Windows Phone and BlackBerry. We also talk about Windows 8 and the possible anti-trust lawsuit and also give out some Android tips and tricks.
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- Recorded: May 16th, 2012
- Published: May 17th, 2012
- Duration: 00hr 58min 00sec
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Episode 116 of the SMRpodcast, A Phone With Ebola, has been recorded, posted online, and is ready for download. Chris is back on the show after a week of travel and Robb is actually in studio. We talk about the Facebook IPO and some copy cat Ultrabooks. We are also scratching our heads over the release of a new BlackBerry device. We have a lot of fun this week with all of us together so download the show and enjoy.
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- Recorded: May 9th, 2012
- Published: May 10th, 2012
- Duration: 01hr 22min 00sec
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There has been a lot of talk of Samsung’s Windows Phone 8 plans which kind of through everyone for a loop with the announcement of the Samsung Focus 2. With both HTC releasing the LTE capable Titan II and Nokia releasing the Lumia 900 which is also capable of LTE speeds everyone was wondering if Samsung was going to release a device too or would they just wait for Windows Phone 8. Instead, the Samsung Focus 2 is a low cost Windows Phone going for 49.99 on contract. It will feature a 5 megapixel camera and 8 GB of space however the big kicker is that it will work on AT&T’s high-speed data network.
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With RIM announcing their BlackBerry 10 platform last week I am sure there are many BlackBerry 7 users not feeling loved and it seems an app giveaway should clear things up. From now until May 31, 2012, BlackBerry 7 users can receive 77 dollars worth of selected premium apps. Unfortunately this giveaway is for US users only who simple need to log into App World and install the premium apps by searching for “usa bb7 compliments”.
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Episode #115 of the SMRPodcast, Mr Telephone Man, has been recorded, posted online, and is ready for download. We jumped right into BlackBerry 10. Despite my best effort Robb will not give up his Android phone for BlackBerry 10. To his credit he said RIM need to earn the right to be my primary device again. We also talked about Microsoft and Barnes and Noble, Hulu requiring a cable subscriptions. Robb and I both admit that we would love a tax loop that exempted us from paying taxes.
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- Recorded: April 24th, 2012
- Published: April 25th, 2012
- Duration: 01hr 16min 00sec
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Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a strategic partnership. Newco, placeholder name, will will bring the digital and college business of B&N. Currently B&N had experienced growth mainly on the US market the goal is for international markets. This means the Nook application will be coming to Windows 8.
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One of our frequent readers and iPhone users asked a simple question.
On my iPhone if I try to add a caller to an existing call and the caller does not answer, IE I get voicemail, how do I switch back to the original call?
The answer is simple it depends on your carrier. To be clear it depends if your iPhone is on a GSM Network, AT&T in North America, or CDMA Network, Sprint and Verizon in North America.
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Ever since I started working from home I have been looking for an online fax service that was reasonably priced and with a basic plan starting at free, HelloFax is perfect. HelloFax is an online fax service which lets you eliminate a fax machine from your office. In order to send a fax, you simple upload a file to HelloFax then enter in the number you want to fax the document to. The free plan gets you 5 free faxes a month and 99 cents per fax afterwards. It also gets you the ability to sign emails which is a paperless option.
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Google’s new cloud storage, Google Drive was announced and began rolling out the other day however it seems there are many people who are still waiting. after checking four of my accounts, none of them have received their Google Drive storage yet. Google is offering their users 5 GB of free storage space that will allow users to store content in the cloud and access them from different devices such as a PC, Android phone, or Android Tablet. Google is also offering the ability to upgrade that service to a paid option for those users that need more space.
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On one side of the house, Research In Motion have been losing applications with the latest being Google ending support for Google Sync on the BlackBerry however, it seems the Playbook is still attracting big name developers as Rovio released Angry Birds Space for the BlackBerry Playbook. Angry Birds Space is 2.99 in the Blackberry App World and features the loveable birds floating in space surrounded by space pigs.
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