Apple introduces a two step security system for its users.
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Monthly Archives March 2013
Windows 8 Finally Rolls Out Update on Basic Apps
Windows 8 Mail, People, Calendar apps get minor (but welcome) updates
The half-baked communication apps in Windows 8 and RT have been an object of derision since the OS was released nearly six months ago. A new update promises improvements in performance, reliability, and usability. But temper your expectations. Full Story …
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T-Mobile Drops Contracts
T-Mobile, the fourth largest U.S. cellular carrier, has announced sweeping changes to its phone plans.
“Customers love smartphones, everyone hates contracts,” John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile USA, said on stage Tuesday at the company’s Uncarrier event. And with that the company killed the idea of two-year contracts. Full Story at ABC.com …
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March 30, 2013 Internet TV Pioneers and T-Mobile's Daring Plan
Internet TV Pioneers
Show Notes:
Hope Springs Eternal
Art and Jennie McCafferty are Great Lakes Sports Publishers. They have offered their clients print magazines, websites, video channels , online magazines, online newsletters, Facebook and Twitter. After 34 years they are still alive with
This is an example of where publishing is going:
New York Times: Snow Fall, The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek
T-Mobile No Contract Phones: Next Big Winner or Last Gasp?
Our Internet Advisor Team discuss the big announcement by T-Mobile that it is banishing all contracts. Pay for the phone as you go and, depending on the data package, you would pay $50-$70/month for as long as you like. Will T-Mobile finally put an end to Telco stranglehold or is this the final straw for an also ran?
MiTechNews.com
Weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, highlighting technology headlines from Michigan and around the world that impact of our state’s growing high tech sector.
Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions.
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Time for the iWatch?
Looks like it’s time for the iWatch.
Once thought to be a crazy idea growing in the Apple orchard, the iWatch (or whatever its final moniker) is being talked about as a serious competitive device by all the big players: Samsung, Sony and, yes, Apple. …
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Microsoft Tries to Woo Developers with Cash
Microsoft offers developers cash to write Windows 8 apps
Microsoft is now offering developers $100 for each Windows 8 and/or Windows Phone 8 app they write, up to a total of 10 apps per Store. This limited-time promotion — which started March 8 and runs until June 30, 2013 — is known as the “Keep the Cash” offer.
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Apple Commentator Switches to Android!
Cries of Heresy
Andy Inhatko is know for being one of the most balanced commentators on technology in a field that is filled with fanboys of every brand. So when Andy wrote his now famous article: Why I Switched from iPhone to Android all hell broke loose in the Garden of Apple. …
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Bezos Retrieves Apollo 11 Engines from Atlantic Depths
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos likes to gamble big and this time it paid off in an incredible find at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. A recovery team funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plucked two rocket engines from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean that were used to send astronauts to the moon more than 40 years ago. …
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Podcast 3/23/13: Frankenphone and Hotmail Mess
Show Notes:
Frankenphone:
Apple commentator Andy Inhatko created a storm among Apple fanboys when he wrote: Why I am switching from iPhone to Android. Heresy! Cool people just never do this! (Read heavy irony). But seriously, how do you chose the best platform for you. Our panel will discuss the pro’s and con’s of each system to help you decide.
- Foster Braun has used Windows Phone 7, Nokia 900 exclusively for the last 8 months. Still has an iPhone
- Ed Rudel is pure pragmatist. He’ll use whatever the company (GM) gives him which currently is Android.
- Cal Carson is our representative of the enlightened Apple super user. iPhone for him, what else?
Hotmail…Hot Mess
Microsoft has been migrating users from their legacy Hotmail system to Outlook’s new look. Long time users are outraged. What can you do about this and is the change all bad?
MiTechNews.com
Weekly feature with Mike Brennan, editor and publisher of MiTechNews.com, highlighting technology headlines from Michigan and around the world that impact of our state’s growing high tech sector.
Hour 2: Answering Listener Questions.
Email your questions to us by going to the Contact Us button on our home page. It’s …
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Samsung Galaxy 4 Launch
Samsung’s Big Play
A gala launch and lots of unique applications surround Samsung’s latest smartphone launch. But could there be a problem lurking? Despite all the hoopla, there isn’t much new in the way of hardware that hasn’t been done before and in some ways better. So what will the deciding factor be in your next smartphone? …
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