February 1, 2015

MobileTechRoundup 338: The Super Bowl edition

Category: Podcast — admin @ 12:29 pm

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MoTR 338 is 53 minutes long and is a 63.6 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • What phone is Matt using now – the Xperia Z3 is still in the mix
  • Should Samsung pull TouchWiz out from its Android builds?
  • 74.5M people can’t be wrong: Big phones are hot sellers.
  • Thoughts on Windows 10 on phones and tablets
  • Outlook on iOS and Android is quite good
  • Apple Watch arrives in April
  • Google Now gets 3rd party app support. Yippee!

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January 18, 2015

MobileTechRoundup 337: Sony this and Sony that!

Category: Podcast — admin @ 1:23 pm

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MoTR 337 is 56:45 minutes long and is a 65 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Coming and going with the Sony Z3 – why is Matt selling, er keeping it?
  • Hello Sony Walkman A17
  • Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact hands-on
  • Google Glass changes
  • Windows 10 event this week: What’s in it for phones, tablets and more?
  • Lumia Denim rolling out: Too bad Matt sold his 1520 :)
  • HTC sends out notice to its 1 March event

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January 12, 2015

MobileTechRoundup 336: Back from CES

Category: Podcast — admin @ 5:22 am

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MoTR 336 is 64 minutes long and is a 76.3 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Why Android works better than iOS for Matt
  • Motorola adds 64GB Pure Edition Moto X (and the Nexus 6 is the Moto X Pro)
  • LG announces the LG G Flex 2 at CES
  • Garmin announces more fitness devices at CES
  • Withings Activite Pop
  • Sony SmartWatch 3 gets better with steel Kevin’s RunKeeper experience)
  • Acer’s new Chromebook 15
  • Flurry report: Apple dominates holiday activations

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December 21, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 335: 8 years and still going strong

Category: Podcast — admin @ 2:36 pm

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MoTR 335 is 65 minutes long and is a 79.1 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Running with the SW3 – RK with GPS vs Ghostracer
  • Quick take on the Plantronics Backbeat Fit wireless headphones
  • Google Fit experiences (mixed at best so far)
  • Pebble update adds Android Wear functionality
  • BlackBerry Classic: what is it and who is it for?
  • Android Auto in the car. Good or bad idea?
  • Our choices for device of the year
  • What do we expect in 2015?

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December 7, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 334: Moar Smartwatch 3 and a side of Nexus

Category: Podcast — admin @ 10:10 am

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MoTR 334 is 61 minutes long and is a 51.8 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • More Sony Smartwatch 3 thoughts
  • Nexus 6 recap from Matt
  • What happened to the Nexus 9 LTE?
  • Once you move to iOS 8.1.1, there’s no going back
  • Amazon Fire phone sale came and went
  • Sonim XP7 extreme

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November 24, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 333: A trio of smartwatches and the Galaxy Note Edge

Category: Podcast — admin @ 7:54 am

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MoTR 333 is 67 minutes long and is a 57 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Pebble gets full notification support on Android
  • How about that Sony Smartwatch 3 with GPS/WiFi
  • Apple Watch WatchKit SDK is available in beta
  • Sorry Nexus 6, the Moto X 2014 will be Kevin’s next phone
  • All about the Galaxy Note Edge and that side display
  • Nokia. N1. Android.
  • Jolla’s got a tablet too

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November 10, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 332: Nexus 9 and a round smartwatch shootout

Category: Podcast — admin @ 6:23 am

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MoTR 332 is 77 minutes long and is a 66.7 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • The Motorola Droid Turbo has a beastly battery
  • More time with the Microsoft Band
  • Hello Jawbone UP Move and UP3
  • Nexus 9: Nice but too costly?
  • Office goes free for editing on mobiles
  • LG G Watch R vs Moto 360

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November 2, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 331: Nexus 6, Microsoft Band and Sony Xperia Z3 in hand

Category: Podcast — admin @ 4:26 pm

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MoTR 331 is 52 minutes long and is a 48 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • A morning with the Nexus 6, 9, Android TV and Sony Smartwatch 3
  • Matt bought a Sony Xperia Z3
  • Early impressions of the Microsoft Band

Note: Apologies for Kevin’s sound quality; his Microsoft Band didn’t remind him to record using an external mic! ;)

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October 19, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 330: No new iPads for us, but the Nexus 9 sounds interesting

Category: Podcast — admin @ 5:15 pm

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MoTR 330 is 89 minutes long and is a 64.7 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 are finally here!
  • New (and sorta old) iPads
  • Impressions of the HTC RE and HTC Desire Eye
  • BlackBerry Passport has surprised Matt by how good it is
  • Hands on with the Galaxy Note 4

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October 5, 2014

MobileTechRoundup 329: Our iPhone 6, 6 Plus return period is over

Category: Podcast — admin @ 10:14 am

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MoTR 329 is 64 minutes long and is a 52.3 MB file in MP3 format.

HOSTS: Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)

TOPICS:

  • Hands on with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
  • BlackBerry Passport gets 200k pre-orders. Will it save the company?
  • Sony has an event next week: Will the US get the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact?
  • A 5.92-inch Nexus 6? Ouch!
  • Huawei Ascend Mate 7 initial thoughts
  • Pebble price cuts and background tracking added
  • HTC Butterfly 2 and rumor of HTC Eye next week

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