Here’s what we spoke about:

1. iPhone 3.0 released

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/17/iphone-3-0-feature-roundup?icid=sphere_cnet_inline

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10199822-37.html

2. Palm Pre- Palm betting the farm on this?

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/03/20/palm-yeah-so-we-lost-100m-who-cares-here-comes-the-pre/

3. Nokia E71x to launch on ATT

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/03/20/atts-nokia-e71x-set-to-launch-next-week/

4. MOSH to close, OVI to open

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/03/21/nokia-set-to-shutter-mosh-direct-thrashers-to-ovi/

5. Qik an OVI featured app

http://blog.share.ovi.com/twango/2009/03/qik-live-video-streaming-launched.html

6. Contract free iPhones

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/03/19/atandt-confirms-contract-free-599-699-iphone-3gs-for-next-week/

Here’s what we spoke about:

1. Palm’s Planning Something Big At MWC 2009

http://www.gearlog.com/2009/01/palms_planning_something_big_a.php

2. iPhone Apps: 500mil and counting

http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/16/iphone-app-store-crashes-through-500-million-downloads/

3. Multi-Touch on Android

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/25/get-your-hack-on-unofficial-multi-touch-support-released-for-an/

4. Pelephone goes GSM

http://technmarketing.com/2009/01/15/gsm-beginning-to-replace-cdma/

5. Report: Users find phones too hard to use

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7833944.stm

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/25/survey-finds-mobile-phone-setup-to-be-excruciatingly-difficult/

6. One of the best iPhone accessories I have ever seen

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/sound-clip

7. Google Maps Public Transportation option gets tested, loved

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/24/google-maps-public-transportation-option-gets-tested-loved/

8. Apple suing Palm? Did I not call it?

http://i.gizmodo.com/5136645/apple-hints-at-palm-pre-legal-battle

1. Palm Pre launches at CES 2009

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/09/palm-pre-webos-launch-roundup/

2. Touchstone- very cool

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/10/palm-pre-touchstone-eyes-on/

3. Palm’s App Catalogue not a priority

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/10/palms-app-store-christened-app-catalog-games-not-a-priority/

4. Pre pricing rumor- $399

   http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/09/devastating-rumor-puts-sprints-palm-pre-at-399-at-launch/

5. Pre hands on

   http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/09/palm-pre-hands-on-the-movie/

6. Canadian Pre? For you, Itamar!

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/10/palm-ceo-on-bringing-the-pre-to-canada-we-certainly-want-to/

7. Skype launches for Android

   http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/01/09/thin-is-in-skype-lite-beta-launches-for-android-100-java-enabled-phones/

8. $2.5 million dollars for an iPhone??

   http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/world-s-most-expensive-iphone

9. Controlling a party with Sonos:

   http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118/311465

Enjoy!

OK, back again, this time we are up to episode 3.  Aryeh is back this week to share his insights. Itamar is feelin good, no cold, and hopefully you can hear Hillel. First episode of 2009 and it is a good one.

Here is what we talked about:

1. Motorola Axing 400 Jobs

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/31/motorola-hastens-layoff-plans-axes-400-earlier-than-anticipated/

   http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2008/tc20081017_238719.htm

2. Inq1 from 3- Are social network phones cool, or unnecessary?

   http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/the_inq1_from_3_-_update.html

3. WiMax coming to Chicago via Sprint

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/04/sprint-hopeful-to-take-wimax-live-in-chicago-by-end-of-2009/

4. ATT 3G Upgrade Degrades 2G Speed

   http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/03/1818206

5. Yellowsn0w
6. Nokia N96 Firmware Update

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/02/nokia-n96-gets-updated-for-the-yanks/

7. What Do Google Android Netbooks Mean For Microsoft And Apple?

   http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/google-netbooks-microsoft-apple

   http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/t-mobile_gives_away_free_asus_netbook_with_mobile_broadband.html

8. Blackberry Users Addicted to Twitter

   http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/02/twitstat-study-blackberry-users-are-totally-addicted-to-twitter/

9. Washing machine that tweets

   http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/washing-machine-tweets-twitters-when-cycle-finishes

10. Microsoft and CES

    http://gizmodo.com/5122565/leak-everything-microsoft-is-announcing-at-ces

OK, that sums it up, hope you enjoyed the show.

We’re excited to post our second episode.  Sound quality is a tad better (though apologies for Itamar’s cold), and there was a lot of iPhone news to discuss.  Looking forward to podcasting into 2009!

Notes from the show:

1. iPhone went on sale at Wal-Mart today

   http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/28/iphone-on-sale-at-walmart-today/

   iPhone nano

   http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10123216-37.html

   http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2008/12/23/xskn-iphone-nano-cases-go-up-for-sale-rumor-mill-catches-fire/

   iPhone Pro

   http://technmarketing.com/2008/12/29/i-would-buy-the-iphone-pro/

2. 2009 Linedup for Rogers/FIDO leaked

   http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2008/12/25/leaked-rogersfido-roadmap-is-packed-with-smartphones/

   (I like this cuz I’m Canadian)

3. 10 Best Android Apps of 2008

   http://gizmodo.com/5116346/the-10-best-android-apps-of-2008

   The power management app is missing for the iPhone, kinda like a Windows Task Manager

4. 10 Best iPhone Apps of 2008

   http://gizmodo.com/5116433/the-best-iphone-apps-of-2008?skyline=true&s=x

   We stick in our personal faves:
   Itamar- Twitterrific, Ocarina
   Hillel- Nimbuzz, VLC Remote, TwitterFon

5. New Lenovo phone:

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/26/lenovos-ophone-gets-sized-up-against-what-else-the-iphone/

6. 8GB refurb iPhones for $99

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/26/atandt-letting-go-of-8gb-refurb-iphone-3gs-for-99-on-contract/

7. New patented gestures for Apple input

   http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/26/apple-files-patent-for-gesture-based-text-editing/

8. Will it Blend iPhone app,

   http://gizmodo.com/5119145/will-it-blend-iphone-app-the-christmas-present-nobody-wanted

9. Listener emails:Kibi wrote in to correct us about the Verizon SIM card issue:

   http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12983http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/verizon-switches-to-gsms-side-for-ultra-highspeed-4g-technology-327849.php

   http://www.gearlog.com/2007/05/hey_look_its_a_verizon_sim_car.php

   Happy Holidays everyone!

Our apologies for the recording issues on Hillel’s side, they will be corrected by next episode.  Hey, it’s our first one, cut us some slack, OK?

Here’s what we spoke about:

1) Palm “Nova” launching at CES 2009

(props to:  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337291,00.asp )

2) Rumors of the T-mobile G2

(props to: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/20/will-there-or-wont-there-be-a-t-mobile-g2-in-the-near-future/
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/20/actual-t-mobile-g2-information-maybe/  )

3) Nokia 5800 with US 3G support

(props to: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/20/nokias-5800-xpressmusic-shows-up-in-fcc-with-us-3g-support/  )

4) Samsung/Sprint to launch Android phone

(props to:  http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2008/12/19/samsung-prepping-android-smartphone-for-sprint-t-mobile-q2-launch/
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/19/sprint-and-t-mobile-get-new-samsung-android-phone-in-june-2009/ )

5) Nokia E63- $500??

(props to: http://gizmodo.com/5114882/nokia-e63-available-for-pre+order-for-500  )

6) iPhone 3G actually on sale

(props to: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/19/iphone-3g-goes-on-sale-for-two-weeks-only-at-best-buy-mobile/  )

7)  iPhone 3G gets unlocked live

(props to:  http://blog.iphone-dev.org )

Enjoy!