Smartphone Fight: Pre vs. 3Gs vs. Android. Best EVDO service. Favorite Free OS X Apps, KeePass.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 running time 42:38
Smart Phone Battle; Windows 7 App caching, Awesome Free Password Manager, Switch Audio in OS X, Notebook USB Audio Upgrade, AT&T Promises Better Service
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Standardized power connectors for phones? Yes. If you're in the EU.... Veronica is stoked that Nokia, Apple, RIM and others agree on micro-USB phone charger standard for Europe, and she's raring for it to make it to the US!
Bad audio adapter in your netbook, notebook or desktop? No worries... the cheap USB Audio Adapters work surprisingly well, and any of the USB audio adapters we recommend will deliver some delightful sound from your PC. For under $100, check out the M-Audio Transit Art Pro Audio's USB Dual Pre; for $160 you can pick up Headroom's most excellent Total BitHead.
Learn how to build a Chu Moy headphone amplifier at HeadWize... or watch the episode of Systm where they show you how to solder up your own Chu Moy amp!
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Smart Phone Fight! PCMag's Sascha Segan joins us to talk Palm Pre vs. iPhone 3GS vs. the latest Android Android phones... not to mention Blackberry and Windows Mobile. (The Forgotten Smartphone OS!) along withVerizon's hints at a wonder phone...
...who has the best deal on EVDO for mobile internet, and AT&T's promise of better coverage when they make major upgrades to their networks this Fall... as in service in NYC and SF should no longer suck! Thanks for all the info, Sascha!
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Looking for free OS X applications? Jon out in Portland Oregon is new to OS X and wants to know our favorite apps... Patrick gave him a pile of free software to check out along w/ AppZapper so he can do some serious cleaning on apps he doesn't want! (Wanna bet Veronica's got lots more to add to this list???) Here's the list: HandBrake Growl iStumbler Sumo Paint Adium Transmission and Transmit 3!
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Can you change the audio output in OS X without opening up system preferences and clicking stuff? Andrew's picked something near and dear to Veronica's heart... she's switching back and forth between audio outputs all the time, between listening to music, recording and editing podcasts and gaming! You'll want to use something like FastScripts to run this MacOSXHints An AppleScript to change sound output device off your keyboard shortcut o' choice!
What's with Windows 7 and adding tons of RAM? Amongst other things, it'll cache your most frequently used applications in standby... Patrick's buddy Riyad has some good graphics and discussion on how it impacted load times on his machine; you can read them in Windows 7 – 4GB vs 8GB Performance
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" Yeah I think it's great to think standardization of cellphone chargers is the way to go I hope that the US dollars in -- but steps and I really can't take myself seriously having this good this discussion without that right Apple. Tell us. It's."
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" It's an out of one hand like having a having gone through the fifteen different types of chargers. And what it is these to a Nokia for wells kept using this in charger in the scene battery -- answer the phone model that's great for. But now you're basically forcing all these companies use the same adaptor. So so your iPhone and it will mean used to power adapter to the parking Jack. -- Yet."
" Well yeah yeah okay yeah it is actually is actually Patrick. You make me very happy I think it's called Communists or whatever that's a I system with a work those or fascists call me -- Communist fascist. And it doesn't work anyway act act. I think it -- they're usually idea loggerheads why carrying around tons of -- chargers I mean sure not everyone hands. Multiple phones like we mate and they might but being eaten. -- it's good for the fifth. Figure out a couple different phones from time to time to be able to charge all my devices on the mini USB would be fabulous idea actually."
" 01 hand as I was sitting there at the sort of I go -- the RadioShack is making good. Okay there's my iPhone then there's another one's for -- There's one for the yeah yeah it's still think it's stupid so all devices should all off the same amount past further. Are those like some devices. I think -- or in the U -- here."
" Right stepped up. Corporate America -- is in fear that -- run it was elected and you power is supreme ruler of power. Lawrence. Anyway speakers -- movement -- question that's. Our Christmas today comes from -- and he says. -- my wife got MSI wind -- 10451. Everything she wants but it's not me and her music sound great room -- to decide whether to buy me -- an amplifier or an external USB sound card dongle -- sound cards that but it seems whereas some except small inexpensive could work well. We think about tying it to act in addition to either of those that thinks we really appreciate education about -- Jackson little -- these cards also. -- The USB sound cards mark acts."
" Acts or digital analogue. Converters and they think the zeros and ones that your computer's big city converts them into the analog waves that your. Years process entry into music insiders feel -- good thing. What's shocking is. Yesterday's fifty dollar. You know external USB audio. Device is two days fifteen dollars to like 300 point seven or 32 of them or something like that on new features for USB audio 127 or. Or 332. Yes and my limited or 32 is you know an order of magnitude -- its its -- I've got three quarters and have the exact same chipset -- of them because that's just -- the way these things are. Gotten to be shocked -- with a little twenty dollar outboard US be audio thing we do somebody -- like freaking out there was an excellent actress it's amazing -- This is -- had programs. Though it's the Google. Thing planned products shows in the box so my. Had so war with a Mac it is. Mac can't understand microphone so that bitter about that. It's actually the point out of west Texas and really get. If you have you know headphones that. Sound great and everything else but your notebook I actually at first like 1520 dollars of parts little tiny headphone amp it's inside of outputs ten. Yeah -- and you know blogs on the shocking either it's it's easy it's fast you can figure all the parts for next to nothing. It's nice little introduction soldering project that's nice introduction to audio tweaking its first historical your -- that serpents hired creek pass for zone there and some. And in so -- completely out of control hobby but how could I. -- but I would certainly you know it's you know if you're if you're if you're headphones that good a lot of other devices. You know twenty or actually did that she waited for that could be amazing. Still a bit more money I -- audio transport. Article audio for him. Has a good outboard to act and who had been the problem Morgan was bad but by 150 dollars -- dollar and you double -- that. Which also has the really nice costing. Which if you hit a cross between two basically its its. It basically there's a delay equivalent to roughly the size of your head. That's so that it simulates you would you listen to stereo music group isn't real music. You don't just -- left in here and right in here you -- right with some left him and left with some rights which is your weight on my -- I can't you Starr report -- Yeah I did those that bleeds little bit the audio through -- what's what's TV over time. Natural. Your brain perceives it's absolutely hate audio processing but you know it'd -- about a year finally blinked at my -- actually really like that. We can't project they -- together that you most. Seem like romantic and -- same time voter whom -- and the -- So yeah so votes -- acts of experts -- sing it which is no less hot than soldering and the breakfast after breakfast Sunday morning we'll -- up."
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" Smartphone fight there's some serious love for Smartphones here at Tekzilla at with the recent release the iPhone three -- the palm pre we figured it was time. Perfect time to hit up PC mag that com's lead analyst for mobile phones. Such Sagan for experts view of what's happened in the world of cell phones are -- for the next couple months till somethin' else. New and amazing comes such a welcome back to -- I've had glad to be here. So the trees here the three yeses here you've had your hands and someday quads I released Android based phones. A zillion people still use blackberries is best Smartphone he's the best Smartphone at this point. Is that it did we start with a preview the three -- answer what what what what's really grabbing your attention right now."
" We can start with the 3-D S which I loved so much have actually had what surgically attached my hand. No not really but I really do you love the street he -- it's a great device. It's definitely. I think it's the leader right now in terms of the pack in terms of just it's. Here possibility. -- new processor is the new graphics core really -- app to a new level. There's a lot of hand held computing power coming on there."
" It thoughts about you know obviously there's still tied to eighteen T I was I was having moments of of quiet profanity since my son was in the backseat of the truck is I went through several hundred miles of I five with no. ATT coverage whatsoever at least not that the iPhone could pick up is the three G yes doing a better job as an actual cell phone in the three G in the original iPhone."
" Note the three -- is still not a particularly good -- found it. When I tested it against -- 3-D in the same location that dropped calls from the same places it drops signal in the same places. That's the thing as long as the iPhone is tied to AT&T I'm not gonna tell anybody to switch over to AT&T for the I found. If you prefer a different carrier you -- half a cup with a different idea."
" Okay speaking a different ideas how about the pre palm is is -- saved is this is this device to going to bring them back from the precipice. --"
" The clear the I I think comets gonna survive for awhile on the back of the -- there was a report that came out today that's that it sold 300000 of them in here and that's the good number for a company a tiny and previously dying -- palm that's a great number. And yes it's a stand us with only thirty apps out there and no public SDK aprilia to get that FDK out there because. That's the one area where the pre which is the two graphics device is lacking right now -- gotta get those act."
" What's delaying the release of the SDK I mean it's a software do you think they would launch with the software development kit ready to go so that they would build up a larger core of applications."
" I totally agree but they said it's just not ready for some reason and you know I've dealt with I've dealt with smaller company is and it's. Sometimes it's just the case they can only do what they can do they can only do so many things at a time and they needed to get the product out so they could have some revenue coming in to keep their company going and now they get it the FB --"
" That makes sense so. Check it out if you don't like the applications in the store for the pre may be weeks until they have more applications."
" Yes I mean I would think it about three to six months. There's gonna be a lot more free apps but I've talked to developers state that the pre is a really easy to program relatively simple fun after four. Not high end stuff you're not gonna get a lot of good games that -- that the tragedy. But a lot of novelty apps information apps Internet apps is apparently effortless to program that's."
" So it's gonna be -- like having little desktop which is on a cellphone. And if the."
" Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them."
" Oh my goodness okay. Android plans for the open source RS are looking quotes vague and desperate I believe was your -- recent article about Android you're frustrated -- Android."
" Yeah I feel that Sandra got off to a really -- stars as Kate you have to understand what Android is really about as an Android isn't really about. Is the open source ness of it. Being able to create. Dozens of different kinds of handsets from dozens of different kinds of manufacturers. And opening up this sort of broad world. And that hasn't happened I mean we've seen two phones nabbed three from HTP one from Samsung a lot of promises. Now the HD CP hero looks great at K I've played with -- and if the first Android phone that. Doesn't kind of feel like if the geek toys and so like the hero feels like a real thing but I don't think Android is really gonna survive in less they can get that -- ecosystem that they promise."
" Well it certainly is anybody's it Samsung does ATC -- from the hero is Sam's ever going to release that phone -- anybody here has been a lot of of promises. Vague promises is anybody have a hard release date for another Android."
" I haven't heard heart release states that you know today is the -- release states in the wireless industry shift. Very frequently that's why you rarely hear -- release date we hear a lot of rumors. I've had to in in my -- world I've had -- dates changed literally 48 hours before they were scheduled to happen okay and in. Hey if it's pretty amazing how flexible these -- are. That said I've been hearing from a bunch of different carriers. That. May be around to around October herb may be pushing. Black Friday were to hear a lot more about Android phones that this fall."
" Okay have a Blackberry and nobody's ever know everybody talks iPhone a router uses an iPhone Blackberry is probably two or three times as many users out there albeit. A lot of them are corporate in not using a lot of applications but what's coming up with the Blackberry anything you."
" Well that's the thing I mean Blackberry is dominates that the North American market because they eighth just workers like there's -- It has really not much that people. Can complain about the Blackberry OS. If it's proving and it just works and also they're everywhere they're on every carrier there in all different price points all different form factors. It's not like -- we've only got one model on one carrier you know everybody has access potentially to a Blackberry. And they think to just be evolving this year Blackberry has some big step every year or two. And this year like if you look at the -- that's coming out in July it going to be huge on Verizon but it's really of remixes of seven the other models which seemed so far and the storm to maybe that'll advance that fixed the storm that isn't going to be a revolutionary year for Blackberry but they'll stay strong."
" So we mentioned earlier HTC's been produced seeing Android phones ACC I have thought always produce the best Windows Mobile phones. Is anybody still producing Windows Mobile phones already forgotten about Microsoft's mobile operating system. "
" Windows Mobile yeah I don't know. There was a big Bose -- Windows Mobile back in February when Microsoft announced Windows Mobile six point five. And LG made a commitment to produce fifteen different Windows Mobile phones over the next four years. And -- there they said they were doing Windows Mobile phones didn't it has Samsung that came out with the new Windows Mobile phones. And it then it was like Windows Mobile went under grounds for a while. Okay and we we have a couple little things popping up like eight PC -- and ozone that have just come out. By way. Microsoft really need to get -- here. I think I I don't see any big action going on there until Christmas and if that's true. And Microsoft going to be way behind the other platforms."
" Speaking of behind the other platforms Verizon. The yeoman it's it's a great phone company. No real Smartphone what. In and then you don't multiple releases in different places you pointed out prices got that some sort of wonder phone in the works are gonna they're gonna blow everybody out of the water and we insist complete -- three or to they actually have something. On tap."
" Third biggest Verizon has Smartphones they just don't have any leading or first. Smartphone. Like they always get smart found that they get them maybe a little after everyone else to -- to the second tier ones are like they're getting the Blackberry to war on July 12 and the Tor is off them. That -- it looks like it's going to be really good that it's not revolutionary. And it. You know they getting the HT CO's down -- which is a nice little Windows Mobile piece of cat but it's not revolutionary. They don't get the revolutionary. Smartphones that they think they're basically conservative company that Clinton."
" There probably is part thing. Hey -- picking your brains. Last there this is a late last year's -- broke down and added the same five gigabyte A month cap for EV DO -- of the ATT and Verizon pretty much everybody else has. Which I think to voice Sprint's biggest advantage which was. Carried heavy Internet user she didn't want to deal the five gigabyte cap three movies the five gigabyte cap shot. Who got the -- EV DO service these days and -- because the best coverage on their fastest EV DO service."
" Sprint is probably the fastest of the bunch at the moment Verizon has the best coverage. What's funny is that AT&T has the best technology. And but they're build out is such a mess that they can't realize the potential of their technology season. Like if Verizon would building using AT and t.'s technology it would be super awesome but as it is Ito is definitely if you want covered up with Verizon."
" And it's for now sprint seems to have the speed over -- is -- a huge difference you speeders. Or something more modest."
" It's not a huge difference and in my experience it seems have to deal with that duration net as much as the technology involved. Because Sprint's network is a little more lightly used and there are possibly fewer people on -- you get a little bit more than felt here stealth until it heal fast."
" There okay speaking of of saturation eighteen he is ridiculously saturated further for the iPhone certainly in the and pretty much anything else is there. Three yes service. In New York San Francisco pretty much any urban area. They're promising service upgrades and there are little more extensive the mode scene in the past is eighteen T going to get it together at least in the in the more urban areas what's."
" Or else fall. I hope -- okay for years now eighteenth he has had that it is the way have to think about it is that. Spectrum is the real estate of wireless that -- spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless. And for years now in places like new York -- DiFrancesco they've been cramming users into this -- Teeny place the spectrum and now its full because the iPhone three G -- Rules the universe that's so. But it turns out they have this guy antic block of spectrum in these cities that their beer are only using the -- it was devoted. Too it's old technology called TDMA. That wouldn't from like 1995. And their big task is to take this huge. Block of spectrum which is as big as the spectrum Verizon hasn't some cities. -- convert back to three G and when that happens and that's called three -- on 850. When that happens. In theory you know it'll be a breath of fresh air everybody to be able to walk around and feel free and have lots of productivity and not dropped calls at least that's what. It's supposed to happen."
" What the current three G hardware work with the 150 megahertz spectrum."
" But yet thought -- it's you know all the content they could in the -- reading just check this is so they have any hard timeline for that -- who we just be quietly waiting lists all the -- Yeah I mean they've been saying ended the year sort of state glee I get the feeling that you know they want a soft launch in May want to make sure it works and it's. If I was they can't yet be a little touchy about my network quality right now I'm gonna be -- it promises. But they're everywhere they have the most coverage meaning there are -- half. If can you believe it goes wireless company advertisements okay what are those advertisements based on the."
" No comments such as always be incredibly informative incredibly fun thinking so much for being on the show if you want to catch more such -- work and he reviews every thing in the world of cell phones and mobile. You should go right now over to PC laxity in response to textile first they go over PC mag dot com or open that up and another in a window desktop take. Let's take a moment that one of our sponsors its place."
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" Hand brake is actually pretty cool it's a video -- into and obviously this is not the ideal platform to be -- video trans coding. Tools basically like a grab your pretty pretty much moved in EV DO formatted EV DO format. But the nice thing about is it's great if you have dvds not copy protected dvds but the view the files you can actually. Set this up and use it to. Change things basically to to archive your dvds or remove it you won't be around at different formats. Growl actually might be something a little more useful for it's chorale. Actually im just gonna keep opening tabs here. People either love growl or they hate ground. What it does is allow applications that are in the foreground of your computer basically pop up little notification. So it can be really maddening if you're running something like. You're running something like tweet deck or add -- you probably are familiar with at a AM that is a -- It. It's pretty much I find it it's tweet deck is a more stable at that if -- on the desktops but it's Eddie M if you are into you instant messaging and the game is like the classic. Is -- messaging client for OS-X. What about for I think. This is a paid application but it's it's really nice if you want to make sure you can return your system to its original states. These are gonna be experimenting with a lot of applications. And I didn't try hitting the -- he instead of the alt key on my remote computer here open open you have. Check out apps app for people love this and basically. If you're in your applications folder -- and -- just drag the icon house. And it's a nice theory is that the so I'm not gonna certain -- some are free computers to uninstall it apps ever actually. There's a really good job of permanently uninstalling applications in making sure everything gets an installed it's. Read the -- the nice these are experimenting around with it lot of applications. It sold very well there you go yes yes it's. I simulates -- play around with Wi-Fi. You working yeah -- side of things memory serves. That's true I stumble or especially if you wanna go really crazy install growl and install I stumble or. I -- is a basically to -- discovery tool. Hand if you run it on a machine. That is. Running growl basically when you launch if you want to -- target rich environment for Wi-Fi -- all sorts of Bluetooth. It'll basically launch initially like fifty. Different growl notification is all the difference. Networks that are around in available start popping up and being. Registered on the machine but I still was really nice. Another really good one. For image editing is the sumo. It is a free image editor in iPod does and I'm pretty heavy on the free stuff because I just use a lot of free applications."
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" Oh yeah the office is basically version of open office that's been. Customized tweaked a little bit to make it run better under OS-X. Which is really nice but you know if you're running -- Google -- it'll run just fine inside the browser. On your system and and is there's nothing wrong with safari. I would is also suggest putting Firefox -- can into the -- safari experience. As I -- spines of story. Its its its browser. It crashes a lot of you dad in attends the suck up a lot of system resources. Not that our bucks can't but so far seem to do in this Austin kind of frightening ways so I hope with the new versions territory and routers that -- Cat food and would seem to crash. Via I'm sure of new versions of -- in this applaud survive is a survives going to solve a lot of those problems. John thank you so much for being on on the show this program your machine you heavy giant row of tabs of free software download for OS-X. And we don't quote. Bye -- and -- away from go to assist express and actually job -- like feel you'll also 16 months of go to assist express for free which you mentioned earlier going to be used in with the family and paralysis and that we want to thank. Good to assist for sponsoring this segment. If you want -- simple and hassle free way to that text for friends and family to us a favor sign up for go to express 438330. Day trial log in. Mom need help just email on the URL and the code straight from the go to expressed clients. They hit yes they agree you'll be controlled their machines in no time no complicated installs for them it easier road access for you. It's so simple and you can try it for free. If you go to go to -- dot com slash Tekzilla. You're gonna get a month ago to express service free and you're gonna hook up Tekzilla and keep us -- on the year's service sponsorship and we want lots people who try this out. What do you tried out -- will be helping us out no moral victory our calls friends or family tech support just log in and do it for them. After the break we do to your question before we do think what apart."
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" It's an out of one hand like having a having gone through the fifteen different types of chargers. And what it is these to a Nokia for wells kept using this in charger in the scene battery -- answer the phone model that's great for. But now you're basically forcing all these companies use the same adaptor. So so your iPhone and it will mean used to power adapter to the parking Jack. -- Yet."
" Well yeah yeah okay yeah it is actually is actually Patrick. You make me very happy I think it's called Communists or whatever that's a I system with a work those or fascists call me -- Communist fascist. And it doesn't work anyway act act. I think it -- they're usually idea loggerheads why carrying around tons of -- chargers I mean sure not everyone hands. Multiple phones like we mate and they might but being eaten. -- it's good for the fifth. Figure out a couple different phones from time to time to be able to charge all my devices on the mini USB would be fabulous idea actually."
" 01 hand as I was sitting there at the sort of I go -- the RadioShack is making good. Okay there's my iPhone then there's another one's for -- There's one for the yeah yeah it's still think it's stupid so all devices should all off the same amount past further. Are those like some devices. I think -- or in the U -- here."
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" Acts or digital analogue. Converters and they think the zeros and ones that your computer's big city converts them into the analog waves that your. Years process entry into music insiders feel -- good thing. What's shocking is. Yesterday's fifty dollar. You know external USB audio. Device is two days fifteen dollars to like 300 point seven or 32 of them or something like that on new features for USB audio 127 or. Or 332. Yes and my limited or 32 is you know an order of magnitude -- its its -- I've got three quarters and have the exact same chipset -- of them because that's just -- the way these things are. Gotten to be shocked -- with a little twenty dollar outboard US be audio thing we do somebody -- like freaking out there was an excellent actress it's amazing -- This is -- had programs. Though it's the Google. Thing planned products shows in the box so my. Had so war with a Mac it is. Mac can't understand microphone so that bitter about that. It's actually the point out of west Texas and really get. If you have you know headphones that. Sound great and everything else but your notebook I actually at first like 1520 dollars of parts little tiny headphone amp it's inside of outputs ten. Yeah -- and you know blogs on the shocking either it's it's easy it's fast you can figure all the parts for next to nothing. It's nice little introduction soldering project that's nice introduction to audio tweaking its first historical your -- that serpents hired creek pass for zone there and some. And in so -- completely out of control hobby but how could I. -- but I would certainly you know it's you know if you're if you're if you're headphones that good a lot of other devices. You know twenty or actually did that she waited for that could be amazing. Still a bit more money I -- audio transport. Article audio for him. Has a good outboard to act and who had been the problem Morgan was bad but by 150 dollars -- dollar and you double -- that. Which also has the really nice costing. Which if you hit a cross between two basically its its. It basically there's a delay equivalent to roughly the size of your head. That's so that it simulates you would you listen to stereo music group isn't real music. You don't just -- left in here and right in here you -- right with some left him and left with some rights which is your weight on my -- I can't you Starr report -- Yeah I did those that bleeds little bit the audio through -- what's what's TV over time. Natural. Your brain perceives it's absolutely hate audio processing but you know it'd -- about a year finally blinked at my -- actually really like that. We can't project they -- together that you most. Seem like romantic and -- same time voter whom -- and the -- So yeah so votes -- acts of experts -- sing it which is no less hot than soldering and the breakfast after breakfast Sunday morning we'll -- up."
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" Smartphone fight there's some serious love for Smartphones here at Tekzilla at with the recent release the iPhone three -- the palm pre we figured it was time. Perfect time to hit up PC mag that com's lead analyst for mobile phones. Such Sagan for experts view of what's happened in the world of cell phones are -- for the next couple months till somethin' else. New and amazing comes such a welcome back to -- I've had glad to be here. So the trees here the three yeses here you've had your hands and someday quads I released Android based phones. A zillion people still use blackberries is best Smartphone he's the best Smartphone at this point. Is that it did we start with a preview the three -- answer what what what what's really grabbing your attention right now."
" We can start with the 3-D S which I loved so much have actually had what surgically attached my hand. No not really but I really do you love the street he -- it's a great device. It's definitely. I think it's the leader right now in terms of the pack in terms of just it's. Here possibility. -- new processor is the new graphics core really -- app to a new level. There's a lot of hand held computing power coming on there."
" It thoughts about you know obviously there's still tied to eighteen T I was I was having moments of of quiet profanity since my son was in the backseat of the truck is I went through several hundred miles of I five with no. ATT coverage whatsoever at least not that the iPhone could pick up is the three G yes doing a better job as an actual cell phone in the three G in the original iPhone."
" Note the three -- is still not a particularly good -- found it. When I tested it against -- 3-D in the same location that dropped calls from the same places it drops signal in the same places. That's the thing as long as the iPhone is tied to AT&T I'm not gonna tell anybody to switch over to AT&T for the I found. If you prefer a different carrier you -- half a cup with a different idea."
" Okay speaking a different ideas how about the pre palm is is -- saved is this is this device to going to bring them back from the precipice. --"
" The clear the I I think comets gonna survive for awhile on the back of the -- there was a report that came out today that's that it sold 300000 of them in here and that's the good number for a company a tiny and previously dying -- palm that's a great number. And yes it's a stand us with only thirty apps out there and no public SDK aprilia to get that FDK out there because. That's the one area where the pre which is the two graphics device is lacking right now -- gotta get those act."
" What's delaying the release of the SDK I mean it's a software do you think they would launch with the software development kit ready to go so that they would build up a larger core of applications."
" I totally agree but they said it's just not ready for some reason and you know I've dealt with I've dealt with smaller company is and it's. Sometimes it's just the case they can only do what they can do they can only do so many things at a time and they needed to get the product out so they could have some revenue coming in to keep their company going and now they get it the FB --"
" That makes sense so. Check it out if you don't like the applications in the store for the pre may be weeks until they have more applications."
" Yes I mean I would think it about three to six months. There's gonna be a lot more free apps but I've talked to developers state that the pre is a really easy to program relatively simple fun after four. Not high end stuff you're not gonna get a lot of good games that -- that the tragedy. But a lot of novelty apps information apps Internet apps is apparently effortless to program that's."
" So it's gonna be -- like having little desktop which is on a cellphone. And if the."
" Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them."
" Oh my goodness okay. Android plans for the open source RS are looking quotes vague and desperate I believe was your -- recent article about Android you're frustrated -- Android."
" Yeah I feel that Sandra got off to a really -- stars as Kate you have to understand what Android is really about as an Android isn't really about. Is the open source ness of it. Being able to create. Dozens of different kinds of handsets from dozens of different kinds of manufacturers. And opening up this sort of broad world. And that hasn't happened I mean we've seen two phones nabbed three from HTP one from Samsung a lot of promises. Now the HD CP hero looks great at K I've played with -- and if the first Android phone that. Doesn't kind of feel like if the geek toys and so like the hero feels like a real thing but I don't think Android is really gonna survive in less they can get that -- ecosystem that they promise."
" Well it certainly is anybody's it Samsung does ATC -- from the hero is Sam's ever going to release that phone -- anybody here has been a lot of of promises. Vague promises is anybody have a hard release date for another Android."
" I haven't heard heart release states that you know today is the -- release states in the wireless industry shift. Very frequently that's why you rarely hear -- release date we hear a lot of rumors. I've had to in in my -- world I've had -- dates changed literally 48 hours before they were scheduled to happen okay and in. Hey if it's pretty amazing how flexible these -- are. That said I've been hearing from a bunch of different carriers. That. May be around to around October herb may be pushing. Black Friday were to hear a lot more about Android phones that this fall."
" Okay have a Blackberry and nobody's ever know everybody talks iPhone a router uses an iPhone Blackberry is probably two or three times as many users out there albeit. A lot of them are corporate in not using a lot of applications but what's coming up with the Blackberry anything you."
" Well that's the thing I mean Blackberry is dominates that the North American market because they eighth just workers like there's -- It has really not much that people. Can complain about the Blackberry OS. If it's proving and it just works and also they're everywhere they're on every carrier there in all different price points all different form factors. It's not like -- we've only got one model on one carrier you know everybody has access potentially to a Blackberry. And they think to just be evolving this year Blackberry has some big step every year or two. And this year like if you look at the -- that's coming out in July it going to be huge on Verizon but it's really of remixes of seven the other models which seemed so far and the storm to maybe that'll advance that fixed the storm that isn't going to be a revolutionary year for Blackberry but they'll stay strong."
" So we mentioned earlier HTC's been produced seeing Android phones ACC I have thought always produce the best Windows Mobile phones. Is anybody still producing Windows Mobile phones already forgotten about Microsoft's mobile operating system. "
" Windows Mobile yeah I don't know. There was a big Bose -- Windows Mobile back in February when Microsoft announced Windows Mobile six point five. And LG made a commitment to produce fifteen different Windows Mobile phones over the next four years. And -- there they said they were doing Windows Mobile phones didn't it has Samsung that came out with the new Windows Mobile phones. And it then it was like Windows Mobile went under grounds for a while. Okay and we we have a couple little things popping up like eight PC -- and ozone that have just come out. By way. Microsoft really need to get -- here. I think I I don't see any big action going on there until Christmas and if that's true. And Microsoft going to be way behind the other platforms."
" Speaking of behind the other platforms Verizon. The yeoman it's it's a great phone company. No real Smartphone what. In and then you don't multiple releases in different places you pointed out prices got that some sort of wonder phone in the works are gonna they're gonna blow everybody out of the water and we insist complete -- three or to they actually have something. On tap."
" Third biggest Verizon has Smartphones they just don't have any leading or first. Smartphone. Like they always get smart found that they get them maybe a little after everyone else to -- to the second tier ones are like they're getting the Blackberry to war on July 12 and the Tor is off them. That -- it looks like it's going to be really good that it's not revolutionary. And it. You know they getting the HT CO's down -- which is a nice little Windows Mobile piece of cat but it's not revolutionary. They don't get the revolutionary. Smartphones that they think they're basically conservative company that Clinton."
" There probably is part thing. Hey -- picking your brains. Last there this is a late last year's -- broke down and added the same five gigabyte A month cap for EV DO -- of the ATT and Verizon pretty much everybody else has. Which I think to voice Sprint's biggest advantage which was. Carried heavy Internet user she didn't want to deal the five gigabyte cap three movies the five gigabyte cap shot. Who got the -- EV DO service these days and -- because the best coverage on their fastest EV DO service."
" Sprint is probably the fastest of the bunch at the moment Verizon has the best coverage. What's funny is that AT&T has the best technology. And but they're build out is such a mess that they can't realize the potential of their technology season. Like if Verizon would building using AT and t.'s technology it would be super awesome but as it is Ito is definitely if you want covered up with Verizon."
" And it's for now sprint seems to have the speed over -- is -- a huge difference you speeders. Or something more modest."
" It's not a huge difference and in my experience it seems have to deal with that duration net as much as the technology involved. Because Sprint's network is a little more lightly used and there are possibly fewer people on -- you get a little bit more than felt here stealth until it heal fast."
" There okay speaking of of saturation eighteen he is ridiculously saturated further for the iPhone certainly in the and pretty much anything else is there. Three yes service. In New York San Francisco pretty much any urban area. They're promising service upgrades and there are little more extensive the mode scene in the past is eighteen T going to get it together at least in the in the more urban areas what's."
" Or else fall. I hope -- okay for years now eighteenth he has had that it is the way have to think about it is that. Spectrum is the real estate of wireless that -- spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless. And for years now in places like new York -- DiFrancesco they've been cramming users into this -- Teeny place the spectrum and now its full because the iPhone three G -- Rules the universe that's so. But it turns out they have this guy antic block of spectrum in these cities that their beer are only using the -- it was devoted. Too it's old technology called TDMA. That wouldn't from like 1995. And their big task is to take this huge. Block of spectrum which is as big as the spectrum Verizon hasn't some cities. -- convert back to three G and when that happens and that's called three -- on 850. When that happens. In theory you know it'll be a breath of fresh air everybody to be able to walk around and feel free and have lots of productivity and not dropped calls at least that's what. It's supposed to happen."
" What the current three G hardware work with the 150 megahertz spectrum."
" But yet thought -- it's you know all the content they could in the -- reading just check this is so they have any hard timeline for that -- who we just be quietly waiting lists all the -- Yeah I mean they've been saying ended the year sort of state glee I get the feeling that you know they want a soft launch in May want to make sure it works and it's. If I was they can't yet be a little touchy about my network quality right now I'm gonna be -- it promises. But they're everywhere they have the most coverage meaning there are -- half. If can you believe it goes wireless company advertisements okay what are those advertisements based on the."
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" Hand brake is actually pretty cool it's a video -- into and obviously this is not the ideal platform to be -- video trans coding. Tools basically like a grab your pretty pretty much moved in EV DO formatted EV DO format. But the nice thing about is it's great if you have dvds not copy protected dvds but the view the files you can actually. Set this up and use it to. Change things basically to to archive your dvds or remove it you won't be around at different formats. Growl actually might be something a little more useful for it's chorale. Actually im just gonna keep opening tabs here. People either love growl or they hate ground. What it does is allow applications that are in the foreground of your computer basically pop up little notification. So it can be really maddening if you're running something like. You're running something like tweet deck or add -- you probably are familiar with at a AM that is a -- It. It's pretty much I find it it's tweet deck is a more stable at that if -- on the desktops but it's Eddie M if you are into you instant messaging and the game is like the classic. Is -- messaging client for OS-X. What about for I think. This is a paid application but it's it's really nice if you want to make sure you can return your system to its original states. These are gonna be experimenting with a lot of applications. And I didn't try hitting the -- he instead of the alt key on my remote computer here open open you have. Check out apps app for people love this and basically. If you're in your applications folder -- and -- just drag the icon house. And it's a nice theory is that the so I'm not gonna certain -- some are free computers to uninstall it apps ever actually. There's a really good job of permanently uninstalling applications in making sure everything gets an installed it's. Read the -- the nice these are experimenting around with it lot of applications. It sold very well there you go yes yes it's. I simulates -- play around with Wi-Fi. You working yeah -- side of things memory serves. That's true I stumble or especially if you wanna go really crazy install growl and install I stumble or. I -- is a basically to -- discovery tool. Hand if you run it on a machine. That is. Running growl basically when you launch if you want to -- target rich environment for Wi-Fi -- all sorts of Bluetooth. It'll basically launch initially like fifty. Different growl notification is all the difference. Networks that are around in available start popping up and being. Registered on the machine but I still was really nice. Another really good one. For image editing is the sumo. It is a free image editor in iPod does and I'm pretty heavy on the free stuff because I just use a lot of free applications."
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" About. Running on windows you know I do you use. To collapse but it and I don't know if there is equivalent or mobile OS-X yeah. Google apps are are just gonna run over the browsers so -- accessible to any browser -- Or -- Google should be the vague when you're think Google documents. You know if you documents straight from the application. In mail calendar. That should work but it'll. I assume you're these Q. -- This packet -- soccer stars Ellen. Well I mean -- I mean I we use Google box all the time due to working excel spreadsheets. And we're tech stocks. If you were threatening regular open office."
" Oh yeah the office is basically version of open office that's been. Customized tweaked a little bit to make it run better under OS-X. Which is really nice but you know if you're running -- Google -- it'll run just fine inside the browser. On your system and and is there's nothing wrong with safari. I would is also suggest putting Firefox -- can into the -- safari experience. As I -- spines of story. Its its its browser. It crashes a lot of you dad in attends the suck up a lot of system resources. Not that our bucks can't but so far seem to do in this Austin kind of frightening ways so I hope with the new versions territory and routers that -- Cat food and would seem to crash. Via I'm sure of new versions of -- in this applaud survive is a survives going to solve a lot of those problems. John thank you so much for being on on the show this program your machine you heavy giant row of tabs of free software download for OS-X. And we don't quote. Bye -- and -- away from go to assist express and actually job -- like feel you'll also 16 months of go to assist express for free which you mentioned earlier going to be used in with the family and paralysis and that we want to thank. Good to assist for sponsoring this segment. If you want -- simple and hassle free way to that text for friends and family to us a favor sign up for go to express 438330. Day trial log in. Mom need help just email on the URL and the code straight from the go to expressed clients. They hit yes they agree you'll be controlled their machines in no time no complicated installs for them it easier road access for you. It's so simple and you can try it for free. If you go to go to -- dot com slash Tekzilla. You're gonna get a month ago to express service free and you're gonna hook up Tekzilla and keep us -- on the year's service sponsorship and we want lots people who try this out. What do you tried out -- will be helping us out no moral victory our calls friends or family tech support just log in and do it for them. After the break we do to your question before we do think what apart."
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" Okay so windows seven and especially for movements four gigabytes. Great. From new core I 76 gigabytes is the new four gigabytes because six you might basically a parent read to you rights fixes these kind of work -- your -- cheaper now. Suit but but agreement in the but he Riyadh certain experimenting with windows seven and grain because he just likes to spend money on hardware. Got twelve he'd like to -- Am basically. It can cost you harder reserve memory if you look at that this for on the screen right now -- the Big Blue streak there or is regularly used applications what it does is actually cash. In the side of the physical ram that is not currently being used by applications so you have to restart an application that's been cast -- or an expert press the things that. Is a good inmates being it also basically gives the principle of Reading room or breathing room -- people -- please Constance. Reading room. Reading. Is. Start are. But basically what windows seven does is take advantage of -- being use physical memory is not being used. And uses it to cash items it thinks you might yes."
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Serafina
Started discussion: July 2, 2009 @ 3:20pm GMT
Episode 95: Smartphone Fight: Pre vs. 3Gs vs. Android. Best EVDO service. Favorite Free OS X Apps, KeePass [Discussion]
Smart Phone Battle; Windows 7 App caching, Awesome Free Password Manager, Switch Audio in OS X, Notebook USB Audio Upgrade, AT&T Promises Better Service
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Fee
5 months ago
^ Someone made a oopies
Cool Episode! I really hope AT&T gets it together i still have 1.5 on my contract!
The cat lady robe, thanks Dave so much for that ;) Now we just need to find a outfit for Patrick!
Also Veronica your new hair color looks very nice!
Cool Episode! I really hope AT&T gets it together i still have 1.5 on my contract!
The cat lady robe, thanks Dave so much for that ;) Now we just need to find a outfit for Patrick!
Also Veronica your new hair color looks very nice!
haku
5 months ago
Wot no Systm section?
Mentioning the Systm episode where they build a headphone amp isn't enough.
5 minutes of Pat showing the "here's what I did earlier" end result of a mini fridge to cool a CPU on last week's show isn't enough.
Saying "Systm is going through changes" and simply canning the original format, then saying it's becoming a sub section of Tekzilla and not even delivering on that is an insult (even when you do it can't be taken seriously, you can't teach/explain/show any sort half decent project in 5 minutes) - if you want to can the show, CAN IT, don't keep BS'ing us in the hope we'll watch Tekzilla in the vain hope you might do something resembling DIY.
Mentioning the Systm episode where they build a headphone amp isn't enough.
5 minutes of Pat showing the "here's what I did earlier" end result of a mini fridge to cool a CPU on last week's show isn't enough.
Saying "Systm is going through changes" and simply canning the original format, then saying it's becoming a sub section of Tekzilla and not even delivering on that is an insult (even when you do it can't be taken seriously, you can't teach/explain/show any sort half decent project in 5 minutes) - if you want to can the show, CAN IT, don't keep BS'ing us in the hope we'll watch Tekzilla in the vain hope you might do something resembling DIY.
TheFu
5 months ago
Consumer-centric advice on smartphones
Previously working in an enterprise that has many thousands of blackberry devices deployed, I wonder how any of the other devices can be considered corporate-ready with such poor security support.When corporate security cannot
a) enforce policy with no chance to override (device password locks / complexity, etc.)
b) remotely wipe the device if it is lost or stolen
c) require encrypted storage on the device
d) ensure complete encryption between the device and internal servers
e) ensure illegal media cannot be loaded on a corporate device
it doesn't make any sense to risk proprietary corporate data on another device to me.
As much as running a BES infrastructure is just another hassle, it is better than the alternative lack in security, IMHO.
If you're looking for a smartphone for personal use, this episode was fairly helpful.
eminemdrdre00
5 months ago
In reply to maad0320:
Whats up with the Centro being shown as the Pre in Patrick and Sascha's smartphone convo?
If you work @ Revision3 and dont know what the Palm Pre looks like...you probably should be working elsewhere.
amon91
5 months ago
Well, I totally loved this episode, especially the Go to Assist express thing. You guys really did a good job on this one, keep up!
Serafina
5 months ago
Nope, not this week. Systm won't be in every Tekzilla episode, but we do have some things planned, don't worry. ;)
In reply to eminemdrdre00:
If you work @ Revision3 and dont know what the Palm Pre looks like...you probably should be working elsewhere.
Eek. Yeah, really not sure how that slipped by us. Sorry!
eminemdrdre00
5 months ago
In reply to Serafina:
Not this week, sorry. Systm won't be in every Tekzilla episode, but we do have some things planned, don't worry. ;)
Let Dave know about them OK?
master811
5 months ago
Regarding the European universal charging adaptors, it's actaully gonna be using microUSB rather than the miniUSB that Veronica mentioned (so it's the really small one).













Palm Centro is the Palm Pre?
Whats up with the Centro being shown as the Pre in Patrick and Sascha's smartphone convo?