Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss the latest round of BlackBerry layoffs, a SIM card vulnerability, 1 Apple Billion Podcast subscriptions, Ubuntu's Edge and Hack, Samsung's own developer conference, a few more bits of news on 'Breakfast with Sundar' and so much more! Links Amazon.com: Allen Company Spider Three Blade Mechanical Broadhead, 100 Grain: Sports & Outdoors Twitter / GuildWars2: Fire drill at ArenaNet! #GW2 … Twitter / ryanmr: @GuildWars2 that should be … Twitter / Rubi_: ...
Jul 27, 2013•1 hr 13 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Verizon and AT&T JUMP clones, more maps everywhere, two Google events to look forward to, another honestly absurd Apple lawsuit, plugs for Reader+ and the new Audible app along with Dolphin and so much more! Links whisker biscuit – Google Search Thyme – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia AT&T’s Next program offers yearly phone upgrades, competes with T-Mobile JUMP! | ZDNet Similar to T-Mobile’s new plans, Verizon to launch ‘Edge’ upgrade servi...
Jul 20, 2013•1 hr 8 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl with special first time guests Ben and Dave Putnam discuss a new BlackBerry phone for gaming, T-Mobile and Sprint competing for real, Microsoft price cuts and so much more! Tune at 49:00 for special instructions. Links BlackBerry to court gamers with the A10, its biggest and most powerful phone yet | The Verge T-Mobile to launch its first Firefox phone next week | TechHive T-Mobile to introduce ‘Jump’ unlimited phone upgrade plan | The Verge AT&T: “get read...
Jul 13, 2013•53 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Sprint's SoftBank success, an Apple lawsuit but not from Samsung, another Fiber offering, Microsoft's Xbox leadership reshuffle, an impending Google event and so much! Links FCC officially approves SoftBank-Sprint-Clearwire deal | ZDNet Apple touts App Store milestones for 5th anniversary Apple Hires Yves St Laurent CEO for Special Projects – Bloomberg Boston University sues Apple over 1997 patent, asks for ban on iPhone sales — Tech News and Analysis A...
Jul 07, 2013•1 hr 9 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss BlackBerry's disappointing Q1 earnings call, a new Gigabit fiber provider not near you, the revelation of Windows 8.1, new Google+ features, a Steve Jobs trailer and DRM in you HTML5. Links Stag beetle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BlackBerry ships more older devices than BB10, reneges on PlayBook BB10 promise | ZDNet BlackBerry PlayBook will not be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 | The Verge (Re)building a simplified Firefox logo | Reticulating Splines ...
Jun 29, 2013•52 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl reveal the iPhone 5's next destination, the Xbox One's new DRM-kinda-free scheme, WiFi troubled MacBook Airs, the last days of Google Reader, Microsoft's plea to education and so much more. Links iPhone 5 coming to Virgin Mobile next Friday for $549.99 with unlimited plans starting at $30/month | 9to5Mac Microsoft offers bug bounty for Windows 8.1 | Security | News | PC Pro Back to reality: Microsoft’s new Xbox One policies retreat from the future | The Verge I...
Jun 23, 2013•1 hr
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl review E3 and WWDC from this week and discuss a secret Facebook event, Comcast's clever innovation, a new AMD powerhouse and so much more. Links WWDC 2013 | The Nexus Terrorist! | The Nexus Majestic Flooring A Good Day to Die Hard – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Now You See Me (film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Facebook to Hold Mysterious Product Launch Event on June 20 – ABC News Tweetdeck update for Mac and Windows adds filters for columns and searc...
Jun 15, 2013•1 hr 1 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl WWDC indicators, Gmail updates, more Thunderbolt, better Windows 8.1 support, file recovery, an Xbox One clarification and more! Links BlackBerry’s next flagship phone: The all-touchscreen A10 | Mobile – CNET News Wave-Themed OS X Banner Goes Up at Moscone West for WWDC 2013 – Mac Rumors Sony reportedly creating ‘Google Edition’ Xperia Z, following Samsung and HTC | The Verge [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE Available New Gmail app adds a touch of color —...
Jun 08, 2013•51 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Microsoft's new plan to get you to buy into RT, Google barrage of Nexus Experience phones, yet another NVidia graphics card, WordPress' successor, Opera on Chromium and so much more! Links Photos – Google+ – Dinosaur Image: my_room.jpg Surface RT buyers in the U.S. now get a free cover | Microsoft – CNET News A Brief First Look at Apple’s New 16 GB iPod Touch – Mac Rumors Mac Pro Supplies Tightening as WWDC Approaches – Mac Rumors Official Blog: A new i...
Jun 01, 2013•1 hr 3 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss an revolutionary dinosaur and discuss Haswell, AT&T's greed, Google's next street view location, HTC handsets, AMD and Nvidia, patent trolls Debian 7, the incredible LastPass challenge and so much more! Links Ryan Rampersad – Google+ – The complete lineage of the Murray JHS Dinosaur. Cover your BlackBerry Q10 in gold and diamonds for 20,000 – GSMArena.com news Intel claims Haswell will offer 50% more battery life in laptops Patent troll that wants $...
May 25, 2013•1 hr 17 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the big event of the week, Google IO, and other important news like BlackBerry's poorly promoted event, an official price for Windows Blue, some WWDC speculation and so much more. Links the disapocrypha Minnesota governor signs same-sex marriage bill – CBS News Blackberry Messenger for Android is too little, too late Scheduled Maintenance: This VOX Media site will return shortly. Breaking: Windows Blue will be a free update named Windows 8.1 | Ars Techn...
May 18, 2013•1 hr 3 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss tweets, Google IO speculation, subscription software, New Zealand's software patent obliteration, car technology and more! Links Twitter / ryanmr: I got my In Beta sticker from … Twitter / marcoarment: @ryanmr @caseyliss @siracusa … Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion | TechCrunch Barnes and Noble shares climb 20% following Microsoft rumours | Books | guardian.co.uk Microsoft Admits an iTunes ‘Metro’ App for Windows 8 Not Coming ‘An...
May 11, 2013•1 hr
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss BlackBerry success and insanity, Apple's next obsolete product, Nook's new edge, WordPress Ghost, a plug on Cree's LED bulbs so much more. Links Have a good one BlackBerry Q10 selling at rate of “thousands per hour” in UK | Ars Technica BlackBerry: tablets dead in five years – Telegraph Pentagon approval of iOS and Samsung KNOX clouds BlackBerry’s future | CITEworld Google Drive update emphasizes social: Adds chat and profile photos | Digital Trends Int...
May 04, 2013•54 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl, along with returning guest William Kieser, discuss WWDC sold out, Arment's sellout, Nintendo's withdrawal from E3, Microsoft's double event, a Facebook data center near you, a WiFi Hotspot in your magazine and so much more. Links BlackBerry’s Qwerty Q10 gets Skype, WhatsApp | ZDNet After selling out in 2 minutes, it’s time to re-think WWDC | ZDNet #AltWWDC Digg Owner Betaworks Buys Instapaper | Geekosystem New Apple iPhone 5 Camera Ad – Peter Kafka – Media – A...
Apr 27, 2013•1 hr 9 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss more fiber in Google's diet, Twitter's new music service, Daft Punk's single, technical issues in your password vault, and so much more. Links Eight Years of Guild Wars | Ryan Rampersad Eight Years of TWiT | Ryan Rampersad BlackBerry 10.1 update beta shows the future of the future of BlackBerry | Ars Technica Microsoft confirms cheaper Windows 8 mini-tablets coming ‘in months’ | ZDNet Google Fiber Blog The Netflix Tech Blog: HTML5 Video at Netflix Daft ...
Apr 21, 2013•46 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss BlackBerry's return rate, why teens want iPhones, a botnet against WordPress, another scroogled ad from Microsoft, Ryan's early thoughts on App.net and more! Links BlackBerry: No, our Z10s aren’t coming back in ‘unusually high numbers’ | ZDNet BlackBerry 10 consumer interest survey: Most Americans unaware | BGR 48% of U.S. teens own an iPhone. 62% plan to buy one. – Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech Dell Launches Alienware X51 Ubuntu Gaming Desktop ~ Ubuntu Vibes...
Apr 13, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss leaked BlackBerry phones, T-Mobile's miraculous growth, Blink and Webkit, how Blue is becoming Windows 8.1, Ryan's review on Tasker and so much more! Links ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED Black 23″ 7ms (GTG) IPS-Panel HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor frameless design Built-in Speakers – Newegg.com At The Nexus #20: It’s Not Called Quacking » The Nexus | The Nexus Mysterious Blackberry 10 roadmap leaks – SlashGear T-Mobile reports first positive customer growth figur...
Apr 06, 2013•54 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss this week in BlackBerry - one million units sold in 90 days, the new Blue, yet another Facebook phone, Google's OPNAP, a tweaked Nexus 4, DRM in HTML5 and more! Links ryanmr/wargame at beta, GitHub BlackBerry back in the black for Q4, sells near a million Z10 handsets | Ars Technica The final OUYA retail console is ready, we go hands-on Best Buy Reportedly Rolling Out Dedicated Samsung Store-Within-a-Store Concept – Mac Rumors Facebook to hold Android e...
Mar 30, 2013•1 hr 11 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss T-Mobile woes, a BlackBerry surprise from Google, Apple's password maleficence, Google's chat Bubble-Or-Babble, and Mr. Flash himself, working at Apple. Links Surprise! Google chairman Eric Schmidt uses.. a BlackBerry | Technology | guardian.co.uk There Are Now 100,000 Apps For BlackBerry 10, Says BlackBerry T-Mobile Plans March 26 Event to Tout Big Changes Coming – Ina Fried – Mobile – AllThingsD More details about the T-Mobile Uncarrier Value plans Ca...
Mar 23, 2013•1 hr 17 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl, on the eve of Reader's death, along with Sam Ebertz and Andrew Bailey, discuss the untimely despise of a service so loved, T-Mobile's merger, Cyber warfare, how Google I/O sold out in not-quite-record time and the long awaited Galaxy S4. Links Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Z10 goes on sale March 28th, pre-orders begin tomorrow | The Verge DailyTech – T-Mobile, MetroPCS are Ready to Merge, After DOJ, FCC Approvals Pirate Bay founders’ freedom of speech appeal den...
Mar 16, 2013•1 hr 42 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the impending launch of BlackBerry handsets in America, how unlocked phones will be coming back soon, Facebook's huge new update that nobody can use yet, how Microsoft is appeasing its Office users and why Ubuntu is not for "leet" people anymore. Links Blackberry Z10 rumored for launch on AT&T on March 22 | Ars Technica Preview: Ubuntu Touch on Galaxy Nexus 7 – Mir as Compositor – YouTube Bill introduced to Senate to make cellphone unlocking legal a...
Mar 09, 2013•1 hr 20 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl stay away from Spain but still cover Mobile World Congress and its biggest attraction: Firefox OS, along with initial impressions of Six-Strikes, 3G in North Korea and why buying an airline to your own island is a cost effective purchase. Links First BB10 update addresses battery life, low-light photography, third-party app performance and more Prepaid Kyocera Event Android Cell Phone | Virgin Mobile USA Virgin adds first LTE smartphone to prepaid lineup with J...
Mar 03, 2013•1 hr 52 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl, with Eight Bit host Ian Buck, discuss the advent of Google Glass, the ChromeBook Pixel and our early impressions of the next generation of consoles, the PS4 and whatever the next Xbox is, along with more BlackBerry news, Microsoft's "clarification" on Office, and yet another device running Ubuntu. Links BlackBerry Z10 teardown reveals a higher BOM than Apple’s iPhone 5 | ZDNet YouTube no longer working on Blackberry 7 or 7.1 devices – SlashGear Microsoft, EMC,...
Feb 23, 2013•2 hr 10 min
Ryan Rampersad finally defeats the infamous dash, and with Matthew Petschl, discuss Ubuntu's phone release, Apple's lost trademark, Google's 4.2.2 update, Opera's rendering engine and the next American Space Race. Links Have you been Scroogled? Try Outlook.com for email that prioritizes your privacy. Tim Cook never wanted to sue Samsung Insight: Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life| Reuters Dutch MP fined for hacking into medical file system | ITworld Touch Developer Preview of Ubuntu to be pub...
Feb 17, 2013•1 hr 38 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss the dissolution of Dell's public company, why hard drive revenue is down, HBO's self-troll, a review of Ryan's Nexus 4 and an extended discussion on the Chromebook Pixel and HP's Chromebook. Links Michael Dell to Staff: “Exciting New Chapter” – Deal Journal – WSJ Hard Disk Drive Market Revenue Set for Double-Digit Decline This Year – The IHS iSuppli® Memory & Storage Industry portal keeps you updated with the latest memory & storage industry new...
Feb 09, 2013•1 hr 34 min
The the biggest week so far this year, Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl with guest, Sam Ebertz, discuss Microsoft's Windows 8 and Surface decline, streaming video bonanzas, legal piracy, more Java issues, and more BLACKBERRY news than ever before with some hands on time with an amazing phone. Links Windows 8 Grabs 2.36% Market Share, Windows 7 Drops Microsoft Launches Modern.IE To Help Developers Test Their Web Apps For Legacy And Modern Versions Of IE | TechCrunch Firefox Moves To Block Java,...
Feb 03, 2013•1 hr 47 min
Despite recording late after adventure, Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss school and studying, RIM's poor timing, Skype interception, Twitter's Vine, quarterly results, terminal plugs and a special feature of jOBS. Links Matthew’s Blog » Blog Archive » Big week world! Cisco Catalyst – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia RIM renames yearly conference BlackBerry Live, schedules its birth in the shadow of Google I/O | The Verge Microsoft Grows Surface Family Dell Said to Near Buyout as Micros...
Jan 26, 2013•1 hr 33 min
After CES fever, Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl return to talk about the new WarGame and discuss BlackBerry UI and apps, Windows 8's true price, why Java sucks, a new browser from Opera, and remember Aaron Swartz. Links WarGame 2 BlackBerry 10 sees 15,000 app submissions in less than two days | The Verge Microsoft Security Essentials fails anti-virus certification test, Redmond challenges results | The Verge Windows 8 Pro upgrade pricing will jump from $40 to $200 on Feb. 1 | VentureBeat Mic...
Jan 19, 2013•1 hr 33 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl close up on CES news, and discuss sales from Microsoft on Xbox and Windows, Redbox Instant's new release date, a hardware revision to USB3, Verizon's implementation of Six Strikes, automated Gun Sights, and so much more! Links C beat Java Google’s Schmidt Kicks Off Trip to North Korea | News & Opinion | PCMag.com USB 3.0 specification set to hit 10Gbit/s throughput – IT News from V3.co.uk Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold to date | ZDNet Oracle ...
Jan 12, 2013•1 hr 5 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad look upon CES with trepidation and discuss yet another BlackBerry leak, Microsoft's Windows 8 deal, Sprint's latest joke, how Google broke Maps on purpose for Windows Phone 8, the Ubuntu Phone and why scanning documents will bankrupt you. Links BlackBerry Z10 leaks for Verizon and AT&T – SlashGear Microsoft reportedly acquires home automation startup R2 Studios for Xbox team | The Verge U.S. Department Of Defense Signs New Deal With Microsoft To Bring Windo...
Jan 05, 2013•1 hr 10 min
