Ryan and Matthew discuss the results of Mobile World Congress, from the Galaxy S5, Sony Z2, Firefox phones, BlackBerry handsets and more, and discuss Barnes and Noble's next Nook chapter, another Microsoft executive move, the end of Facebook's email service and so much more. Links Sony’s Xperia Z2 introduces a brilliant new display to the company’s flagship phone | The Verge This is Nokia X: Android and Windows Phone collide | The Verge BBM coming to Windows Phone | The Verge Microsoft Announces...
Mar 02, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp and what it means, one less Snapdragon, Microsoft's attempt to make Windows 8.1-boxes, a bunch of graphics cards, two acquisitions by Google, a huge iOS security bug and so much more. Links Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $16 billion | The Verge Google reportedly offered to buy WhatsApp for $10 billion How Google Blew Its Chance To Buy WhatsApp – Business Insider Mobile World Congress HTC to launch the M8, successor ...
Feb 23, 2014•57 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad explain the Comcast purchase of Time Warner Cable, discuss the changes to the major plans from T-Mobile and Verizon, the cost of Windows 7 for Microsoft, how Nook's final corner was just cut off, Mozilla's desperation, Google's entry into the enterprise market with virtualization and so much more! Links New BBM for Android and iPhone Brings Voice and BBM Channels | Inside BlackBerry Comcast confirms $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable | The Verge Verizon’...
Feb 15, 2014•53 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the new Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella and Bill Gates' ascension to Technical Advisor, Dell's insane layoff numbers, a spate of Chromebox announcements from Google and partners, Newegg's alternative to Prime and so much more. We refer to the OP in some episodes of At The Nexus and The Fringe. The OP refers to the content before the title, date and host introduction read. We may also refer to the ED which is the content that occurs after the theme music en...
Feb 08, 2014•58 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Q413 earnings from Apple, Google and Amazon, the future of the Wii U and a cheaper Xbox One, speculation on the next Microsoft CEO, and Google's patent deal with Samsung and Motorola sellout to Lenovo. Also known as 聡何か Links On BlackBerry 10′s 1st anniversary, BlackBerry’s U.S. market share hits 0% – Yahoo News Apple Reports Strongest Ever Quarterly Earnings: $13.1 Billion Profit on $57.6 Billion in Revenue in Q1 2014 – Mac Rumors Apple TV graduates fr...
Feb 03, 2014•57 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss T-Mobile's Un-bank scheme, Microsoft's surprising earnings, rumors of Windows 8.1 Update 1, the next fate of WebOS, AMD's delusion, Apple's thirtieth anniversary of the Mac and so much more. Links T-Mobile Mobile Money – Business Insider Microsoft posts record revenue of $24.5B, beats earnings expectations in holiday quarter – GeekWire Sprint: We’re not bringing back the Nextel brand – FierceWireless Windows 8.1 Update 1 Preview: Now with More Integrati...
Jan 25, 2014•55 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Sprint's progress on buying T-Mobile, EasyPay and OneUp and the new WiFi calling scheme, the famous Moto G's Play Store entry, Target's affiliation with mother Russia, President Obama's NSA reforms, Microsoft's sellout on BUILD 2014, another failed AMD CPU product, Google owning Nest and how the Internet has died. Links Because Matt distracted Ryan at the end of the show, you can find him via yourdreamguy[at]nexus-labs[dot]org. WarGame 2.1 Sprint Wifi C...
Jan 18, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl wrap up the end of CES 2014, discuss the rebirth of Windows and Microsoft upon the Threshold, Target's revised hacking statistics, Sprint's Framily plan, AT&T and Sponsored Data, PC sales slumping and so much more. Links Nexus Special #28: CES 2014 › The Nexus Microsoft reportedly planning Windows 9 release in April 2015 | The Verge WinSuperSite: Windows 9 Threshold Rumor Details Apple did not violate Motorola patent, appeals court rules | 9to5Mac PDF: 12-1...
Jan 12, 2014•57 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad on the first episode of the new year discuss Winamp's sale to Radiomony, T-Mobile's response to AT&T's response, Sprint's rebranding efforts, browser and OS market shares, a tax on YouTube and Facebook by France, iPhone backdoors, NSA quantum computers and so much more! Links AOL Sells Winamp And Shoutcast Music Services To Online Radio Aggregator Radionomy | TechCrunch T-Mobile CEO calls new AT&T promotion ‘desperate,’ teases surprise next week | The V...
Jan 04, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad review their holiday festivities and discuss the Mac Pro's swappable Xeon processors, the HP Chromebook 11's return, Amazon's best shopping season ever, Snowden's message to the world, T-Mobile's impending buyout, Target's encryption that's not so safe and so much more! Links New Mac Pro teardown reveals replaceable Xeon CPU | Ars Technica Google tries to protect partners, Nexus devices from Rockstar HP Chromebook 11 returns to Amazon, still priced at $279 – An...
Dec 28, 2013•51 min
On Christmas Adam's Eve, Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Moto G updates and even the device it self -- it is pretty decent, the next Un-carrier update by T-Mobile at CES, WinAmp's miraculous eleventh hour buy-up, LG's Chromebase and the hacking assault on Target. Links Motorola releases Android 4.4 update for Moto G ahead of schedule | The Verge T-Mobile Plans to Talk “Un-Carrier” 4.0 at CES in January – Ina Fried – Mobile – AllThingsD Moto X wood option (Bamboo) now available on Moto...
Dec 22, 2013•1 hr 5 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the next T-Mobile buyout from Sprint, Instagram Direct messaging, Amazon's installment plan, Valve's SteamOS release and its requirements, an updated Nexus 5, accidental features in Android, Microsoft's crushed CEO dreams and so much more. Links Amazing Peace: Pocket Inspirations (Pocket Inspirations: Wisdom for Life): George Foster: 9781935416869: Amazon.com: Books Ryan Rampersad – Google+ – Here’s the Journey video. It takes videos and photos from a… ...
Dec 16, 2013•1 hr 6 min
With the legendary Sam Ebertz as guest, Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl present new standards for Bluetooth and USB 3.1, the Innovation Act and the Supreme Court ruling on software patents, Android 4.4.1 and Microsoft's next OS, Threshold, and literally, so much more. Links Smarter Bluetooth 4.1 announced, prepares the growth of Internet of Things BBC News – Jolla: Ex-Nokia employees launch smartphone BBC News – Jolla: Ex-Nokia employees launch smartphone IBM 2013 Holiday Benchmark Reports – ...
Dec 07, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl announce the availability of the podcast on iTunes, and discuss a new halfway decent Virgin Mobile phone, a new Snapdragon chip, Winamp's unexplained death, the KitKat update on the Nexus 4, Firefox's funding model and so much more. Links iTunes – Podcasts – At The Nexus by Ryan Rampersad, Matthew Petschl HTC Desire now available from Virgin Mobile for $279.99 | Android and Me Snapdragon 805 coming in 2014, putting Qualcomm in even more devices | Ars Technica M...
Nov 24, 2013•58 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl return from the Supercut with new phones in hand, and discussion on the future of Motorola with the cheap but decent Moto G, Snapchat's persistent refusal of a ton of cash, the plans of Yahoo at CES 2014, AMD's next generation console in a desktop processors, the FCC's new data testing app and so much more. Links Spec Sheet: Motorola shakes up low-cost smartphones with the Moto G | The Verge Moto G by Motorola – A Google Company Moto G will arrive in the US wit...
Nov 17, 2013•1 hr 13 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad decide to take a little detour down a special alley they lovingly call the Supercut. Thanks for listening to the last fifty episodes of At The Nexus . A special thanks to our great guests, Andrew Bailey, Ian Buck, Brian Mitchell, and others, for making our show more lively, to our favorite pseudo-sponsors, our favorite fruity company and of course, Guild Wars 2, Ingress, Gundam, Bepop and other anime for entertainment after the show. We can’t wait for next week...
Nov 11, 2013•1 hr 19 min
On the 100th episode of At The Nexus, Ryan Rampersad discuss the latest and legendary Nexus 5 - it's specs and expected arrivals, KitKat updates, updates for Google+ and Hangouts, Boost Mobile deals, Dan Hesse's apparent lack of Net Neutrality understanding, two new Kindle programs, an updated Nook and so much more! Links Google highlights the Nexus 5’s camera in first commercial | The Verge Nexus 5 (16GB, White) – Devices on Google Play Nexus 5 coming to Sprint November 8th starting at $149 on ...
Nov 02, 2013•1 hr 38 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss BlackBerry's latest OS update, LG's new Firefox phone, Amazon's SuperSave price hike, a Windows situation and solution, AMD video card pricing, a OSX Mavericks download rate and so much more! Links BB10 OS 10.2 update begins rollout for Z10, Q10 and Q5 – Crave – Mobile Phones – CNET Asia BlackBerry Messenger For iOS and Android Finally Rolling Out Today T-Mobile brings mobile hotspot access to its prepaid plans Moto X drops to $99.99 at Moto Maker, Spri...
Oct 26, 2013•51 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Broadwell pushback, AMD's profit from consoles, Window 8.1 launch, Google Fiber's TOS change, Apple's new Retail manager and a troll from Google -- the Nexus 5. Links Control Structure #48: Sofware as a Surface HTC One Max specs, features, and availability – official Intel Blames Broadwell Chip Delay On Manufacturing Glitch Xbox One and PlayStation 4 make AMD profitable once more | The Verge Windows 8.1 Will Start To Roll Out Tomorrow At 4 AM PDT | ...
Oct 18, 2013•55 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss another T-Mobile Uncarrier event, Bing's malware infestation, Acer and HP Chromebooks, the coming Apple event, Ryan's dream smoke detector from Nest and so much more! Links T-Mobile CEO Says On Verge of Being Able to Claim Fastest LTE Network – Ina Fried – Mobile – AllThingsD T-Mobile to Make It Cheaper to Make Calls While Abroad – NYTimes.com Some Bing Ads Beside Search Results are Redirecting to Malware Acer Intros Thinner, Longer-Lasting C720 Chromeb...
Oct 11, 2013•1 hr 7 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss another T-Mobile Uncarrier event, Target's Brightspot, the gold master of Mavericks, Bill Gates potential ousting, the spec sheet of the 300 Steam Machines, HTML5 and DRM, a short initial impression review of iOS 7, a review from Ryan on the 15000 mAh Anker battery pack and so much more. Links Amagon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia T-Mobile readies ‘Uncarrier 3.0’ shake-up, touts Shakira event | Mobile – CNET News Target follows Walmart with launch o...
Oct 05, 2013•1 hr 17 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss a BlackBerry sale, an impossible T-Mobile and Sprint combination, ads in Gmail's new app, new Microsoft Surfaces, new Kindle Fires from Amazon, Apple's record breaking iPhone sales, Valve's Steam plans and so much more! Links Untitled: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/blackberry-reaches-4-7-billion-takeover-deal/?_r=0 BlackBerry Manufacturing Partner Jabil Circuit Looking to Bail – John Paczkowski – Mobile – AllThingsD T-Mobile pulls BlackBerry fr...
Sep 30, 2013•1 hr 24 min
Along with an extraordinary panel comprised of Andrew Bailey, Brian Mitchell and Ian Buck, returning hunter Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad discuss the BlackBerry prosumer plunge, Sprint's One Up, JBQ's Yahoo job, a Nexus 5 launch date and model names, a Surface 2 announcement date, an always horiztonal Xbox One, iOS 7 market penetration, download updates, Tim Cook's new Twitter account, HP's bid to be different and so much more! If you’re looking for an iOS 7 review, check back next week! Li...
Sep 21, 2013•58 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl find a Glass Guy, discuss new Haswell Chromebooks without actual specs, prices or launch dates, a world with Cortana, rejoice at a Twitter IPO, the new thinner and lighter PS Vita, HP and AMD's stock market demise and some Apple iPhone event updates. Links ‘Cortana’: More on Microsoft’s next-generation personal assistant | ZDNet Microsoft wants to buy your iPad for at least $200 | The Verge Dell Shareholders Approve $25 Billion Buyout to Go Private – Arik Hesse...
Sep 14, 2013•1 hr 8 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the biggest week in tech news in months, three incredible phones from Sony, Samsung and Xiaomi, Amazon's quiet launches for MatchBox and the new Kindle Paperwhite, a Nexus 4 sellout, an incredible Intel CPU -- 4960X and its inverse, an ARM A9 in a box, and more! Links Moto X lands on Sprint tomorrow for $199, new customers slash off an extra $100, Moto Maker in coming months | 9to5Google Sony Xperia Z1 – Full phone specifications Sony announces Xperia Z...
Sep 08, 2013•1 hr 30 min
Ryan and Matthew discuss the Bang with Friends comeback, Moto X and its build cost, another Microsoft Surface price cut, the departure of top-level Google Android executive, the new iPhone trade-in program and Nintendo's latest handheld entry - the 2DS. Links StarCraft (series) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BlackBerry mulling BBM spin-off ahead of potential company sale | ZDNet Bang With Friends returns to iOS as the modestly named Down | The Verge Moto X now available through Verizon, onli...
Aug 31, 2013•54 min
Ryan and Matthew discuss Android 4.3 system updates, extremely generic patents, Amazon's expensive downtime, the fate of the Ubuntu Edge, a reason to shout "Developers!" from the rooftops and Ryan's review of the Chromecast and its oddities. Links Windows 8.1 is ready, gets released to manufacturers | Microsoft – CNET News Motorola Moto X Teardown – iFixit Motorola teases Moto X Developer Edition with unlockable bootloader, 32GB of storage | 9to5Google Android 4.3 (JSS15Q and JWR66Y) factory ima...
Aug 26, 2013•55 min
Matthew Petschl and Ryan Rampersad talk about a rogue BlackBerry 7 OS release, a Firefox Phone on eBay, definite dates for the next Apple event and Windows 8.1 release, a little story about Steve Jobs and the Google Guys from Larry Ellison and so much more! Links BlackBerry Not Done With Its Older OS Yet, Intros New BB7 Phone – Ina Fried – Mobile – AllThingsD ZTE turns to eBay to sell Open Firefox OS smartphone in the US and UK | The Verge ZTE OPEN items in ZTE Mobile US store on eBay! Apple’s r...
Aug 16, 2013•57 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the Ubuntu Edge dulling, a quarter of growth for T-Mobile - finally, ads in Google Maps, Apple's solution to power-adapter electrocution, Comcast's new copyright scheme, Ryan's Moto X epiphany, how our good friend Jeff bought a newspaper and so much more! Links Amazon Chromecast orders apparently delayed by 2-3 months BlackBerry Q10 Commercial – ‘It’s Time” – YouTube BlackBerry first to secure U.S. DOD device management approval | ZDNet BlackBerry ‘mull...
Aug 10, 2013•1 hr 14 min
Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss Zynga's Problem with Friends, Microsoft's earnings on Surface RT, how Google likes its coffee, a victory for Linus Torvalds, a little event follow up, a plug for the Google Account Dashboard and so much more. Links Franconia Sculpture Park Zynga sues “Bang With Friends” for trademark infringement | Ars Technica Facebook switches on secure browsing by default | The Verge Microsoft sells 1.7 million Surface tablets… in 8 months Google announces tool to tr...
Aug 03, 2013•1 hr 5 min
