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TechFan

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Technology Fans Rejoice!
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Episodes

TechFan #91 - Picnic

Wrong is wrong, and it's time to call theft, well, theft. Dishonesty is not rewarded. Tim and David discuss Samsung and the institutional theft that goes on there. Later the topic changes to Field Runners 2 and the all-new Activision Anthology app for iOS.

Aug 31, 201250 min

TechFan #90 - And?

David Cohen returns to talk about his upcoming trip to San Francisco, airports, the new Microsoft logo, Windows 8 reviews, boredom, being an extrovert, more on Kindle, and feedback from Peter

Aug 24, 201245 min

TechFan #89 - Old School

It's old school week as Tim sits down with Chad Perry and Guy Serle to discuss the Kindle, Apple HDTV, AppleTV, Twitter, and the purported seven-inch iPad, and much more.

Aug 18, 20121 hr

TechFan #88 - Lifeaphobic

Why do we only celebrate someone after they are gone? Tim reviews the Nexus 7, but not really. He also reviews the Kindle Touch, but again, not really. Why is Field Runners 2 now on the back burner? Mountain Lion, the Olympics, menu item creep, and much more is discussed.

Aug 03, 201253 min

TechFan #87 - TFCNN

Tim and David ignore Mountain Lion, discuss the invention of the Internet, big media companies, Olympic coverage online, Mitt Romney, CNNs tech coverage headlines, Microsoft, Sparrow being taken over my Google, Flickr, and much more.

Jul 27, 201257 min

TechFan #86 - Photo Booth Emergency

David and Tim discuss some fun new iOS games, Emergency and Field Runners 2. We get some audio feedback from Scott Wilsey to kick of the show to discuss Twitter, and David prepares to break his Olympic records. Also, what direction should Yahoo take now that they have a new CEO? And Nokia is not looking good.

Jul 20, 201254 min

TechFan #85 - A$$holery

How is the credibility of the tech blogs? Or, for that matter, journalism as a whole. Tim Robertson and David Cohen discuss that at length this episode, as well as the sale of Digg, depressing family news for Tim, and a podcaster needs our help!

Jul 13, 20121 hr 9 min

TechFan #84 - Old Models

Old business models are the topic of choice this week, as Tim and David discuss the wireless carriers, RIM, Amazon, and much more.

Jul 06, 201244 min

TechFan #83 - IO

Busy week for us Technology fans, with the Goole IO event, new podcasting apps for iOS, and RIM makes a comeback! (One of those things is not true, we will let you guess which it is) All that, and some GreenTree feedback!

Jun 29, 201255 min

TechFan #82 - The Bet

David gets a new television while Tim plays some lego video games. An argument breaks out thanks to feedback from John Nemo with fifty-bucks on the line, and the guys look at both Windows Phone 8 and the Surface from Microsoft.

Jun 22, 201258 min

TechFan #81 - Wifi Safari

A huge week of Apple related happenings on both the Macintosh and iOS fronts. Tim and David discuss that, Vizio making a push into the computer market, and the possibility of the XPad!

Jun 15, 20121 hr

TechFan #80 - Five Years of iPhone

With the fifth anniversary of the iPhone fast approaching, Tim and David take a look back at how it all started, the significant milestones, and how this one product changes the world.

Jun 08, 20121 hr 4 min

TechFan #79 - Universal Podcast

David Cohen has some big problems with Diablo III, the first part of our discussion on the future of television, the ethics of network and cable news, and why some of our one-time favorite podcasts are no longer that.

May 31, 20121 hr 6 min

TechFan #78 - Because We Podcast

Tim Robertson and David Cohen discuss David's week-long love affair with his Greece Stomach Virus, the iHome Genuine Fit Case for the iPad, HP and the Enyo team, SpaceX, Airfoil, Facebook stock, the confusing state of PSP games on the PSVita, and the wonderful Because We May sale. Wow, what a long sentence!

May 25, 201247 min

TechFan #77 - Selling Out

David returns from Greece to join Tim in a lively number of topics, including ASMC, iPad cases, the Zagg Keys Solo, Square, Adobe, stands for your portable devices, the Quirky Converge, USB Charging cables, PadPivot, and much more. Plus, listener feedback!

May 18, 20121 hr 17 min

TechFan #76 - Privacy and FaceBook

A much shorter episode this week as Guy Serle comes on to chat with Tim about FaceBook and privacy. A fun, interesting, and serious topic many people are having now.

May 11, 201227 min

TechFan #75 - Potter-rific

We owe Samsung an apology! And a firm finger-shaking Shame On YOU to RIM. In iOS new is RockBand, Robot Wants Kitty, and Lego Harry Potter Years 5 - 7. We wrap things up with the Kindle Fire. It all seems to be Mobile this week!

May 04, 20121 hr 1 min

TechFan #74 - Acropolis

Topics du jour this week as Tim Robertson and David Cohen go into detail on Skydrive, Pixel Of Ink, The Geekiest Show Ever, the Samsung Wake Up promotion, Sony and the PSVita, and how you can get David to send you something for free.

Apr 27, 20121 hr 8 min

TechFan #73 - Liquid Metal

What the heck is Liquid Metal? You will have to listen to this episode of TechFan to find out. Also, is digitizing archived materials actually good? The original Prince of Persia for the Apple II has it's source code released, and it's David's birthday!

Apr 20, 201251 min

TechFan #72 - PSVita

After the last show, Tim gets a PSVita for a first-look review. Then Windows Phone 7 is discussed, and the review of the Lumia 900 by The Verge is talked about. Finally, a new Trojan has appeared on the Mac, and what is one to do?

Apr 06, 20121 hr 8 min

TechFan #71 - Under the Sea

David and Tim host an abbreviated TechFan this week due to technical difficulties and a storm moving in. Topics include Adobe advertising strategy, dell departing from the cell phone business, the downward spiral of RIM, and Jeff Bezos finding the Apollo 11's F-1 engine at the bottom of the ocean.

Mar 30, 201229 min

TechFan #70 - Diablo iPad Vita

Tim and David both got the new iPad, and share their thoughts. Also up for discussion: PSP Vita, the lovely attitude cell phone carriers have of their customers, a dedicated MAME handheld, and David falls out of love with Blizzard over Diablo III.

Mar 23, 20121 hr 10 min

TechFan #69 - Guerilla Podcasting

David and Tim partake in some Guerilla Podcasting, by which we mean Tim tries to podcast while at the MACUL event from a booth during the down times. The new iPad is discusses, as well as digital whiteboards, the new AppleTV, and much more.

Mar 09, 201244 min

TechFan #68 - Spitfires and Concords

David and Tim finally reunite to talk about the upcoming iPad 3, the Concord and Transatlantic flights, Space Flight and Space Hotels, and how Tim lost his British Spitfire.

Mar 02, 20121 hr 1 min

TechFan #67 - Weather through the Windows

David is joined my MyMac alumni Tom Schmidt, filling in for Tim. The discussion is centred on Windows 8 for Arm, though there is a very British weather chat as well!

Feb 26, 20121 hr 8 min

TechFan #66 - Leisure Suit Rubin

Tim sits down with Owen Rubin to discuss giving up Caffeine, lending institutions not taking money, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and lastly Innovative Leisure. Unfortunately, outside matters take hold and we had to cut the last segment shorter than we had hoped. Look for Owen again soon on TechFan!

Feb 17, 201259 min

TechFan #64 - Leggo my Eggo

Tim and David discuss the hotest topic of the year: is an Eggo a Waffle? Plus, thoughts and stories from Macworld Expo, IT departments distain for Mac users, and upgrading DropBox.

Feb 03, 201251 min

TechFan #63 - Awesomo Show

Tim Robertson sits with a variety of guests for the first Macworld Expo iWorld show of 2012. Guests include Steve Sande of TUAW as well as Guy, Larry, Nemo, Sam, Vicky, and Tom of MyMac.com! This is day one, so look for two more shows this week, and be sure to catch Tim on the MyMac Podcast all week long

Jan 26, 201244 min

TechFan #62 - Copy Cats

Just how bad is copying in the tech industry? While there should be no debate that everyone seems to be borrowing design ideas from everyone else, is it becoming a pandemic? Tim and David chat about this, and a variety of other topics I would remember better if it were not twelve long hours ago that we recorded the show and when I am typing this up. Oh, and Mr. Cohen never did send me that link for Dungeon Raid, so I had to spend at LEAST forty-five seconds looking it up myself! I know, right? C...

Jan 13, 201254 min
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