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What’s On Our Radar?
Movies – Johnny English Reborn, Paranormal Activity 3, The Three Musketeers
DVD – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Batman: Year One, Star Wars The Clone Wars – Season 3, Bad Teacher, The Goonies on Blue Ray
TV – The Walking Dead
Music – The Great Escape Artist – Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths Complete – Smiths, Best of 25 Years – Sting
Games – Battlefield 3 on PC, Batman Arkham City, Rocksmith, Minute to Win It

Stories
California governor declares Sunday “Steve Jobs Day,” memorial planned
Regent Street Apple Store sees record crowd
The release of iOS 5 almost broke the Internet
AT&T activation overload forces some iPhone 4S owners to wait [u]
AT&T Activations Servers Overloaded with iPhone 4S Launch
iPhone 4S Launch Sends Apple Stock to Its Highest Close Ever
iPhone 4S lacks “Enable 3G” switch
iPhone 4S Teardown: New Qualcomm MDM6610 Baseband Chip, 512 MB RAM Confirmed
iOS 5 Synchronization Speed Tests: Is Wi-Fi Syncing Worth It? [Ios 5]
How Apple Approached Developing Siri’s Personality
Sprint explains iPhone 4S unlocking policy: phones will be unlocked, then locked, then unlocked
Apple Sets Q4 2011 Earnings Release For October 18th
Which Is Which?
Samsung lawyer couldn’t tell iPad and Galaxy Tab apart from 10 feet away
Apple Wins Injunction Blocking Sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia
Samsung’s Galaxy Tablets Infringe On Apple’s Patents Says US Judge [Samsung]

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 116 – October 12, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:45:58 +0000

Show Notes for Wednesday October 12, 2011

iOS 5
Apple Releases OS X 10.7.2 with iCloud Support
Apple Releases iOS 5 with Notification Center, iMessage, Twitter, and More
iTunes in the Cloud goes international
Apple releases Find My Friends, AirPort Utility for iOS 5
Apple Now Sells You Ringtones Directly Through Your iPhone [IPhone]
Aperture 3.2, iPhoto 9.2 add iCloud, iOS 5 support
White iPod Touch Now Available in Apple Retail Stores
★ The iPhone 4S Review
Verizon iPhone 4S gets delivered early in US
Apple TV Software Update Adds Photo Stream, NHL Games, Wall Street Journal
iPhone 4 Prototype Sellers Sentenced: Probation And $250 Fine
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in early 2012 to fend off Kindle Fire
Samsung and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich / Nexus Prime event back on for the 19th?
Darth Maul, 1999-99… and 2012+
HP has second thoughts on spinning out PC business

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 115 – October 11, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:15:35 +0000

Show Notes for Tuesday October 11, 2011

Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Ahead of iOS and iCloud Launch
18.8M iPhone 3GS users expected to upgrade to Apple’s iPhone 4S
iPhone 4S preorders suggest 3M sales at launch, 25M this quarter
If the iPhone 4S Benchmarks Are Legit, the Thing is Powerful
Siri is Pretty Damn Impressive
First iPhone 4S made it to the first customer in Germany
iPhone 4S Geeky Benchmark
Testing shows iPhone 4S A5 GPU clocked at 800MHz, 73% faster than iPhone 4
Forthcoming iOS 5 to bring speed bump to other iPhones
AppleCare+ to End Informal Free Replacement Policy for Damaged iPhones
‘Mythbusters’ Savage & Hyneman to host Steve Jobs retrospective on Discovery
Is Roku a real competitor to the Apple TV
The Xbox 360 is now selling twice as fast as the Wii
YouTube extends movie rental service to the UK
Movie studios to launch own cloud service as Apple readies iCloud
UltraViolet ‘digital locker’ opens for business. Lets you buy once, play anywhere… eventually
Adobe May Give Photoshop The Power To Unblur Even The Blurriest Images [Video]
Asus Zenbook Hands On: Good Lord There’s a Lot of Awesome Packed Into Something This Thin [Ultrabooks]
The Avengers Trailer Is Full of Explosions and Iron Man and Awesome [Watch This]

EXTRA
How to take apart Keys on your Macbook Pro/Air Keyboard

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 114 – October 10, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:21:37 +0000

Show Notes for Monday October 10, 2011

Apple to Hold Private Celebration of Steve Jobs’ Life on October 19th
iPad Surpasses iPhone in U.S. Internet Traffic, Nabs 97% Share of Tablet Traffic
Early iPhone 4S Shipment Notices, Delivery Still Likely on 14th
First Hands On Video of iPhone 4S with Benchmarks, “Raise to Speak” Feature
The iPhone 4S Appears to Have 512MB RAM
iPhone 4 Cases Probably Won’t Fit the iPhone 4S [IPhone]
Real Racing 2 shows off iPhone 4S’ graphical chops, brings split screen gaming to iOS (video)
Finally: Facebook debuts native iPad app
Motorola and Verizon holding press event October 18th, smartphones and tablets inbound
Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Is Getting Even More Huuuger Oct. 20th and Nov. 17th [Lte]
The TiVo Premiere Elite: 4 Tuners, 2 TB, Available Today For $499
Comcast promises Xfinity VOD streaming on more devices, new Xcalibur guide in 2012
Microsoft’s cable play: Verizon, Comcast, HBO & more
Bloomberg: Xbox Live getting Comcast, Verizon access; expects HBO, Crackle, Bravo, Syfy, Lovefilm, and more
Microsoft reveals Xbox 360 TV partners, including Comcast, Verizon, HBO [Update 2: Comcast shows Xfinity on Xbox 360]
Netflix backtracks on Qwikster, will keep DVDs and streaming under the same URL
Miramax CEO says Apple is a threat to the music industry
Ditching DRM could reduce piracy, prices, inconvenience
Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook hits the US and Canada this week, rings in at $899
Gears of War 3 ‘Horde Command Pack’ gets defensive Nov. 1
Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena’ DLC attacks in mid-November

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 113 – October 09, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:14:48 +0000

Show Notes for Sunday October 9th, 2011

What’s on our Radar
Movies – Footloose, The Thing, The Big Year
DVDs – Green Lantern, Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper
TV – Last Man Standing
Music – Tomorrow’s World – Erasure, Biophilia – Bjork, New Blood – Peter Gabriel
Games – Forza Motorsport 4, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record,

iPhone 4S
This Is Why the iPhone’s Screen Will Always Be 3.5 Inches [IPhone]
Gruber’s Thoughts on Let’s Talk iPhone
Pre-sales of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S fail to disappoint
AT&T announces record 200,000 iPhone 4S pre-orders in first 12 hours
Apple sells out of iPhone 4S for Oct 14th delivery, now quoting 1-2 weeks
Unlocked iPhone 4S coming in November, won’t work with CDMA
Apple reportedly working with AT&T to display ’4G’ in status bar
Sprint Will Have Unlimited Data for iPhone 4S [Sprint]
Don’t panic, AT&T iPhone 4S buyers: You can keep unlimited data
Sprint converts its network to LTE, plans ‘aggressive rollout’ to be completed by 2013
7th-gen iPod nano teardown reveals new Apple processor, SanDisk flash
Mac OS X Lion and iTunes to get iCloud updates ahead of iOS
GSM Nexus Prime passes through the FCC, possibly heading to AT&T?
Google, Samsung postpone phone launch event out of respect for Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs’ Funeral Today, No Public Memorial Event Planned
Sony Pictures Acquiring Rights to a Movie About Steve Jobs

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 111 – October 4, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:16:57 +0000

Show Notes for Monday October 3rd, 2011

Let’s Talk iPhone Event

Sales of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.7 Lion top 6M, 80% more than Snow Leopard
iPod Nano Updated, Price Reduced
iPod touch Now Comes In White, 8GB Model Now $199
Apple: iPod Touch Is the Most Popular Portable Game Player in the World [Blip]
iCloud arrives Oct. 12, includes Find My Friends
Family and Friends allows location sharing with other iPhone users
iTunes Match arriving “late October”
Apple’s Launches 2 New Apps: “Find My Friends” and “Cards”
Apple Introduces iPhone 4S with A5 Chip, Faster Graphics, Siri Voice Assistant
Siri Voice Recognition Arrives On the iPhone 4S
iPhone 4S Includes Significant Antenna Upgrades
Apple’s site suggests unlocked iPhone 4S will be available
Apple unveils dock to micro USB adapter to comply with EU standards
AirPlay Mirroring coming to iPhone 4S, not just for iPads

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 110 – October 03, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:47:38 +0000

Show Notes for Monday October 3rd, 2011

Let’s Talk iPhone Predictions

Tech
HTC Flyer drops to $300 at Best Buy in sign of shakeout
Amazon interested in buying Palm
Kindle Fire pre-orders reach 95,000 units on day one, market research firm says
Showtime launches Anytime streaming portal, social iPad app
Facebook Timeline: Important privacy settings to adjust now
Facebook Now Scans All External Links to Keep Grandma Safe From Porn (and Viruses) [Facebook]
Move over, Apple! Google goes retail with the ‘Chrome Zone’

Games
Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena’ DLC launch held up by work on main game
Gotham City Impostors beta starts October 5
Achievements reveal playable Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City
Xbox 360 ‘New Dashboard’ captured on video, Kinect and all

iPhone/iOS Stories
Apple to Offer iPhone 3GS Free on Contract?
‘iPhone 4S’ 16GB, 32GB, 64GB Listings at Vodafone Germany
An A5 Powered iPhone Will Have Much Faster Graphics Performance (Benchmarks)
Apple Outs “iPhone 4S” Name in Latest iTunes Beta
Apple Removes iPod Click Wheel Games from iTunes
‘iPhone 5′ Silicone Sleeves Already Arriving at AT&T Retail Stores
‘iPhone 5′ to Support 21 Mbps HSPA+ ’4G’ Technology
iPhone 4 users begin selling back old units
iPhone 5 appears temporarily on Cincinnati Bell website (Updated)
Sprint scores iPhone 5 exclusive thanks to $20 billion deal with Apple?
Teardrop Skepticism
Ticonderoga: Aluminum iPhone 5 is happening, launch to ‘shatter’ sales records
Hong Kong Apple Store’s ‘Express’ counter going worldwide?
Rumor: Apple considering an app rental program for the iPhone
AT&T confirms iPhone insurance hike on October 4th

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 109 – October 02, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:24:46 +0000

Show Notes for Sunday October 2, 2011

Carl is here visiting and talking comics. Please check out his blog at http://itsmecarl123.blogspot.com.

What’s on our Radar
Movies —The Ides of March, Real Steel, 1911, Human Centipede 2, Blackthorn, Hell and Back Again
DVD—Lion King “Diamond Edition” and Beauty and the Beast on BR, Pulp Fiction on Blue Ray, Jackie Brown on Blue Ray, Scream 4, Fast Five
Games—Rage, Dark Souls, Spiderman: Edge of Time
TV – Dexter, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Treme
Comics – Action Comics #2, Batwing #2, Detective Comics #2, Green Arrow #2, Hawk and Dove #2, , Justice League International #2, Batman the Long Halloween

Comic Chat

Oh My Pod! Daily – Episode 108 – September 28, 2011 – Show Notes

Peter — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:59:11 +0000

Show Notes for Wednesday September 28, 2011

Samsung copies Apple
iPhone 5 could lure more than half of BlackBerry owners
If Apple retires iPod classic and shuffle, rest of line will shine
Cable Providers Mull Switch To A La Carte Subscriptions

Kindle Fire
Kindle touch, Kindle 2011
Amazon Just Won The Android Tablet Wars With The $199 Kindle Fire
Amazon Kindle (2011) impressions
Is a 10-inch Kindle Fire coming? Amazon says ‘stay tuned’
Amazon unveils $200 Kindle Fire tablet; $99 Kindle touch eReader, $79 Kindle
Everything You Need to Know About the New Kindles [Amazon]
Amazon estimated to lose $50 per Kindle Fire sold
Amazon Fire does email, already beats RIM