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MacBreak Weekly 200: Shunned

by Jonathan Downin in Tech597 days ago

It’s all about iOS 4 and the iPhone 4 this week. The guys start with their impressions of iOS 4 and everyone is loving it. Aside from a few hiccups in the installation process, there isn’t too much to not like about it. Leo points out that it is somewhat hard to use the iPad since it is stuck without the new features OS until Fall. Andy speculates that interface design issues are a factor in the delay of the iOS 4 iPad release. Some started receiving their new iPhones yesterday and after some initial skepticism, Leo believes it. The...

MacBreak Weekly 192: RAID!

by Jonathan Downin in Tech653 days ago

The Gizmodo/iPhone 4 leak story continues. Leo brout on This Week in Law‘s Denise Howell to talk about the latest development in this story, the raid of Jason Chen’s house. She provides some informed commentary about the legal implications of Gizmodo’s actions. Jon and Andy, while clearly on Apple’s side on this issue, offer some solid points as well. There is some other bits of news this week, including Israel unbanning the iPad and Steve Jobs potential appearance at the All Things D conference. There is a big discussion...

MacBreak Weekly 191: Lost

by Jonathan Downin in Tech660 days ago

There is one huge story this week, and you can be sure that Leo and gang are going to give it due time. The leaked iPhone/Gizmodo debacle can be approached from many different angles. The guys start with impressions of the new handset itself and then move onto the way in which Gizmodo has handled the story. Merlin has a lot of strong feelings on the matter and is very eloquent here while tearing into Gawker Media, parent company of Gizmodo. While a good chunk of the show is taken up by the iPhone leak story, the guys do find time to hit some of...

MacBreak Weekly 190: Who’s Your Daddy? Not Apple

by Jonathan Downin in Tech667 days ago

It has been a big week for Apple. After months of waiting the MacBook Pros have finally been updated. The guys go over the newly released i5 and i7 equipped notebook specs, and the big standouts are the touted 9 and 10 hours battery life claims. It is pretty clear that Apple is taking battery life very seriously, even at the expense of performance to some extent. Opera mini has been accepted to the iPhone app store, and the group feels like this is almost a watershed moment that hints at Apple’s ever-evolving approach to the app ecosystem. Apple...

MacBreak Weekly 189: iPad Mania

by Jonathan Downin in Tech674 days ago

Leo didn’t name this one iPad Mania for nothing. The guys have had their iPads for a few days now and the honeymoon is far from over. Everyone is eager to share their experiences with Apple’s latest portable and they are almost unanimously positive. The battery life has been among the biggest pleasant surprises. That is not to that there are any quibbles that the group has though. Leo has everyone share their ideas about what could be better. This leads into a discussion about Apple’s Thursday event where they will talk about iPhone...

MacBreak Weekly 188: iPad Revealed

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech679 days ago

On this week’s regular episode of MacBreak Weekly saw Leo and gang teasing Andy about having an iPad already, and sure enough, he did. The embargo on iPad reviews and media lapsed last night and Andy was on-hand to discuss it on this special edition of MacBreak Weekly. Andy makes sure to have the iPad front and center here in the video version, so you are missing a lot of you are just listening to the audio version. He runs through many of the apps that were pre-loaded and the device and shares his opinions after giving it a thorough week...

MacBreak Weekly 187: A Stick Between Their Legs

by Jonathan Downin in Tech681 days ago

As Leo puts it, “It’s the last show without the iPad.” We are mere days away from the launch of Apple’s “magical and revolutionary” new computing device. New video walkthroughs of the device in action have been posted on Apple’s site and there are some new features shown. The group discusses what the iPad will mean for the future of publications with many of the big players jumping on the tablet bandwagon. Apps coming to iPad will be more expensive than their iPhone counterparts, but there aren’t any...

MacBreak Weekly 184: It’s A Little Meaty

by Jonathan Downin in Tech702 days ago

It’s back to the regular format after two weeks of non-tradition episodes. The news of Steam coming to Mac starts the news topics this week, but this is obviously not the group’s forte. They are somewhat aloof about what Steam really is and make a few mistakes on the details, but at least they realize the magnitude of the announcement. Steve Jobs’s appearance at the Oscars gets some discussion and then the group moves on to talk about the most recent MacHeist Bundle promotion. Issues surrounding how MacHeist can be detrimental to...

MacBreak Weekly 182: There’s An App For That

by Jonathan Downin in Tech715 days ago

It’s a special all software picks episode this week. Apparently Merlin has been wanting to do an episode like this for a long time and with little Apple news in the past week, Leo thought that this was a good time to do it. Merlin has long been a spokesperson on productivity, so he has a lot of great suggestions. Since this episode is very specific to personal productivity and the Mac, it is an easy one to skip if you usually tune in for topical and curent news commentary. There is a full list of recommended apps at the wiki for this week’s...

MacBreak Weekly 181: Dread Pirate Robert

by Jonathan Downin in Tech723 days ago

The crew is back from MacWorld and the opinions are mixed on this year’s Apple-less show. Leo felt like the show was a shadow of its former self while Andy and Merlin actually enjoyed the smaller and more intimate venue. Andy shares that is MacWorld is not around next year, he will hold his own conference. Mac and iPod sales are up over last year. The Mac sales aren’t too surprising, but the iPod sales are, especially with the strong launch of the Zune HD and increased functionality of the iPhone. There has been a lot of discussion...

MacBreak Weekly 179: QUID PRO AIR

by Jonathan Downin in Tech730 days ago

Leo tries to start the podcast with talk of the release of Aperture 3, but the conversation is instantly derailed. For long time listeners, the return of Merlin Mann is great and his presence on recent shows adds a lot to the conversation, even if he is the “rat hole” master. There is a big discussion in the middle of the cast about ethics in journalism sparked by the recent issue over at TechCrunch. The opinions vary a bit and the situation of each is host is a bit different, but there are some priceless lessons here. Leo is a great...

MacBreak Weekly 178: Flash Is Cilantro

by Jonathan Downin in Tech736 days ago

iPad discussion is still the focus this week and the impressions have not really changed. Everyone here is a lot more positive on it than almost any other big tech news outlet, but this isn’t too surprising. Andy makes a good case for the iPad not needing true multitasking and argues that it is so fast that it already has a lot of the benefits of multitasking. Even with the “blazing” speed of the iPad, this seems like a bit of a stretch. The battle between Apple and Google continues with the Nexus One finally getting true multitouch....

MacBreak Weekly 177: iPad

by Jonathan Downin in Tech742 days ago

This is it people, the iPad has been announced and Leo and co. were on site to cover the complete reveal. This episode picks up with Leo and full cast of pundits immediately after they left the announcement hall. They cover everything here, from the specs of the new ‘category defining’ device to their hands’on impressions of the final product. While the iPad certainly receives a lot of praise here, you can’t help but feel that many were expecting a little more. There was no announcement of a new way to access media, whether...

MacBreak Weekly 176: Don’t Touch Me There

by Jonathan Downin in Tech751 days ago

The rumors were right– partially, for now. The long rumored Apple Tablet took a huge step towards being an actual thing this week with Apple announcing that they will be having a special event on Tuesday, January 27th. The invitation that they have sent out regarding the event reads “Come see our latest creation.” This almost has to be a tablet announcement at this point, and atypically, many in the games press have been invited as well. This has lead some to believe that games will play a big role in the new device. Leo, Andy...

MacBreak Weekly 174: Is 10 Inches Enough?

by Jonathan Downin in Tech764 days ago

Google’s Nexus One starts the discussion this week. It is fair to say that everyone is surprised about the details surrounding this launch, but the pervading opinion is that is isn’t incredibly significant. The meat of the cast is all centered around the tablet. It has been almost accepted as fact that Apple will introduce a tablet at the end of the month, with rumors pointing to the 26th and 27th of the month. There is a lot of good speculation here, but with everyone expecting something completely fresh and new, the stakes have been...

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