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Check out Episode #112 of the SMRpodcast, Chicken Wings and Beer Part 4, where the big fella and I hold down the fort while he who shall remain nameless was on a road trip.
This week we talk about, not one, but, two billion dollar tech deals, the release of the Windows Phone 7 powered Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone and the $150 million marketing budget AT&T is putting behind it, and, as always, our tech picks of the week.
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Show Details
- Recorded: April 10th, 2012
- Published: April 11th, 2012
- Duration: 01hr 11min 00sec
Opening Thoughts
- Rod is out this week so it is just Robb and Chris
We jump right in to the the Facebook purchase of Instagram
- Chris feels the purchase was done as a defensive move by Facebook
- Robb just started using it and actually likes it
- Robb explains why other people like Instagram
Chris bought three Nokia Lumia 900s
- Chris gives an early rundown of what he likes and does not like about the Lumia 900
- Robb talks about the need for Windows Phone to get on Verizon
We also discuss the verge's review of the Lumia 900
- Robb says that the rebuttal was worse than the original review
- Chris says that Joshua's comments did not sound sincere but rather an after thought
- Chris explains why he feel some of his points were not valid
Other topics we cover
- AOL sells patents to Microsoft
- Everybody should be moving to cloud storage
- AT&T unlocking iPhones for users
Picks of the Week
- Instagram for Androdnofollow (photo sharing app)Robb Dunewood (RIMarkablefollow)
- Motorola Surfboard Modemnofollow (All in one cable modem)Chris Ashley (SimpleMobileReview)
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