Episodes
Nexus 7 Tablet - It's selling very well, but will it last? It's high spec, cheap, so will it continue to sell well? Galaxy S3 Custom ROMs. Duncan's been trying them, find out which is his current one, and hear how overwhelming it is having a very popular device! Nothing happening in the Apple world except iPad Mini - Is it coming and will the Nexus Tablet manage to defeat it? Apps/games - Swiftkey - Essential for Android users! 5/5. Let's Create:Pottery (iOS/Android) - Create pottery. Simple....
Published 07/15/12
Duncan has a Galaxy S3 Finally! We discuss this great phone and what it feels like defecting from iOS to Android. Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablets, any good? Will Windows 8 phone save or kill Windows phone? Will the nexus tablet be the much sought after 'iPad Killer' We review - Songify (and use it for a unique intro! iOS/Android), BeyondPod (Android), Sims Freeplay (bloody every platform!), Strikefleet Omega (Android/?) and Babel Rising 3D (Android/?). Here's Duncan's Galaxy S3 Box, I...
Published 06/24/12
Google jellybean, 5 Nexus devices alert! Is there going to be 3 phones and 2 tablets out by Christmas? We give our opinions. SGS3 - Duncan is leaving iPhone to get one! Could this become the most popular phone of all time with, reportedly, already 9 Million pre-orders?! We talk about some of the specs and what we can't wait to try out! Nokia Lumia 710 - Mark gives his hands on review of the phone and Windows Phone OS! Dual booting - What is it? Mark tells us what he's been doing with CM9 and...
Published 05/21/12
Project glass - WOW! SGSIII buzz! THE NEXT GALAXY. This Thursday! Our thoughts & rumours. Samsung & Nokia - Samsung has officially overtaken Nokia. Why? The idroidpodcast explores fragmentation and multiple OS support from our favourite manufacturers. Camera/photography apps- instagram comes to Android. What else is out there? Cloud storage - iCloud, dropbox, box, Google drive. Pros & cons. What implications does the cloud have to privacy? Are we safe? Games- Crow, Rebuild, Deer...
Published 05/01/12
iPad (3), our thoughts on the retina-display model just released. Is it a nail in Android's tablet coffin? Or are you just waiting for the right Tegra 3 tablet to come out? We also discuss news on jailbreaking iOS 5.1 and the 4G in the iPad and battery drain. Samsung Galaxy S3 - Now the iPad is out, the rumours are all about this, quad core? 1900x1200 resolution? Tegra, or not? In May, we shall find out, but we guess as to what it will have inside and out! App reviews - World of Goo (multi)...
Published 03/20/12
We broadcast from a pub for this episode....So enjoy the background noise...sorry ;) You even hear a member of staff ask if we were eating. We were not. MWC 2012 - Our pick of the best devices revealed at the Mobile World Congress - Samsung Beam, Nokia Pureview 808, Asus Padfone, Quad Core goodness from various manufacturers! We discuss the rumoured Google Glasses - Would you wear 'phone glasses'? Will they be out in 2012? App reviews - Fairway Solitaire (iOS), Lume (iOS), Draw Something...
Published 02/29/12
*Tech updates- ICS/CM9 for Acer Iconia A500 and original Galaxy tab. A general discussion on how CM9 is progressing. Are you running a custom ICS? *Apple rumours- iPad 2S? Ipad3? March release? Iphone5 in July? Retina display? *Google plus search your world & privacy changes, Google+ integration *Apps & games- Space miner (iOS) - new take on the classic asteroids. Ghost Trick (iOS) - Originally on NDS, this supernatural puzzler is addictive. Currents vs Flipboard - Who is top in the...
Published 02/11/12
Welcome to 2012! With a new year comes a new member of the podcast, so please welcome Lukasz! * Lukasz tells us about his HTC Sensation and why that particular phone, including iTunes is crap, price, popularity, good build - Mark and Duncan agree it's a fantastic phone and the best entry to the smartphone world for Lukasz! *We give our best of 2011 - Duncan thinks tablets were the big thing and that we lost a visionary in Steve Jobs, and Mark remembers ICS being launched. * We pick our best...
Published 01/08/12
Christmas Episode! *Google Currents and Flipboard *Christmas offers - Get them in your app store while they're on! *Christmas live wallpapers and apps *Amazon to buy RIM? *ICS Updates delayed Download Episode 15
Published 12/21/11
We're back after a 2 week hiatus! *Mark brings his views of the Alpha of a Galaxy Tab Ice Cream Sandwich rom *10 BILLION Android apps brings 10 days of 10p apps, they're top apps, grab them quick! *Rumours - The old iPad mini rumour and Apple 'iTV' *OnLive is on Android tablets - And it is AMAZING! Wired Xbox360 controller works on Duncan's Iconia A500! *Disgusting App Store con - Avoid Top Best Adult Entertainment apps at all costs! *Reviews of Infinity Blade 2 (iOS), Swift Key (Android). No...
Published 12/08/11
Just a quick episode today as we're stuck doing real life stuff. It's a preview of news and Mark's alpha of Ice-Cream Sandwich that'll be coming in the next proper episode! Recorded on Skype, so hopefully sounds good this time:) And get introduced to Pee Girl! Download Episode 13
Published 11/23/11
*Personal tech update - Not much, but we still chat for 17 minutes about it! *Welcome to all our new Facebook 'likers' *GPS - Guide, apps and games - 4Square (Multi), Own This World (iOS, soon to Android apparently!), GPS Mission (Multi), Waze (Multi) *Siri - Duncan has used it and it's great! Then this discussion disintegrates into iPhones as cars...beer does that to a discussion! *App reviews - Paper Camera (Multi), Dungeon Defenders (Multi) *Donate to Mark's ginger moustache at...
Published 11/12/11
In this (not very) scary episode : Nokia Lumia announced - Mid-range Windows Phone goodness, or pointless nail in Nokia's coffin? (Yay, I got a Halloween thing in there!) Sony have bought out all of Sony Ericcsson RIM have an outage of their systems (again) and delayed Playbook update, is this the beginning of the end? App reviews - Photosync (Android), Wall of Sound (iOS) Games - Tin Tin (iOS, available on Android), Modern Combat 3 (iOS, soon on Android), Giana Sisters (iOS, also on...
Published 11/01/11
*Ice-Cream Sandwich Announcement - Hear all the major features and our opinions. *Samsung Galaxy Nexus - Really, is it worth it, or just an ICS debutant? *Galaxy devices being banned in more places! *Duncan drools over Scribblenauts for iPhone Download Episode 10b Another Skype episode, so to apologise if the quality is poor, here's kittens with the latest-ish smartphone. Awwwwww....
Published 10/20/11
This week we have a shorter episode as we will have a longer one after the Ice-cream Sandwich/Galaxy Nexus Prime announcement! We sit in a cafe talking about our news - Mark has a Galaxy S2!!! And Duncan's less interesting news is he has iOS 5! We talk about Siri and eat breakfast! The cafe we sat in! We lost about 5 minutes of recording at the end, so tune in next time for more in-depth chat about voice recognition and iOS5! Download Episode 10a
Published 10/17/11
In episode 9 of the idroid podcast we pay our respects to Steve Jobs, the man who changed the world of mobile technology. We also discuss Tuesday’s iOS 5 event and what this means for consumers. And with Ice Cream Sandwich coming alone next week with the nexus prime, what can we expect from Google’s next OS? A revolution? This is our 1st Skype recorded episode. And with Duncan on a working holiday and Whiteley left to do the editing and uploading, we may have a bit of a situation on our...
Published 10/06/11
*Duncan has Honeycomb 3.2! *Android Market - Updates and what is wrong/right with it?! *Google+ - Open to the public, so get adding everyone to Circles! *Everyday & Photo365 apps and Mark's desire to chronicle his poo. *Cigarette Quitting - If us two losers can do it....and apps that help! Download Episode 8
Published 09/26/11
*Tech update - Mark is ACTUALLY selling his car for a phone, but not before he has had a bad day.... *What do we see or hope for in the future of our mobile world? Star Trek/Wars territory! Current 'new' tech we want more available! *Comex leaving for Apple - Good thing!(?) *Games reviews - Anomaly (iOS), Grand Prix Story (Multi), Mini Golfoid (Android) and Hector 2 (iOS) Download Episode 7
Published 09/15/11
*Personal tech news - Mark's been modding, wants his Galaxy back in case of 'divorce' *Steve Jobs leaving Apple *Google buying Motorola Mobility *WebOS - Did you get a £450 HP Touchpad tablet for £89? *iPhone 5/Nexus Prime - We know very little, but still excited! Plus hear what happens when things go wrong while recording and when we mess about :) Download Episode 6
Published 08/31/11
*Personal tech news - Honeycomb 3.1, Mark still has a crappy phone! *Things in the news this week : Tourettes update, Beats by Dre and htc. *How to solve your phone going slow! Some tips for smartphone users! *Games : Tiny Tower on iOS and Emulators on Android - Legal or not? *Riots and technology/phones/social media *Barcode readers/price finders Our first fan photo! If you want to be the background pic of the podcast, upload your photo to our Facebook page with your device showing our...
Published 08/17/11
Our personal tech update -Cheap phone of Mark's and our iDroid Podcast app! http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21035495/iDroidPodcast.apk Apps for video calling New look Android market In the news- patent disputes- apple/Microsoft/Samsung/google Games iTunes 90 second song previews do you need to buy?!?! 3D phones, needed or pointless battery wasters? Sorry for the lateness of the episode, back to normal now! Download Episode 4
Published 08/07/11
On this episode : Syncing your multimedia to the cloud - what apps? Games, with special guest - George, 10! Tablets, what are they good for? Getting cut off from your Google account! Download episode 3
Published 07/25/11
In this episode with Mark and Duncan : Glossary of smartphone terms - GPS, 3G, RSS etc! News Apps - Taptu, Pulse, Sky News and BBC news apps. iDroid Episode 2 Email [email protected] or visit www.idroidpodcast.co.uk
Published 07/13/11
Intro to us Our devices App/game reviews News/views : ios5, android honeycomb, google+, android vs apple Email address : [email protected] Twitter : twitter.com/idroidpodcast iDroid Podcast Episode1
Published 07/08/11