AotA 45: Soul Searching

Posted by on July 25, 2012 No comments
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“They were afraid to turn their phones on, that’s how screwed up it is here.”

Hello and welcome to episode 45 of our live weekly Android talk show, Attack of the Androids. Mat Lee here joined this week by Joey Kelley and Seth Heringer from the main crew, and Ant Pruitt and Shane Brady from aNewDomain and Yet Another Tech Show. Thank you so much for tuning in. While you’re here, don’t forget to drop us a comment on the show notes or on Google+, write us a quick review in iTunes, and submit stories to our AotA subreddit. You should also follow AotA on Twitter and like the Facebook page so you receive updates about interesting Android related news and our live weekly hangouts on AotA TV. Of course, all of these links are on the side menu on the right hand side of the page.

We have a great show for you this week, focusing our discussions on a T-Mobile Phone of the Moment, the fastest and most expensive Android tablet yet, why mobile internet sucks at conferences, some more Samsung Galaxy S III updates from Seth, thoughts on Google Now and Jellybean in general, how to hijack NFC to attack Android and Nokia smartphones, Google running out of 16 gig Nexus 7’s, and so much more. Not to mention this week’s app picks! Keep on reading for links to this week’s articles and our app picks!

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AotA 44: Delicate Flower

Posted by on July 17, 2012 No comments
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“Don’t you want to like my photo?”

It’s episode 44 of our weekly Android podcast, Attack of the Androids! Thanks for checking us out each and every week right here on the AotA site. Mat Lee here with a fantastic show for you this time around, joined by the usual full cast of Jeremy Lesniak, Joey Kelley, Seth Heringer and Eric Finkenbiner. But wait, that’s not all! We’re also joined by our good friend Sherwyn from the Information Technology Enthusiast.

In tonight’s episode we have a Motorola device for the phone of the moment, get into some smartphone pen testing framework, talk about Seth’s week of using the Samsung Galaxy S III, the Android malware explosion, Jellybean, and of course our new favorite open source gaming console, the Ouya. Also, did you know you could hammer a nail into a board with the worlds new thinnest Android smartphone? Yep, check the video when you read more for links and of course, this week’s app picks. Thanks for listening!

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AotA 43: Size Envy

Posted by on July 10, 2012 No comments
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“This isn’t just an iteration, it’s a revolution.”

Welcome to another episode of our weekly Android podcast, Attack of the Androids. Mat Lee here, and on episode 43 of the show I’m joined by the cast minus the one who’s on vacation. We have Joey Kelley, Seth Heringer and Eric Finkenbiner along for the ride and let me be the firs to tell you it’s going to get bumpy. Anyway we have a full show tonight with topics including a half hour review of the Samsung Galaxy S III, LTE in Montana finally, unlocking, rooting and putting Jellybean on a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, Apple’s seven inch iPad mini, the OUYA Android gaming console, and more Android malware just to name a few. All this plus this week’s app picks, absolutely free! All we ask in return is that you tell your friends about the show.

I would like to mention that a decent majority of this episode is visual, so you might want to watch the rerun of the episode over on AotA TV for the next week, or on our tech show YouTube playlist. Here is a direct link to the video on our YouTube page. Hit the read more for links and show notes, and remember, we do this show for you, as much as for us, so don’t hesitate to ask us any questions you have about Android. We’re happy to help. Thanks for listening!

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AotA 42: Proof of Concept

Posted by on July 3, 2012 No comments
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“It’s an experiment to see if nerds have deep pockets when it comes to this sort of nostalgic stuff.”

Welcome Android Fan boys and girls to episode 42 of our weekly Android podcast, Attack of the Androids. Mat Lee here, joined by just a couple on this, the day before our great Independence Day. Eric Finkenbiner and Joey Kelley are with me as we discuss the Android news you care about. Make sure you are subscribed to the show and submit stories for the next episode on our AotA Subreddit.

On tonight’s episode we talk about a Phone of the Moment you may already own, a bunch of lawsuit patent B.S., the post PC era we may or may not be living in, a cool new way to get your Android device over to a big screen using Raspberry Pi, a new face in automated testing that sounds like Aflac, and a new extreme scary Android rootkit clickjacking attack. All this plus our app picks on episode 42 of AotA. Thanks for listening and interacting. Tap the read more for more links and commentary.

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AotA 41: I Heart Uranus

Posted by on June 26, 2012 No comments
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“Think of it this way, how many jobs is China gaining? I mean go China right?”

Hello and welcome to episode 41 of our weekly Android podcast, Attack of the Androids. Mat Lee here joined as usual by the regular crew of Seth Heringer, Joey Kelley, Jeremy Lesniak, and a very laggy Eric Finkenbiner. See kids, that’s what happens when you leave your home country in search of greener pastures. You get crappy internet.

Anyway, in tonight’s episode we hit you with a non Android phone of the moment, talk about what we expect out of Google IO, Android 4.1 Jellybean, the Nexus 7, Samsung losing hypothetical sales, and the new Transformer Pad Infinity TF-701. After that we do some app picks plus one, and wrap things up with something special. All this and so much more in episode 41 of Attack of the Androids. The one I completely forgot to post. Better late than never, so tap the read more for links to some stories we discuss, and as usual, the crew’s app picks.

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AotA 40: Big Pretty Picture

Posted by on June 19, 2012 1 comment
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“I’d rather pay the tax than talk to other people.”

Episode number 40 right here, right now! Thanks for catching another AotA. Mat Lee here and with me on this episode of Attack of the Androids is Joey Kelley, Seth Heringer, and filling in for Jeremy and Eric, we have Shane Brady from aNewDomain. On this mid life over the hill extended crisis of an episode we bring you something a little different for the phone of the moment. Also covering those not so happy Motorola Droid Razr and Razr Maxx owners looking forward to an ICS update, Android in the corporate enterprise space, some Microsoft Surface news, a good discussion on this post pc era people keep talking about, some new wireless patents for Google, and the Japanese Android Porn virus. All this and some app picks on episode 40 of Attack of the Androids. Thanks for listening!
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