MobileViews.com Podcast

In MobileViews Podcast 72, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

- Happy 30th birthday to the Apple Macintosh (Jan. 24, 2014 - yesterday)

- Gmail/Google+-ageddon. 1st world problems. Cyber dependency

http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/gmail-goes-down-across-the-world/

- iWorks for iOS updated

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/23/apple-rolling-out-iwork-updates-for-mac-ios-and-icloud/

- App picks

-- Pushbullet for Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pushbullet.android

- Yay! S. Korea says no to phone bloatware

http://www.zdnet.com/south-korea-rules-pre-installed-phone-bloatware-must-be-deletable-7000025533/

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss (and debate) Net Neutrality, online college courses, and note the finding that Windows XP is on 95% of ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines).

Todd Ogasawara and Jay Stone reflect on artist Nick Cardy's large and impressive body of work. Then, they provide suggestions on how to make a good Fantastic Four movie (i.e., not like the two terrible ones made in the past decade).

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall comment on CES 2014, Microsoft's future (including Windows 9) and past, and, sigh, more security problems.

Todd Ogasawara and his old friend and special guest, Jon Westfall, talk about their move from Windows Mobile/Phone to other mobile platforms, Microsoft Project Siena for Windows 8.1, and credit card security (COIN, Loop).

Todd Ogasawara and Jay Stone discuss seven gift ideas for mobile techies.

Todd Ogasawara, Jay Stone, and Emil Reyes discuss the second Thor movie - The Dark World. NO SPOILERS!

Todd Ogasawara, Jay Stone, and Emil Reyes discuss giant monsters in movies and comic books.

This special combined MobileViews and ComicsViews podcast let Todd Ogasawara, Jay Stone, and Emil Reyes catch up on iOS 7, Windows RT 81, Arrow (CW TV show) and Agents of Shield (ABC) in one podcast.

Todd Ogasawara and Emil Reyes talk about the recently released iOS 7. They also devote a segment of the podcast to the news that the Chaos Computer Club has found a way to fool the iPhone 5s' fingerprint reader.