Alex Reid (Al Aero), Chris Kahler (arkenstone), Lauren Watson (prerecorded) and Anthony Agius (decryption) spoke for 90 minutes, cut it down to 70 minutes and put it on the Internet for all to hear. The AAC version does not have chapters this week because it's a pain in the arse to do on Windows.

• Intro - Hello Lauren!


• iTunes 8.2 is out, does that mean iPhone OS 3.0 is soon?


• 4, 8, 16, 32GB iPhones coming soon?


• Possible 3rd gen iPhone leaked in Hong Kong


• Palm Pre imitates iPod & syncs with iTunes using reverse engineering


• Apple looking to shaft us on on paid app re-downloads in OS 3.0?


• Safari in OS 3.0 will have GPS reading capabilities, so websites will have GPS goodness


• Glossy screens = balls? Designer in the room says not really.


• Faulty nVidia 8600M replacement program valid for 3 years on MBPs.


• Really cheap RAM from RAM City.


• In Your Face - an iPhone & iPod Touch stand product review


• Week of no Apple - you may skip this bit, as it is 15 minutes of my annoying voice. Read the blog posts instead.


• From the Forums: JMD is on Meet the MacTalkers, Things ...

RIM (dudes who make the Blackberry) have been king of the hill when it comes to smartphones, particuarly in North America. The Blackberry has affectionately been given the nickname "Crackberry", the word crackberry was even added to the dictionary. It's a device with cultural status, much more than any other smartphone, at least until the iPhone came out. Stereotypically, they're popular with business people who need to be in touch, on the go, or enterprises who need to hand out mobiles to their employees, due to the advanced remote management. It was probably even the best smartphone around until the iPhone rocked up. I've had the BlackBerry Bold for a solid week and been using it as my every day phone since Sunday morning. My conclusions in a brief format, follow below. ...