Summary: SMRpodcast episode #172 is online and ready for download. This week, for the first time in a long time, we have a full cast... We start the show off with a report of incredibly poor customer service from AT&T. Chris is a huge fan of AT&T, but, is calling them out for the fire drill they are putting his cousin through after convincing him to switch to AT&T from Verizon. Microsoft writes off $900 million worth Microsoft Surface RT inventory in it's quarterly earnings report for the quarter ending June 30th, 2013. Robb's points out the fact that Windows RT never made since to him... Apple also reported earnings for the quarter ending June 30th... iPod sales dropped 32% QoQ. iPad and Mac sales also dropped, however, more iPhones were sold than ever before. 3 new Motorola Droid's are coming... The Motorola Droid Maxx, Ultra, and Mini. Chris questions why the tech media had such an issue with the Xbox One's always listening Connect sensor, but, has virtually no problems with the new Droid's always listening Google Now. Apple's developer site got hacked, Nokia sold more Lumia smartphones than BlackBerry sold BlackBerry phones, and, Flipboard is coming to to the web. We've got all this, plus, our picks in episode #172 of the SMRpodcast. [powerpress] Show Details Recorded: July 23rd, 2013 Published: July 24th, 2013 Duration: 01hr min 00sec SUBSCRIBE FOR AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS Standard RSS Hosts: Rod Simmons @RodSimmons Chris Ashley @bigChrisAshley Robb Dunewood @RobbDunewood SHOW TOPICS Big stories we covered this week Apples Earnings were announced Motorola announces three new Android Phones Microsoft takes a huge write down for Surface RT Fun stories we covered this week Chris’s cousin has some AT&T Support issues Rod is back from vacation Netflix has 14 Emmy nominations Picks of the Week Amazon Mobile Robb Dunewood (RIMarkable) DivvyUp Windows Phone (Dinner Check itemizer) Rod Simmons (SimpleMobileReview) Halo Spartan Assault Win 8 (Mobile Halo APP) Chris Ashley (WinGadgetNews / SimpleMobileReview)
