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Apple Context Machine

Summary: The Apple Context Machine is Mac, iPhone, and iPod news and analysis that puts the facts in perspective, brought to you with a sense of humor. Hosts Jeff Gamet and Bryan Chaffin put the Apple world into context.

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  • Artist: Bryan Chaffin from The Mac Observer
  • Copyright: The Mac Observer, Inc. 2022

Podcasts:

 ACM 190: For the Love of Tablets & Smartphones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 121:02

Amazon looks ready to get into the tablet game, Verizon risks Apple’s wrath by throwing Samsung a little legal love - and speaking of love, it seems Android users don’t have much for their phones. As always, Jeff and Bryan have their own thoughts on what it all means.

 ACM 189: The Mobile Market’s Crazy Roller Coaster Ride | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:33

The mobile marketspace shifted dramatically around Apple this week with two surprise announcements: Google bought Morotola Mobility, and HP is killing the TouchPad and throwing the future of webOS into doubt. That’s plenty to keep Bryan and Jeff busy for this week’s podcast.

 ACM188: IDC iPhone Projections & Fun With Dell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 190:57

IDC is projecting that Windows Phone 7 is going to become bigger than iPhone by 2015, but Jeff and Bryan don’t think so. They also have some fun at Dell’s expense with some comments from the company about the iPad failing in the enterprise space.

 ACM 187: iPad 2 & Xoom, Too | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 274:51

Apple released the iPad 2 just a few days ago, so this week we’re going to talk about the new tablet, launch day lines, and more. Motorola is hoping to Xoom up and take some tablet market share from Apple, so we just have to talk about that, too.

 ACM 186: MacBook Pros, Shareholders, and new iPads | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 217:05

Apple’s new MacBook Pros are out, the company seems to be opening up to security experts, it’s annual shareholder meeting time again, and we’re just days away from the second generation iPad introduction.

 ACM 185: Macworld Expo 2011 Wrap Up - Products & People | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 275:49

With Macworld Expo 2011 only days behind us, Jeff and Bryan take a look at some of the products they enjoyed seeing, and dive into their impressions on the show, vendors, and sessions.

 ACM 184: Jeff & Bryan’s Christmas Wish List for Apple | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 140:08

In this special episode of The Apple Context Machine, Jeff and Bryan present Santa Claus with their Wish List for the holidays this year, including opening up the App Store (just a little), Light Peak for Macs, and a wish that Apple buy Dropbox.

 ACM 183: Microsoft & Mobile Gaming, Ping, Holiday Gifts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 224:37

Microsoft doesn’t want to lose the mobile gaming market without a fight, Ping gets a Context Machine checkup, and Jeff and Bryan have a few holiday gift ideas, too.

 ACM 182: iPads, Whole Widgets, & Loyal iPhone Owners | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 219:12

In this episode of The Apple Context Machine podcast, Jeff and Bryan talk about the success of the iPad, analyst recognition of the Whole Widget business model, and a study that found that iPhone users were far more loyal to iOS than other smartphone users are about their own OS.

 ACM 181: The Five Spookiest Moments in Apple History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 112:27

In the special Halloween edition of the Apple Context Machine Jeff and Bryan count down the top five spookiest moments in Apple’s history.

 ACM 180: MacBook Air, Mac App Store, & AT&T vs. Verizon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 111:51

Apple updated the MacBook Air and lost its hard drive in the process, the App Store is coming to the Mac, and AT&T is scooping up new customers faster than Verizon.

 ACM 179: Eric Schmidt on Google/Apple & RIM’s PlayBook | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 108:51

In this episode of The Apple Context Machine, Jeff and Bryan talk about Eric Schmidt defining his company by describing Apple, the future of Web apps, and Research In Motion’s PlayBook.

 ACM 178: iAd, Cell Phone Wars, & Ping | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 134:16

Yahoo! is sure Apple’s iAd program is doomed to fail, Europe’s cell service providers are tired of Apple and Google horning in on their territory, and Apple has a new music social network.

 ACM 177: Jailbreaking, iPhone Death Knell & iPad Productivity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 101:18

China Unicom is in the jailbreaking business, Bryan has some new Apple Death Knell fodder, and one of our listeners calls us to task over our take on the iPad.

 ACM 176: Mini iPads, the RIAA, Asustek Sales Woes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 107:23

The rumor mill says Apple is working on a mini iPad, the RIAA thinks you need to listen to FM radio on your iPhone, and Asustek blames Apple’s iPad for its slow netbook sales.

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