Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Firefox is now the official browser of IBM – but statistics show Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is regaining popularity. What’s going on in the browser wars. And is the shine off the Apple? The 4G iPhone exploded onto the tech scene in June and immediately created fireworks; users love the new features, but antennae problems are causing big headaches. Join us for the hottest summer tech news.
Guests
- John Gilroy WAMU Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
- Allison Druin WAMU Computer Gal; and Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland
- Bill Harlow WAMU Computer Guy; and Hardware & Software Technician for MACs & PCs at Mid-Atlantic Consulting, Inc.
Items Heard on Today’s Show
Short Film Shot Entirely on iPhone 4
Finland’s Public Broadband Access
Finland makes broadband a legal right!
Free wi-fi for Summer
Summer Cafés and WiFi!
Has Google Search jumped the shark?
“Aggregator” site search results
Hulu
Hulu Plus, Now With Fees?
Techie Kids
New study finds parents setting kids more free with media usage
Two-Thirds More Children Using Mobile Devices
iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is scorching!
Fireworks go sky high with iPhone 4 dropped calls
Short film shot entirely with iPhone 4
Hottest Rumor (from Bloomsberg): Verizon Wireless reportedly offering Apple iPhone in January
The perils of early adoption–iPhone antenna “death grip”?
Windows 7 Success
Windows 7 Sells One Copy Every 7 Seconds
The Kin is Dead
We Hardly Knew You
Kindle
Summer Reading With Kindle
App Creep
How many apps can you really use?
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