Apple Context Machine Podcast

Apple Context Machine Podcast

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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ACM 204: Google Hangouts, BlackBerry & Apple’s Competition 8:20 PM, May. 15th, 2013

Apple's competitors have been busy, so this week Jeff and Bryan take a look at Google's just announced music streaming service, new online photo editing…

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  1. Mar. 6th, 2013 ACM 194: Meet the Future: Google Now & Apple Siri

    Google Now is a compelling example of how our smartphones can take an active role today in organizing our lives, but Apple's Siri shows the potential to be a big player, too. In this episode of The Apple Context Machine, Jeff and Bryan take a look at both, talk about who has the clear lead today, and what the future holds for our pocket-sized personal assistants.

  2. May. 3rd, 2012 ACM 193: Microsoft’s Nook Move, Tablets, Amazon TV Shows

    Microsoft is investing over $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook reader business, Apple’s iPad snagged nearly 70 percent of the tablet market, and Amazon wants you to watch its TV shows. Jeff and Bryan are back with their thoughts on all those topics — plus a few random ideas thrown in for good measure — on yet another Apple Context Machine.

  3. Apr. 25th, 2012 ACM 192: Q2 Earnings, Refrigerator Toasters & WWDC

    Jeff and Bryan are back with a new Apple Context Machine where they talk about Apple’s record breaking second quarter earnings report, Tim Cook’s take on combination refrigerator toasters, and the just announced — and already sold out — Worldwide Developers Conference.

  4. Oct. 31st, 2011 ACM 191: Halloween Special - A World without Apple

    In the special Halloween edition of the Apple Context Machine Jeff and Bryan jump into an alternate timeline where Apple never existed to take a look at what our lives might be like without the computing revolution that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started over 30 years ago.

  5. Sep. 26th, 2011 ACM 190: For the Love of Tablets & Smartphones

    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.

  6. Aug. 19th, 2011 ACM 189: The Mobile Market’s Crazy Roller Coaster Ride

    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.

  7. Mar. 30th, 2011 ACM188: IDC iPhone Projections & Fun With Dell

    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. 

  8. Mar. 16th, 2011 ACM 187: iPad 2 & Xoom, Too

    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.

  9. Feb. 28th, 2011 ACM 186: MacBook Pros, Shareholders, and new iPads

    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.

  10. Jan. 31st, 2011 ACM 185: Macworld Expo 2011 Wrap Up - Products & People

    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.

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