Isn't it amazing just how much money a free mobile application can raise in regards to money? Later in this episode we discuss the recent news about Snapchat raising approximately $1.8 Billion in their Series F round of funding.

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Hosts

• Kevin Harvell
• Brad Whiteside

 

 

Topics Discussed

• AT&T upping the data limits for GoPhone pre-paid plans
• Google Maps may soon have ads
• Apple expected to create their own Amazon Echo and Google Home style device
• Spotify reducing their monthly price for family plans up to six users
• Microsoft expected to unveil details on new Xbox One devices and accessories at E3
• Sony says they have sold over 40 million PS4 consoles
• PayPal killing off the app on Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Amazon devices
• A Foxconn factory has replaced 60,000 jobs with robots
• Snapchat has reported raised approximately $1.8 Billion in their Round F funding effort

 

 

App & Entertainment Picks

• Podcast - The Business of Beer - Powered by Taphunter
• Video - See lightning captured at 7,000 fps
• Movie - Brief thoughts on Captain America: Civil War

 

 

Rant of the Week

• Why not create new comic and cartoon characters for the LGBT community instead of finding Elsa from Frozen a girlfriend or Captain America a boyfriend?

 

 

Beer Picks of the Week

• Cosmic Ristretto from Green Flash Brewing Company

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