The iDroid Podcast

Nexus 7 Tablet - It's selling very well, but will it last? It's high spec, cheap, so will it continue to sell well? Galaxy S3 Custom ROMs. Duncan's been trying them, find out which is his current one, and hear how overwhelming it is having a very popular device! Nothing happening in the Apple world except iPad Mini - Is it coming and will the Nexus Tablet manage to defeat it? Apps/games - Swiftkey - Essential for Android users! 5/5. Let's Create:Pottery (iOS/Android) - Create pottery. Simple. Fun. 4/5. Amazing Alex (iOS/Android) - Rovio returns with a tweaked version of a 2yr old game. Good, but not as game-changing as Angry Birds 3.5/5 Download Episode 23 I apologise for the larger file size this episode, I didn't edit on my own pc, so forgot to set  it to 96kbps, but on the upside, you'll hear all the background noise clearer! :s

Duncan has a Galaxy S3 Finally! We discuss this great phone and what it feels like defecting from iOS to Android. Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablets, any good? Will Windows 8 phone save or kill Windows phone? Will the nexus tablet be the much sought after 'iPad Killer' We review - Songify (and use it for a unique intro! iOS/Android), BeyondPod (Android), Sims Freeplay (bloody every platform!), Strikefleet Omega (Android/?) and Babel Rising 3D (Android/?). Here's Duncan's Galaxy S3 Box, I would've been in the pic, but I was drooling too much Download Episode 22

Google jellybean, 5 Nexus devices alert! Is there going to be 3 phones and 2 tablets out by Christmas? We give our opinions. SGS3 - Duncan is leaving iPhone to get one! Could this become the most popular phone of all time with, reportedly, already 9 Million pre-orders?! We talk about some of the specs and what we can't wait to try out! Nokia Lumia 710 - Mark gives his hands on review of the phone and Windows Phone OS! Dual booting - What is it? Mark tells us what he's been doing with CM9 and MIUI. App reviews - NASS- Back to Action - Ankylosing Spondylitis App, Flipboard for Android! Games - New Star Soccer (Multi) 4.5/5, Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 (iOS) 3.5/5 Not drunk this time! So either phew, or sorry? Download Episode 21

Project glass - WOW! SGSIII buzz! THE NEXT GALAXY. This Thursday! Our thoughts & rumours. Samsung & Nokia - Samsung has officially overtaken Nokia. Why? The idroidpodcast explores fragmentation and multiple OS support from our favourite manufacturers. Camera/photography apps- instagram comes to Android. What else is out there? Cloud storage - iCloud, dropbox, box, Google drive. Pros & cons. What implications does the cloud have to privacy? Are we safe? Games- Crow, Rebuild, Deer Hunter Reloaded, Angry Birds Space, Ceramic Destroyer. How do these games score out of five?!  Tweet us! @gnasher1001 @whiteleyvon @franluk @idroidpodcast  Oh jeez, we shouldn't drink so much before an episode....   Download Episode 20  This is Kegdroid, a project by an Android engineer that automates beer dispensing with your phone/tablet....we REALLY don't need this (but REALLY want it!)

iPad (3), our thoughts on the retina-display model just released. Is it a nail in Android's tablet coffin? Or are you just waiting for the right Tegra 3 tablet to come out? We also discuss news on jailbreaking iOS 5.1 and the 4G in the iPad and battery drain. Samsung Galaxy S3 - Now the iPad is out, the rumours are all about this, quad core? 1900x1200 resolution? Tegra, or not? In May, we shall find out, but we guess as to what it will have inside and out! App reviews - World of Goo (multi) 4/5 Build with Goo! Mass Effect Infiltrator (iOS) 3/5 Pretty, but ultimately unsatisfying shooter, especially for non-Mass Effect players! Friendcaster 3/5 Tweetcaster but for Facebook, great, if you use Facebook! We discuss twitter apps and listen to hear how many apps Mark has for it! Download Episode 19

We broadcast from a pub for this episode....So enjoy the background noise...sorry ;) You even hear a member of staff ask if we were eating. We were not. MWC 2012 - Our pick of the best devices revealed at the Mobile World Congress - Samsung Beam, Nokia Pureview 808, Asus Padfone, Quad Core goodness from various manufacturers! We discuss the rumoured Google Glasses - Would you wear 'phone glasses'? Will they be out in 2012? App reviews - Fairway Solitaire (iOS), Lume (iOS), Draw Something (Free) (Multi) and Worms is broken on Android :( Mark explains why. Download Episode 18

*Tech updates- ICS/CM9 for Acer Iconia A500 and original Galaxy tab. A general discussion on how CM9 is progressing. Are you running a custom ICS? *Apple rumours- iPad 2S? Ipad3? March release? Iphone5 in July? Retina display? *Google plus search your world & privacy changes, Google+ integration *Apps & games- Space miner (iOS) - new take on the classic asteroids. Ghost Trick (iOS) - Originally on NDS, this supernatural puzzler is addictive. Currents vs Flipboard - Who is top in the Web-2-Magazine style apps? Evi - Siri alternative on iOS. Tablet apps! Marks picks on ICS tab apps that all make use of the larger screen - Tweetcaster, News360, Tweetcomb and other cool tablet apps, including Tablet specific markets! Where is Lukasz?!?! Download Episode 17

Welcome to 2012! With a new year comes a new member of the podcast, so please welcome Lukasz! * Lukasz tells us about his HTC Sensation and why that particular phone, including iTunes is crap, price, popularity, good build - Mark and Duncan agree it's a fantastic phone and the best entry to the smartphone world for Lukasz! *We give our best of 2011 - Duncan thinks tablets were the big thing and that we lost a visionary in Steve Jobs, and Mark remembers ICS being launched. * We pick our best apps and games of the year, Duncan chooses Flipboard which made a late push over Taptu, and Cause of Death for his game he most played. Mark chooses Tapatalk as XDA forums is his second home and Dropword as his game and Lukasz picks ESPN Goals as his app of the year! *We talk about international prices of tech and mobile plans - Do we have it good in the UK? *Mark reviews the latest ICS rom on his SGSII - CyanogenMod9 and KP8, although unfinished/unstable he loves it! * Untethered Jailbreak for A4 devices is out and JB Dream Team has been formed to finish/create one for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 * Mark has used the Face Unlock on ICS and apparently it's shy when he's not alone * Samsung screws over Galaxy S and (original) Tab users with ICS, not even getting the proposed 'Value Pack', Mark has a (valid) rant! The ULTRA cute intro (where Duncan says 'padcast' for some unknown reason :S) is Mark's 18 month old son - Awwwwww.... Lukasz with his shiny Sensation, Duncan kissing his iPhone and Mark with his Samsung devices! Download Episode 16

Christmas Episode! *Google Currents and Flipboard *Christmas offers - Get them in your app store while they're on! *Christmas live wallpapers and apps *Amazon to buy RIM? *ICS Updates delayed Download Episode 15

We're back after a 2 week hiatus! *Mark brings his views of the Alpha of a Galaxy Tab Ice Cream Sandwich rom *10 BILLION Android apps brings 10 days of 10p apps, they're top apps, grab them quick! *Rumours - The old iPad mini rumour and Apple 'iTV' *OnLive is on Android tablets - And it is AMAZING! Wired Xbox360 controller works on Duncan's Iconia A500! *Disgusting App Store con - Avoid Top Best Adult Entertainment apps at all costs! *Reviews of Infinity Blade 2 (iOS), Swift Key (Android). No PeeGirl this week - We have Bath Girl instead! (Will our ladies never learn the mic can pick a lot up :D) Screenshot from Infinity Blade 2 (Yes, it really looks that awesome!) Download Episode 14