The Tech Informist, which is hosted by Kevin Harvell & JJ Hammond, was created to help inform listeners about the rapidly changing world of technology.

Have a tech news story you would like us to talk about on an upcoming episode? Email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to work them in and give you a shout out for the tip!

Have some feedback? We would love it you could send your thoughts to: 
[email protected]

You can either subscribe to The Tech Informist using either of the links below, or by doing a search within your favorite podcast app on your mobile device.

Cannot find us by searching in your favorite podcast app for whatever reason? Simply paste the following RSS link into the app and that should take care of it!

http://techinformist.libsyn.com/rss

The Tech Informist was created to help inform listeners about the rapidly changing world of technology.

Have a tech news story you would like us to talk about on an upcoming episode? Email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to work them in and give you a shout out for the tip!

Have some feedback? We would love it you could send your thoughts to: 
[email protected]

You can either subscribe to The Tech Informist using either of the links below, or by doing a search within your favorite podcast app on your mobile device.

Cannot find us by searching in your favorite podcast app for whatever reason? Simply paste the following RSS link into the app and that should take care of it!

http://techinformist.libsyn.com/rss

CES 2015 has come and gone.

Left in its wake are many wonderful tech gadgets ranging from very small drones all the way up to self-driving cars with numerous interesting things sprinkled in between.

In this episode of The Tech Informist, we talk about some of the most interesting things we saw not only in person, but talked about online seeing as CES is so large, it is difficult to see everything in person.

Below are the items we discussed on the show along with links to each company for you to have a look at at your leisure:

Have some feedback? We would love it you could send your thoughts to: 
[email protected]

You can either subscribe to The Tech Informist using either of the links below, or by doing a search within your favorite podcast app on your mobile device.

Cannot find us by searching in your favorite podcast app for whatever reason? Simply paste the following RSS link into the app and that should take care of it!

http://techinformist.libsyn.com/rss

We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday season!

The Tech Informist returns with episode 17 not so much with lot of tech news to recap, but to sort of talk about some of what we thing we may see in 2015.

Speaking of what we may see in 2015, CES is kicking off in Las Vegas this week and with it we will see loads of new tech devices on display from companies we are all familiar with like Samsung, LG and Sony. But we will also see a lot of things from newer companies looking to make a name for themselves with innovative products.

Kevin will be there starting Monday trying to bring you as much as one person possibly can do.

Make sure to visit TheTechInformist.com/ces2015 to see what he finds.

Thank you for a great 2014, and we look forward to an even better 2015!

Have some feedback? We would love it you could send your thoughts to: 
[email protected]

You can either subscribe to The Tech Informist using either of the links below, or by doing a search within your favorite podcast app on your mobile device.

Cannot find us by searching in your favorite podcast app for whatever reason? Simply paste the following RSS link into the app and that should take care of it!

http://techinformist.libsyn.com/rss

In this episode of The Tech Informist, we are joined by Derek Ross from Phandroid.com! We will be talking about all sorts of great things Android related as Derek tells his story about how Android got to be his mobile OS of choice, what got him excited about technology and how he came to be one of the most well know users on Google+!

Derek Ross is currently a network systems administrator at Penn State with a passion for technology, particularly the Android platform. A Google Glass explorer who also is a contributor for Phandroid.com, Derek also hosts an Android news focused podcast. Derek resides in Pennsylvania with his wife & children.

Make sure to circle Derek on Google+ at +DerekRoss and you can also catch him on Twitter at @derekmross.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.

You can either subscribe to The Tech Informist using either of the links below, or by doing a search within your favorite podcast app on your mobile device.

Cannot find us by searching in your favorite podcast app for whatever reason? Simply paste the following RSS link into the app and that should take care of it!

http://techinformist.libsyn.com/rss

We are joined by JR Raphael from ComputerWorld.com in Episode 15 of The Tech Informist! Listen in as we talk with JR about what led him down the road of journalism and into Android in particular.

We have a long list of great news stories to discuss after the interview as well that you will not want to miss.

JR Raphael is a syndicated writer and the author of the Android Power blog. He reviews phones, tablets, smartwatches, and Chromebooks and occasionally also sleeps. You can find him on Google+, Twitter, or anywhere pastries are sold.

Also make sure to check out his personal blog as well here.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.

Ed Bott from ZDNet stops by to talk about his 20+ career in tech journalism.

We have this talk and much, much more thanks to all sorts of great tech stories to discuss.

Ed Bott is an award-winning technology writer with more than two decades' experience writing for mainstream media outlets and online publications. He is the author of The Ed Bott Report at ZDNet and has written more than 25 books, including Microsoft Office Inside Out, 2013 Edition, and Windows 7 Inside Out. Ed is also an 8 time Microsoft MVP.

Ed and his family currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

You can follow Ed on Twitter at @EdBott and also on his personal blog.

Also check out his book list at Amazon here.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.

We are thrilled to bring you the awesome Jerry Hildenbrand from Android Central this episode!

Jerry is no stranger to tech podcasts as he is a regular on the Android Central Podcast with previous Tech Informist guest Phil Nickinson as well as Andrew Martonik and Alex Dobie.

Never afraid to hold back on his opinions on devices or applications, you know where you stand with the "neckbearded one". We believe that is one of many reasons why so many people love listening to Jerry.

We hope you enjoy this talk with Jerry, and also the post interview session as we delve into more great tech news that just keeps on coming at us!

If you like The Tech Informist as much as the numbers show, make sure to tell a friend or two or a 100. The Tech Informist is not meant to be kept secret ;-).

Jerry Hildenbrand has been fascinated with technology since his dad was working to restore a 1964 Chevy El Camino. From there, Jerry's fascination with electricity took off. Jerry has been working full time as a writer/editor at Android Central for over a year now, but has been with the team in some capacity since 2010.

You can always find Jerry over at AndroidCentral.com, and on Google+ at +JerryHildenbrand.

Jerry calls West Virginia home with his wife and family.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.

We are back yet again with another great guest interview. Ben "The PC Guy" Rudolph joins us from Redmond to talk about his current position as Worldwide Retail Evangelism Director for Microsoft as well as another project he is working on in his spare time, a polling app named Straw, and much more.

Ben Rudolph is currently the lead for Worldwide Retail Education & Evangelism for Microsoft, an ex employee at Parallels who holds a degree in Art History and is certified to teach Krav Maga along with holding a black belt in Japanese Jiu-jitsu. Ben is happily married to his wife Deana and father to four amazing children. 

You can visit his personal website or connect with him on Twitter at: @BenThePCGuy.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.

This week we bring you Brandon Paddock, the creator of the popular Windows Twitter client Tweetium!

We will have this great guest interview and a whole bunch of great tech stories to talk about from another wonderful week in tech news!

Brandon Paddock the CTO of Zealyst. You can read a bit more about that here.

In the past I’ve had a medical software start-up, worked for 8 years as a senior developer at Microsoft, and spent a year designing and building apps like Tweetium and Newseen for my B-side Software business.

At Microsoft I was a Senior SDE on the Windows User Experience team. While there I was responsible for the Search experience and parts of the app model for Windows 8 / Windows RT. Preceding that, I worked on the Windows 7 Explorer and Windows Desktop Search.

You can also find him at BrandonLive.com or on Twitter at @BrandonLive.

We would like to thank UNIDEV for being a sponsor of The Tech Informist! If you have a software project you need help with, make sure to visit UNIDEV over at UNIDEV.com to get more information about how they can help take care of your development projects.