Don’t do it. Seriously, don’t even think about it. If you’ve listened to episode 95 of Pop Tech Jam you know all about the trouble I’ve had trying to unroot my Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone and revive my Nexus 7 tablet (Mark 1). I successfully rooted my Galaxy S4 not long after first getting it … Continue reading Android Rooting and Modding: It Hurts So Good
Amazon, which has been locked in a heated battle over e-book prices for weeks with book publisher Hachette, is hoping customers warm up to its new Fire TV box with a little taste of the action. The company’s website is currently running an offer for selected (and interested) users can sign up for a free … Continue reading PTJ 95 News: Catching Fire
The Pop Tech Jam crew couldn’t help getting their geek on over this past U.S. holiday weekend. J.D. spent her time off digging up online Cultural goodies from the British Library and New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art while El Kaiser tried valiantly to install customized versions of the Android mobile operating system onto his Samsung … Continue reading PTJ 95: Another Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time
The barbecue grills have been rolled out across North America and summer is unofficially here. Those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are not as carefree for some as they used to be, but if you find yourself with more time here and there, check out these new online features from two of our big repositories of Western civilization. First … Continue reading Words and Pictures
El Kaiser looks at the Tech Term “netizen” and explains how the once innocuous mashup of “Internet” and “citizen” has come to represent a responsibility all of us should not take lightly. In her (Hopefully) Helpful Hint segment J.D. takes a look at Google Now, the interactive virtual assistant from the “Big G” and tells us how … Continue reading PTJ 94: How Soon Is (Google) Now, Fellow Netizen?
Spring is in the air and plenty of companies seem to be in a spending mood. For starters, AT&T has sealed the deal to buy DirectTV for close to $49 billion dollars. (AT&T can walk away from the agreement the National Football League decides to take its NFL Sunday Ticket package elsewhere.) Yes, opponents of the … Continue reading PTJ 94 News: The Urge to Merge
Technology is suposed to make life easier — robots will clean our homes, hyperdrive will get us to distant galaxies and we’ll have the science to whip up a cup of Earl Grey, hot, out of thin air. While we’re not quite there yet, Apple, Microsoft and Google are at least trying to get the … Continue reading (Hopefully) Helpful Hint: Operator, Give Me Information
This week we featured the debut single from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mario Ceara on the show. The single, “I Believe” was produced and recorded in his home studio using consumer equipment and software. The result is a professionally recorded track that cost next to nothing to make. Thank God I got into the glamorous … Continue reading Home Recording Means Never Having to Fix it in The Mix
The new rules on Net Neutrality put forth last month by the Federal Communications Commission have generated quite a bit of a backlash from people who think the agency’s fast lane/slow lane approach was misguided. More than 100 tech companies signed a letter expressing their dismay with the proposed rules. Other opponents to the rules include … Continue reading PTJ 93 News: Bending the Rules
This week we really do put the pop in the Pop Tech Jam and debut a new single from singer and multi-instrumentalist Mario Ceara. Yes, Mario is El Kaiser’s nephew but don’t let that stop you from listening. He comes from the side of the Kaiser clan with real talent! Mario recorded and produced his single … Continue reading PTJ 93: Now With More Pop!
