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The Summer of the Smartphone ? Podcast

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Tom Mighell and I have recorded another episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast and it?s now available on the Legal Talk Network and on iTunes, with an RSS feed here. The episode is called ?The Summer of the Smartphone? (show notes here), and it?s sponsored by Clio. A special thank you to readers of this blog who listen to the podcast ? we?re very pleased with the growing numbers of downloads the podcast is getting.

Here?s the episode description:

The demand for pre-orders for the new iPhone 4 knocked out the AT&T order site on the first day. It seems like someone announces a new Android phone every few days. HP recently bought Palm. And the love affair between lawyers and BlackBerries seems to be cooling off . . . maybe. There?s never been a more confusing time to be looking for a smartphone. In this episode, co-hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell survey the current smartphone landscape, try to make sense of where we are and where we are going, and offer some guidance, tips and opinions on the ever-changing world of smartphones.

The episode was recorded about three weeks ago and, if anything, it seems like the consensus that we have arrived at the smartphone era is growing faster than we expected. For example, I saw reports recently that Nokia had commented that the demand for smartphones was knocking down sales of traditional cellphones.

We started with John Pazkowski’s recent humorous headline on Digital Daily: “Analysts Raise iPhone 4 Sales Forecasts from Huge to Ginormous.”

Since I have historically struggled with even the rudimentary use of a phone, I’m delighted to find that phones are becoming more like computers.

Tom and I share our thoughts on the iPhone 4, Android phones and other shartphones and give our tips for selecting and purchasing a smartphone. For me, it’s difficult not to consider the carrier as the key factor in your decision.

In our “stuff Dennis and Tom have been talking about lately” segment, we bat around the question whether Tom and I should create an iPhone app for our podcast, book and other projects. Tom remains dubious, but the conversation will help you consider some of the factors that come into play when looking into the iPhone app platform.

A few days after we recorded the episode, I convinced myself that Facebook (fan page or application) was a better route to take than an iPhone app, even though I remain intrigued by the idea of creating an iPhone app.

We end the podcast with our Parting Shots ? practical tips you can use right away. Tom recommends Judgepedia, “an interactive encyclopedia of courts and judges.” I recommend a favorite podcast of mine – the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects.

Give our new episode a listen and let me know what you think. Show notes for the podcast are here. And try some of the back episodes as well. You can also now follow the podcast on Twitter at @tkmreport.

[Originally posted on DennisKennedy.Blog (http://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/)]

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Full post as published by DennisKennedy.blog on July 12, 2010 (boomark / email).