Show notes: TNRP 7- After all, the iPhone is fashionable in Japan

Dr. Lance Wald
Twitter –  drwald
http://drwaldsplace.com/

Lizette Gagne
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

Alex Luft
Twitter – sashok
www.alexluft.com

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–Topics–

Correction from last week: Japanese don’t hate the iPhone and it’s not unfationable – all a big misunderstanding and messy reporting
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/02/28/japanese_hate_for_iphone_all_a_big_mistake.html

Ballmer plays down the iPhone, says Windows Mobile has market momentum
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/02/25/ballmer-claims-iphone-losing-windows-mobile

New From Apple: Recession Macs | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090303/new-from-apple-recession-macs/

Skype To Give Away New SILK Audio Codec
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/03/skype-to-give-away-new-silk-audio-codec/

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Flock Ditching Firefox, Moving To Google Chrome
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/02/flock-ditching-firefox-moving-to-google-chrome/

WTF is happening to Blockbuster? Bankruptcy?
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/03/wtf-is-happening-to-blockbuster-bankruptcy/

Blockbuster: No intention of filing for bankruptcy – MarketWatch
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/blockbuster-shares-plunge-report-possible/story.aspx?guid=%7B7505BD02%2D9EDD%2D441F%2D964F%2DD42CBD7DDD64%7D

Picks of the week:
Lance: TweetGrid – www.tweetgrid.com
Lizette: Cruz browser – www.cruzapp.com
Alex: AOL radio for iPhone; PDFVue – www.pdfvue.com/

The Smart Execs Leave Before The Fall
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/04/smart-execs-leave-before-the-fall/

Yahoo! Launches Major Challenge to Facebook Connect – ReadWriteWeb
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_launches_major_challenge_to_facebook_connect.php

–TNRP rant of the week–
Apple store experience

–TNRP joke of the week–
Bill Gates decides his after-life fate – from www.joke-zone.co.uk

–Another TechNest… is in the tree–