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Minnov8 Gang 105 – 2011 Tech Predictions

31. December 2010

The Gang once again discusses our predictions for the new year. If you listened to last year’s show, you’ll know that Phil predicted we’d see parachute pants make a comeback, but alas they did not and Phil still has to wear much tighter and more restrictive trousers than he’d prefer. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins [...]

Happy Holidays from the Minnov8 Gang!

24. December 2010

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We’ll be back with our final Minnov8 Gang podcast of the year on December 31st, our “2011 Predictions” show. That is, we’ll be back if we’re not hit by some drunk guy driving a sleigh out of the sky tonight.

W3i Having a Merry Christmas After Launching Recharge Studios and ‘Dolphin Play’ Game

24. December 2010

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W3i, one of the most successful Internet startups ever in the state of Minnesota, has launched Recharge Studios, which is both a mobile app launch fund for game developers and an app publishing business — and also the first product of that unit, a social game for the the Apple iOS platform called “Dolphin Play.” [...]

Winner of “iPad Means Business”

20. December 2010

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As mentioned on our podcast “Minnov8 Gang 104 – We Are All Virtual Now“, listeners who emailed in with the code word (it was ‘zap’) would be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Julio Ojeda Zapata’s new-hot-off-the-presses book “iPad Means Business“. Our winner? Jim Roots (@jbroots) from St. Paul. Among other adventures, [...]

Minnov8 Gang 104 – We Are All Virtual Now

18. December 2010

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Joining us on this week’s show (a longer-than-usual one but we’re off next week returning 12/31/10) is Julio Ojeda Zapata to discuss his new book “iPad means business.” It documents how the touch-screen device is becoming a lifesaver anywhere people need to get a job done. The book tells the stories of tablet-wielding workers, companies, [...]

FCC: 68% of Broadband Connections NOT Broadband

14. December 2010

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just released an 87 page report entitled, “Internet Access Services: Status as of December 31, 2009” (PDF). What this report reveals—that 68% of so-called “broadband” internet connections don’t meet the FCC’s new minimum standard of 4 megabits per second (mbps) download and 1mbps upload—should be taken in to consideration whether [...]

Minnov8 Gang 103 – Surfin’ the Cloud

10. December 2010

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The Gang talks Dell buying Compellent; Google Zeitgeist; and much more. Our guest this week is none other than the CTO of Visi, Jason Baker, who talks about becoming the first Tier III design certified commercial data center in Minnesota as well as what’s coming soon with ReliaCloud. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson [...]

Startup Spotlight: Drivetrain

9. December 2010

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Minnesota, developer, entrepreneur, and tech catalyst, Dan Grigsby, has joined forces with Tom Brice and Pete Schwamb to launch a mobile, social and web application development agency. Drivetrain’s kick off event was held at Pizza Luce in Minneapolis. In a unique approach the launch party went beyond the normal “all about us” agenda, that any [...]

Minnov8 Gang 102 – Mostly Soupy, Trivial Sales

3. December 2010

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This week we’re delighted to have on Julio Ojeda Zapata from the Pioneer Press to talk about Verizon’s 4G wireless rollout as well as Johnee Bee, celebrating his 200th Mostly Trivial podcast and, though it didn’t come up on the podcast, we later discovered that Mostly Trivial has an iPhone app! (iTunes link). Hosts: Steve [...]

Waiting for a Better Price Before Purchasing at Best Buy? Now You Don’t Have to – There’s an App for That

2. December 2010

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Ever been burned buying a consumer electronics product right before a price reduction and wished you’d have waited? Or, how many times have you been burned and not even known it? Now there’s a solution for both these problems: it’s called Gazaro Protect. Gazaro is a company that’s been developing a cloud-based, realtime retail pricing [...]

Archive | December, 2010

Minnov8 Gang 105 – 2011 Tech Predictions

Happy Holidays from the Minnov8 Gang!

W3i Having a Merry Christmas After Launching Recharge Studios and ‘Dolphin Play’ Game

Winner of “iPad Means Business”

Minnov8 Gang 104 – We Are All Virtual Now

FCC: 68% of Broadband Connections NOT Broadband

Minnov8 Gang 103 – Surfin’ the Cloud

Startup Spotlight: Drivetrain

Minnov8 Gang 102 – Mostly Soupy, Trivial Sales

Waiting for a Better Price Before Purchasing at Best Buy? Now You Don’t Have to – There’s an App for That

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