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Minnov8 Gang 309 – iPhone! No, Android!

April 18, 2015 By Steve Borsch

barfite_mainWith our own iOS vs. Android discussions, we had to chuckle over one story today about roommates stabbing each other with beer bottles in iPhone vs. Android dispute since it’s clear things get heated when discussing their respective merits.

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).

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Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories

  • Software startups reign in Minnesota’s Q1 venture capital haul
  • Why MSP is the once, current and future Internet of Things (IoT) alley
    • IoTMpls Smart Homes & Buildings meetup
  • This Startup Plans to Sell Advertising in Uber and Lyft Cars
  • Tech company LiquidCool picked for Wells Fargo incubator
    • About the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator program
  • Startup’s treadmill desks land at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Other Top Stories

  • Announcing the MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative
    • Launching a Digital Currency Initiative
  • KGI estimates over 2.3M Apple Watch pre-orders
  • Meet the Appletini Bar, a Power Mac G4 tower with a hidden bar cart
    • Macintosh Portable
    • A Big Trip to Germany
  • Amazon will stream movies and TV shows in vivid HDR later this year
  • NASA scientist: We’ll find signs of alien life by 2025
  • Microsoft delivers iOS, Android versions of Delve

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week
  • TIP: Shield your car key fob!
    • NYTimes: Keeping Your Car Safe From Electronic Thieves
      • Thieving Teens Likely Used $17 Gadget To Break Into NYT Columnist’s Car
      • A cheap device you can buy on Amazon or Craigslist may be what’s causing a huge uptick in car burglaries
      • About the article on Hacker News
  • Range Rover owners refused insurance due to theft risk
    • Scotland Yard on keyless vehicle theft
  • How to Protect Yourself
    • Key fob “Faraday cage” bag made by Select Fabricators – $16.90 per bag
    • What’s a Faraday Cage?

Cool Thing of the Week
  • Phil: Apple II Watch
  • Tim: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens teaser trailer #2
    • Star Wars droid BB8 is a totally real-life robot
  • Steve: Interactive Tour of Abbey Road Studios

Upcoming Events
  • Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – April 21th
  • Wordcamp Minneapolis 2015, April 25-26th, University of St. Thomas
  • Twin Cities Code Camp 18, April 25th, UofMN Murphy Hall
  • R&D Tax Credits, April 29th, TreeHouse Health
  • LeadPages Open House, April 30th, 251 1st Ave N, #200
  • Appapalooza, May 3rd, Mpls Conv Ctr
  • The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, May 2nd-3rd
  • MedTech Investing Conference, Loews Minneapolis Hotel, May 6th
    • Non-profits announced
    • The Teams
  • MHTA Spring Conference, May 7th, Guthrie Theater
  • The Geekettes’ All-Women Hackathon, May 16-17

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