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In this episode we review ‘Sprite Backup’ -- for Android, secures all data, every application, contact, message and configurations, ‘Sprite Terminator’ -- for Android & Symbian, has the ability to remotely lock, or wipe your data (get your free license for a limited time) and ‘Trip Advisor’ -- accommodation and travel reviews and booking app for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

In this episode we review ‘Tricorder’ -- for Android, using your phone’s real sensors to detect magnetic fields, gravity and more, ‘Ovi Maps’ -- a full-featured GPS map solution on Nokia phones and ‘Jumi’ -- a remote desktop app for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

In this episode we review ‘Sweet Dreams’ -- the overall winners in the Android Developer Challenge 2, ‘Nokia Sports Tracker’ -- a full-featured GPS sports computer and ‘Cheap Flite’ -- a flight finder for iPhone/iPod Touch

An amazing medical tech story this week including miniature biosensor that is capable of identifying microbes in a sample within 24 hours. Also what’s Google cooking up to face off against other social networks? Is it Google Me? Finally a story from Kenya where they are planning on registering all mobile phones to cut crime.

Introducing a new feature to The Radio Wammo Show. We call it Get Smart -- mobile phone app reviews or “App Reviews to win friends and impress people”. In this episode we review ‘Wave Secure’ -- a backup and security tool for Android, ‘Gravity’ -- a social media client for Nokia and ‘TV Listing’ -- a New Zealand TV programming schedule for iPhone/iPod Touch.

The great firewall of New Zealand, mobile phone data plans, the Moon Landings, Twitter was hacked last week and Battlefield 1943. It’s all covered in this quickfire technology round with Paul Brislen who loves technology – find him at his blog and on Twitter.

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