Episode 31 of the everythingiCafe.com podcast that I co-host with Chris Meinck is now available through iTunes. If you don’t want to drag your virtual ass all the way to iTunes to listen to it, you can use the browser embedded in this post above to play it right now (unless you’re on an iPhone or iPad, in which case the embedded player no worky).

We talked about the upcoming release of Lion, iPhone 5 rumors and Apple’s promise to fix an exploit in iOS used by the latest jailbreak method.

My “Teh Awesome” last week was the Taxi Magic iPhone app, which lets you summon a taxi, track its progress while it’s on its way to you, pay for your ride and more (with participating taxi companies in certain cities only). Chris’s selections were the TiVo app (which is now compatible with the iPhone and iPad) and the Pixelmator photo editing app for the Mac.

Episode 30 of the everythingiCafe podcast I co-host with Chris Meinck is now available for download through iTunes, or as usual you can listen to it right here using the audio player embedded above.

We talked about the latest iPhone 5 rumors, focusing on the most recent one from the Wall Street Journal claiming a “thinner and lighter” iPhone 5 (not simply an upgraded iPhone 4 dubbed the 4S or something similar) will debut in September. We also talked about a dubious iPad 2 rumor, Verizon’s new tiered data plans and the recent release of a jailbreak for the iPad 2 and other iOS devices running 4.3.3.

My “Teh Awesome” items this week were 2 iPhone apps: Plants vs. Zombies by Popcap Games and the recently-revamped Starbucks app. I know – I’m always late to get to some very popular games (I didn’t try Angry Birds until it had already been in the App Store for more than a year) and apparently the wildly popular Plants vs. Zombies was no exception. It’s been far more entertaining than I was expecting. Not to mention that I love zombies. Well, not “love” as in “strong, affectionate feelings” –  I will happily shoot them in Left 4 Dead or any other game that allows me to inflict damage on the brain-eating fiends so Plants vs. Zombies is right up my alley (even though pea-shooting plants are less exciting than auto-loading shotguns in the end).

We’ll record the next episode next Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET and you can join us live for the recording at everythingicafe.com/live. We also welcome questions about anything Apple-related – you can call 646-820-3431 and leave your name and your question and we’ll play it on the air and answer it.

Chris Meinck and I recorded episode 29 of the everythingiCafe podcast last week and it’s now available for download through iTunes here or you can use the embedded audio player above (not available on iPhone or iPad – sorry!) to listen to it right from this page.

Chris and I talked about the latest iPhone 4S/5 rumors, official unlocking of iPhone 4’s in Apple Stores, the status of SHSH blobs in iOS 5 (it’s a jailbreak thing – listen for an explanation), and Final Cut Pro X and the negative reviews it’s earned so far.

Instead of a “Teh Awesome” recommendation this week, I talked about a “Teh Suck” which was the free version of Zynga’s new Hanging with Friends game given the obnoxious ads that take over the entire screen after every move. I did end up buying the paid version of the game simply to escape those ridiculous ads though I hated encouraging/rewarding Zynga with my money. However, it’s only $1.99 so I got over it.

We normally record the podcast at 7:00 p.m. ET every Tuesday and you can join us at everythingicafe.com/live for a live broadcast at that time. You can ask us a question that we’ll play on the air and answer by leaving us a message at (646) 820-3431. Also, please leave us a review in iTunes if you like the podcast!

Chris Meinck and I recorded episode 28 of the everythingiCafe podcast earlier this week and it’s now available for download through iTunes or you can listen to it right here using the embedded audio player above (this player isn’t available on the iPhone or iPad, unfortunately).

We talked about iPhone 4S/5 rumors, the iPhone 4 as the most popular camera on Flickr, and Verizon’s move to eliminate unlimited data plans and institute tiered data plans in July.

In previous podcasts, Chris and I have had different points of view on the possible release timing of the iPhone 5. I had been betting on a release in June/July while Chris believes it will come out in September. At this rate, I’m thinking I’m going to lose that friendly wager since most rumors are pointing to a September release (or late August, most recently).

Our “Teh Awesome” recommendations can be found in the App Store here:

–  Parkmobile – pay for parking electronically in participating parking lots

–  Shazam – a neat song identification app

We record the podcast every week around 7:00 p.m. ET (we usually start a little later because someone takes a little longer to get ready 😉 ) on Tuesdays and you’re welcome to join us for the live broadcast at http://everythingicafe.com/live.

If you like the podcast, please subscribe in iTunes and rate it!

(Hint: If you don’t know what “fugazi” means, you need to watch the movie Donnie Brasco starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.)

Chris Meinck and I recorded episode 27 of the everythingiCafe podcast last week and it’s now available for download via iTunes here, or you can use the integrated audio player above to listen to it right here (this doesn’t work on the iPad or iPhone, unfortunately).