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Show Notes
- Welcome to the Tech Podcast Network
- Platform News
- Steve Jobs delivers 5 minute rant against Android during Apple earnings call.
- Andy Rubin replied on Twitter…”the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make” (More on what you need to actually compile Android)
- Steve Jobs thinks “Twitterdeck”‘s Android stats, showing many different types of ROMS, indicates what sort of nightmare it is to program for Android. Tweetdeck responded not only was it not a nightmare, but they only have two Android developers, so it was hardly a monumental task.
- Reports are that Gingerbread will be version 2.3, not 3.0 of Android.
- But it will be here soon, as Techcrunch reports on a released video showing the delivery of the Gingerbread man to Google HQ.
- HTC Evo 4G appears on Fringe
- App Release/Update News
- Youtube is now decoupled from the ROM and available in the market. The new version is a significant overall from the previous one.
- ADW Launcher received an update, and offers fluid widget resizing. An auxiliary paid app called ADW Notifier puts a counter tag on application icons showing how many notifications it currently has, and supports third-party development. Competitor LauncherPro already offers something similar.
- Pocket Informant Calender/Task App is coming to Android. Beta is in the market (Install via AppBrain)
- Winamp for Android released (Install via AppBrain) – It syncs with your desktop Winamp library.
- Update to Nook app coming in November – includes dramatically increased page turn speed, customized library organization, and password protection. Another much-desire feature, Reading Now, will let readers pick up wherever they last left off, across any and all devices…similar to the Kindle Whispersync.
- QuickDesk Update (Install via AppBrain) – Includes Swap home key functionality, quickpanel task switching, new edit mode, notifications counter(ADW supported). Pro version is forthcoming, and would include drag-to-kill, force stop, shortcuts in QuickPanel, reset Widget in QuickPanel.
- Guru has Rooted His Droid
- A Few Rooted Applications
- Rom Manager(Free – Install via AppBrain, Premium $4.99 – Install Via AppBrain) – Manage ROMS in a handy UI, backup and restore, etc.
- SetCPU (Install via AppBrain, $1.99) – SetCPU changes the CPU settings (capable of overclock and underclock) on a rooted Motorola Droid, Nexus One, G1, Magic, or one of many other devices to improve performance or save battery.
- Titanium Backup (Free – Install Via Appbrain, Pro $5.81 – Install via AppBrain) – Backup, restore, and freeze apps, data, market links. Pro version adds sync to Dropbox, among other things.
- Wireless Tether for Root (Install via AppBrain)
- CacheMate for Root Users (Free – Install via AppBrain, $1.00 – Install via AppBrain) – Cleans the cache from All Apps in one click.
- Help Guru pick an alternate ROM – Call for Suggestions
- Google has releasedtwo navigation app add-ons as part of the Eyes-Free Project:
- WalkyTalky (Install via AppBrain) – speaks the address of nearby locations as you walk pass them during navigation.
- Intersection Explorer (Install via AppBrain) – Speaks the streets at the nearest intersection when you touch the screen.
- Note Apps
- Springpad (Install via AppBrain) – Springpad saves the things you want to remember. Notes, tasks, lists, wines, recipes and more. Scan barcodes, take photos, search nearby places. Automatically organizes and enhances what you save with useful links. Syncs with springpadit.com for universal access.
- Evernote (Install via AppBrain) – The most popular service for note-taking.
- Developer’s Corner
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