Episode 26 – Nookie Froyo

By | January 11, 2011
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Nook Color
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CES is over. Guru has a Nook. Jere is under the weather.

Show Notes

  • Android Buffet has its first video review
  • Platform News
    • The Barnes and Noble Nook Color won the People’s Choice Award at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, also led to a 67% increase in holiday sales for B&N
    • Droid Incredible stops bullet, saves man’s life
    • Nielsen released an updated look at smartphone market share: Since the release of the iPhone, Apple’s market share increased .7%. Android gained 10.8% more to reach 25.8%, which is only 2.8% behind Apple.  Android also represents 40% of all smartphones purchased since June.
    • Android 2.2 now at 51.8% of the market. 2.1 at 35.2%, and 2.3 at .4%.
    • Android users now outnumber iPhone users in the US according to comScore.
    • Business Insider suggests that Android on Tablets means there is no need for Chrome
    • Motorola Atrix 4G – Will Docked phones replace the netbook?
    • Dan Morill asserts there is no minimum requirements for Honeycomb as previous rumors had suggested
    • Engadget talks with Matias Duarte, the man who is now heading up the user experience for Android.
    • A sneak peak of Android 3.0 Honeycomb direct from Google
    • Amazon’s Android App Store open to Developers – Approval process(supposedly to be about a week), no porn or illegal apps. Amazon has full control over pricing, but you set a list price and you get 70% of the sale, and are guaranteed 20% of your list price. Pluses: Amazon’s recommendation engine, web-based market. Will this increase fragmentation?
    • Verizon to cut return policy to 14 days and upgrade policy to 20 months. Sprint users gloat.
  • App News
  • Root Report
    • Nightly Builds of Cyanogen 7 coming soon – First Cyanogen version based on Gingerbread
    • How to Root a Nook Color and install the market
    • Nookie Froyo – a test build of Froyo for the Nook. Currently boots off an SD card. Not yet ready for production
    • Android 2.3 ported to the iPhone 3G

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