Episode 39 – Fishing with Droid

By | April 12, 2011
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Listener Photo, courtesy Craig Scholle

Special guest announcer this week, along with exciting news. Welcome new listeners…

Show Notes

 

  • Voicemail and fishing picture
  • Platform
    • Google Apps Device policy adds remote location, data encryption, global address book
    • Tim Bray responds to criticism about Android’s openness
    • Serious issue with DST in Google Calendar Sync for Android in states that don’t observe it.
  • Apps
    • Logitech launches Squeezebox Controller App (Market Link)
    • LinkedIn app out of beta and into market (Market Link)
    • Zipcar working on Android app. Book and unlock a zipcar from your phone.
    • SD Maid cleans dead app data off SD card (Market Link)
    • Overlook Fing – network scanner (Market Link)
    • Google Maps update allows you to see your location history dashboard from Latitude.
    • PowerAmp updated with App to SD, Dolby/SRS support, open API. (Market Link)
  • Developer’s Corner
    • Mono for Android now available. Requires a commercial license, $399 minimum per year
  • Market Watch
    • A weeks in, Amazon App store vs Android Market
      • What is the future of the Amazon App store?
    • F-Droid chugs along?
    • Future of alternate markets. Would Google put its free apps in the Amazon market?
  • Root Report
    • Tablet Tweaks RC2 for CyanogenMod 7 merged into CM7, offers option to put status bar at bottom,
    • Cyanogenmod 7.0 Final released.
    • Troubled Times ahead for anyone who roots – Locked Bootloaders, throttling speeds for rooted users, etc.

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