Jere gets a new job, Guru gets a new chair, and more from the chat room.
Show Notes
- Platform News
- Google Engineer uses custom app and a Nexus One to propose to girlfriend.
- Techcrunch visits Amazon’s Kindle Tablet, reports $250, offers forked version of Android. No Android Market.
- Apple accuses Andy Rubin of developing Android ideas when he worked for Apple…so they sue HTC.
- Nielsen reports Android commands 40% of US Market
- Samsung sells one Galaxy S2 every 1.5 seconds, 5 million after 85 days
- Why do so many printer companies have their own smartphone apps?
- App News
- Tricorder App taken down by request of CBS.
- Google Voice updated, adds tablet support, and offers bug fixes and doesn’t require data for making numbers.
- Samsung releases home replacement called Pure Breeze. (Market Link, Paid Version)
- Kindle App updated, new gallery style home page, recommendations, etc. (Market Link)
- Twidroyd is Dead…Ubersocial discontinues the product in favor of Ubersocial app. Guru wants his money back.
- Vonage launches Android app to call using a Vonage account. (Market Link)
- Bluefire Reader launched for Android. Popular as an iOS reader app.
- Foursquare Updated, streamlines and refines the app. (Market Link)
- Sonic the Hedgehog coming to Android.
- iEmu hopes to bring an iOS emulator to Android, Linux, Mac and Windows using the QEMU emulator.
- Onavo offers a data monitoring tool. Lets you know when an app is using an unusual amount of data. (Market Link)
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