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Guru tries to catalog his DVDs, lessons in Hebrew, and more.
Show Notes
- Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, has died. He developed eBooks in 1971,
- Platform News
- Droid 2 Global Gingerbread Update Rolling Out to All…Guru pulls out the piece of junk he bought used to upgrade it.
- Google Buys Zagat to enhance local offerings.
- Microsoft reaches license agreements for Android with Viewsonic and Acer. At least they will back off…for money.
- Apple is trying to block sales of the Samsung Tabs in Japan.
- HTC sues Apple using patents acquired from Google.
- Ice Cream Sandwich coming in October/November?
- Google slowing fragmentation by moving Google apps into the Market, slowing the pace of Android apps…perhaps the best they can do. Shouldn’t we be blaming the carriers?
- Cyanogenmod 7 on the HP Touchpad nearly working, except for Wifi.
- Sprint files suit against AT&T/TMobile merger.
- App News
- Cooltek’s Touchpad Keyboard now available, Swype alternative (Market Link)
- Netflix now officially supported on all 2.2 and 2.3 devices.
- Hidden Lock Turns Android’s Lock Screen Invisible. (Market Link)
- Google Maps updated, support to see places you’ve rated, attach a photo to a review.
- TripIt updates App, reducing file size, bringing all aspects of an itinerary together. TripIt claims its Android users don’t fly as often as iPhone and Blackberry users, taking 1-3 leisure trips per year, compared to 4 for iPhone users. Ad free version offered for $3.99 (Market Link)
- VLC Media Player for Android in private beta.
- Citrix GoToMeeting now in the market, previously loaded onto the Droid 3, now the Bionic.
- Dolphin Browser HD updated, adds support for a new bookmark sync addon.
- Evernote updated, adding offline search and more. (Market Link)
- Web service You Need a Budget releases Android app.
- DropSync updated, now notifies media apps to update their caches. (Market Link)
- Foodzy turns healthy eating into a game…Foodzy is a service that enables users to keep track of what and how much they eat over time, in order to provide them with some insights on how to eat and live healthier, lose weight or simply on how their eating habits compare to their friends.
- Pat Archibald mentioned the following Code issue…Cannot Play WAV files attached to corporate email – An issue that Guru also has with his voicemail.
- Try Remote Wave Free (Market Link) Paid version is $1.69
- WavPlayer ($0.99, Market Link)
- Cataloging
- Barcode and Inventory (Market Link) – inventory and collection manager, scans UPC, ISBN, and EAN codes. Import product details and photo from Amazon, import/export to Google Docs/CSV/SMS/EMail, automatic backup.
- Developer’s Corner
- Amazon App Store offering $50 credit for web services to any developer who uploads an app. Too little, too late?
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