Lots of statistics, some tablet talk, and more…
Show Notes
- Google Zeitgeist’s 2011 Top 10 Searches
- Rebecca Black
- Google+
- Ryan Dunn
- Casey Anthony
- Battlefield 3
- iPhone 5
- Adele
- 東京 電力 TEPCO
- Steve Jobs
- iPad2
- NTSB recommending states ban the use of cell phones and other portable electronics by drivers except in emergencies.
- Platform News
- Has Android reached its Peak? Ewan Spence of Forbes claims that Android is as good as it is going to get.
- Android 4.0.3 Kernels now available
- Amazon Kindle redirects all Android market requests to its own AppStore.
- Google Translate for Android now recognizes handwriting in seven languages, including Chinese and Japanese, as well as English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
- Facebook more popular than Search, Gmail, and Maps on Android, according to Nielsen.
- Sprint distances itself from Carrier IQ – has disabled data collection using the tool.
- Android Market Stats
- Sunday at 9PM is the most download friendly time, Monday at 4AM is the least
- The top countries in apps per capita are, in order: South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States
- 25.6 percent of downloads are games
- 12 billion miles are navigated each year in Google Maps
- The 10 billionth downloaded app was Photobucket Mobile.
- Google Music has lost its Beta tag, and is now open to all U.S. residents.
- Matias Duarte not troubled by manufacturer skins, but hopes they are lessened by ICS. The hope is the manufacturers will spend less time and more on new features.
- Online Petition seeks to convince Logitech to unlock the Revue bootloader
- Nokia’s director of Portfolio, Product Marketing, & Sales claimed that Android phones don’t sit well with young people, and that young people don’t want the iPhone because everyone already has one.
- British Telecom is the latest major company to sue Google. It filed a lawsuit in Delaware claiming nearly every Google product and service infringes at least one of six patents, including Google Search, Android, AdSense, Gmail, Google+, Google Docs, Google Music, and Google Maps.
- Developers still heavily favoring iOS over Android.
- Android may be building a Siri competitor code named Majel.
- Tablet Talk
- Tablets Responsible for the Rebirth of Reading?
- 42 Percent of tablet users regularly read in-depth articles, with another 40 reading them occasionally
- Tablet readers are 3x more likely to read an article than watch a news video
- Some users believe the content received in an app is even worth more than content received elsewhere, with a large majority saying they find it easier to learn new things and enjoy the news more when using apps
- 71 percent of tablet users prefer reading or hearing news over pictures or video, compared to roughly 50 / 50 in the general population.
- American Airlines adding Galaxy Tab 10.1 to select premium class cabins.
- TweetComb for Honeycomb, a Twitter client designed for Honeycomb (Market Link)
- Next week…RSS Readers for Honeycomb.
- Root Report
- New Recovery Tool – Team Win Recovery Project 2.0, a touch-enabled alternative to the simple ClockworkRecovery Mod. Essential for the Kindle Fire, which has no buttons.
- App News
- Yamaha updated AV Controller app, now supports DLNA streaming.
- Time Warner Cable launches app for account management. Hopefully streaming, currently offered on their iPad app, is coming soon.
- Adobe Flash now has support for ICS
- Grand Theft Auto 3 now available for Android (Market Link)
- Dolphin Browser now supports Box.net add-on for saving files to the cloud.
- Facebook’s Timeline now in Android app
- Sonic CD speeds into market for $2.00. (Market Link)
- MIUI Releases MiLocker, a lockscreen app, into the Market. (Market Link)
- Microsoft Lync now available in the market. Lync is an IM/contact management/VoIP client used for Exchange. (Market Link)
- Plants vs Zombies now in Android Market. Previously exclusive to Amazon App store
- DroidEdit Free – text and code editor (Market Link)
- Developer’s Corner – Android introduces Android Training, a collection of classes to help developers make better apps.
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