Episode 83 - Jere Jones, Where Are You?

Jere didn’t show up this week, so Guru had to go it alone. Jere, please come back…

Show Notes

Should you tether your tablet to your phone, or get a 3G Tablet?
Tasker vs Locale – Ease of Use vs Power? Next week, Llama?
Minimal Reader Pro – Full Featured News/Reader Widget(Donate Version, Free Version)
Shush Ringer Restorer (Market Link) – When you silence the phone with your volume button, it will ask you how long you wish it to be silent, and remain silent for that period.

Cyanogenmod asks for money to resume nightly builds, achieves goal in a day
Poor Flash Storage could be slowing down your smartphone.
Google files for patent to combat Apple’s slide to unlock patent, seeks to add icons as shortcuts to basic functions.
Why LTE sucks battery.
Google Drive may be coming.
Aura Slate may be successful as a Hacker-Friendly Tablet.
HP’s CEO claims Motorola-Google may cause Android to end up as a closed system.
Cyanogenmod may be baking Onskreen’s Cornerstone into the OS, adds improved multi-tasking.

New versions of Opera browsers coming at Mobile World Congress
XFINITY TV for Android updated with favorite and recent channels and more. (Market Link)
Handcent 4.0 Public Beta now available, allows you to bind phone number and text messages for free using their network.
Paper Camera updated to 2.0, now supports video and Android Beam(for those who have it)
BackDrop Root backs up apps and settings, offers option to turn BackDrop to update.zip that will restore your data, and auto-restore option that will pull in backed up data when an app is installed. Might be an alternative to Titanium Backup (Market Link)
Bump gets updated to 3.0, redesigned. Bump supports contact and photo sharing, as well as mutual friend search, device sync, and app recommendations (Market Link)
Skype updated, adds new call interface and more.
Clik Released on Android, starting the concept of pushing content to your TV.
Swype Updated, adds support for the ICS and Galaxy Nexus.
Barclays PingIt makes it easy to spend money and repay others. Currently limited to Barclays Bank customers, but will be expanded.
Swiftkey passes 5 million installs, adds update and offers 25% off.
EA Sims FreePlay released, offers simple Sims play. (Market Link)
ICE Card – Simple App that can be accessed by emergency personnel…if they know about it. (Market Link)
Amazon MP3 app updated, uses Kindle Fire interface, offers tablet and ICS support. (Market Link)
Utter offers compelling extension to Google voice actions support.

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Episode 83 – Jere Jones, Where Are You?