Episode 116 – Droid Buffet Take Two

By | October 11, 2012

Google Android Cake Pops

Jere returns for another joint episode with Droid Nation.

Show Notes

  • In Other News
  • Platform News
    • Google brings trial subscriptions to Google Play. 
    • Android 4.1.2 released to AOSP today, adds performance, stability, and bug fixes. 
    • Android Developer’s Guide releases advice about building quality tablet apps
    • Samsung Creates F2FS, a New Open Source File System for Flash Storage, Contributes it to Linux.
    • Google Working on New Android Build System to Replace Unify Eclipse’s ADT and Ant. 
  • App News
    • Opera Mobile 12.1 for Android released, adds fraud detection, SPDY and more. (Play Link)
    • Google Play Movies, TV Shows, and Music now on Google TV
    • Ustream updated, now supports Nexus 7, bug fixes, and more. (Play Link)
    • Slingplayer for Android updated. (Play Link)
    • Showtime Anytime for Android Released, only for FIOS or U-Verse customers for now. 
    • Xero comes to Android, bringing ‘beautiful accounting software’ to Android. (Play Link)
    • Lookout for Android gets a redesign and dialer threat protection (Play Link)
    • MythTV for Android Beta released by Dan Frey and friends. (Play Link)