Another week
Show Notes
- Platform News
- Samsung asks to see the HTC-Apple settlement as part of their continuing issues with Apple
- Google-Moto and Apple considering Arbitration to Resolve Their Entire Patent Dispute
- New version of Google Play, allows deletion of items from the new Wishlist and more.
- Owner of Cyanogenmod.com domain shut down site over dispute. Situation resolved, but cyanogenmod will transition to .org site.
- Android 4.2 released to AOSP.
- Android 4.2 SDK released. Offers performance increases, lock screen widgets, DayDream(an interactive screensaver mode for when a device is charging or docked), external displays beyond mirroring, native RTL language support, and more.
- Google+ now supports Play Store direct download links for app
- Verizon now preloading Amazon App Suite, include app store and other content purchasing. Could the Amazon phone be far behind?
- What Makes a Good Tablet App?
- App News
- Tweet Lanes ceases active development due Twitter‘s new 100,000 user limit.
- Hootsuite updated to 2.0, UI refresh. (Play Link)
- Official Twitter App updated with previews, photo streams, etc. (Play Link)
- Pandora for Android updated, feature improvements, still limited in quality. (Play Link)
- HD Widgets updated, brings support for 4.2 lockscreen widgets. (Play Link)
- Expedia updated, now includes flights and hotel…tablet ready. (Play Link)
- Chameleon Launcher lowered to $3.99. (Play Link)
- SkyDrive App updated, adds uploads from SDCard, as well as other additional settings. (Play Link)
- Box adds in-app previews, offline folders, and a transfer manager. (Play Link)
- Echofon for Twitter (beta) (Play Link)
- Notification Weather offers current weather in Enhanced Notifications(Jellybean Feature) (Play Link)
- Nova Launcher updated for 4.2 support. (Play Link)
- Blogger for Android now updated. (Play Link)
- SuperSU updated with preliminary multi-user support. The update allows the primary owner to control root access and block access for secondary users.
- HaxSync fills phone book with high-res contact photos from Facebook. (Play Link)
- Google Play Music update supports gapless playback, improved offline playback and more. (Play Link)
- Data Switch switches off mobile data and turns it on at regular intervals so the data can sync. (Play Link)
- SpeakMe speaks incoming notifications and allows you to select per app settings. (Play Link)
- YouTube update allows video pushing and remote control from device to Google TV. (Play Link)
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