Guru and Jere are joined by Robbie Ferguson, host of Category 5 Technology TV.
Show Notes
- In Other News
- Google pressures Swedish Language Council to redefine proposed word, ogooglebar. The Swedish Language Council removed the word rather than get into the debate of how to define ogooglebar.
- Why Carriers Love Smartphones: Mobile Data to exceed 40% of Total Service Revenue by 2014.
- Invite a friend to spend more time in the real world of social encounters
- Expensify now supports Bitcoin
- Listen to Bitcoin – generates sounds for every Bitcoin transactions worldwide
- Total Bitcoin value passes $1 billion.
- Mozilla turns 15.
- Google donates patents to protect cloud software from lawsuits, pledges that developers are free to use or sell the technology described in the patents without fear of future lawsuits. The patent pledge applies, however, only to projects based on open source software that is available to all. Will not sue unless sued first.
- Canadian Supreme Court enforces stricter standards on police reading text messages. Officers must now secure a warrant order to obtain live, real time texts. This is higher than a standard general warrant.
- Google experimenting with same-day shopping delivery with Google Shopping Express
- Platform News
- Facebook to make unknown Android announcement on Thursday, some say Facebook phone.
- Beginning in April 2013, Google changes Platform versions calculations to be based on visits to the Play Store, not checking into Google servers. 25% on Jellybean, 29.3% on ICS, 39.8% on Gingerboard.
- Asus agrees to pay damages to anyone who owned a TF201.
- Google has more than half of U.S. smartphone sales at 51%, according to Kantar’s Worldpanel. iOS is holding at 43%
- Version of BOINC for Android being developed. The extra processing power will be used to crunch numbers for Einstein@Home, a project searching for undiscovered black holes, pulsars, and gravitational anomalies among the universe.
- Google Maps Transit now includes live departure times and service alerts in NYC, Salt Lake City, and D.C.
- Google Keep includes new Serif font with Google Keep called Roboto Slab. May come to an app near you soon.
- App News
- Swiftkey updated to 4.0.1 with bug fixes and improved prediction quality. (Play Link)
- DashClock Creator teases Upcoming Daydream support.
- Lightning Launcher…launcher with an insane collection of customizations. Change everything. (Play Link)
- Evernote upgrades app, simplifies bringing physical documents and notes into your account, adds support for its Smart Notebook, and more. (Play Link)
- Google Translate launches offline languages. Offline packs are less comprehensive, but good for emergencies.
- TuneIn Radio updated with new TuneIn Live feature, which allows (Play Link)
- Tasker launches new UI. (Play Link)
- My Purchases for Android shows you everything you’ve bought from Google Play. (Play Link)
- Now Playing is a beta music player app that borrows from the style of Google Now.
- Commodore VIC-20 emulator now available for Android.
- Defend Your Battery with Wakelock Detector. (Play Link)
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