Episode 161 – Feedback Requested

By | August 20, 2013

Feedback loop

Guru and Jere ask for Feedback.

Show Notes

  • In Other News
    • Solar panels being installed on the White House for the first time since the 1970s. Carter installed them in 1979, and Reagan removed them in 86.
    • Google confirms Android crypto flaw used in $5700 Bitcoin heist.
    • Verizon lays out VoLTE rollout. The first VoLTE capable phones will arrive this year, VoLTE service to be launched in mid-2014, by the end of 2014 the first LTE-only phone.
    • Capcom reissues NES Ducktales cartridge as a limited edition.
  • Platform News
  • App News
    • Koush reverse engineers Chromecast SDK, shares Chromecast app called Aircast, allows you to send videos in Gallery, Dropbox, or Google Drive to your Chromecast using a sharing intent. Free for testing purposes, time limited.
    • Official Mashable App released in a Samsung exclusive, full public launch next week. (Play Link)
    • Persist returns granular control of volume settings to Android. (Play Link)
    • Serious hole discovered in Cerberus, now patched by developer.
    • Logcat Extreme adds floating capabilities to a logcat reader. (Play Link)
    • Google Maps update brings back the scale bar.
    • Press Reader updated, gains fever support, new settings. (Play Link)
    • Yahoo Weather App for Android gets overhauled. (Play Link)
    • Google adds Quick Flight Searches, Purchase Tracking, Personal Photos, etc to Google Search.
    • Google+ update adds account switching, better location controls, Google Apps for Business support, access photos and videos from Drive, and Messenger is deprecated.
    • Tapatalk 4 fully released, unifies tablet and phone versions into single app. On sale for 99 cents. (Play Link)
    • Cheapcast turns any Android device into a Chromecast.  (Play Link)
    • Kindle app receives new library sorting options.
    • Root Explorer updated with Superuser compatibility, new multi-file handling. (Play Link)

3 thoughts on “Episode 161 – Feedback Requested

  1. Mark Webb

    Hi there,

    you asked for feedback, so here is a some from me. I am in England, love the show and never miss an episode. Please keep on doing them, otherwise I may return to Apple out of spite..
    Best wishes,

    Mark Webb

  2. basse

    hi,

    here is one listener.. i’m from finland..

    i discovered the show not long ago (i think i spotted it from linux link tech show), but already went through bunch of the old shows. and, i like it.

    i’m not much of a live listener, ofcourse the timezones mess things up, but also life scheduling in general doesn’t really let me sit down and listen at specific time… so mostly i just use BeyondPod app on my phone and listen to shows whenever i have spare time.

    (sadly don’t really know if that raises your listener statistics..)

    .b

  3. Krispy

    I listen and enjoy the podcast (although I am running a week behind at the moment). I am in the states. You guys may sometimes cover some of the same stories I catch in other podcasts, but invariably you discussion of them is more interesting and relevant to me! Keep it up please!

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