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Show Notes
- In Other News
- Happy Birthday Income Tax. October 4th is the centennial of income tax in America.
- Tom Clancy dies.
- One Winner from the Government shutdown…Netflix?
- A public warning to users of electronic cigarettes…some may explode during charging. Do not leave in when not charging.
- Facebook to build 394-unit housing community near its offices.
- TextNow offers all-IP mobile service that relies on Sprint network, adds LTE option.
- Platform News
- Android distribution numbers updated for October, nearly 50% on Jellybean, ICS at 20.6%, yet Gingerbread still at 28.5%.
- For the first time, Android tablets outsold the iPad.
- Bluetooth enabled dice?
- More apps may be leaving core Android and entering the Play Store, including the stock camera and dialer.
- Google unveils NFC powered vending machine for apps in Tokyo.
- Mobie wants to fix Android, killing bad apps, saving battery, locating lost phones.
- App News
- Google now delivering ads in Gmail on Android
- Watch ABC updated to add additional HTC and Samsung devices. Geographic and provider limited as well.(Play Link)
- Action Launcher 2.0 in beta, new QuickPage and 1-Swipe features. Adds a right drawer as a multitasking menu in addition to the left app menu.
- MixBit releases collaborative video editing app. (Play Link)
- Classic game Transport Tycoon comes to Android. (Play Link)
- If you don’t want to pay for Transport Tycoon, try open alternative OpenTTD. (Play Link)
- New Chrome for Android gestures: Swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to switch tabs, drag vertically down to enter the tab switcher view, drag down the menu to open the menu.
- Hulu Plus adds chromecast support.
- Pushbullet, productivity app, allows you to instantly send information to your Android device from the web. (Play Link)
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