Episode 190 – The Perils of Jere

We discuss interest, bitcoin, and more.

Show Notes

• The Link to the Rack Guru Mentioned Last Week – OnStage RS7030 Rack Stand
• In Other News
  • Lakotas adopt MazaCoin, a Bitcoin-like currency as their official currency.
  • In response to Senators call to ban bitcoin, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis writes a letter using the same arguments as a reason to ban cash.
• Platform News
  • Malware designed to take over cameras and record audio enters Google Play. App built using Dendroid, a development tool to build and manage this sort of remote access malware
  • Google adds support for Cricket to Google Now Sports Cards.
  • Android Distribution Numbers released, KitKat 2.5%, JellyBean 62%, ICS 15.2%, GB 19%
• App News
  • Automatically power off your car mounted tablet or smartphone with AutoSleeper.
  • Pebble 2.0 update out of beta…despite reservations. Introduces app store, improved UI, and other features. (Play Store)
  • Samsung’s new Milk Music service now available, powered by Slacker Radio and limited to Galaxy Devices. (Play Link)
  • Runkeeper for Android adds Training Tab with fitness plans. (Play Link)
  • Allcast updated with DLNA server, cast media from DLNA directly to Chromecast. (Play Link)
  • AIDE 2.5 update adds interactive lessons on Java programming and Android app development. (Play Link)
  • Latest Google Text to Speech update adds High Quality voices as well as Portugeuse and US Spanish. (Play Link)
  • Ustream updated to add HD broadcast, easy sharing, as well as a “personal mode” (Play Link)
  • Pandora adds alarm and sleep timer to tablet interface. (Play Link)
  • Nickelodeon releases complete Android app will full episode content. (Play Link)
  • Official RAR for Android (Play Link)
  • Chrome Beta version 34 adds built-in Chromecast streaming for videos.
  • ViaProtect gives a basic idea where the apps installed on your phone/tablet are sending your information. (Play Link)
  • Notifications+ offers encrypted notification mirroring to chrome, adds some custom features the competition does not have. (Play Link)

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