191 is an unlucky number as several airline incidents have had the flight number 191, leading to many airlines retiring the number. Lesson…don’t book on Flight 191. And Jere thinks Guru sounds like a parent in a Charlie Brown cartoon, what do you think?
Show Notes
- In Other News
- Holland says yes to the network agnostic SIM card. A carrier-agnostic SIM card could be programmed to associate itself with the most convenient network. The Netherlands is currently the only country where such a card is legal. Even there, there are still limitations to overcome. This would not be a user-programmable card. But would be restricted to a company level.
- US to give up control of DNS root zone.
- Bitcoin is a ‘mirage’ according to Warren Buffett
- Creator of the web never expected it to be used for kittens
- Sprint chairman vows to fix Sprint’s ‘horrible’ 4G network
- T-Mobile announces major network upgrade program, will migrate existing EDGE coverage to LTE by middle of 2015.
- Cell phone bills continues to rise despite illusion of a price war.
- Platform News
- Google Wallet Tap and Pay will No Longer Work After April 14 for Non Kit Kat Devices
- Is this a Tylt alternative?
- Galaxy Core Advance offers assistance for the visually impaired. An ultrasonic case that detects objects or people within 2 meters, an optical scan stand, and special NFC tags called Voice Labels that read aloud notes when scanned.
- Examining microSD changes in Android 4.4.
- App News
- JuiceSSH hits 500,000 users, gives away free Pro upgrades till March 18th. (Play Link)
- Lock Down Any App with Lockdown Pro (Play Link)
- Fox News redesigns its app. (Play Link)
- Plex Chromecast Support in the Android Plex App is Now Free for Everyone. (Play Link)
- Al Jazeera America launches stylish dedicated news app into the Play Store (Play Link)
- Google Translate updated with Handwriting support for over a dozen new languages. (Play Link)
- Fiverr releases Android app, find people to sell their services for as little as $5. (Play Link)
- Guru wonders if he should try Pebtris.
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