Episode 216 – Twenty Minutes of News in One Hour

By | September 8, 2014

news photo We cram twenty minutes of news into sixty minutes.

Show Notes

  • In Other News
    • Chromium announces sunsetting of SHA-1 SSL certificates beginning with Chrome 39. By Chrome 41, estimated in Q1 2015, it will be designated as insecure if they expire on/after January 2017.
    • New Donkey Kong world record holder beats out Dr. ‘Kong’. Robbie Lakeman now holds the title, beating out plastic surgeon Hank Chien.
    • Google settles with the FTC for $19 million over in app purchases.
    • Computer pioneer Andrew Kay dies at 95.
    • John Walker, the Navy Spy who defined crypto-betrayal, dead at 77.
    • Sonos audio now can be used directly on wifi without one of their bridge devices.
  • Platform News
    • Android is still the top smartphone OS in the United States, according to Comscore
    • New Moto X offers QuickCharge 2.0 functionality with optional turbo charger, can go from 0 to 60% in 30 minutes. The turbo charger offers 15 watts of power.
    • Google Enterprise is now Google for Work
    • MOTA SmartRing promises app alerts on your finger.
  • App News
    • HomeTube from Chris Lacy is a kid-friendly YouTube player with customizable content settings. (Play Link)
    • Reddit releases Ask Me Anything app (Play Link)
    • ISIS mobile wallet changes name to Softcard

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