The next Android might be Lollypop, Jere sings, a Linux question…
Show Notes
- Feedback on Last Week’s Episode – “Hey Guys, Love the show. I have to comment Re Texting / calling while driving. Sure I hate it when the Govt tries to baby the populace, but when it is something that has the potential to impact people other than those choosing to do the unwise activity then I believe a deterrent Punishment is better (issue a fine in case your distraction leads you to have an accident). As Guru said, it’s too late to punish someone once they have just killed a family innocently driving along a public road. Unfortunately many western societies are stuck in the “it won’t happen to me” mindset and will never be able to govern themselves effectively. Besides there is a midway point like here in Australia – phones are allowed to be mounted on the Dash or Windscreen, but touching it for any reason other than Navigation is illegal, today’s tech offers plenty of options that reduce the need to touch down to almost nothing, look at the screen and use voice commands will do just fine – the occasional tap or two would be overlooked in most cases. Or perhaps we in Australia are just too used to been babied by our Govt / Corporations, we have had strict seat belt, Gun control and Smoking laws for years.” – Cheers Lance
- In Other News
- October is Zombie Preparedness Month in Kansas.
- The Yahoo Directory to finally close at the end of the year after 20 years.
- BASH security vulnerability dubbed as ShellShock was discovered this week and has already been discovered as an active exploit.
- FBI wants you to encrypt your data…but ensure they can have the keys if they want.
- Paypal to start accepting Bitcoin…sort of.
- Pay as You Go Provider Karma has changed from WiMAX to LTE…$14 a GB, and it never expires. May be perfect as a backup.
- Platform News
- Is Lollipop the L? Google’s 16th birthday cake may tell the tale.
- Report that Google requires more Google integration to add Google apps to manufacturer phones.
- Google updates Developer Agreement, requires paid app developers to respond to customer queries within 3 days, 24 hours if Google deems it to be urgent.
- Google’s two way app strategy: Android apps on Chrome and new APIs for Chrome apps on Android
- App News
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