Episode 230 – We Still Don’t Know Anything About Kwanzaa

By | December 22, 2014

We Still Don’t Know Anything About Kwanzaa

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Android Studios Cloud Tools add-on allows the development of server side backend services.
    • Google going to court over Android anti-trust accusations.
  • App News
    • BubbleUPnP now does on the fly transcoding when casting content in unsupported formats, no server required. (Play Link)
    • Hangout Dialer app now actually declares itself as a dialing app.
    • Google Cloud Print app refreshed. (Play Link)
    • Google Text to Speech no longer needs high quality voices in latest update. (Play Link)
    • Mint App gets another redesign with new icon. (Play Link)
    • Netflix updated, adds smart recommendations and Wear support. You can now can get recommendations on your watch.
  • In Other News
    • Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog has died.
    • EFF insists government cannot get around 4th amendment via automated data capture.
    • FCC is proposing a rule change that would require content providers to negotiate with internet based television.
    • Twitter makes harassment reporting and blocking easier for mobile.
    • Exploit in NTP servers being used for amplification attacks.
    • New Zealand couple manages to lock themselves in keyless car for 13 hours
    • ICANN hacked.
    • Google’s email encryption plugin for Chrome has moved to Github.
    • Government reports broadband competition in the U.S. is largely nonexistent.
      • Skype can translate spoken Spanish to English in near real-time

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