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Show Notes
- Android News
- Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has been discontinued.
- Big Android BBQ scheduled for October 22 and 23.
- Prankster puts image of Android urinating on Apple in Pakistan. Proves Google needs more check tools on its crowd-sourcing of maps.
- Send Directions to your phone by typing Send Directions into Google.
- Google announces Project Fi, an MVNO for $20 a month, and $10 per GB. Requires a Nexus 6.
- F-Droid has an online web version.
- App News
- The Real Cost of a Free App – 79% more data use, 16% battery hit.
- Twitter intros a feature called Highlights..where it will push you things it thinks you want to know about.
- Swiftkey adds ‘Hub’ for Quick Settings changes and Dashlane support. Both currently in beta.
- Android Wear updated, adds cloud sync over wifi, multiple device support, and more.
- Google Keep adds note browsing to Android Wear.
- Outlook for Android now no longer a preview. (Play Link)
- Pocket Casts updated with drag and drop ordering and other fixes based on feedback.
- Action Launcher updated with over a dozen new features.
- LibreOffice gains support for editing documents.
- An updated Dashclock is in beta with a materialized configuration page.
- In Other News
- Apple is apparently rejecting apps for declaring Pebble Watch support for mentioning another platform in the description.
- Senate moves to renew bulk telephone metadata collection, set to expire June 1.
- Verizon Wireless won’t try to keep you if you want to leave. Verizon believes it has a premium product and expects to be paid for it. 138,000 customers left in the last three months.
- SiliconDust is trying to kickstart an HDHomeRun DVR, which can run directly on HTPCs or NAS devices. Android will be one of the playback platforms.
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