Episode 307 – Are You Sure These are All Countries?

By | July 18, 2016

Guru heads down to the U.N.

 

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Distribution numbers are in, Marshmallow shows a boost to 13.3%.
    • Project Fi adds Three to network, allows high speed data in 135+ destinations with no fees.
    • Nexus 5 users reporting volume issues after July security patch.
  • App News
    • CodeWeavers working on a version of Crossover for Android that they have just demoed on a Chromebook.
    • Hangouts killing conversation merging because ‘no one was using it’. Guru was.
    • Amazon Video now lets you download TV and movies to SD card.
  • In Other News
    • Skype for Linux updated for the first time since 2014, new version uses WebRTC. The WebRTC version was developed for Skype for Web.
    • Verizon increases price of last remaining unlimited customers by $20.
    • Nintendo releasing a $60 Mini NES with 30 built in games on November 11th.
    • Samsung developing a dual port that can read microSD and UFS. UFS is a new standard that rivals the speed of SSD storage.