Episode 309 – Ya-Hoo

The video game version of Name That Tune is canceled due lack of response.

Show Notes

• Android News
  • Google announces new Linux Kernel defenses for Android.
  • Steve Kondik goes on the Cyanogen blog to promise Cyanogen the OS isn’t going anywhere. However, the future of Cyanogen Inc. remains unknown.
• App News
  • Announcing Android add-ons for Docs and Sheets, items such as Docusign, etc.
  • Swiftkey sync has been malfunctioning lately.
  • United Airlines updates Android app with fingerprint authentication.
  • Titanium Backup adds Android N support and introduces early bird for MyTiCloud launching in 2017.
  • Twitter rolls out Night Mode to all on Android.
  • Google Play gets “Family Library”, so you can share purchases with up to 6 people.
  • Google’s Phone App for Nexus devices gets Spam Calling protection.
• In Other News
  • Samsung unveils its own font, SamsungOne, to give their products a consistent look.
  • Google is turning on HSTS encryption on its domain.
  • Republic Wireless launches phones beyond the specially modified ones….due their new GSM partner.
  • Sprint gets the most new subscribers in 9 years, still loses $302 million.
  • Verizon agrees to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion.
  • Actors who play Bob, Gordon, and Luis let go from Sesame Street.

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