Episode 81 - Phone Booth - Android Buffet Podcast

Jere loses weight, Guru doesn’t know who he is on what social network…private phone booths and more.

Show Notes

World’s First mid-call transfer between VoLTE and 3G. Seamless switching is a requirement of the standards regulator and necessary for adoption.
Ting launches no contract wireless network on Sprint
Staples says…”Survey Says, People Love their Tablets.”
MIUI Rom is going open-source.
iOS apps crash more than Android, says recent data. For the top apps, more than three times more.
Google reveals Bouncer, which scans the Market for potentially malicious software, insists malware is down 40% as anti-malware software manufacturers insist it is up.
Asian Steve Jobs discovers the iPad. Taiwanese ad has Jobs hawking poor quality Android tablets
HTC Sense on ICS, a step forward for Sense, but is not innovating.
Android phones to be rolled out to U.S. officials and military.
Infographics: Mobile Ads show staggering growth, clicks up 711 percent.
Microsoft Ad attacks Google for Only caring about Money
Google No Longer Supports the CDMA Galaxy Nexus. The phone will still receive updates from Google, but it is not an officially supported phone.
Editorial: Market needs better User Support
Kindle Fire may catapault Amazon Appstore sales.
Statistics Time

87% of Android users surveyed use their phone on the toilet, compared to 84% Blackberry and 77% iPhone users.
Match.com reveals that 62% of Android had sexual relations on the first date, compared to 57% of iPhone users and 48% of Blackberry users. Android users are always most likely at 72% to visit dating sites.

Pindroid, Pinboard client, has a tablet beta. Requesting feedback and design suggestions.
Doubletwist hears user comments. Managing/downloading Podcasts is now in the Premium version, streaming is now free. Podcast feature is no longer an add-on.
WinAmp adds premium version to Market. Previously was an in-app purchase. Adds an equalizer, folder browsing, crossfade, FLAC, etc. (Market Link)
Seesmic Ping schedules tweets, Facebook statuses, LinkedIn for future dates. Where is the update for Seesmic for Android? (Market Link)
Rhapsody launches Android tablet app. (Market Link)
Path for Android updated for 720p displays. (Market Link)
Dropbox releases new beta build that supports Camera Upload feature
Google Docs app updated, now supports offline access to to your files, new reading layout on tablets. Still no editing.
Why Mint on Android tablets could boost its user base.
Firefox 10 lands in the Android market (Market Link)
Google Chrome to Phone updated. No significant feature changes
GetGlue for Android updated, adds visual check-in stream and real-time conversation mode. (Market Link)
Waze for Android updates, adds new UI.
Humble Bundle launches on Android, name your price, help charity.

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