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Show Notes
- In Other News
- Top cable providers now have more broadband subscribers than TV customers
- Samsung acquires SmartThings, but will keep it independent.
- If you are interested, Portland has a bridge to sell you. The Sellwood Bridge comes with a paved road, sidewalks, and railings. Support beams not included. You must prove you have somewhere to keep and move the bridge.
- Coin, the credit card that impersonates all other credit cards, may be shipping soon. Android app to launch in September.
- Wireless power could make its way to the kitchen. Qi on your kitchen counter.
- Woman steals phone, calls 911 after owner won’t stop harassing her.
- New York State will officially ban tiger selfies.
- T-Mobile will throttle unlimited LTE users if data is used for P2P sharing.
- Amazon undercuts Square with its own mobile credit card reader.
- USB Type-C specification has been released.
- Women scales barbed wire fence in Halifax to try and stop the plane she thought was carrying her husband.
- Platform News
- Android Distribution updated, KitKat at 20.9%, 54.2% Jellybean, 10.6% ICS, 13.6% GB, etc.
- Droidcon NYC will be September 20-21…Register now…here
- Virgin America brings the Nexus 7 to the skies as the CrewPad. Guru is still waiting for the orange juice from his only Virgin America flight 5 years ago.
- Chrome now protects against deceptive software as it does deceptive websites.
- Play Store now has badges…
- App News
- A different file browser: Tomi File Manager (Play Link)
- HTC releases Zoe app for general install. (Play Link)
- Mailbox app updated, adds spam handling among the usual bug fixes. (Play Link)
- Chris Lacy releases TapPath, a surprisingly simple idea. For any link…tap once, twice, or thrice to route to one of three programs. (Play Link) Nice companion to his other app, Link Bubble
- Dolphin offers Link Bubble alternative called Dolphin Float. (Play Link)
- Google teases Youtube Offline Mode in Google Play screenshots.
- You can now cast your Google+ stream.
- Dropbox updated, adds document previews. (Play Link)
- Kindle App updated, adds immersive mode, lockscreen audio. (Play Link)
Photo by Tambako the Jaguar 
Photo by Tambako the Jaguar
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