Episode 37 – Jere Gives Out Spoilers

By | March 29, 2011
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Show Notes

  • Platform News
    • Google keeping Honeycomb closed source for the foreseeable future.
    • CyanogenMod may soon allow users to revoke specific application privileges
    • Thought of the day: “Dear Android, I don’t want a back button, I want an ‘up in the app hierarchy’ button.”
    • Blackberry Playbook to run Android apps using optional player.
    • Google Music service being tested by Google employees? Amazon may be working on similar digital locker
    • Microsoft suing B&N for not paying Android-related patent fees for Nook Color. “Android uses natural ways of interacting with devices by tabbing through various screens to find the information they need; surfing the Web more quickly, and interacting with documents and e-books – all of which they claim they own the rights to.
  • App News
    • Firefox Mobile Release Candidate(Interview with Project Manager, Market Link)
    • Titanium Media Sync (~USD3.00, Market Link, Official Site) – Allows you to sync a set of folders from your Android device to cloud storage, currently supports Dropbox. Battery friendly, and offers continuous sync and one-shot.
    • Field and Stream application released. (Market Link)
    • Adobe Air updated, supports Honeycomb
    • QuickOffice Pro updated to 4.0, USD7.99 for a limited time. Market Link.
  • Developer’s Corner
    • Memory Analysis for Android Applications
    • In-App Billing in Market Ready for Testing

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