Episode 53 – All Partied Out

By | July 26, 2011
Motorola Droid 3 Screenshot 1
Image by The GameWay via Flickr

Guru gets ejected from Google+ and buys a Droid 3.

Show Notes

  • Droid 2 Global update information removed from Verizon’s website, Guru gives in and buys a Droid 3.
  • Platform News
    • AT&T announces the Nexus S. Verizon becomes only carrier not to have a Google phone.
    • Multiple APK support launched, allows developers to upload multiple APKs for the same application, each targeted for different devices/users.
    • Study reports that 8% of Android Apps leak private information.
    • 20th Century Fox announces digital downloads of its movies to Android, if you bought the blu-ray.
    • New Market rolls out with videos and books.
  • App News
    • Amazon MP3 app updated. Playlists include Latest Purchases and Uploads.
    • Netflix updated with additional app support. (Market Link)
    • Dolphin Browser 6.0 released. (Market Link)
    • The Economist app released for phones and smaller tablets. (Market Link)
    • ComiXology no longer beta. More than 3000 issues available from DC and Vertigo comics. (Market Link)
    • Viber now out of private beta. (Market Link) – Simple VoIP app, crossplatform with iOS. Uses push notification to alert to new calls, saving battery.
    • Travelocity App launched. (Market Link)
    • Google Music Manager now available for Linux. Might be time to reexamine Google Music.
    • Lifehacker names Moboplayer the best video player for Android.
    • Disney pushes out Winnie the Pooh interactive book app. ($2.99, Market Link)
  • Pocket Casts Podcatcher (Market Link)
  • Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Tool – allows you to automatically enable wi-fi in airplane mode (Market Link)
  • Media Keys – shortcut creator that creates FF/REW/Play/Pause/Next/Previous shortcuts. (Market Link)
  • Media Button Router – designed to let you decide which app plays music when bluetooth buttons hit. (Market Link)
  • Life 360 – Ultimate Safety App (Market Link)

To respond on your own website, enter the URL of your response which should contain a link to this post's permalink URL. Your response will then appear (possibly after moderation) on this page. Want to update or remove your response? Update or delete your post and re-enter your post's URL again. (Find out more about Webmentions.)