The Android Buffet show returns. Show Notes In Other News The NES turns 30. The original NES launched July 15, 1983. Millions of phones could be vulnerable to a SIM security flaw. Ericsson integrating high-powered outdoor wi-fi into its wireless network equipment. Combo small-cell/wifi nodes would allow for seamless switch from cell to wi-fi and back. Why I… Read More »
Guru and Jere are tired and need help to recharge their batteries. Show Notes In Other News The 6 Worst Google Reader Alternatives…time to bring back the telegraph. Skype will kill its Desktop API by end of 2013. Sprint unveils new Unlimited Plans…guarantee of unlimited, but not pricing or speed. T-Mobile unveils JUMP plan, offers a combination of… Read More »
Last week, Jere was going to test a PGP plugin. Show Notes In Other News Yahoo finally announces Astrid’s shutdown effective August 5th. Boxee bought by Samsung for reportedly 30 million and shutting down. Douglas Englebart, inventor of the computer mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, hypertext, word processing, hypermedia, object addressing and dynamic file linking, and a collaborative real-time editor,… Read More »
Goodbye Google Reader Show Notes Google Reader Shutdown Google+ offers a Follow button on websites. Will this be the future of following updates? Why does everyone except Google want to build a reader? In Other News iDEN network shut down on Sunday. As of April, 1.3 million people were on the network, but Sprint says the number has… Read More »
A New Website is here. What do you think? Show Notes New Android Buffet website under development. In Other News German City Hopes to Wean Citizens off Windows XP With 2000 Free Linux CDs Texas becomes first state to require warrant for e-mail snooping. Feedly Cloud is now Available to All Users and Android applications are being built… Read More »
We have an image sent to us by a viewer Show Notes In Other News Your Android device is not the place to store your photos Introducing Project Loon: Balloon Powered Internet Access European roaming fees to cease from next year. Effective July 1, 2014, Europeans will be able to use voice, texts and data within the EU for the… Read More »
Guru is Back from Vacation. Show Notes In Other News When will Americans finally start lowercasing ‘internet’? Is Dyn.com trying to kill free accounts? DuckDuckGo Passes 2 Million Daily Searches compared to over a billion by Google. Members of Congress call on FTC to prosecute patent trolls for unfair business practices. San Francisco District Attorney and New York… Read More »
A quick podcast, because Jere must leave early. Show Notes In Other News All in the Family star Jean Stapleton dies at 90 Ubuntu Founder Credits Android and iOS for reversing Microsoft’s dominance. Ubuntu Bug report #1 has been marked complete. Oculus VR lead engineer Andrew Reisse dies in a tragic accident New York announces major crackdown on… Read More »
Jere is sick, Guru is exhausted, but they aren’t fighting. Show Notes In Other News Supreme Court rules in favor of FCC in cell tower dispute. Local municipalities must respond to cell tower requests in a specific timely fashion. Fake Key holds up Smartphone. Yet Another Kickstarter Project. Running the Tables: Samsung took 95% of global profits earned… Read More »
Google I/O Show Notes Happy Victoria Day to Our Canadian Friends Google I/O was this week In Other News BiPartisan bill would force government to get a court order before seizing phone records. The bill would strike a part of the existing code that currently allows the government to demand phone records containing numbers dialed, call durations, and location… Read More »