The last show of 2012. A short episode this week, because Jere is hungry. Show Notes In Other News One in Four Americans Now Owns a Tablet, up from One in Ten in December of 2011. App News Llama Updated with Jelly Bean Support and Event Sharing. (Play Link) InDrive is a Customizable Car Home App…offers a Trip… Read More »
What is the plan for this week? Show Notes In Other News Robert Bork passes away. Bork’s video rental history being leaked lead to the Video Privacy Act of 1988, just overturned by the House on behalf of Netflix. Bork also was the man who fired the special prosecutor during the Watergate scandals in 1973. Bork will be… Read More »
Guru and Jere receive a voicemail. Show Notes In Other News N. Joseph Woodland, the inventor of the barcode, passes away. International Data Roaming is broken, is the solution MVNOs? Dropbox buys streaming media company Audiogalaxy…could Dropbox be making a further move toward streaming media? Amazon adds Instant Video app to iPhone, after release for iPad. Where is… Read More »
Guru is back in the studio for another episode. Show Notes In Other News Bitcoin exchange secures approval to operate as a bank in France. Seeking a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Google and Others petition courts to stop upholding vague patents… AT&T Labs working on wireless asthma sensor that alerts patients via smartphone and other devices USPTO… Read More »
Guru is live from Florida… Show Notes In Other News Google urges us to take action to keep the Internet free and open. The ITU is convening a conference in Dubai this week. Parent hacks quadcopter drone to follow his son to bus stop. What happens to the phone number in a VoIP world? More babies were named… Read More »
Jere is tired and pantless, Guru closes the show. Show Notes In Other News Student’s expulsion for refusing to wear RFID tag put on hold until next week Republic Wireless exits beta, offers unlimited service for just $19 a month. only one phone, the Motorola Defy XT, available for $249. Platform News Court says HTC must let Samsung’s… Read More »
Another week Show Notes Platform News Samsung asks to see the HTC-Apple settlement as part of their continuing issues with Apple Google-Moto and Apple considering Arbitration to Resolve Their Entire Patent Dispute New version of Google Play, allows deletion of items from the new Wishlist and more. Owner of Cyanogenmod.com domain shut down site over dispute. Situation resolved,… Read More »
Another week…not much news. Show Notes In Other News 60 percent of smartphone owners in the U.S. would prefer if they could customize their plans. Verizon’s 4G LTE to match their 3G FootPrint by Mid-2013, earlier than projected. Data Usage on the the Big Four: T-Mobile and AT&T up, Verizon and Sprint down. Platform News Happy Fifth Birthday,… Read More »
Guru returns with new thoughts. Show Notes Special Feature – Hurricanes and Power Outages Biolite Camp Stove – charge your cell phone using twigs, pellets, or other things that burn. Make a cup of tea at the same time Crank-charging your cell phone would take hours and you’d likely get rather tired long before you saw a complete… Read More »
Guru battens down his hatches and we shorten the episode due to inclimate weather. Show Notes In Other News Businessman bills a cold-call firm $13 for every minute they wasted his time and won. Librarian of Congress declares rooting smartphones is still legal for the next three years, but not tablets. Unlocking phones without carrier approval is no… Read More »