Episode 58 – Goodnight Irene

By | August 30, 2011
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Guru weathers a hurricane, Jere enjoys better weather.

Show Notes

  • Court rules that digital deduplication does not violate copyright laws, clearing the way for music locker services to store music without having to store an individual copy for each person.
  • Platform News
    • iTunes App Store surpassed by Android Market. Android market is growing roughly four times as fast as the iTunes store, and has roughly 480.000 apps.
    • What Steve Jobs’ Resignation means for Android…competition is good for innovatin.
  • App News
    • United releases Android app, supports both United and Continental flights. (Market Link)
    • SimplePlay Brings ‘No Look’ interface to music app. (Market Link). Good ideas like tap screen to play pause, swipe left/right for next/prev and up and down for volume.
    • Wuala App reaches 2.0, supports group access, meta data extraction for images and mp3, and thumbnails. Still missing: Download/sync a folder, lock by pin code, etc. (Market Link)
    • Stubhub App updated, now supports the ability to download a ticket to your device, eliminating need for print. (Market Link)
    • Google+ app updated, now allows resharing and other improvements.
    • Google Docs updated, now supports a web clipboard to insert photos from your phone into Docs. Still little more than a wrapper around the mobile site. (Market Link)
    • Square updated, offers faster transactions, easier tipping, and the ability to skip the signature, for purchased under $25.  (Market Link)
    • New version of the Market offers locking purchasing with a PIN.
  • Developer’s Corner
    • Google closing Android Market developer support forums.
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