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Another week gone by, Jere visits Portland…
Show Notes
- From outside the Androidverse
- Two men charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft, and criminal impersonation after discovering their friend had died at home. Instead of calling the police, they took him out for a round of drinks, Mexican food, and a trip to a strip club…his treat, of course.
- Levar Burton is relaunching Reading Rainbow as Enhanced Ebook apps.
- Google+ releases limited API, offering public data access.
- Platform News
- Boeing will be using Android to run its in-flight entertainment on the 787 Dreamliner.
- Google introduces Voice Actions in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain.
- Google buys over 1000 patents from IBM to defend Android.
- Android app downloads are expected to overtake iPhone apps this year.
- Gamestop preparing an Android tablet?
- HTC Considers Purchase of Smartphone OS
- More Carrier Billing options on Android market.
- Guy loves Android, gets Android tattoo
- Smartphones becoming Computer of Choice in Developing Countries
- Obama signs America Invents Act into Law.
- Mobile operators will lose voice services to mobile platforms
- Mobile internet users to eclipse wireline by 2015
- Apps News
- Flightaware launches Android app for real time aviation tracking. (Market Link)
- iEmu Open Source iOS emulator has been cancelled.
- Manilla offers Android app. Manilla manages bills and statements in one place. (Market Link)
- Sprint launches Drive Fast Android app, locks up phone when detects you are in a moving vehicle, calls will go to voicemail and texts will get autoreplied to. Costs $2 a month.
- Zynga brings Hanging with Friends to Android. (Market Link)
- Google Goggles updated, can now be set to automatically scan all pictures from the camera app.
- Facebook updated, offers pull to refresh, improved sharing and tagging, and more.
- Orblive app enables streaming video from desktop client.
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