Episode 67 – Sponsored by Kevin Maclaughlin

By | November 1, 2011
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This week’s special guest is Matt Paprocki of doblu.com and the Seen in HD podcast.

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Show Notes

  • From Jeremy: “love ur show.. keep it up guys”
  • John McCarthy, credited with coining the term “Artificial Intelligence” passed away. He also invented the programming language LISP. 
  • Google+ Now Available for Google Apps, migration tool coming soon. 
  • Google to limit usage of Maps API. This is for for-profit users and developers whose apps load more than 25,000 basic maps or 2500 stylized maps per day. 
  • Hipmunk, previously mentioned for its Android app, adds Google Calendar integration to check flight listings against your personal schedule. 
  • Giving Old Gadgets New Life – Are Homebrew options and community volunteers a way to protect planned obsolescence?
    • Nexus One not to be updated to ICS.
  • Google TV updated, brings the market, improved search, Youtube, and more. 
  • Americans who own tablet devices use them 90 Minutes Per Day On Average. Pew found that tablets inspire broader and deeper news engagement.  A third of users say they are turning to new sources for news on their tablets, and 42% regularly read in-depth news and articles on their devices, but only 1/5 of them actually pay for content. Only 21% use apps to peruse news, which may suggest publishers should spend more time on tablet friendly sites/web apps, as opposed to dedicated apps. 
  • Sprint issues update for HTC devices to patch security vulnerability, includes Jere’s beloved Evo. 
  • Cyanogenmod looking for server donations to build nightlys.
  • Save Google Reader
  • Guru reviews the Simple Nook Touch, currently offered refurbed for USD79.99, as a hacked Android device.