Episode 140 – The One Where Jere Starts His Own Podcast

By | March 24, 2013

Bitcoin Accepted Here [by freeborn]

A Day Early, and a Dollar Short

Show Notes

  • In Other News
    • Happy Birthday, Dan Frey
    • Nokia refuses to license VP8 patents to Google after the search giant comes to terms with MPEG LA.
    • Google Kills Frommers…no more print books.
    • Smartphones Are Killing Impulse Purchases At Checkout. Shoppers used to browse magazines or select gum while they were waiting in line to check out at the grocery.  Today, they browse their smartphones instead.  Half of Americans owning smartphones has resulted in lower gum and magazine sales.
    • Facebook finally admits to tracking non-users
    • Youtube hits a billion monthly viewers
    • Certain versions of T-Mobile wi-fi calling have a security vulnerability, but a software update has been pushed to correct this.
    • Jeff Bezos recovers Apollo 11 engines from bottom of ocean, will be restored and placed on display.
  • A New Segment: Jere Talks about Bitcoin and Plugs Upcoming PodCoin
    • Is the Government Trying to Regulate BitCoin.
    • Why Bitcoin Poses an Ethical Conundrum for Journalists – is it a currency(disputed) or like a stock?
  • The Search for a Reader Replacement – Week 2
  • Platform News
    • How NASA got an Android ready for space.
    • Charge Your Phone Faster by Switching to Airplane Mode
    • Eric Schmidt Says Android and Chrome will stay separate, but you may see overlap.
    • Google launched Keep, a note taking app that stores in Google Drive. Might lead to a replacement of Tasks. Many commenting as uncertain about its future post-Reader. (Play Link)
    • New Drive api that allows third-party apps to edit docs in realtime.
    • Amazon enables bulk app purchases for Kindle Fire HD.
    • Amazon Appstore celebrates birthday, launched March 22, 2012.
    • Motorola’s Guy Kawasaki asks if you would like to personalize your device at time of order
    • Google to unify chat services under new client called Babble?
  • App News
    • KDE Calligra Office suite is coming to Android as Coffice. Try an Alpha Build. (Play Link)
    • Onkyo updates app for new models. (Play Link)
    • Verizon updates its Messages app, allows text messages to be synced to web and tablet, and send texts from other devices. (Play Link)
    • A new free Pac-Man is out there for NAMCO. (Play Link)
    • Soundcloud sets come to Android app. Once available only on the web, sets will let you group songs into a playable collection for personal playback or for sharing with your friends. (Play Link)
    • Creators of AdBlock Plus release it independently.  (Play Link)
    • SnipSnap converts paper coupons to digital ones, but not manufacturer’s coupons. And many places insist on paper. (Play Link)
    • Jawbone UP App available for Android. (Play Link)
    • Google Currents gets support for Audio Playback (Play Link)
    • Minuum is an Indiegogo funded keyboard that compresses to one row, offers floating keyboard, and other unique features.
    • New Gmail App adds Archive/Delete/Reply to rich notifications, improved search.