Guru and Jere get together for another hair-brained podcast.
Show Notes
- In Other News
- Sony seeks patent on Smartwig hairpiece with sensors.
- Carriers will end 2013 with 176m LTE Connections, almost half of the in the U.S.
- New SIM Card gets you local data rates everywhere. Cubic Telecom is trying to get savings by negotiate deals. Their SIM cards will detect the country and register with the carrier for a local number.
- Jury decides Newegg infringed patent, awards $2.3 million.
- Anandtech discusses the issue of removable storage and batteries. Would you rather have a longer lasting battery or a shorter one with the ability to swap? Shouldn’t pricing and quality be improved on additional internal storage over external slots?
- Platform News
- App News
- DuoLingo App updated, with new UI and reduced size. (Play Link)
- Cyanogenmod Installer App removed from Google Play due risk of encouraging users to void warranties.
- Official Google Play for Education Device Setup App arrives. (Play Link)
- SidePlayer Adds Slide Out Music Controls That Can Be Accessed from Any Screen. (Play Link)
- Youtube for Android rolling out, reorganized navigation menu…apk has mention of background audio support.
- iHeartRadio update adds side navigation, lockscreen, program alerts, etc. (Play Link)
- DoubleTwist redesigns its music player for tablets and the latest. (Play Link)
- Spotify Connect Comes to Android allowing users to stream music over wi-fi to select speakers. (Play Link)
- Mobiata abandons older versions of its FlightTrack app, releases new version that existing users must repurchase. Old version will remain, but is abandoned. The new version lacks TripIt integration. (Play Link)
- AllCast is back, cast to everything…except Chromecast. Send locally stored videos to Xbox, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Roku, or any DLNA device.
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