Episode 199 – Four More Years!!

By | May 12, 2014

A beautiful old thing at Powell and Market, re...

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Show Notes

  • In Other News
    • Bill/Account Management service Manilla to shut down July 1st.
    • Web hosting company puts FCC in the ‘slow lane’ in net neutrality protest
    • NSA Spying is causing Americans to self-censor their Internet activity.
  • Platform News
    • Google debuts Classroom, which unifies Docs, Drive, and Gmail to help teachers create and collect assignments.
    • Google Play Services updated to 4.4. Maps API adds streetview support. Activity Recognition added to the Location API…detect if the user is in a vehicle, biking, on foot, still, running, walking… Mobile Ads, and more.
  • App News
    • Facebook app updated, now allows queuing posts when offline.
    • TuneIn Radio relaunches with model that allows people to ‘follow’ individual shows, broadcasters, and genres, creating a more social experience. Everything must be like Twitter…because they are making so much money…right? (Play Link)
    • Yahoo News Digest aggregates and curates news..if you want that sort of thing. (Play Link)
    • Google Camera restores the ability to take a still image while recording video.
    • Amazon updated Amazon app, adding single sign-on. Log into one Amazon app, log into them all. No option to set PIN or require password for purchases. (Play Link)
    • BoltBus, Greyhound’s subdivision with leather seats and wifi, adds app. Buy tickets without needing a computer. Bolt Bus serves the Northeast from Boston to Washington and the West Coast from San Francisco to Vancouver. (Play Link)
    • Google Maps adds lane guidance, offline maps management, filter options, Uber support, train times, etc.