Episode 234 – You’ll Never Believe the Awesome Pictures Jere Jones is Taking

By | January 19, 2015
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We celebrate a day of washers, dryers, and NASes.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • The evolution of the Android APIs
    • Forget Wireless Charging, try Quick Charging?
    • Google stops patching old Android exploits. This specifically applies to the default browser in Android. In 4.4 and ahead, this can be updated from the Play Store. In the older versions, they will now merely notify the manufacturers. Affected users can use a downloadable browser.
  • App News
    • 10 Facts and One Manifesto to Keep Mobile App Developers Motivated in 2015.
    • 2015 will be zombie hunting for the entire app ecosystem.
    • Manual Camera is a new camera for the Nexus 5 or 6 using the Lollipop Camera API. (Play Link)
    • Google Maps updated, allows for sharing directions. (Play Link)
  • In Other News
    • In surprise filing, Sprint endorses net neutrality.
    • Project Ara for test market in Puerto Rico using food trucks
    • Good things happen when apps get optimized. Zuckerberg says Facebook app now uses 10% of data than it did 1.5 years ago.
    • Republicans in Congress make plans to reduce FCC ability to regulate while establishing core rules for net neutrality.
    • Marriott’s plan to block guests has been discontinued in the face of public outrage.
    • Gogo no longer issuing fake SSL certificates
    • President calls for end to state bans on community broadband.
    • Google opens its domain registration service to all in the U.S.
      • Supreme Court asks DOJ to weigh in on Google-Oracle API copyright issue.

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