Episode 263 – All Prayers to Jere

By | August 24, 2015

Guru is a bit slow this week, and Jere asks for your well wishes and prayers.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Android phones will now come with fewer pre-installed apps: Google+, Play Games, Play Book, and Newstand will no longer come preinstalled.
    • Google will finally fix a Mobile Radio Active bug in Android 6.0
    • New data uncovers the surprising predictability of Android Lock Patterns.
  • App News
    • Alarm for Android Wear. (Play Link)
    • Talon for Twitter adds Marshmellow compatibility, revamped Wear app, etc. (Play Link)
    • Google Adsense for Android gets makeover.
    • Google Translate coming preinstalled in the next Android Wear update. With this addition, users can speak a phrase into the watch, then receive instant translation in 1 of 44 supported languages.
    • Cerberus expiring free lifetime licenses they gave away.
    • Stay connected with interactive watch faces
    • Latest Pocket Casts adds social feature to see what people nearby are listening to.
  • In Other News
    • Firefox will soon support Chrome Extensions.
    • Dropbox gets into the bookmarking business.

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