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Episode 118 – Invasion of the Daleks

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Guru
– October 22, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet

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Another week of the show.Guru tests a new streamer.
Show Notes

In Other News

Bill Hill, who was one of the inventors of Microsoft’s ClearType system, passed away. 
Guru at Google Labs acts like a basic Google Now over GTalk, Guru waits for royalty checks
After 80 years, Newsweek to eliminate [...]

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Episode 109 – The Future is Here

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Guru
– August 21, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet

51A79GD359L._SL300_Another week gone by, and we talk about the future.

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Episode 101 – J is for Jalebi

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Android Buffet
– June 25, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet
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Another week of the Android Buffet podcast. Jere has to run to the airport, but we’ll be back next week.

Show Notes

  • Google I/O to start Wednesday, June 27th. News expected.
  • In Other News
    • TruConnect Mobile and Walmart launch broadband with data that never expires. Intriguing backup/emergency option that runs on the Sprint network. For more info, visit their site.
    • and Alitalia pair up, Xoom 2 tablets to appear on board. Unfortunately, to try the , you have to fly Alitalia.
    • Warrantless wiretapping bill heads to full vote. Bill would extend FISA Amendments of 2008, which allow for wireless wiretapping if one of the parties is located outside the US, until June of 2017.
    • Do we want to talk about Microsoft Surface?
  • Platform News
    • NoGAPPs Project – The basic premise is to incorporate all of the missing APIs that would normally come from the closed-source, proprietary Google Applications (GAPPS) and incorporate them into open applications. This would in turn allow AOSP to become truly independent and functional, without the user having to flash additional proprietary content. This includes a market app, a talk app, a maps api and app, etc.
    • Next version of Android confirmed as 4.1 Jelly Bean, version of Nexus to be first phone to receive update.
    • Replying to User Reviews on Google Play now officially announced. Feature rolled out to those with a Top Developer Badge, and will expand in future.
    • Android Developer’s Site redesigned in advance of Google I/O.
    • Traffic now added to 7 new countries and expanded and improved in another 19.
    • Amazon invites developers to ready apps for international expansion. Countries that will be included are the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, and the expansion should be sometime this summer. Amazon has also announced a change effective July 1st to its revenue sharing program. “you will earn 70% of list price on each paid app sale. This is a change from the prior terms under which you earned either 70% of the app’s sales price or 20% of list price (whichever was greater). To put it differently, starting in July, you’ll receive 70% of the list price for all sales, regardless of whether you monetize your apps up front (paid apps) or downstream (using our In-App Purchasing Service).”
    • Google Developers Live offers a place to keep up with all Google’s live broadcasts, and archived previous events.
    • Android’s power management API can lead to no-sleep energy bugs, according to researchers. A study has been made of the Android wakelock API, for apps that need to run processes while the phone is idle. As part of the research, 187 apps were analyzed, with 42 having these no-sleep energy bugs.
    • Google purchases wireless efficiency beam-forming patents from Magnolia Broadband. These patents could increase data coverage and substantially save on battery life by being more efficient.
    • Motorola ‘Qe’ compares every system file to stock, slows boot time and transmit info back to Motorola.
  • App News
    • Flipboard leaves Beta, now in Google Play, now with Google+. (Play Link)
    • Winamp updated, adds store for addons, including a Pro Bundle that adds equalization, FLAC, and more, and a plugin that fixes metadata.
    • Mozilla promises big news for Firefox for Android this week.
    • Poweramp updated, supports action bars in Honeycomb/ICS. (Play LInk)
    • Taptu for Android is updated, includes a personalized news delivery engine that learns what you like, and delivers more of the same. (Play Link)
    • Dolphin Engine Beta released, touted as highest performing HTML5 mobile browser, showing what the future of Dolphin would be.
    • Tivo for Android tablets released. Do people still have Tivos? (Play Link)
    • Jolicloud for Android seeks to combine all social media content into one place. (Play Link)
    • Google Translate updated, adds improved tablet features, text to speech options for original text, and additional handwriting recognition options.
    • 3 released, on sale at half price. New ICS inspired Holo theme, and Cobalt, larger spacebar, Smart Space(detected missed or omitted spaces), additional languages, dedicated comma key, etc. Product endorsed by Stephen Fry, who recently visited their HQ.
    • Otter Text and Drive Solution formerly $3.99, now free indefinitely. Automate text message replies when occupied.
    • Waze unveils new version, with waypoints, voice control, and real-time gas pricing. (Play Link)
    • Swype Beta updated, adds in features already available in Swiftkey, and you may sync your personal dictionary among devices.
    • Go Launcher Ex wins Most Popular Launcher on Lifehacker, with 37% of the vote. Two of the top 4, are ICS only launchers Apex and Nova.
    • Official WinZip app hits play store. (Play Store)
    • Tasker App Factory turns Tasks into standalone apps, allows you to share them with friends, and to launch them without launching Tasker.
    • XP Mod Launcher makes your Android look like Windows XP. (Play Link)

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Episode 96 – Pouf-tastic

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Guru
– May 21, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet
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We pick up where we left off last week. Guru gets a used Rezound, Jere still doesn’t have an Evo 4G LTE

Show Notes

  • In Other News
    • RunCore’s new solid state drive offers built in wipe and nuke settings.
    • London police will soon be able to extract mobile phone data in minutes
    • US Department of Justice states citizens have a right to record police officers on duty.
    • It makes perfect sense that Kodak had a nuclear reactor stashed in the basement
    • Music labels force MP3Tunes into bankruptcy
    • How to save the space program? Build the Starship Enterprise.
  • Provider Press
    • T-Mobile is offering new contractless pricing, 300MB/1-week $15, 1.5GB/1-month $25, 3.5GB/1-month $35, 5GB 1-month $50.
    • ’s CFO announces the end of grandfathered unlimited plans this summer, concurrent with the start of shared data plans. Customers will be forced to adopt new plans when they renew. Will this be better for some customers, or bad for all?
    • T-Mobile states that customers don’t want shared data plans. ”Customers who pay more, should get more…”
    • I paid Verizon $2027.57 to beta test their Galaxy Nexus for five months
  • Jere’s HTO Evo 4G LTE has been impounded at US Customs by the ITC. The issue is over an Apple patent which covers how a smartphone reacts to contextual links for email addresses and phone numbers. By default now, there is a menu setting called App Associations to manually assign these links.
  • Platform News
    • Will Google be expanding the Nexus program to include multiple partners, and selling unsubsidized phones directly from the Store?
    • Google is reworking the Google Play authorization system after issues arising from a new scheme that would only allow deauthorizing 4 devices per year. The system would affect people who continually deauthorize and reauthorize the same device…power users/rommers.
    • OpenSignalMaps releases infographic on the 681,900 Android devices that downloaded the app. 599 distinct brands, 3997 different devices across 195 countries.
    • now dominates Android sales, making it the number one handset manufacturer in the world at 26% of world sales. The iPhone, by comparison, has 23%. Nokia still has 20% of the world market.
    • HTC and Samsung make up 86% of UK Android Sales, which is 50.1% of the overall smartphone market.
    • advises ”… obviously we want the new release to improve our devices. If we determine that can’t be done—well then, we’re not able to upgrade that particular device.”
    • China, the lone holdout, has approved the purchase of Motorola Mobility by Google.
    • Speaking of China, retailers there are offeringa $74 miniature computer only slightly larger than a thumbdrive,with an AllWinner A10 single-core 1.5GHz ARM CPU, a Mali 400 GPU, and 512MB of RAM. An HDMI port on the exterior allows users to plug the computer into a television. It outputs at 1080p and is said to be capable of playing high-definition video. The device also has a full-sized USB port with host support for input devices, a conventional micro-USB port, a microSD slot, and an internal 802.11 b/g WiFi antenna. The computer can boot from a microSD card and is capable of running Android 4.0 and other ARM-compatible Linux platforms.
    • Does my Android smartphone really need 2GB RAM?
    • RIM, Motorola, and Apple seem to have found a compromise on the proposed nano-SIM standard.
    • New DDR4 memory could mean reduced power consumption and performance for new tablets
    • Android Game Developers…Innovate, don’t Emulate
    • Study: Cellular tablets use 3x more data than smartphones.
  • App News
    • Alarm Clock Ultra, offering an array of customization options including puzzle disable, stopwatch, egg tim1er, etc. (Play Link)
    • Turntable.fm is here. (Play Link)
    • CoPilot now offering a free version, CoPilot GPS. No turn by turn directions in the free version. (Play Link)
    • CloudOn released for Android – Create Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents on the go. (Play Link)
    • Savored launches official app for Android, offers free reservations, discounted dining up to 40% off in select cities. (Play Link)
    • Expensify updated, now with the ability to add trip itineraries. (Play Link)
    • , updated, brings Offers, Indoor Directions, 360 Panorama Views for Businesses
    • Restaurant.com launches official Android app. (Play Link)
    • Lookout updates Ad Network Detector to detect SellARing, which will play a 10 second ad whenever a call is made. (Play Link)
    • Pocket 4.1 update now available, includes Page Flipping mode, improved dark theme and new sepia theme, and more. (Play Link)
    • Evernote updated to version 4.0 with new look. (Play Link)
    • New Firefox beta switches to native framework, now offers flash support. Try the beta. (Play Link)
    • Chrome 19 released, offers tab syncing across multiple computers and Android.
    • Twitter updated to correct sync issues and other bug fixes. (Play Link)

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Episode 89: The Librarian meets Jere Jones

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Android Buffet
– April 1, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet

Guru and Jere count down to their 99th episode.

Show Notes

  • Upcoming Schedule
    • April 16th is our Titanic Episode, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
    • June 11th would be our 100th episode, episode 99. However, June 8-10 is SELF…
  • April Fools Test
    • Google launches for NES
    • Gmail Tap replaces your phone keyboard with 2 buttons
    • RoboBonobo aims to provide a weaponized telepresence robot for Bonobos armed with Android tablets. Donate to the project on Kickstarter.
    • Blind man drives to Taco Bell in Google’s self-driving car
    • Google Voice…for pets
    • Canada decides to end minting of pennies in April. All payments in catch will be rounded to the nearest nickel. This will save an estimated $11 million a year
  • June 6th is World IPV6 day. Unlike last year, companies will turn on their IPV6 compatibility and leave it on.
  • Platform News
    • Flurry Claims Amazon provides 3x revenue compared to but the data was for in-app purchases.
    • Google Play Store experiencing difficulties over the last week.
    • Amazon Appstore app updated, fixes notification settings, adds option for higher maximum download limit over cellular, etc.
    • Linus Torvalds provided a deposition about a newsgroup posting had located that predated a Microsoft patent on long filenames used in a compatible manner with short ones by three years. The patent was one of several being used by Microsoft to force licensing fees on Android handset manufacturers. A judge declared the patent invalid, but it could still be reversed by the U.S. International Trade Commission
    • WSJ claims Google will begin selling tablets directly to consumers.
    • iOS wins over more smartphone buyers as Android holds steady, however, 48 percent of both recent acquirers and smartphone owners had Android phones.
    • Google Play Movies goes live in France
    • European lawmakers to cap roaming data charges in EU member countries at EUR0.20/USD0.27 a megabyte.
    • Google Android Developer identifies an 8 month period between time of release and the launch of new devices with the software.
    • Lenovo to offer Enterprise App Store, which can be customized on a company by company basis.
    • U.S. Army deploys its own Android store.
    • James Kendrick of ZDNet asks if Android is even a platform
  • App News
    • DoubleTwist adds Google Music support and an alarm clock, only works for Google Music songs you’ve set for offline access. (Play Link)
    • Hyatt releases official app, view hotels and book your next stay. (Play Link)
    • Hulu Plus updated, select tablets now supported. (Play Link)
    • Seesmic updated, now with ads. Remove ads, combine views from accounts, with the $3 pro version.
    • Square updates credit card reader to add hardware encryption due complaints reader was being used for skimming.
    • Square renames and updates its Card Case App to Pay with Square. (Play Link)
    • Appbrain releases AppBrain Ad Detector. (Play Link)
    • Cerberus 2.2 released, adds ability to hide GPS icon, remote SMS send, speak command for SMS, etc.
    • AMC Theaters released Android app. (Play Link)
    • Handcent SMS 4.0 released, now with support and new interface. (Play Link)
    • Babbel helps you learn a new language from your phone. (Play Link)
    • Ustream app downloaded 2.5 million times, new version released. Offers in app purchase for ad-free options. (Play Link)
    • Rite Aid launches app, lets you scan your prescription bottle to get refill. (Play Link)
  • Handwriting Note Taking Apps
  • The Door to Door Geek recommends Talkatone as a free Google Voice/VoIP client. (Play Link)
  • Developer’s Corner
    • Google Launches Translator Toolkit to help developers provide localization for apps
    • Google releases class on Transferring Data without Draining the Battery

 

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Episode 83 – Jere Jones, Where Are You?

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Android Buffet
– February 21, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet, Uncategorized

Jere didn’t show up this week, so Guru had to go it alone. Jere, please come back…

style="text-decoration: underline;">Show Notes

  • Google Public DNS no href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/google-public-dns-70-billion-requests.html">longer an experiment, now a public service
  • Remains
    • href="http://liliputing.com/2011/11/should-you-tether-your-tablet-to-your-phone-or-just-get-a-3g-tablet.html">Should you tether your tablet to your phone, or get a 3G Tablet?
    • href="http://www.tested.com/news/android-automation-showdown-tasker-vs-locale/3019/">Tasker vs Locale – Ease of Use vs Power? Next week, href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama">Llama?
    • href="http://www.androidcentral.com/android-app-review-minimal-reader-pro">Minimal Reader Pro – Full Featured News/Reader Widget( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jv.minimalreader">Donate Version, href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jv.cleanwidgets">Free Version)
    • Shush Ringer Restorer ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.publicobject.shush">Market Link) – When you silence the phone with your volume button, it will ask you how long you wish it to be silent, and remain silent for that period.
  • Platform News
    • href="http://www.androidbuffet.com/tag/cyanogenmod/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with CyanogenMod">Cyanogenmod href="http://www.androidcentral.com/cyanogenmod-team-seeks-donations-support-hardware-requirements">asks for money to resume nightly builds, href="http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/weve-reached-our-goa">achieves goal in a day
    • Poor Flash Storage could be href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/17/2805170/phone-flash-memory-performance-application-launch-browsing">slowing down your smartphone.
    • Google href="http://androidandme.com/2012/02/news/google-files-for-patent-to-combat-apples-slide-to-unlock/">files for patent to combat Apple’s slide to unlock patent, seeks to add icons as shortcuts to basic functions.
    • Why LTE href="http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-lte-sucks-your-battery-that-is/">sucks battery.
    • Google Drive may be href="http://lifehacker.com/5885818/google-is-making-a-dropbox+like-cloud-storage-service">coming.
    • Aura Slate may be href="http://androidcommunity.com/aura-slate-is-a-mod-friendly-android-tablet-on-the-cheap-20120216/">successful as a Hacker-Friendly href="http://www.androidbuffet.com/tag/tablet/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tablet">Tablet.
    • HP’s CEO href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/15/2800993/whitman-google-motorola-closed-android">claims href="http://www.androidbuffet.com/tag/motorola/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Motorola">Motorola-Google may cause Android to end up as a closed system.
    • Cyanogenmod may be href="http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/15/onskreens-cornerstone-software-to-be-integrated-into-cyanogenmod-9/">baking Onskreen’s Cornerstone into the OS, adds improved multi-tasking.
  • App News
    • New href="http://phandroid.com/2012/02/18/opera-to-debut-new-versions-of-its-browsers-at-mwc-social-features-and-mobile-payments-are-a-go/">versions of Opera browsers coming at Mobile World Congress
    • XFINITY TV for Android href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/16/xfinity-tv-for-android-updated-with-favorite-and-recent-channels-keypad-and-more-ics-support-coming-soon/">updated with favorite and recent channels and more. ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.xfinity.tv">Market Link)
    • Handcent 4.0 Public Beta now href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/handcent-4-0-public-beta-now-available/">available, allows you to bind phone number and text messages for free using their network.
    • Paper Camera href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/17/paper-camera-updated-to-version-2-0-adds-video-capability-android-beam-support/">updated to 2.0, now supports video and Android Beam(for those who have it)
    • BackDrop Root href="http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/16/backdrop-root-not-only-backs-up-apps-and-settings-but-it-auto-restores-app-data-after-a-re-install/">backs up apps and settings, offers option to turn BackDrop to update.zip that will restore your data, and auto-restore option that will pull in backed up data when an app is installed. Might be an alternative to Titanium Backup ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handyandy.backdrop">Market Link)
    • Bump gets updated to 3.0, redesigned. Bump supports contact and photo sharing, as well as mutual friend search, device sync, and app recommendations ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bumptech.bumpga">Market Link)
    • Skype href="http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/16/skype-for-android-updated-brings-updated-calling-interface-and-other-improvements/">updated, adds new call interface and more.
    • Clik href="http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/16/clik-released-on-android-wants-to-take-any-screen-or-smart-tv-and-connect-it-instantly-to-your-smartphone/">Released on Android, starting the concept of pushing content to your TV.
    • Swype href="http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/16/swype-updated-ice-cream-sandwich-support-finally-arrives/">Updated, adds support for the href="http://www.androidbuffet.com/tag/ics/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with ICS">ICS and Galaxy Nexus.
    • Barclays PingIt href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/16/2801911/barclays-pingit-app-mobile-payment">makes it easy to spend money and repay others. Currently limited to Barclays Bank customers, but will be expanded.
    • Swiftkey href="http://www.androidcentral.com/swiftkey-passes-5-million-install-milestone-celebrates-update-and-sale">passes 5 million installs, adds update and offers 25% off.
    • EA Sims FreePlay href="http://androidcommunity.com/eas-the-sims-freeplay-available-today-on-android-20120215/">released, offers simple Sims play. ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ea.games.simsfreeplay_na">Market Link)
    • ICE Card – Simple App that can be href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/i-c-e-card-just-in-case/">accessed by emergency personnel…if they know about it.  ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sdeba.icecardapp">Market Link)
    • Amazon MP3 app href="http://www.androidcentral.com/amazon-mp3-app-updated-tablets-ice-cream-sandwich">updated, uses Kindle Fire interface, offers tablet and ICS support. ( href="https://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.mp3">Market Link)
    • Utter href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/14/video-upcoming-app-utter-takes-speech-to-text-on-android-to-a-whole-new-level-with-unprecedented-interactivity-and-functionality/">offers compelling extension to Google voice actions support.

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Episode 82 – Cookies on a Plane?

By
Android Buffet
– February 14, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet

…it’s an old person’s nightmare.

Show Notes

  • SNL Spoofs Verizon 4G Advertising
  • Platform News
    • Sprint adds 1.6m subscribers in Q4 2011, sells 1.8m iPhones, but loses $1.3b
    • Spray-on Antennas?
    • Google Wallet revealed to be insecure if you wipe app settings and for rooted users. Google responds by advising Wallet is safe, but disables prepaid cards.
    • Want an iPad or 3 Kindles for less? Amazon goes after Apple.
    • says hardware is slowing Android updates
    • Russian carrier MegaFon holds contest to use as much data as possible. The Winner used 419GB in a week.
    • Google to launch cloud drive service?
  • App News
    • Google Chrome for Android beta released, available for ICS only.
      • Comparison between Chrome vs Dolphin vs Firefox vs Opera
      • Is Chrome for Android what ICS should have looked like?
      • Chrome to become stock browser on Android 4 and above.
    • PowerAmp updated, offers better support for for Android 3 and 4. multichannel FLAC, etc.
    • Expensify app updated, support for viewing receipts, expenses, and reports.
    • New App – Carrier Coverage released, seeks to collect data from users to put together an accurate picture of carrier coverage. Backlash from Root Users. (Market Link)
    • Microsoft One Note Mobile now available in the market. (Market Link)
    • Bolt Sizer uses your camera, a coin, and math to determine the size of any bolt. (Market Link)
    • Netflix app updated, brings tablet volume controls, and improved audio/video syncing.
    • Vonage Mobile for Android, looks to take on Skype. (Market Link)
    • Kindle app updated, reduces app size, adds page numbers.
    • Foursquare updated, includes NFC Beam Support
    • Google+ updated with performance improvements
    • Cubed Music Player updated.
    • BaconReader Reddit Client updated. (Market Link)
    • Google Voice update brings new icon, interface, and tablet features
    • Seesmic updated finally, still no tablet version, offers bug fixes and removes Buzz support. Is this product being killed?
  • Extended Controls – extensible and customizable version of the Power Control widget. (Market Link)
  • Intents – One of the Best Android features. Allows integration between any app and any service, without the app developer having to do anything.

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Episode 79 – Don’t Let the Androids Bite

By
Android Buffet
– January 24, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14: Australian ar...

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Jere is tired, so we did a slightly shorter show.

Show Notes

  • China set to surpass 1 billion mobile connections
  • EU Commission set to rule on - on February 13th
  • Smartphone Purchases up Big in Q4 2011, Android biggest percentage of market. In December, 91% of Smartphone Acquisitions were Android or iOS, according to Nielsen.
  • Sprint pushes its wireless network for smart grid
  • Platform News
    • Nokia’s CEO still talking Android fragmentation, “”We don’t want fragmentation being introduced into Windows Phone because we are beginning to see how in a certain other eco-system that fragmentation becomes a problem.”
    • What is a ‘Made for Android’ Headphone?
    • Security Enhanced Android released by NSA. It is based on SELinux, which uses contexts in addition to traditional user permissions to limit damage down by flawed or malicious apps.
    • Pantech may be next to sign a licensing deal for Android with Microsoft
    • Samsung working toward all-day battery life in 2012. Who isn’t?
    • Open NFC Stack now available for Android 4.0 to make NFC hardware easy to use for OEMs.
    • Steve Wozniak admires many features of Android, thinks some are better than iOS.
    • Oracle claims they believe Google earns 10 million a day in annual revenue from activations.
    • Linux Foundation trying to bring Android drivers back into the Linux mainline.
    • Android is about differentiation, not fragmentation. Differentiation is positive. Schmidt claims they allow anyone to change the interface as long as it doesn’t break apps.
  • App News
  • How to Buy and Test a Third-Party Battery for Android - Have you Bought a Third-Party Battery?
  • How to Hold Your Touch Screen Gadget Correctly and avoid RPI
  • Developer’s Corner
    • Want more in-app sales? The best way to make in-app purchase pay is to build loyalty and engagement, which can result in more revenue overall than a quick sell.

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Episode 78 – Who is George Gareau?

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Android Buffet
– January 17, 2012Posted in: Android Buffet

It’s back to being just the two of us, CES is over, and we’re back to business. Guru answers the question…who is George Gareau?

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Show Notes

  • Two years ago yesterday, Pat Archibald received his Nexus One. Happy Anniversary, Pat!
  • Platform News
    • engineer takes to Plus to dispel the myth that wiping battery stats changes the battery life displayed to you. It is solely used to compute the blame for battery usage shown in the “Battery Use” UI in settings.
    • Global broadband subscribers inches up to 600 million, 152 million in China, 90 million in the U.S.
    • The Moneto NFC microSD will enable any Android phone to use the technology, for $30. Doesn’t seem worth a $5 a month fee.
    • 4G LTE Devices will be updated to allow GSM roaming. Meanwhile, Verizon has made 4G a requirement of all future smartphones.
    • Microsoft gets another Android maker to pay up:LG.
    • Microsoft now paid royalties on 70% of US Android smartphones
    • hits one million users, nearly half of them unofficial installs.
    • releasing home automation hardware, interface through Android or iOS, will partner with service providers to offer the boxes instead of direct sales.
    • Motorola showing off Televation product, which will integrate into set top boxes and as a standalone device, allows users to stream live TV directly from their cable provider to their internet-connected tablets and smartphones over a local WiFi network.
  • Clockwork Tether removed from the market at the request of Sprint, developer files FCC and FTC complaint.
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    • Astro File Manager Launches Cloud Storage Public Beta
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Expedia President Resigns After Just 14 Months

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Inelegant Investor
– January 13, 2012Posted in: Stock Spinoffs

Confirming reports from Geekwire, AllThingsD learned from an Expedia (EXPE) spokesperson that Company

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President Scott Durchslag has resigned after 14 months on the job. The company said that CEO Dana Khosrowshahi would assume the additional role of President. Expedia CFO Michael Adler recently left after the completion of the TripAdvisor (TRIP) spinoff.

Durchslag had previously held senior positions at Skype and Motorola. Neither Durchslag nor the company has commented on the departure.

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