Features
- The Mountain Lion Experience by Chris
- WWDC 2012: The Train Keeps on Rollin' by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 3 (The Verdict) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 2 (The Experience) by Tarun
- From iOS to Windows Phone: Act 1 (The Motive) by Tarun
- A Month With Metro for Xbox 360 by Chris
- 2012 by Tarun
- Redefining Reading and Sharing: Flipboard for iPhone by Tarun
- Dropping Their Guard by Tarun
- Design Unification with Google Apps by Tarun
Podcasts
- Weekly Download #38: Google I/O, Podcasts.app, Mansfield
- Weekly Download #37: WWDC, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8
- Weekly Download #36: Nokia's Abysmal Quarter, More on Instagram, Sony, Nest, Apple & Gaming, Patents
- Weekly Download #35: RIM, IE, iPad, Lumia and Windows Phone 7.5
- Weekly Download #34: Windows Phone, Google, RIM
- Weekly Download #33: the New iPad, Apple TV, Draw Something, Mike Daisey
- Weekly Download #32: Apple "New iPad" Press Conference Event
- Weekly Download #31: iPad 3, Google Goggles, T-Mobile, Facebook, iFactory, Chomp, Microsoft, Nokia, Siri
- Weekly Download #30: Mountain Lion, iPads, Browser Cookies, Nook, Playbooks, Blackberry
- Weekly Download #29: iPad 3, Apple TV, Patent Uselessness, Facebook, Bing & Social, Google's Living Room
Category Archives: Android
Link: Dell Streak 7 Android tablet discontinued →
Dieter Bohn for the Verge: It’s not entirely a surprise to see Dell moving away from Android tablets, however. CEO Michael Dell was quoted in October as saying “that market has not developed to the expectations they would have had,” … Continue reading
Link: Can a Windows Phone Web Demo Win Over iPhone and Android users? →
This demo further solidifies why the Windows OS platform is a strong contender. A solid user experience that is both lightweight and dynamic. It’s not about apps but it is about content. The retina display actually helps their case too … Continue reading
Link: Summary of the Carrier IQ Logging Scandal →
Carrier IQ seems to log information on both iOS and Android phones, over 3G or Wi-Fi, but only on Android the service violates privacy laws by using a bit of software, IQRD: After connecting his HTC device to his computer, … Continue reading
Weekly Download #22: Google Music, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook Phones, Android and WebOS, Flickr, Open-Source, Zynga
After a week hiatus, Tarun and Chris are back… to talk about the stuff you are probably familiar with! We touch on the new Google Music service and it’s sad usage of Flash; Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook as platforms entering … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Android, Apple, Business, Computer Science, Facebook, Games, Google, News, Podcast, Social Networking, WebOS
Tagged google, mobile, podcast
Permalink
Comments Off on Weekly Download #22: Google Music, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook Phones, Android and WebOS, Flickr, Open-Source, Zynga
Link: Wait on that Android Tablet →
The Android supply chain makers expect to have a large supply of tablets in storage due to the recent release of the “book” tablets. Good news for the consumer: To clear inventories of Android tablet PCs, several waves of price … Continue reading
Link: Mobile Platforms Account for 60% of Gaming Revenue →
As discussed in our most recent podcast, the future of gaming is in mobile devices. iOS and Android now account for 60% of gaming revenue, further driving home our point that Nintendo might need to take a closer look at … Continue reading
Weekly Download #19: Microsoft and Visions of the Future, Designing for the Future, Cable TV and OnDemand Content, Going Mobile
Today’s podcast takes more of a thematic term as we discuss design, mainly using Google as a lens — what makes design for Google work? What makes it struggle? We also discuss the Microsoft “vision of the future”; Cable TV; … Continue reading
Design Unification with Google Apps
What are Google’s design principles, and does Google adhere to them today? With the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich and the overhaul of Google Reader, Tarun steps back to see what it means to have unification in design. Continue reading
Weekly Download #18: Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Netflix, Samsung, Siri, Oink, Tablets
On this week’s podcast, Tarun and Chris talk about the latest innovations in Android-land with Ice Cream Sandwich (yummm); Windows Phone 7 and Tarun’s love for the Nokia Searay; Netflix still failing; Calming the hype on Siri; Kevin Rose’s latest … Continue reading
Link: Ice Cream Sandwich →
Some comments: Unlocking your phone using face recognition. Very sci-fi. Heavy usage of core video animations, as the background seems to actually rain when moving from screen to screen. Assuming that users know the difference between the cellular signal and … Continue reading
Weekly Download #16: Steve Jobs, Google+, Netflix, iPhone 4S, Digital Traffic, Facebook, Nuance and Swype, 3D Mario
We begin with a celebration of Steve Jobs and try to remind ourselves and listeners of what “he may have wanted.” Then, we discuss various topics including: Google+’s managements curious absence from their own social network; Netflix reneging on Qwikster; … Continue reading
Link: Nuance to Buy Swype →
Nuance, famous for their “Dragon Diction” software on Android, is now buying a popular keyboard input method for Android as well. Nuance can improve swype by using it’s large human speech dataset to facilitate prediction in swiping.
Weekly Download #12: Kindle Tablet, HP, AOL, AT&T and T-Mobile, Final Cut Pro 7, GameStop
Tarun and Chris talk about Amazon’s entrance into the tablet arena; HP’s continued failings; AOL’s potential as a “buy”; the AT&T and T-Mobile marriage; Final Cut Pro 7’s triumphant return; Gamestop’s great decision to sell iOS devices. Like the podcast? … Continue reading
Link: The Amazon Tablet →
MG Siegler has the first look at an Amazon tablet, albiet he cannot provide pictures. Details within the article include: A form factor similar to the BlackBerry Playbook 7” with a capacitive touch screen in full color That means no … Continue reading
Link: Samsung Buying WebOS? →
DigiTimes is reporting a possible acquisition of WebOS by Samsung. The report claims Samsung is looking to compete with Google and Apple in the mobile OS world. This would make some sense given Samsung’s recent legal battles with its use … Continue reading
From The Apple Cookbook: A Recipe for Tablet Makers
What makes the iPad the hottest selling tablet (and PC in general)? Tarun discusses the recipe of the iPad and how this is just one product in Apple’s giant cookbook of products that have yet to come. Continue reading
Link: Who can challenge Apple? →
Good summary from Reuters on the current state of the tablet space. The clear message comes from analyst Mark Gerber: The non-iPad tablets just won’t sell at retail. That’s the clear message from events over the past few days. I … Continue reading
Weekly Download #9: HP and WebOS, Google and Motorola, iPad, 3G MacBooks, Privacy, Milgram
They are making a sequel to WHAT? Chris and Tarun talk about HPs flailing around in big boy territory; Google’s questionable pickup of Motorola; delays in iPad shipments, MacBooks with cellular power; a 13 year old’s privacy issues; a reinventing … Continue reading
Link: Developer Charged 50k for Children’s Privacy Violation →
This was the first case to be heard by the Federal Trade Commission dealing with applications for mobile devices and applications. Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC, made a statement about the case: “The F.T.C.’s COPPA Rule requires parental notice … Continue reading
Link: Motorola Mobility Gobbled up by Google →
Google and Motorola announced a deal this morning that will lead to Google’s acquisition of Motorola. Google says it will continue to leave Android as an open platform for other manufacturers to develop for. The acquisition will cost Google 12.5 … Continue reading
Link: Nintendo Investors want Apps →
In our podcasts we’ve discussed the fact that Nintendo needs to focus on software and not hardware. It appears that the investors of Nintendo are agreeing with us! “They just don’t get it,” MF Global FXA Securities Ltd. said in … Continue reading
Link: Samsung Hits Another Roadblock →
Today Samsung hit another road block with its new Galaxy Tab 10.1. The company cannot sell the device in the European Union now, with the exception of the Netherlands. Apple won a preliminary injunction against Samsung. Samsung will of course be … Continue reading
Cutting the Keyboard
With tablets becoming a popular computing tool, Tarun muses the concept of cutting the keyboard from devices we use everyday. Do we need a keyboard as a primary input? Will virtual keyboards be the standard in 10-20 years? Continue reading
Link: When Patents Attack Android →
This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. Microsoft and Apple’s winning $4.5 billion for Nortel’s patent portfolio was nearly five times larger than the pre-auction estimate of $1 billion. Fortunately, the … Continue reading
Link: Sprint Q2 Results →
Sprint posted another quarter of losses. This round they lost 847 million dollars. The carrier seems to struggle quarter after quarter to post any type of profit. They are boosting their prepaid subscriber base, but lost over 100,000 postpaid subscribers. … Continue reading