April 15, 2012

Convertcast
Episode 114
Sunday April 15, 2012

MISC

• Instagram bought by Facebook for $1 billion
• B-berry to release a device that will run Android apps? Isn’t this old news –
  Runtime for PlayBook?
• Kindle Touch 5.1.0 update adds international language support, landscape mode, and more http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200790650
  Edward installed it, landscape is great but still no multiple level of zooming of images in ebooks.
• National database to catch smartphone thieves – the big 4 are all in
• Edward yesterday was in Amsterdam and scored unique Amsterdam badge “mokum”. Foursquare is fun when traveling innit?

Apple 

• Apple allowed to defend developers in patent against Lodsys:
  http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/04/apple-is-allowed-at-long-last-to.html
• “Paper” 1.5 million downloads – hype?
• Two Mac viruses – Flashback and now Sabpab – Apple has released a removal tool

Google and Android

• Galaxy S2 in Germany got ICS
• Sony Xperia devices in Scandanavia get ICS
• Galaxy Tab 2  (7 inch) released with Android 4
• HTC One series gets a lot of hype
• Android shoots up from 33% to 64% market share in China
• Google Wallet Android app gets some privacy fixes http://www.androidcentral.com/google-wallet-updated-improvements-and-enhancements-across-board

Microsoft 

• Nokia Lumia 900 on sale, data connection issues but Nokia released update in few days – shows how important this launch is; however camera in Lumia 900 has no BSI (backside illumination) sensor so photos are inferior
• Diana went and looked at the Lumia.  Not impressed with Metro interface; easy to use, but boring to look at.  Had a great tech conversation with sales person.
• Netflix for Windows Phone up to version 2.01

• http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57413493-64/intels-windows-8-tablet-checklist-goes-public/

App Picks

• Diana – AppBrain http://www.appbrain.com
• Alli – WordPress http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wordpress/id335703880?mt=8
• Edward – for Windows Phone: – 4th & Mayor – an unofficial Foursquare client better than official one:
  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/c7d13b8d-9951-e011-854c-00237de2db9e

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