July 8, 2012

Episode 126
Sunday July 8, 2012

MISC  

• Will you have internet tomorrow? this site
• WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts) goes live June 28th, but how many phones are actually WEA compliant?
• Amazon working on its own smartphone, powered by Android like Kindle Fire
• After Nokia and RIM, also HTC sinks like Titanic
  http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/6/3140659/htc-q2-2012-earnings-profit-drop
  - only Samsung and Apple thrive
• EyeSight – Touch free user interface for Windows 8 http://www.eyesight-tech.com/
• 3 billion apps downloaded – RIM’s App World
• End of the line for Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client
• movie pick : Steve Jobs – The Lost interview – is now on iTunes USA, rental only (old one: from 1 year before Apple bought Next Inc, he answers: is he a hippie or a nerd question):
  http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/steve-jobs-the-lost-interview/id536749587

Apple 

• No rumors!
• Apple became second best brand in Asia, after Samsung, that is super huge in Asia
• Apple pulls products from Environmental EPEAT registry. Possibly due to design?

Google and Android

• Judge enforces injunction against Samsung Nexus sales in US.  Google pulls it from the Play Store, but says once it is upgraded to Jelly Bean the issue will be resolved.
• Nexus 7 said to be coming to UK on July 19, Canada on July 23.  Latest news for US indicates shipping starts July 12 or 13.

Microsoft

• Home server is no more  in future, Microsoft discontinues it, people used it to store movies, media
• Windows phone 7 was designed by Microsoft to be temporary solution reveals Microsoft manager:
  http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/windows-phone-7-was-doomed-by-design-microsoft-admits-50008466/
  - lame – again users of Windows phone screwed and with Windows phone 8 will be the same mistreatment of customers by Microsoft

App Picks

• Diana – AirDroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
• Alli – ReadAndCall http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/readandcall/id464511549?mt=8
• Edward – Martha Stewart CraftStudio for iPad only:
  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/martha-stewart-craftstudio/id524409493?mt=8

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