All About Android 90

All About Android Episode 90

Guests

• Mauricio Balvanera
• twitter.com/maubrowncow

Topics

• Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung phones in U.S.
• Samsung loses bid for new trial after Apple's $1B verdict

- No injunction as Apple wasn't able to prove infringement has caused irreparable harm. - has not "established that either the ’915 or the ’163 patents actually drive sales of any Samsung products. " - Koh was sympathetic to the "trade dress" claim but none of the products are ont he market anymore - Apple will likely ask for injunction on appeal, but not likely Separate order: No retrial over jury foreman Velvuin Hogan - Not clear that Hogan intentionally concealed or even knew of a relationship between Seagate and Samsung - Pointe dout Samsung didn't inquire much about Seagate during jury selection

Judge Koh still must issue a ruling on damages.

• Google says Nexus 4 supplies are scarce and erratic, offers unreserved apology for delays

Best of Android 2012

14:50

JB

Nexus 7

Later, the Nexus family (4, 7, 10)

Chrome

Android/iOS app parity - there yet?

Play store rebranding - successful?

Hardware

30:47

• Amazon smartphone reportedly in production, set to go on sale in mid-2013
• Foxconn reportedly manufacturing Amazon smartphone

A new report from Taiwan Economic News points to Foxconn manufacturing the as-yet-rumored Amazon Android phone mid-2013. The device is said to hit the $100-200 price range when it releases. No word whether that is to be the unsubsidized price or not.

- Taiwan Economic News says that Amazon has ordered 5 million handsets from Foxconn - The Amazon phone would launch in Q2 or Q3 of 2013 and cost $100 to $200 at launch - Back in July, Bloomberg reported Amazon was planning a smartphone

• Sony's Upcoming 'Yuga' Bears It All For The Camera - Packs A 5" 1080P Display, S4 Pro, 2GB RAM, And A 12MP Rear Shooter
• Galaxy Note III rumored with 6.3-inch display

Email

43:47

Hey Jason, Ron, & Chad.

I just listened to episode 89 were you discussed the Nabi 2.

After getting them (two Nabi2's) home and playing around with them, I was impressed! The kid ui is locked down nicely and pretty snappy when playing some of the preloaded games, ie angry birds . The camera was a little weak,but adequate for a Skype session. But best of all, after putting in a password for "daddy mode" it unlocks the limited ui and turns into a regular android tablet. My only challenge now is figure out how to load the play store. They removed it and replaced it with the Nabi app store. But being a fan of rooting & romming my other Android devices, I should be able to figure it out. Additionally, I was impressed with the bumper case and the robustness of the tablet with case removed. I think my parents are going to out do Santa this year. :-)

Andy

P.S. I turned my little cousin on to www.OMGcraft.com ( 'cause he is addicted to minecraft) and his is a regular viewer of the show ::thumbs up to chad.

Breaking News

46:52

Brian Brushwood and Bonnie Brushwood add a new member to their family. Happy Family pic

Apps

47:41

• Google's cloud-based music-matching service has arrived... and it's free
• Facebook for Android goes native, boosts performance and improves scrolling
• Facebook: Discover New Places with Nearby
• Major Google+ app update launches, including new photo + event features
• Google Zeitgeist 2012

Android Arena!

1:02:33

• Last Week's Poll
• Jason - Naught ($.99)
• Mauricio - ÜberConference (FREE)
• Ron - Slice Keyboard (FREE Demo / 4.99 app)
• This Week's Poll

Announcement

• Gina Trapani, host of TWiG, creator of ThinkUp, and developer of Todo.txt for Android, will be a regular host on AAA starting Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013!
• http://inside.twit.tv/blog/2012/12/18/all-about-android-adds-gina-trapani.html

Sponsors

• Ford
• Ad Time: 28:00

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