Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
Microsoft’s new CEO: Satya Nadella
App Picks
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Android (free)
Apple Keynote for iOS – Jon’s cool two device presentation scenario
Author: todd
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MobileViews Podcast 74: Microsoft’s new CEO + app picks
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MobileViews 5-cent review #2: NBCNews.com site redesigned by Pinterest?
Site: NBCNews.com website
Price: Free
What I say:
– NBC decided to launch its redesigned NBC News site a day before the first 2014 Winter Olympics competition starts
– It was, apparently, redesigned by Pinterest
– It now takes much longer to scroll through just a few news articles
– Unless you have a large display (large > 21″), you will probably have to expand your web browser to fill the screen to read this redesigned website
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MobileViews 5-cent review #1: Facebook Paper
Trying something new: A simpler, faster to write & post review format (read: the lazy man’s review format).App Name: Paper – stories from Facebook (longish hard to remember app name)
Platform: iOS
Price: Free
What other reviews say: Best thing since sliced bread
What I say:
– Pretty but vapid
– Hey, someone tell Flipboard that Facebook copied its user interface!
– Difficult to read tiny type in preview thumbnails on an iPhone 5
– Difficult to look at pixelated/aliased UI on an iPad mini
– Would prefer Facebook throw a few engineers at its other apps and web interface to fix the severely broken status feed. When was the last time it sorted correctly for you?
– If Facebook dumps the current Facebook in favor of this new one, Google+ might start looking better to me
– Don’t forget the other and first app named Paper – Paper by Fifty ThreeAddenda
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MobileViews Podcast 73: Bye bye Nexus?
In MobileViews Podcast 73, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall talk about:
- Google sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo
- Rumor: Google Nexus Android flagship branding may disappear
- Dell Venue 8 Pro active stylus disappeared from Dell.com. But, Dell says it will be back withing a month
- Jon’s product reviews
- The Loop payment accessory
- The Automatic ODB2 car monitor device
- The Basis B1 Health Tracker
- Todd’s App of the Week:
Swiftkey Note or iOS (works with Evernote)
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MobileViews Podcast 72: Googlegedon
In MobileViews Podcast 72, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
– Happy 30th birthday to the Apple Macintosh (Jan. 24, 2014)
– Gmail/Google+-ageddon. 1st world problems. Cyber dependency
Ref: TechCrunch– iWorks for iOS updated
Ref: GigaOm– App picks
— Pushbullet for Android – Ref: This Week in Google episode 233– Yay! S. Korea says no to phone bloatware
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MobileViews Podcast 71: Net neutrality, online college courses, Windows XP on 95% of ATMs
In MobileViews Podcast 71 Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss (and debate):
– Net Neutrality
– Online college courses
– Note the finding that Windows XP is on 95% of ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines).