Observances
- Pi Day
- Einstein’s Birthday
- 30th anniversary of the first domain name: Symbolics.com
Apple Watch
Notes
Oracle adds crapware to the Mac OS/X Java installation process.
Category: Mobile Devices
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MobileViews Podcast 111: Apple Watch. Why all the haters?
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MobileViews Podcast 109: What’s up with Microsoft’s Windows Phone
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall are joined by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), in the Windows Phone Consumer area, Jack Cook and Sven Johannsen who explain where Windows Phone is today and what they know about future plans in the Windows 10 timeframe.
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MobileViews Podcast 104: 2014 holiday guide
Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) offers tips and suggestions for the 2014 holiday gadget/app season.
- Best Freeware / Open Source Products
- Bad moves in 2014 – Facebook & Foursquare
- Most Anticipated Tech Trends / Items of 2015
- Gadget Wishlist
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Mobileviews Podcast 102: Microsoft Office for iPad & iPhone
News
- Microsoft Office for iOS free. No need for Office 365 subscription.
- Microsoft Office Sway? Ref: Microsoft Office Blog announcement.
- “Materials†Android apps appearing: Google Play, Gmail, Camera
- Swype for iOS free app of the week
MobileViews Mailbag
- Todd: Google Inbox as an Android battery killer
- Jon: Get true push Gmail on an iPhone
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Google Inbox app excels as Android device battery killer
I’m still trying to use Google Inbox as my main interface to Gmail. However, I had to remove the Android app because it killed my Nexus 4’s battery by late afternoon. According to the Android battery usage utility, the Google Inbox for Android app accounted for 34% of all battery use today.Interestingly, the Google Inbox for iOS app does not appear to be creating any extra battery drain on my iPhone 6 Plus. So, I’ll continue to try it there. But, it was jettisoned from my Nexus 4 as soon as the phone had enough of a charge to boot back up.
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MobileViews Podcast 92: Google Docs/Slides/Photosphere Camera, iPhone 5 battery recall, iWatch
This podcast was recorded on Aug. 23, 2014. Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
– Google Docs/Sheets/Slides offline
– Google Slides for Android
(Google Play Store link)– Google Photo Sphere Camera for iOS
– Limited Battery Recall for iPhone 5 (Can check serial number for eligibility)
– iWatch may be pushed to 2015 on supply chain rumors
– Fun look back: Gizmodo iPhone mockups prior to 2007 launch
– HP iPAQ h6315 (old Windows Phone phone)