Apple’s App Store Distribution page reports that 88% of iOS devices are running the current version. Google’s Android Developer Dashboard reports that 8.5% of Android devices is running the current release (Kitkat 4.4).
Category: Mobile Devices
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Skype group video calls now free
I haven’t tried it myself yet, but the Skype blog announced that Skype group video calls are now free.
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MobileViews Podcast 80: Amazon phone, Windows 8.1 Update, HeartBleed, Apps of the week
In this podcast, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss.
– The rumored Amazon smartphone. Refs: WSJ & Recode
– Windows 8.1 Update: Microsoft Surface RT update experience is different from the Asus T100 even though both have hardware connected physical keyboards
Apps of the Week
– Todd: An oldie but a goodie: Sky Map. Was Google Sky Map. Now an Open Source community driven project– Jon: An oldie but a goodie as well: TrueCrypt (Yep, not mobile, but it does protect data on the go)
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MobileViews Podcast 79: Microsoft Office for iPad (finally…)
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall about the long-awaited (possibly too long) release of Microsoft Office for iPad in MobileViews Podcast 79. Other topics:
– Microsoft Office for Android (phones only) and iPhone available too. And, unlike the iPad version, can edit documents using these free versions.
– Microsoft OneNote for OS/X released (also, finally) for free. Note, this will only install if your Mac is running the current Mavericks OS/X release. It will not install on Macs running older releases. Note: As you can see in Jon’s screenshots below, OneNote for OS/X offers just a small subset of the features available for the Windows version.
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Google Search for Android voice activated camera function’s redeeming features
Google Search for Android recently gained the ability to activate the phone’s (or tablet’s) camera in snapshot mode or video mode (Marketingland). You do this by saying “OK Google” and then either “take a photo” or “take a video”.This may seem trivial since it is easy to get to the camera even from a locked screen. But, it does have two useful features: If your camera is in snapshot mode, saying “take a video” takes you directly to video recording mode without tapping the screen a couple of times to switch to video recording mode. And, once you leave the video recording mode launched from Google Search, activiting the camera again puts you back in snapshot mode. This, again, saves a couple of finger taps and valuable time when you want to quickly capture a photo.
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MobileViews Podcast 78
In this podcast, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss
– Why are Microsoft tablets sales still low/flat? (Ref: Computerworld article)
– Evernote, Keep, and other cloud note platforms
– Springpad
– Evernote is now on Pebble smart watchJon’s App Pick of the Week: Drafts (iOS), Specifically custom URL actions to Evernote notebooks, ToodleDo to do lists
Todd’s Anti-app pick: Apps for Chromecast (iOS/Android)