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
Category: Mobile Devices
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MobileViews Podcast 104: 2014 holiday guide
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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)
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MobileViews Podcast 84: WWDC 2014, Sprint/T-Mobile merger, Amazon smartphone on June 18
In MobileViews podcast 84 Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
– Apple’s 2014 WWDC announcements (nice roundup in The Verge)
– The rumored Apple health gadget (iWatch?) launch in October
– The $32B Sprint/T-Mobile merger (Reuters)
– Amazon’s presumed smartphone announcement scheduled for June 18.Apple developer links (may require developer account)
– What’s new in iOS 8
– What’s new in OS/X 10.10 (Yosemite)
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88% of iOS devices running latest version. Android? 8.5%
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).