Listen to That Android Show Episode 10: Serious Schwag
Wow, we know its been a long time since we took our break for Google i/o and the Summer Conventions… but! We have a huge show this go around and we hope you will find that it was worth the wait. Especially if you were interested in trying a few Jellybeans!
In The News:
Here is the Change Log for Jellybean
Jellybean is faster thanks to the slick Project Butter
Google Maps adds Offline Mode in jellybean
T mobile, when is Jellybean coming to my phone and or tablet?
3 phones likely to get jellybean
More conjecture on possible Jellybean upgrade canidates
Jellybean will be harder to hack?
Adobe says no stand alone Flash for you Jellybean users
Accessibility gestures for Android 4.1
Google I/O 2012 – Making Android Apps Accessible
Reports of Jellybean issues with double tap navigation
Nexus 7 accessibility, where are we?
Rounded corners in advertising, check out the Nexus 7 commercial
Nexus 7 16 GB sells out on Play Market
Nexus 7 suggested to cost $156 by iSupply
Report: Nexus 7 more repairable than iPads
Need something smaller? How about the Galaxy Note II
Google Play gets magazines and more
Sadly, this happened shortly after we recorded the show, Nexus Q launch delayed indefinitely, no longer available for pre-order
Google reveals Google Glass high above San Francisco
Additional info on Google Glass
App Review: Georgie and Synaptic
We had many emails and iReports asking us to discuss these new apps while we were on our break. Steve nutt takes a moment to describe and lay out the features of Georgie. It has a 14 day trial if you find that you want to take this for a spin from the Google Play Market.
Steve, who had more time on his hands to play with apps and things, also delves into another option in this arena in his description of “Synapptic”. To learn more about this alternative , visit the official website.
Developer Interview: Mozilla Firefox
Eitan Isaacson and Marco Zehe sit down with Ana and joe to discuss the approach and the development of accessibility in Firefox for Android.
The interview spotlights how users can download the firefox betas from the Google Play market and provide the team feedback on their experiences with Androids from 4.1 all the way back to version 2.2.
Check out marco’s blog to keep up on what is new with firefox accessibility
And you can find out more about Mozilla at the MozillaProject website. We sincerely thank Eitan and Marco for their time and we urge everyone to download and see the tremendous efforts that have been taken to make Firefox work with Screen Readers.
Hardware Review: Droid 4
joe’s long search for a replacement handset has ended in his selection of the Motorola Droid 4. He showed it to JJ at the Summer Convention in Dallas, and through a series of events we’ve been asked not to elaborate on [but can spread rumor and conjecture about], he too now has a Droid 4. JJ and joe take some time to talk about what they like, and are eagerly hoping for in the unit’s ICS update, with the phone that sports one of the best hardware keyboards on the market.
Contacting the Team
We’ve had our say, now its your turn. Drop us a line at resources@serotalk.com or send us a tweet at our official Twitter page.
You can also follow our hosts by visiting
Ana’s Accessible Android blog or
JJ at Android Access.net.
Finally, Check out Steve’s Twitter feed.
Thanks for listening!
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