“Next month AT&T will reportedly unveil a new “All in One” prepaid brand, representing the carrier’s latest attempt to pull in consumers seeking commitment-free mobile service. According to Fierce Wireless, plans for the June launch are still tentative.”
Breakfast of Champions, my socks! Ms. Penny’s fiber diet I guess.
Verizon Galaxy Note II getting Android 4.1.2 today
“If you’ve got a Verizon Galaxy Note 2, you should now have an update to Android 4.1.2 waiting for you. Thanks to Roustermiller in the Android Central forums, we have the build.prop information: Head over to the update thread for changes posted as they are found.”
Hotmail Takes a Dirt Nap
“Hotmail, the Web-based email service Microsoft acquired in 1997 for $500 million — its largest acquisition at the time — is no more. Microsoft said Thursday that it has finished its Hotmail to Outlook.”
Halo feature from Paranoid Android team demoed in video
“For many folks, half the fun of having an Android phone or tablet is hacking the daylights out of it. For the average user, that means installing custom tweaks and ROMs. For the developer types, though, it means something different.”
How do RSS users want to share content? Digg and Feedly try to find out — paidContent
“With time ticking down until Google Reader’s demise, competing RSS services are trying to perfect products that will lure in former Reader users.”
My morning walk from my car to my office!
Google adds remote desktop to Hangouts, lets users simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot
“Google+ Hangouts just received a small but potentially quite useful upgrade today — as of now, Hangouts include a remote desktop feature.”
Reddit announces new, simpler privacy policy going into effect May 15th
“Social news darling Reddit has announced and released a preview version of its new privacy policy affecting all users. The policy, which goes into effect May 15th, is designed to be simpler and more straightforward than Reddit’s old privacy policy, using more plain English and less legalese.”
YouTube users now watch 6 billion hours of videos a month — Tech News and Analysis
“People are now watching more than 6 billion hours of video a month on YouTube, the Google-owned video service announced on its blog Wednesday afternoon. That’s twice as much as just a year ago: In May 2012, YouTube announced that its viewers were watching three billion hours of videos a month.”






