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, 25 November 2014Insights update, some of the news that's worth reading this week.
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=== Worth a Read === | |||
* The Chrome Dev Summit 2014 Keynote [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lboyR-A1woU is available on Youtube] and is worth a watch. It starts with an overview of how Chrome now has 400MM actives, and a refocusing on web content as a first-class citizen. It feels somewhat odd until you realize where ad networks play into the web, but it's a good overview of a lot of the items we've covered on Lollipop, and how Google is looking at using Chrome as yet another lens. [https://developer.chrome.com/devsummit/ Lots of other good stuff from the Summit] as well if you're interested. | |||
* I include this as an item of interest mainly because of how this article is pitched - [http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-flashlight-apps-with-no-extra-permissions-568939/ Flashlight Apps that don't need more permissions than required]. It's not something you typically see, and is a privacy interest piece. | |||
=== Notes === | |||
* The [http://data.wurfl.io/MOVR/pdf/2014_q3/MOVR_2014_q3.pdf Q3 Mobile Overview Report from scientiamobile is available]. Interesting directional information on form factors, screen sizes, and usage of mobile devices by geography. Make sure you read the Reports Specifications part. Data used to compile this report is also available for viewing/remixing at [http://www.scientiamobile.com/page/movr-mobile-overview-report http://www.scientiamobile.com/page/movr-mobile-overview-report] | |||
* Google has agreed to settle with Rockstar, indicating that Apple and Google may focus on products for a while vs. patent litigation. Terms haven't been announced, but it wouldn't surprise people if there was bidirectional portfolio licensing involved. | |||
* News from the EU suggests that [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-eu-wants-to-break-up-google-2014-11 you'll see more antitrust actions against Google] in the coming months. Not surprising given some of the strategies Google is employing to add value and afinity to its brand, and bears watching. | |||
* Some (usually bang-on) analysts are predicting Apple will [http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/11/23/apples-forecast-to-sell-715m-iphones-units-in-q4-iphone-6-sales-more-than-double-iphone-6-plus have a blowout quarter in shipping iPhones]. Added bonus, [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/24/ming_the_merciless_numbers_iphones_sales_new_year_slump/ The Register points out the obvious of people having little spending money after the holidays, resulting in a 50% drop compared to the holidays in Q1]. Apple's market cap [http://fortune.com/2014/11/25/apple-700-billion/ broke the $700B level today] on the strong sales of the iPhone 6 and expected holiday sales. That's a lot of iThings. | |||
* Windows Phone as number two in the enterprise behind Apple? [http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/11/24/analysts-windows-phone-will-surpass-android-in-the-enterprise/ Maybe]. Plausible. | |||
* [http://googleblog.blogspot.ca/2014/11/tis-is-season-for-mobile-shopping.html Just in time for holiday shopping, Google changes search up a bit on mobile to give you product information at your fingertips]. Good example of how they can change the experience to match behaviours they see, and an opportunity to experiment with better monetization on mobile. | |||
* Chromebooks new and old are [https://www.google.com/chrome/devices/goodies.html getting 1TB of Google Drive storage] included with them. Related to this, [http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2014/11/stable-channel-update-for-chrome-os.html updates to Chrome OS include support for playing media and launching apps from Google Drive]. | |||
* iOS 8.1.1 isn't as awesome as Apple would like, [http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/11/24/how-to-downgrade-to-ios-8-1-from-ios-8-1-1/ so they're allowing downgrades to 8.1] (this isn't usually a thing). iOS 8 really hasn't been a banner release. | |||
* Divide, a company focused on providing ways to separate personal life from work on your mobile device, has [http://www.androidauthority.com/divide-productivity-preview-568673/ launched a preview on Play]. Divide is a Google acquisition, and their product is intended to provide similar functionality to what BBOS gives its corporate users. | |||
* Google [http://insidesearch.blogspot.ca/2014/11/a-new-look-and-more-smarts-for-google.html updated Now just in time for Lollipop updates]; added bonus: coin-flipping (srsly). | |||
* Google's added a [https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity?pli=1 security tab to your Google Account], making it easier to see what devices have connected to your account and when, as well as simplifying revoking access. | |||
* The Chrome team [http://blog.chromium.org/2014/11/the-final-countdown-for-npapi.html updated its NPAPI deprecation plan], with NPAPI support ending in September 2015. | |||
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