Google One-Ups Apple on New Revenue Split Scheme with Developers

June 9, 2016 Android, Android Development, Apple, Google No Comments

Google appears to be set to not only match the new developer revenue sharing model that Apple has announced, but to one-up it.  The hubbub started yesterday when Apple announced that developers would move from a 70/30 split to an 85/15 split on revenue share.  This is a very good thing for developers and came as a bit of a surprise from Apple.  Almost immediately the question became if Google would match it for those developers on Android.  The answer appears to be yes and to be even better.

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Paranoid Android Returns With New AOSP-Based ROMs

June 9, 2016 Android, Android Development, Paranoid Android No Comments

After a lengthy hiatus after a lot of staff left, the all-new Paranoid Android team has returned with new AOSP-based ROMs for many popular devices.  This is the first release from the team since July of last year and the new builds are based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and are available on a wide range of devices.  For those who like clean, non-bloated versions of Android, Paranoid Android is one of the best at giving you that on your device.  The team has had a heavy focus on design and the UI and the new ROMs look very clean and minimalist.

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U.S. Cellular Now A Part of Project Fi Coverage

June 8, 2016 Google, Project Fi, US Cellular No Comments

Big news today from the Project Fi team at Google.  The company’s MVNO service has signed on US Cellular to the service, bringing another carrier on board to provide LTE coverage in both urban and rural areas.  US Cellular joins T-Mobile and Sprint as the providers for the Fi service and will be rolling out over the course of the next several weeks.

U.S. Cellular, one of the top mobile networks in the U.S., offers service in 23 states with 4G LTE coverage for more than 99% of their subscribers, both urban and rural. With the addition of a third network, Project Fi now gives you more coverage and speed, helping you stay connected wherever you are.

The good thing is, your current Nexus device that is supported on Fi will work after this additional carrier is added.

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Today’s Deal: Patriot 128GB MicroSD Class 10 for $29

June 8, 2016 Amazon, Today's Deal No Comments

Today’s deal over at Amazon is another good one on a MicroSD card.  Yesterday I posted on the SanDisk 128GB MicroSD card for $39.  Today it gets one-upped by the Patriot 128GB card.  Right now on Amazon you can pick up the Patriot 128GB Class 10 MicroSD card for $29.99.  This card has a transfer rate of 70mb/sec so full HD video recording on this card will be no problem at all.  The card comes with a SD card adapter as well, something that everyone can use a spare one or two.

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Is Blackberry About To Die? Again?

June 8, 2016 Android Phone, AT&T, Blackberry, Blackberry Priv, T-Mobile No Comments

It wasn’t long ago that Blackberry as a company was on their deathbed.  Blackberry 10 was dying a death and the company switched gears to Android, making the secure and eagerly anticipated Blackberry Priv.  The device got reasonable but not glowing reviews and the price tag of $700 was laughable at best.  Still, the Priv did okay at first and both AT&T and T-Mobile picked up the device.  Now, nearly a year later, T-Mobile has dropped the Priv from their site and AT&T admits that the device is struggling with them.

What went wrong?

There are a lot of things that led to the situation Blackberry find themselves in at this point.  The question is, will we be on death watch once again for a company that just a handful of years ago ruled the enterprise mobile device market?

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