Android Reboot

Tech Critiques 98

Android Reboot

Friday, November 14, 2008

Tech Critiques Episode 98

This week in the news we discuss the Google Android phone's first reported problem or bug in the system. That could cause your phone to reboot unexpectedly. American Airlines is going high tech with it's new paperless mobile boarding pass system. This new system is being trailed at the Chicago O'Hare airport and it will allow you to use your mobile phone as your boarding pass. Hopefully this will be approved by the TSA and it will make the security check point and boarding the plane a lot faster than it is today. Online photo editing website flauntR is giving away 1 million free photo prints this week. By using the voucher code FREEPRINTS when placing your order, you can get your flauntR designed photo printed for free. Also you can listen to our previous review of the flauntR photo editing service here. Soon you will be able to use your iPhone to do PowerPoint presentations. With this soon to be released Texas Instruments ultra small portable projector designed to be used with the iPhone or iPod Touch. Engineers at Hanyang University have come up with a way to improve the life of lithium batteries by 90 percent. They say the technology can be used in laptop and cel phone batteries. YouTube is planning to show full length movies from MGM studios which include hit titles like "Bullet Proof Monk". Many in the industry see this as a way for them to compete with rival video site Hulu as they show full length TV episodes from NBC and FOX networks.

Reviews include

BeeMP3 is a music search engine for locating mp3-audio files over the Internet.

Review Grade = B

Say Who helps you dial a phone number on your iPhone using only your voice.

Review Grade = A

Say Where helps you get directions, calls, near by places, food or traffic conditions using your voice.

Review Grade = A

A multi-process browser for OS X inspired by Google Chrome.

Review Grade = A-