At The Nexus #31: Completely Superfluous

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl are joined by Ellie Petschl and we discuss the iPhone hitting the prepaid market, the new Google tablet, the Nexus 7, Android 4.1, JellyBean, RIM's stunning losses, Apple's hardware VP retiring and more!

Links

• Ellie’s blog: just some things
• The Fringe #3: Site Updated
• HTC One V
• iPhone 4S 16GB
• iPhone 4 8GB
• SlashGear
• Facebook pulls ‘find friends nearby’ experimental feature after less than 24 hours in the wild
• Apple Quietly Pulls Claims of Virus Immunity
• Native Firefox Android browser adds speed, Flash, HTML5 and a fresh look (hands-on)
• Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying Passpoint devices
• Podcasts
• Sublime Text
• T-Mobile CEO Resigns to ‘Reunite With His Family’
• Former T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm Headed to Vodafone
• Atari at 40: Catching Up with Founder Nolan Bushnell
• GRUB 2.00 Boot-Loader Officially Released
• Microsoft invests in Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-books
• Guild Wars 2 Launch Date
• Google makes the Nexus 7 tablet official: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a $199 price (video)
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming in July with Project Butter UI, Google Now, richer notifications
• Google Play: 600K Apps, 1.5B Installs Per Month, 20B Total, Now With Byte-Sized Smart App Updates
• Google Glass launches for US-based I/O attendees- $1,500 and shipping early 2013
• Google reveals the Google Nexus Q: a $299 social media streamer powered by Android
• Announcements and release notes for the Google Chrome browser.
• Google Chrome now reaches 310M active users, almost doubling from 2011
• Google announces Chrome for iPhone and iPad, available today
• Chrome
• Google announces offline editing for Docs, available later today
• Flash won’t be supported in Android 4.1, new installs to be disabled on August 15th
• Apple plans big overhaul to iTunes, sources say
• RIM’s Plunge Adds Pressure to ‘Sell, Break Up or Die’
• Apple SVP of hardware engineering Bob Mansfield retiring

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