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About the Episode
A roundtable discussion of the top news in mobile with my friends Charles McKeever of OpenSourceMarketer and Roderic Andrews of Lixao Rich Media.
This gesture-controlled iPhone camera app simplifies selfies
Now, oSnap for iPhone is looking to simplify something that was already pretty simple, with a gesture-centric app that lets you take a picture by tapping anywhere on the screen.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/05/12/gesture-controlled-camera-app-iphone-simplifies-selfies/
Google Will Now Sell Glass To Anyone In The US Who Wants It, Indefinitely
With surprisingly little fanfare, Google has gone ahead and opened up Google Glass sales to anyone and everyone in the US, indefinitely. If you’ve got $1,500 and the desire, Google is down to sell you a pair of robo-glasses until they run out of stock.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/13/google-will-now-sell-glass-to-anyone-who-wants-it-indefinitely/
4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Mockup Comparison to iPod Touch Highlights Design Similarities
Rumors about the next-generation iPhone have been accelerating in recent weeks, with the majority focusing on the screen size of the device, which is expected to increase. The size of the iPhone’s display grew from 3.5 inches to 4 inches with the iPhone 5, and with the iPhone 6, the screen will grow even larger.
Apple has been experimenting with a wide variety of screen sizes, with the most consistent rumors suggesting a range of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches, bringing the next iPhone in line with competing Android and Windows phones that have all adopted larger displays.
http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6/
Apple Buying Beats – 9 Possible outcomes
http://time.com/100368/apple-beats-outcomes/