App Chat Podcast - EP008 - 05-07-17

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 8

Date: 05/07/17

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• What’s Appening on the androidXperience podcast?

  • Google Home says it now supports multiple users then removes premature notice

  • Google moves Google Assistant shopping list from Keep to Google Home

  • Hangouts is losing SMS integration on May 22

  • Waze and Spotify Integrate

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Clay: Newton the Ultimate Email Client

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - no fodder (2 months running)

  • Jerry - iShows TV

  • Tim - no fodder

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Lily

• Picks of the Week from the Simulcast?

  • Brian - Hiya Android and iOS.

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP007 - 04-08-17

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 7

Date: 04/09/17

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Game Center Showdown from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Last month’s showdown featured the game:

    • Stagehand: A Reverse Platformer

  • This month’s champion? Clay

  • This Month's Challenge: Tiny Bombers

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Google releases “Motion Stills”

  • Uptime collaborative YouTube viewing app

  • Chrome for iOS adds Safari like reading list

  • Gmail supports native business focused add-ons

  • Google Calendar adds iPad support

  • Spark email client update adds labels and better folder management

  • Outlook adds shared calendar access

  • Twitter adds ability to clear cached data

  • Instagram adds support for downloading live videos to your camera roll and two-factor authentication for everyone, tools for a ‘safer & kinder community’

  • Facebook rolls out iMessage-like emoji Reactions & Mentions in Messenger

  • Super Mario Run for iOS updated with new characters, additional free content, more

  • Amazon Music for iOS updated with support for CarPlay

  • Alexa comes to iPhone via Amazon app

  • Apple announces Clips app that combines video, photos, music w/ animated captions & effects

  • MLB app gains personalized Home screen icon

  • Pages, Numbers and Keynote gain Touch ID support

  • Apple TV Remote app updated with iPad support

  • Starbucks for iPhone adds iMessage app for sending gift cards with Apple Pay

  • Microsoft launches AI powered Sprinkles camera app

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Laura: iOS News app

  • Clay: DirecTV Now

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - No fodder :)

  • Jerry - Stagehand

  • Tim - Yahoo Finance    

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Blyss

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews Partly Cloudy

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP006 - 03-12-17

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 6

Date: 03/12/17

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • EPIX network comes to Apple TV today for subscribers (w/ an exclusive free trial)

  • You can now look for and apply to jobs on Facebook, also brings Apple TV support

  • Ticketmaster adds Apple Music integration, integrates with your favorite music to notify you of upcoming events

  • TwIM is a new twitter DM app with Siri integration

  • Fox Home Entertainment launches “Movie of the Day” for Apple TV

  • Amazon launches Chime, a video meeting service

  • Google Maps allows you to create and share places you want to visit

  • Workflow 1.7 adds a visual tweak and ability to quickly save notes

  • Strava update adds support for iPhone free running

  • Gboard update brings voice dictation, new emojis, new languages

  • Fantastical update adds more watch options

  • Pocket Casts

• iLikes & iDislikes from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Jerry: Pocket Casts

• What’s Appening on the androidXperience podcast?

  • Gmail now lets you receive (not send) email attachments up to 50mb

  • Android Assistant begins rollout to all Android 6.0 and above devices

  • Google now taking registration requests for Google Play Services and GBoard betas

  • Google adds more bank support for Android Pay, now over 600 banks

  • Allo update makes it easier to access Assistant and GIFs

  • Stock Twitter app getting filters and muting functions

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Justin: Experian iOS app

• Weapons of Choice from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Drafts, Newton Mail, 30/30

  • Jerry - Adobe Fill and Sign, Apple Watch (Notifications), OneTouch Reveal

  • Tim - Beyond the Whiteboard, Physical Kindle, Night Wave (app alternative)

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Gyroscope

  • Jerry - Twitterific, Overcast 3.0

  • Tim - Todoist, 2do

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Vantage Calendar

The Dev Seg

• Interview with an App Developer

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews Pocket Casts

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP005 - 02-12-17

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 5

Date: 02/12/17

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • ESPN now supporting single sign on

  • New Star Wars games

  • Google Maps update adds better Uber integration/ridesharing/ adds popular times for tracking how busy a place is in real time

  • Roku launches redesigned app with “What's on” guide

  • Evernote gets an interface refresh, navigation improvements

  • Fire emblem Heroes now available from Nintendo (earned 2.9M day one)

  • Apple Music gains CBS sports radio

  • Apple TV, iPhone, iPad gain ability to play Netflix movies directly in TV app

  • HBO Go adds support for universal sign on, too bad more providers aren't participating

  • Google Voice gets redesigned

  • Twitter gains an upgraded explore tab

  • Pokémon Duel board game released

  • Starbucks update brings virtual barista to iPhone, allows you to order via voice or text

  • Super Mario Run update brings easy mode

  • New sketchbook app from icon factory released, Linea

  • Fantastical adds sticker pack, rich notifications

  • YouTube adds controls to lock screen and control center

  • Outlook for iOS gains “add-ins” to integrate third party apps

• What’s Appening on the androidXperience podcast?

  • Mario Run Coming to Play Store in March

  • Google Home can now control Vizio Smartcast devices

  • Microsoft looking to bring Cortana app access to Android lock screen

  • Google Maps may be bringing parking availability info to you soon.

  • Google Assistant to bring back Now on Tap screen shot ability

  • Google Voice appears to be getting an update

  • Hangouts Third Party API support (mostly) going away in April

  • Google Calendar now connects to Google Fit and Apple Health

  • Samsung places its Email app in the Play Store

  • Events coming back to Google+ along with comment filters, Classic UI RIP Jan 24

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Jerry: Find Airpods app (No longer available on AppStore)

  • Justin: Sweet: WatchPlayer Sour: Nomad Silicone Strap Apple Watch Band

  • Clay: Today - Habit Tracker for Goals & Routines

  • Brian: Sour: Directv Now!

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Habitica

  • Jerry - Pocketcasts, Overcast

  • Tim - Hiya

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Roofbot

The Dev Seg

• Interview with an App Developer

  • Oisin Prendiville & Padraig Kennedy from Supertop

    • App Talk: Castro

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews Scanner Pro from Readdle

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP004 - 01-15-17

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 4

Date: 01/15/17

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Apple has released a new Support App

  • 1Password adds Native Apple Watch support

  • Deliveries gains rich notifications, watch OS 3 support

  • Google Drive can now act as a migration tool

  • Minecraft comes to Apple TV

  • Facebook Messenger adds group video chat

  • Duet Display adds virtual touch bar to iPad

  • Pokémon GO update for Apple Watch is live

  • Instagram updating photo quality and live photo support

  • Google Calendar adds Apple Health integration to mark completed fitness Goals

  • Finder for AirPods was released, then pulled

  • Airmail iOS email app gains new custom actions, Workflow & Bear notes integration

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Justin: Apple Support

  • Laura: Laughable

  • Clay: Super Mario Run

• Weapons of Choice from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Annotable, DirecTV Now, Deliveries, 1Password

  • Jerry -1Password, Amazon, Concur, Linky

  • Tim - iShows TV, Sonos, Deliveries, Habitica

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Pass2U Wallet, Serist, Albert

  • Jerry - Super Mario Run

  • Tim - Apple News

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: lifeline: Whiteout

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP003 - 12-18-16

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 3

Date: 12/18/16

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Reddit app now supported in iPad

  • Amazon releases new shopping app on tvOS Apple TV for Prime members, still no Prime Video

  • Workflow for iOS gains redesigned gallery and brings easier automation discovery

  • Nest update brings support for AppleTV

  • Instagram launches live video for Stories, disappearing photos & videos in direct messages

  • DirecTV Now Supports Single Sign-on for Upcoming 'TV' App on iOS and Apple TV

  • Microsoft brings its classic Solitaire PC game from Windows to iPhone and iPad

  • Castro podcast player app adds CarPlay, iOS 10 widget, 3D Touch Quick Actions, and a 20% price cut

  • Philips Hue app adds iPad support, 3D Touch widgets for iPhone

  • Google Maps for iOS updated w/ ‘Nearby Traffic’ widget, ability to search for places along a route

  • Apple Store app update allows you to make purchases from your watch

  • RunKeeper now tracks workouts without your iPhone

  • Pokémon GO adds more Pokémon incl. holiday-themed Pikachu & characters from Gold & Silver video games

• What’s Appening on the androidXperience podcast?

  • Google Santa Tracker refresh brings new game

  • Youtube brings 4K livestreaming to all

  • Some Google Cardboard Apps will work with Daydream View (with a little tweak)

  • Netflix begins offline download rollout

  • Facebook Messenger app brings classic games including Pacman

  • Google Maps update lets you know when stores are busy

  • Android Pay may be coming to Android Wear

• Weapons of Choice from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Drafts

  • Jerry - Siri

  • Tim - Airmail, Fantastical 2 (mac), Omnifocus 2

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Trivia Crack

  • Jerry - Twitterrific

  • Tim - TheSkimm

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Linia

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews Google Keep

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP002 - 11-20-16

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 2

Date: 11/20/16

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Gboard now works with 3D Touch

  • Nike+ Run Club now works with Apple Music, adds GPS support for Apple Watch Series 2

  • Power 2 brings iPhone battery complication to your Apple Watch

  • Record Bird is a new app that alerts you to new releases by scanning your library

  • Hype is a new live streaming app from the creators of Vine

  • Gmail gets redesign along with enhanced search

  • PayPal gains Siri support

  • Super Mario Run gets a release date 12/15

• Sweet TEK Picks from the TEKTOK podcast?

  • Brian: Amazon Music

  • Laura: Due

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Jerry - Apple Podcasts?

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Perchang

  • Tayasui Color is available for free from the Apple Store App

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews Dark Sky

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP001 - 10-23-16

App Chat Show Notes

Episode #: 1

Date: 10/23/16

Hosts: The TEKSide Family

This Month in TEKSide

• Appetizers from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Facebook releases Workplace

  • Google Maps gains widget support

  • Prisma now supports video editing

  • Duolingo enables learning via chat bots

  • Skype adds CallKit support

  • Leaf is a new twitter client

  • MLB At Bat adds video highlights to Notification Center, stickers

  • eTix gains Apple Pay support

  • CW releases Apple TV app, doesn't require cable subscription

  • Alarm.com gets new widget

  • Dropbox gets iMessage app, new widget

  • Channels for Apple TV brings integrated programming listings

  • Google Photos highlights memories, auto rotates your images

• iLikes & iDislikes from the iOSDocked podcast

  • Jerry: Hiya (free)

  • Clay: Stash (currently in beta)

• What’s Appening on the androidXperience podcast?

  • Hangouts will no longer be required to come preinstalled on Android handsets come Dec

  • Google Maps now shows Google Calendar events as upcoming places

  • Android Wear 2.0 pushed until 2017

  • Google Allo launches (ditches all of your Google Talk/Hangouts contacts)

• +1 or -1’s from the androidXperience podcast?

  • Bill - Action Launcher

  • Patrick -   -1 Google Allo

• Bantha Fodder from the GTDJedi Podcast?

  • Clay - Microsoft Pix Camera

  • Jerry - Withings - Health Mate

  • Tim - Google Allo

• What’s On Sale? from the Apple Juice Cast?

  • Free App of the week: Shadowbug

  • Inks is still available for free from the Apple Store App

The Dev Seg

• Interview with Timothy Broder and KidFund

App Snacks (audio app reviews from our friends at TEKSide)

• Justin reviews: Money Pro for iOS

In Closing

Please subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Leave us your feedback on Twitter @AppChatCast or email the podcast at appchat@tekside.net. Check out our website at tekside.net/appchat where you get an overview of all the headlines and related links. Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. We thank you all for listening! Goodbye!

App Chat Podcast - EP00A - Intro Music