10 week smartphone weight loss tracking app Noom Coach works!

I have been using this app for 10 weeks and my attention is not lagging, the pounds are comming off smoothly at prescribed rate of one or two per week. I don't feel hungry with my six meal/snacks per day. I recommend the free version of Noom Coach for Android or iPhone. The notifications keep me thinking of portion control.  The long term plan keeps me realistic. This is do-able.  Steve

• https://us.noom.com/#track
• Combined with Google Fit - Android App . Google Fit more than a pedometer.

Randomized Controlled Trial

...Trial retention was 40/43 (93%) in the smartphone group, 19/42 (55%) in the website group, and 20/43 (53%) in the diary group at 6 months. ..

Adherence to a Smartphone Application for Weight Loss Compared to Website and Paper Diary: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Next a hotel key in your smàrtphone

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/7/28/5944499/smartphones-will-unlock-doors-at-hilton-hotels

The future of Android: two and a half action packed hours.

Google I/O 2014 - Keynote: http://youtu.be/wtLJPvx7-ys

Marques Brownlee has got it together!

Security gap in Android OS

Android apps (packaged as an "APK") are signed with an encryption key (just like iOS apps) to prevent a malicious party from changing the code. Signed apps are expressly designed to enable the system to detect any tampering or modification. However, due to the newly discovered Android flaw, a rogue developer can trick the system into thinking that a compromised app is still legitimate, giving it system wide access to do virtually anything.

Breche de sécurité dans 900 millions d'appareils Androide

En résumé, un pirate pourrait modifier le code d’un fichier de paquet d’application (Application package file ou APK en anglais) sans briser la signature cryptographique de l’application. Cette signature sert à prouver qu’une application n’a pas été modifiée ou altérée par une entité autre que son développeur. AppleInsider indique que cette vulnérabilité permettrait à un développeur malicieux de faire croire au système d’exploitation Android qu’une application est légitime, alors qu’elle a été altérée, et de pouvoir faire ce qu’il veut avec l’appareil où l’application est installée.

Silent Time puts my phone to sleep and wakes it up just in time!

Silent Time is just the perfect app for Android. At 10 PM it puts it in silent mode and at 7:30 it returns it to daytime mode.

Simple and effective. Steve

•  Silent Time - Android Apps on Google Play
• App Review: Silent Time for Android - YouTube
• Silent Time Automatically Silences Your Android Phone Based On Time of Day
• For more power this paid app  may be too much of a good thing : Tasker - Android Apps on Google Play

Tech talk about the nexus phone innards (video 45 min)

I barely understand this 45 minute talk about sensors. Just enough to remind me not to go there. Steve

Watch "Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing" on YouTube

How much smartphone data is enough?

How much data do I need on my cell phone plan?
So as you can see from the table above with a 500MB plan you can send or receive 10,000 emails, surf 1,500 websites, view 200 pictures and watch two (2) hours of YouTube video. I consider myself a fairly aggressive smart phone user, checking email repeatedly, surfing occasionally, but rarely do I watch video on my phone.

Next year's android phone

Google's New Year resolution must be Android's virtualization | ZDNet
Intel, along with OEM handset partner LG,isexpected to unveil an x86-based “Medfield”Android phone at CES on January 10. And ifmy suspicions arecorrect, it will also be the first Android smartphone reference platform to be virtualized from the ground up.

If Intel makes virtualization a keyselling point of Medfield, then all bets are off. It would allow handset and tablet OEMsusing that platform to very quickly deployproductsand OSupdates because along with the Medfield chip,the Wind River Linux platform also encompasses a full embedded Android software development and testing environment,something that even Googleitselfor even in combination with its other semiconductor partners cannot offer.

The next few weeks and months aregoing to bear watching. But one thing is clear: Android will bevirtualized and productized assuch on smartphonesand tablets in 2012. You can bet on it.

Protect your cell phone. (In French)

5 conseils pour protéger son cellulaire | Protégez-Vous.ca
Thank you sylvain.

Ninja Arbitrator

* Ninja Arbitrator is an arbitrary decision making app that swiftly slices through indecision, anxiety and stress with cunning precision and makes decisions for you. * Simply type in the options you are considering (like where to eat or which movie to see) and tap the Let The Ninja Decide button. * "So much better than 'Magic 8 Ball'!"*Ninja Arbitrator - Free 1.5.9 (Mobile), from Sylver Arrow - Free Downloads on ZDNet | Shareware, Trialware, Evaluation Software

Five apps that keep me clued in to tech issues

• Succeeding in IT means staying on top of an overwhelming volume of new trends and developments. Here are a few good ways to keep up.Five apps that keep me clued in to tech issues | TechRepublic

Aakash Android Tablet Hits India For $60 or Less

Sometimes good enough is good enough. I'd rather see 10 of these on my desk than one $500 unit. Next time you are doing research, take a look at your desk and the number of documents and windows you are cross-referencing. Steve

Aakash Android Tablet Hits India For $60 or Less| The Committed Sardine: "The tablet will come in two versions. The DataWind Ubislate be available at retail stores for 2999 Rs, or about $60, and it will feature a cellular modem and SIM card slot. Meanwhile the Indian government acquired about 100,000 units of a cheaper version which will be called the Aakash Tablet for 2250 Rs or about $45. Those tablets will be distributed to students for free as part of a pilot program. That version will be WiFi-only."

Android tablets prices to Fall Quickly

Rest assured that Android tablets prices are going to come down in a hurry.
Motorola Xoom: Already closing the iPad pricing gap? | ZDNet
Motorola Xoom's speedy parts top iPad in cost | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News

Conversation mode in Google Translate

YouTube - Conversation mode in Google Translate

Now I will try to Download Android Emulator 1.5 for Windows and see if it runs this new app.
Pictures and comments about the  Google Android Emulator
/how-to-test-drive-google-android-on-your-pc-without-buying-a-phone/

Google's live demo of Android 3.0 Honeycomb at CES

Video: Google's live demo of Android 3.0 Honeycomb at CES | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com

A 2 min. video of the top features: YouTube - Google's live demo of Android 3.0 Honeycomb at CES 2011

10 reasons to switch to an Droid phone

I enjoyed this quick yet detailed overview by Debra Littlejohn Shinder.

"at this point in time, all roads lead to Droid" 10 reasons for Windows Mobile users to switch to Droid | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com

1: Oh so touchable. ... Android is made to be touched.

2: Removable storage The Droid X, for example, supports up to a 32 GB microSD in addition to the built-in 8 GB of internal memory.

3: Multitasking Now the iPhone 4 finally has multitasking — and Windows Phone 7 doesn’t.

4: On display. ...The Droid X and HTC EVO both have 4.3-inch screens, and the Dell Streak boasts a gargantuan 5-inch display. The HTC HD7 running Windows Phone 7 will reportedly have a 4.3- inch display.

5: Turn-by-turn navigation. ...Droids are the only ones that give you free turn-by-turn navigation that rivals that of a dedicated GPS device. I can’t even get Google Maps to work properly on my Omnia II, much less Google Navigation. I can pay $9.99 per month for Verizon’s navigation service, but I don’t need it often enough to make that worthwhile.

6: Flexibility and customization. ...users can change almost every aspect of the interface.

7: Flash. ...it’s doubtful the iPhone will ever support it....Many were surprised to hear that Windows Phone 7 won’t be supporting it at launch, either, ... for now, if you want Flash support, your best bet is to get a Droid.

8: Tethering. ...to set up their phones as wireless hotspots to connect their laptops (or iPads) to the Internet when away from home. ...Android devices, too (you can install free tethering apps on “rooted” phones*), but at least tethering is possible.

...The iPhone 4 finally added tethering support in this version, but there’s a huge catch: You have to give up your unlimited data plan and go with the Data Pro plan, which limits you to 2 GB per month. And you pay $20 additional for the tethering option.

*Getting root on your phone is a Linux term for being in total control over the operating system (like Administrator in Windows). Root can edit, add or delete any files you want. People like root because it enables them to install custom software, like on-screen keyboards or edit existing software, like the browser, to make it auto rotate. The downside to having root is because you can really mess your phone up, which invalidates the warranty. FAQ: T-Mobile G1 - Android Forums

9: Google integration.  ...since Android is a Google product, it’s naturally more fully integrated with Google’s services.

10: It’s all about the network. ...if you want a high-end smart phone on a CDMA network, and you want it now, the Droid is your only choice.