| Aereo Android app now in public beta Oct 23rd 2013, 03:57, by Juan Carlos Torres It seems that Aereo has kept to its timetable this time and has made available its promised Android app. However, the app is currently still in beta and is available in only seven markets where the service is available. 
The online TV service launched in New York last year and access has only been available via iOS devices, Roku, and some web browsers. Using antennas and DVR, Aereo lets subscribers stream local channels that they would normally only get access from home to their mobile devices. Naturally, this has ruffled the feathers of major broadcasting networks who sued the company for copyright violations. So far, the law has been on Aereo’s side, with a court unable to find concrete evidence of such violations. News of an Android app first appeared last August but, for one reason or another, has not happened within the project September timeframe. Early this month, Aereo CEO and Founder Chet Kanojia promised a public beta of the app this week. And indeed,the app is now available on Google Play Store. Aereo users will be able to access their favorite channels at home or in any area covered by the service. They will also be able to connect to a Roku box via their Android device, which needs to be running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or later. For now, Aereo is limited to only 7 locations including New York, Boston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Miami, Houston, and Dallas. Aereo is planning to expand its coverage to more territories, starting with Detroit next week, with Cincinnati, San Antonio, Indianapolis, and Columbus, and Ohio to follow. Download: Aereo Beta on Google Play Store
VIA: CNET |  | CyanogenMod announces nightly builds for LG G2, Nexus 7 LTE, and Nexus Q Oct 23rd 2013, 03:19, by Juan Carlos Torres Its formation into a company and partnership with OPPO, as well as some amount of controversy arising from that, has not put a damper on CyanogenMod‘s activities. As previously shared, they have mighty ambitious plans up ahead, and that starts with adding a few new very recent Android devices, and an odd old one, to their nightly builds list. 
CyanogenMod has just added nightly builds for LG‘s latest flagship, the LG G2. The 5.2-inch smartphone made its way into the market last August and possesses some rather unique hardware and software features, including rear-side volume and power buttons, KnockOn display activation and deactivation, a few new multitasking features, and more. You can read all about those in our full review of the device here. Initially, both the international and the Verizon G2 versions had nightly builds available, but CyanogenMod had to pull out the Verizon build temporarily because of problems with the Radio Interface Layer (RIL), which is essential for phone functionality. The team has also announced a new maintainer who will take care of looking after the LTE variant of the Nexus 7 2013 edition. Of course, the Nexus 7 already runs a vanilla version of Android, unencumbered by carrier and manufacturer addons, but there will definitely be owners who will prefer CyanogenMod’s own blend. For now, only the source code has been put up in CyanogenMod’s GitHub repository but nightly builds for the device will be starting soon. In the meantime, one can always fill in the waiting period with a review of our impressions on Google‘s latest 7-inch masterpiece. Quite amusingly, the team has also started nightly builds for the almost literal oddball Nexus device, the multimedia-oriented Nexus Q that was first unveiled last year and has quietly receded into the background. The few who have had been able to get their hands on the device might find new hope in CyanogenMod soon, as the first nightly build of CyanogenMod 10.2, with Android 4.3, is now up. SOURCE: CyanogenMod (1), (2) | |
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