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We talk with Rich Schramm, Rich is the founder of iGotThis - an app, community, and mission dedicated to helping ADHD families and extraordinary kids better navigate the expectations of our ordinary world. Rich has had a number of hands-on and leadership roles in the corporate and consulting sectors of the technology industry over the past 25 years. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and 3 ADHD kids.

Naval Warfare MMO Inspired by Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” Franchise Now Available for iOS and Android (Seongnam, SOUTH KOREA) – May 11, 2017 – JOYCITY, a Korean game developer and publisher, and Disney today announced the launch of its mobile game, Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War. The new mobile strategy game is inspired by the popular Disney blockbuster series, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and features characters, ships, and storylines based on the hit movies. The game is available for free download with in-app purchases on iOS at: goo.gl/OZ01ba and on Android at: goo.gl/6qSXrR . In the game, players become pirates in the world of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and will enjoy a full sea fight experience on their mobile devices. As they plan various strategies through building and ship construction and troops training, players can form an alliance to battle against each other or defeat common monsters that dwell in the sea! Players will also encounter familiar char...

Andy OS attracts gamers and developers Did you wish your mobile gaming screen was much larger? Andy OS has solved the tough problem of moving a Android environment to your desktop without resolution loss. What Andy OS gives you is a fully functioning Android environment on your PC or Mac. Pretty exciting huh?  500 Mobile Collective , the 500 Startups fund focused on mobile, thinks it is but investing in Andy OS. We talk with Sean Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Andy OS about the product and a recently new feature release which allows keyboard mapping and PS and Xbox joystick integration. Check it out!

Picks of the Week: Google reportedly wants to boost presence of Google on Android devices | Android and Me http://bit.ly/1ryAFfG Bummed Out Athletes: Steve Ballmer wants Clippers to drop #Apple products sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014… via @sportingnews ( DeAntae Prince / Sporting News) "Comcast says it’s been working too hard on being ‘innovative’ to deliver good customer service" http://bit.ly/1DEh7Lv [Update] Academy of Art Students in an Uproar over Adobe CS6 License Cancellations nerdstalker.com/2014/09/academ… (SocialGreg / Nerd Stalker) Engineer Sees Big Possibilities in Micro-robots, Including Programmable Bees http://bit.ly/1vmqcCW Bendgate continues: iPhone 6, One M8, new Moto X, Lumia 1020 via @androids bit.ly/YgCd1U (Juan Carlos Torres / Android Community) Speed Round: The Ryno, A One-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Electric Scooter via @LaughingSquid bit.ly/1u56vCq (Brian Heater / Laughing Squid) Harvesting electricity from h...

Here's are Nerd Stalker picks of the week: In a stunning verdict, the Supreme Court has tossed out a patent because it is a software patent" http://t.co/NXC0ui5o8Y   Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle Surprisingly Doesn’t Suck http://www.wired.com/2014/06/harley-davidson-livewire/ (Alex Davies / Wired)  Former FCC commissioner to Washington: "You should be ashamed of yourself"   http://t.co/S36s2G5fkA Adobe's Big Plan To Infiltrate Your Creative Apps via @FastCoDesign   bit.ly/UQ2kf3 (Mark Wilson / FastCoDesign) Al Gore Tells Techpreneurs Some Truths They May Not Want to Hear About Inequality http://t.co/asimao4pTW The Electronic Frontier Foundation Wants You To Make Your Router Public http://buff.ly/1nTA3Oi (Micah Singleton / Gizmodo) 

Famo.us CEO Steve Newcomb Nerd Stalker was invited to the long awaited announcement party from the ground breaking tech startup Famo.us . The announcements are bulleted below. Will be free and open source. Available April 9. Will release a viable alternative to Phonegap that performs orders of magnitude better. Will support the major MVC's but will soon after release an MVC alternative that will "blow away" the competition, Steve Newcomb specifically called out Angular and others. Out of the box support for iOS, Android and Blackberry. They will not support Windows Phone. Within the year they will release an IDE inspired by Unity and will not be a web IDE. Will extend Chrome Dev Tools to add another Famo.us tab. Dave Fetterman Q&A Admittedly Newcomb said Famo.us was not easy nor was it for the junior javascript developer and this was confirmed by the non Famo.us develoopers we spoke with who had early access. The developers told us that very chall...

Nerd Stalker interviews Sheldon Laube, the CEO of Artkick [www.artkick.com] -- a new Silicon Valley startup that is bringing digital art to every home in America and thus fully realizing Bill Gates' original vision. Sheldon has been the co-founder of four startups—the first a software consulting firm (CCT) in his college dorm room (with Glenn Ricart). Since then he was the first Chief Information officer of PriceWaterhouse, the Chief Technology Officer of Novell, the co-founder of USWeb, the co-founder of CenterBeam, and the Chief Innovation Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Artkick brings endless art streaming free to anyone with an internet connected TV. The images you love appear on your wall easily and instantly. Information and content on the art you view is visible on your smartphone or tablet, allowing you to learn more about art every day. We downloaded the iOS versions and installed on an iPhone 5 and iPad Air then connected (via AirServer ) to our mac mini me...

Nerd Stalker Picks of the Week: Apple's iOS Completely Blew Away Google's Android For Shopping On Christmas - Business Insider http://read.bi/1fL3VqU 12 Maker Pro Trends That Expanded the #Maker Movement in 2013 http://bit.ly/JuVcxY via @make (DC Denison / Make Magazine) Amazon Prime tops 20 million members as company touts its best holiday season ever - GeekWire http://bit.ly/1fL43Hc In-depth Interview: Nimrod Madar of @glassesoff bit.ly/1ijEFfw (SocialGreg | Nerd Stalker) Target hackers stole encrypted bank PINs - source | Reuters http://reut.rs/1fL9eGZ Tech Stocks Hover Near #2013 Highs, Paving Way for #2014 IPOs (Alibaba, Box & Dropbox) (Kara Swisher | AllThingsD) Adolfo's picks of the year: fl.ux Car Share service's go mainstream (Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Relay Rides). Evernote with after the book (gtd) air server/xbmc google chrome google calendar google hangouts/hangouts on air clearly dashlane ios7 Mavericks Free Greg's picks of t...

listen to ‘Microsoft makes another strategic mistake #oped’ on Audioboo My thoughts on the news that Microsoft delays ios/android releases till fall 2014.

Download MP3 This week Adolfo Foronda and Greg Viloria discusses their tech picks of the week. Adolfo talks Death of the personal car, Samsung's Android Escape Plan, Get Your Hater App and more. Greg aka SocialGreg talks about Japan Gets an Energy Breakthrough?, Human Body Password and Improve Your Android Battery Life with Apps and more.

This week for the Nerd Stalker Techweek Update, Adolfo and Greg discusses Tizen, Device Addiction, Famo.us, Samsung Wallet and more.

Download MP3 This week's Nerd Stalker Techweek Podcast Picks: Who needs Google? Rural British community builds its own fiber network http://is.gd/XJhXfC Raspberry Pi to get a video camera bit.ly/XvbGGa via @pcworld How Tempo Botched their App Store launch. http://bit.ly/YvFl33 Watch out Patent Trolls President Obama is on to you http://bit.ly/12A2kRB via @ubergizmo Nokia may follow Apple and dump Samsung as a supplier http://is.gd/XWwiHW Happy Valentine's, Google — see you in court http://bit.ly/12A16FT via @gigaom Speed Round: The Beauty of Talking 20 http://is.gd/nR6hBk Light-controlling sheet switches between mirror and transparent states http://bit.ly/12ZF8rl Posterous will shut down April 30, Posthaven to the rescue http://bit.ly/YzXJI7 Your Personal Smart TrashCan Outfielder can catch your trash http://bit.ly/12ZIaMc via @diginfonews Tip of the Week: iOS Workflows Is a Collection of Ways to Automate Data Sharing in iOS http://bit.ly/XdgfsA Can you cre...

Download MP3 Samsung reportedly launching Tizen-based phones on NTT DoCoMo in 2013 http://is.gd/pov3fX   Avis Budget swallows up Zipcar for $500 million bit.ly/UmspwB First Ubuntu Phone OS download for Galaxy Nexus to be available in February http://is.gd/PZoIbc Court Says Negative Yelp Reviews Shouldn't Be Censored http://bit.ly/UnZGHS via @AllThingsD Speed Round: IPAD GROWTH, WINDOWS 8 ‘CONFUSION’ PROJECTED TO MAKE PCS A NICHE PRODUCT http://is.gd/9MG4KP Opera Software Updates TV Web App Store at CES 2013 http://ht.ly/gCoZZ via @ pcworld PPK IE poll Results http://is.gd/I0VlzP CES: New Dish set-top box sends recorded shows to iPads, live TV anywhere bit.ly/WqFZNC  Tip Time: UX Archive http://uxarchive.com/ Meet Line, The Messaging App That Reaches About 1/3 of Japan’s Mobile Phone Users http://bit.ly/XW3u7f via @TechCrunch Events Jan 23, 2013, 1st tech show of the year, Bitcasa, PlayScreen, Evzdrop, Referly, Bugsnag, more! h...

Download MP3 Exactly How Screwed Is PayPal? (Hint: Very) bit.ly/LoGWq9 via @PandoDaily (:35) Android Fragmentation http://is.gd/7uElaq   (4:38) The Best Podcast Apps Apple Is Hiding From You (AAPL) bit.ly/NJmiiC via @SAI  (8:17) Airpod, the Car That Runs on Air http://bit.ly/P1r9vb   (9:55) Yahoo Conducting a Search for a COO as No. 2 to Mayer ( link ) ( 13:26) From the Archives: Marissa Mayer's 9 Principles of Innovation ht.ly/chKHC via @SheridanTatsuno Facebook stock tanks again as insiders rush to sell http://bit.ly/P1peGU  (16:18) Speed Round: Mixi Starts New Service For Sending Real Birthday Presents bit.ly/PiS3xL via @Asiajin  (19:01) Cinch.fm going out of business    (20:20) Unlock A Smartphone Just By Looking At It bit.ly/LlQFgF via @PSFK   (21:25) Android is under attack http://bit.ly/P3ctLS   (22:18) Tips: 10 Must-Download #STEM iPad Apps for Kids bit.ly/MtxbX2 #tech via @smqueue@BurnsMcDonnell @Sh...

Our favorite media center solution XBMC has released an announcement with video demo. "Today we announce XBMC for Android. Not a remote, not a thin client; the real deal. No root or jailbreak required. XBMC can be launched as an application on your set-top-box, tablet, phone, or wherever else Android may be found." - Read More

Matan Talmi contacted me on a new mobile service that his company, Drippler, just launched. Drippler is a service that brings relevant content about the devices you love.  Their app provides mobile users with personalized updates on their mobile devices, and helps them make the most of their devices, with the latest tips & tricks, firmware & software updates, reviews & comparisons, troubleshooting & tech-support, apps & games, accessories and more.  So if you are into iPhone, iPad, or HTC whatever, this service aggregates all the device content for you. And if you love more than one device, you can follow 2 or more devices. What is cool about Drippler's latest release on Google Play , Drippler now brings content to your device by automatically detects your device and provides the news updates according to that device. It's #12 on the top free news app on Google Play and has a rating of 4.8. For more information, you can see their website, www.dri...

listen to ‘Comparing Android to iPhone is So over.’ on Audioboo Adolfo Foronda of Nerd Stalker gives his thoughts on the state of iPhone vs Android comparisons.

listen to ‘Forget Windows Phone Microsoft is an iOS and Android app company.’ on Audioboo First off sorry if the audio quality was all crackly. The gist of this post is that I've come to realization that Microsoft's Mobile business is not going to be driven by Windows Phone (which I think is DOA) but rather that it will be no more than an app developer for iOS and Android. You may have noticed some Microsoft apps on iOS as of late like One Note and some bits of Office, I've heard that anything that will be on iOS will also be built for Android as well. I think this will be a huge part of Microsofts business go forward and strategically it makes a ton of sense, the question is if the internal battles will allow for this to progress or will they be stubborn and kill the effort?

We are not sure what the app's name means but KAYAC's Photobag is an app that allows you to share unlimited pictures from your mobile device with your friends. There is no site registration required and all you need is a secret access code to share unlimited pictures with your friends. The catch is that they are only available free for a limited time. After that time, one will need to “feed” their honey bear with some money to access the pictures. We tested this app and it is very simple which is what Nerd Stalkers like. The navigation bar has four settings Download , Upload , History and Settings . Download is for access to your friends pictures via a Photobag "magic" code. Upload is to share the photos with your friends and family. History allows you to look at Pics you have uploaded or download and allows you to invite friends to the service and Settings allow you to invite friends and see how many hour credits you have. You get more free hours of sharing time...