26
Feb
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Matias Duarte: "If I Were To Start Poking You, You Wouldn't Like It. But When You Start Stroking, It's A Totally Different Message" [Video]

Posted by in Google, Off-Topic, Videos

I had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't Eric Schmidt talking. The interview is pretty mediocre and feels scripted and robotic otherwise, but just watch what he says around 1:50.

It's now officially my #1 favorite Matias Duarte quote.

Update: Looks like the CNNInternational's YouTube video is not available in the U.S. of all places (I did not notice this as I was posting from Barcelona). Here's the version you can view: CNN, or try the 2nd embed below from another channel that happened to mirror it.

17
Nov
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Sorry, Santa - Google Cancels December In Android 4.2 [Updated]

Posted by in Android OS, Jelly Bean 4.2, News
Last Updated: November 20th, 2012

File this one under How did Google not have a test for this? Got a birthday or anniversary in December? Sorry - Android 4.2 doesn't know what December is. Well, rather the People/Contacts app that comes stock and is part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) doesn't. Wait... what?

We couldn't believe it either, but it's true. Google forgot to include December. As in, there are 11 months in a year. January after November. Christmas is ruined. Santa is dead. At least we'll save money on buying presents, right?

We verified this on a Nexus 7 and a Nexus 10 running 4.2.