This Week in Mobile - Jake Yanchar, Creator of Diacarta

This week we have Jake Yanchar, Creator of Diacarta. For more information, show notes, and an upcoming schedule, go to www.thisweekin.com. Ashley Esqueda and Mike Hobbs host This Week in Mobile.

The big news this week included new mobile software, and developer numbers.

The app of the week was Diacarta, an iOS application that helps you schedule and plan your day in a beautiful, visual interface. Jake Yanchar, creator of Diacarta came on the show for an interview.

The epic win this week was Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em with Augmented Reality. The epic fail this week was that HTC Wildfire, Incredible, EVO 4G will get Android 2.2 by December.

This Sprint commercial was shown at the top of the show. Next week author William Powers will be coming on the show for a discussion about his book, Hamlet's Blackberry.

News:
A Nexus Two may never be released. (http://androidandme.com/2010/07/news/google-ceo-nixes-nexus-two/)
Verizon has released information on a game to win Droid X phones. (http://phandroid.com/2010/07/07/verizon-posts-full-rules-for-droid-x-scavenger-hunt/)
Youtube has released a new website for mobile operating systems. (http://phandroid.com/2010/07/07/new-youtube-mobile-site-aims-for-consistency-across-platforms/)
Android developers may outnumber iOS developers, and some more data on that. (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/07/06/do-android-developers-outnumber-iphone-developers/)
Social gaming network Openfeint is coming to Android. (http://gizmodo.com/5581997/social-gaming-network-openfeint-coming-to-android)
OLED screens for mobile devices may be in limited supply. (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/isuppli-oled-panel-shortage-a-concern-for-android-smartphone-ma/)
Android 2.2 is getting better results in Javascript benchmark tests than iOS 4. (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/07/android-22-demolishes-ios4-in-javascript-benchmarks.ars)
The Twitter for Blackberry application has come out of beta. (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/twitter-for-blackberry-shakes-the-beta-label/)
HTC's profits have increased by a third. (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/htc-quarterly-profits-improve-by-a-third-beat-even-its-own-loft/)
Twidroid has been acquired by Tweetup. (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/06/twidroid-acquired-by-tweetup-soon-to-be-bundled-with-new-androi/)
EU law may force Apple to adopt Flash. (http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/06/apple-may-be-forced-to-adopt-flash-by-eu-law/)