Andy Rubin, 'Veronica Mars,' and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Andy Rubin, 'Veronica Mars,' and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
2013-03-13
it's Wednesday March 13 2013 my name is
Nick Shaw and I'm pretend that you're a
camera this is 90 seconds on the verge
brought to you by motorola the father of
Google's mobile platform is stepping
down after alerting the masses via lime
green smoke google announced today that
andy rubin will no longer serve as head
of the Android team taking his place
will be sundar Pichai who also led
google's chrome and apps initiatives
Ruben has overseen the operating system
from androids days as a startup company
so by my count that's Apple Scott
Forstall Microsoft Steven Sinofsky and
now Andy Rubin I guess the rules of
three are complete Twitter may be
getting into music discovery in a big
way Cena is reporting that the company
is recurring an app called Twitter music
that will let users discover new tunes
based on who they follow according to
the report songs will be streamed from
SoundCloud if available or they can be
previewed in itunes the app will
reportedly use technology from the music
discovery service we are hunted which
Twitter reportedly acquired in the last
six months and finally Veronica Mars is
back Thank You Kickstarter series
creator Rob Thomas in star Kristen Bell
have launched a campaign for a film
version of the cult TV show the goal is
two million dollars and while Warner
Brothers wouldn't agree to finance the
film outright it has agreed to
distribute the finished product rewards
include digital downloads on set visits
and a trip to the premiere the movie is
expected to shoot this summer for a 2014
release so how is it doing well at this
point is made 1.7 million dollars and so
it should hit its goals and email that's
it for today's top stories tune in
tomorrow when we take a look at the high
pressure world of competitive table put
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.