Live today, Facebook has finally updated its Android app to use native coding, rather than the slow and frustrating HTML5 web viewer of the past. Facebook claims photos, newsfeeds, and timelines will all load at least twice as fast and garbage collection optimizations means the app won't slow down over time. The downside? Still looks like crap on my Nexus 10. Pics, official changelog, and link to the app below.
So, after getting my entertainment system set up in my new apartment and hooking up my various gaming consoles, I decided to try out the new Xbox Smartglass app that I had heard so much about. I figure, I've got an Android smartphone (HTC One X), a Nexus 10 tablet, and both a laptop and desktop both running Windows 8. Plus, I use my Xbox for media streaming all the time, so this should be a GREAT thing.
And, really, it is. Using my phone as a surrogate controller actually works really well, and there was a specific instance when I was watching TV with my family over Thanksgiving and my Dad wanted to show me an episode of Duck Dynasty, which I was able to find on my phone and then bring up on the Xbox with zero menu navigation.
