On this week's show, the

mobile patent war

revisited, Android eyes the big 5-0 and an Android developer rails against negative commenters. Also, Kate Abraham shows us how to supplement Android's paltry

ringtone and notification sound options

with Zedge.

Every second, 19 blog posts are created, 787 porn searches are enacted, 4.2 babies are born and four Android phones are activated. That's like one Android phone for every new baby, with an unfortunate two-tenths getting stuck with iOS... WE KID! (stats via So Many a Second).
Also, every second, an iOS developer is getting paid more than an Android developer. 11% more to be exact, making for a lot of no doubt miffed Android-only developers. It also likely makes multi-platform developers put more focus on their Apple apps.
Google's model for Android is very much ad-supported... which might explain why the method for opting-out of targeted ads (using your Device ID) is little publicized. We'll show you how in this episode.

The

Android 2.3 Official Video

hit YouTube today. While it's targeted at Android developers, a lot of the details shared will have consumer impact on the next generation of Android devices. We read between the lines to disseminate what these Android developer environment improvements mean to consumers.

Safari 5

can now

run extensions

but you have to first enable them. To

enable extensions in Safari 5

, you have to change some of your

browser settings

first. Then you'll be able to run extensions just like in other browsers.

Joey and Junior take a look at Kodu. This free PC software lets kids code their own games using either a keyboard and mouse or an Xbox 360 controller. Games can be as simple or as involved as you like. You can even download Kodu from the Xbox Live Marketplace to create your own games that run right on your Xbox 360.

Hosts: Joey deVilla and Junior
If you're a

kid born to be a game developer

or a tech guru, Developer Junior is for you. This video series stars Joey deVilla and Junior, a fast-talking skater kid, who use Microsoft tools to

teach kids to program

.

Learn to build your own web site

,

edit video

,

develop your own videogames

,

program your own software

and more.
This show is funded by and co-produced with Microsoft.