Episode 270 – What’s the safe word?

By | October 13, 2015
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Back to Mondays, except on October 26th.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Default Apps for Browser, Phone, SMS, and Assist Action have their own settings in Marshmallow.
    • Motorola’s list of Marshmallow updates leaves many upset.
    • Android Distribution numbers in with Lollipop 23.5%, KitKat, 38.9%, Jellybean 30.2%.
  • App News
    • Google App adds easier way to set home and work and more.
    • Swiftkey working on Swiftkey Neural, which uses an artificial neural network to make more accurate predictions. (Play Link)
    • Titanium Backup adds support for Android 6.0. (Play Link)
    • Latest Street View supports Google Cardboard for photospheres.
    • Autodash for Android offers a car friendly interface for driving. (Play Link)
    • Google Creative Lab releases Meter, a live wallpaper that shows signal strength, notification count, and battery life. (Play Link)
  • In Other News
    • Firefox dropping NPAPI plugins by the end of 2016, flash excepted.
    • California now requires police to get a warrant before collecting emails, IP addresses, or other electronic information.
    • LogMeIn buys LastPass for $125 million
    • Verizon planning rate hike for unlimited data users.
    • OCLC prints last library catalog cards.
    • Google announces Accelerated Mobile Pages.

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