Episode 271 – I Heard it Through the Grapevine

By | October 19, 2015

Next week’s episode is on Tuesday, October 27th

Show Notes

  • Bringing Google Cardboard to the World
  • Android News
    • Some Android devices are vulnerable to an LTE issue. Android doesn’t have the appropriate permissions set for LTE from AT&T and Verizon, meaning calls could be made with only the Internet permission by directly sending SIP packets.
    • Android 6.0 can treat SD cards as internal storage, but at a cost.
    • Android Wear may add speaker support.
  • App News
  • In Other News
    • Online advertisers promise lighter ads. IAB has announced LEAN, Light, Encrypted Ad choice supported, Non-invasive ads.
    • Chrome drops OK Google listening from desktop due lack of use.
    • Turning a crappy old PC into a full fledged Chromebook with Cloudready.
    • Let’s all move to Chattanooga. Municipal broadband in Tennessee offering 10Gbps internet for $299/month.
    • Verizon insists it has passed all residences in New York City with FIOS. Depends on your definition of pass.
    • Dropbox announced Paper, its take on collaborative document editing.
    • Chrome for Desktop to kill off mixed content HTTPS warnings.
    • AT&T introduces Numbersync, a new service from the carrier that will allow you to use a single phone number across multiple devices to remain connected at all times.
    • Sprint to deprioritize speed for unlimited data subscribers who use more than 23GB a month, but only when the network is congested.
    • T-Mobile welcomes AT&T customer ideas.

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  • 💬 Kevin A. McLaughlin