Episode 334 – It’s a Long Way to Tipperary

By | January 25, 2017

“Goodnight laptop, which, as a repository for all my daily anxieties and fears has been closed for the night.”

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Donald Trump has surrendered his Android smartphone
    • Google I/O returns to Shoreline Ampitheater from May 17-19
  • App News
    • Hulu will add offline playback in coming months.
    • Google updates Google Voice, both web and app. Separate tabs for text messages, calls and voicemails,  Removes widget, marking messages as unread or starred, changing of voicemail greeting, batch actions, adding credit for outbound calls, number porting, deletion, and transfer, calling new numbers on web, etc.
    • Google Calculator updated, adds calculation history.
  • In Other News
    • Goodnight Smartphone is free on Audible.
    • Minnesota court rules against man who was forced to fingerprint unlock his phone.
    • Appeals Court says Samsung can’t use in-box warranty to require forced arbitration.
    • Secure email service Lavabit relaunched.
    • Already on Probation, Symantec issues more illegitimate HTTPS certificates
    • A virtual trek through Petra with Google Cardboard
    • Signups begin for early access to the new Google Contributor

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