Episode 341 – Beech Bummed

Guru tells an Ikea story.

Show Notes

• Android News
  • Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies.
  • Detecting and eliminating Chamois, a fraud botnet on Android.
  • Google’s new My Android site helps you customize your home screen.
  • Platform distribution numbers for March, Nougat jumps to 2.8%, Marshmallow 31.3, 32.5, Kitkat 20.8.
• App News
  • Chrome introduces background tab throttling.
  • Allo will share your private information with people in a chat with you.
  • Some of the best apps using App Shortcuts.
  • Google Carrier Services now updated in Play Store. seems to provide carrier capabilities around RCS.
  • Android version of Clue released into Play Store.
  • Gboard will now translate into another language as you type.
  • Google splits Hangouts into Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat for Enterprise.
• In Other News
  • Robert Osbourne, host at TCM, dead at 84.
  • Muppet Guys Talking explores Jim Henson’s tech, genius, and generosity.
  • Republicans introduce proposal to overturn FCC privacy rules.
  • Consumer Reports spearheads new privacy and security standards for electronic products.
  • Project Fi isn’t innovating, so I’m switching to T-mobile

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