Episode 348 – Your Podcast is On the Left

By | May 10, 2017

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Researchers find an average of ~8400 pieces of Android malware per day
  • App News
    • Amazon adds Alexa calling and Messaging between Echo Devices and the Alexa app
    • Waze now lets you record your voice for turn-by-turn directions.
    • Muzei updated, adds home screen widget, “Next Artwork” action, and fixes.
    • Chrome updated to allow offline reading of web pages…download link option if you long press, download page later option if offline, etc.
    • Amazon is bringing FreeTime App and kid-friendly content to Android
    • Nova Launcher 5.1 released with dynamic badges.
    • Allo gets chat backup/restore, incognito mode for groups, and link previews.
  • In Other News
    • Man claims border agents threatened to take his phone if he didn’t unlock it.
    • How Google assesses the authority of web pages
    • Google turns Raspberry Pi into dirt cheap Home competitor.