Episode 458 – This is Your House Calling

By | October 2, 2019

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Google updates policies to not store Assistant audio data by default
    • Google announced Android 10 Go Edition
  • App News
    • Pocket Casts goes freemium, sells PC app and extra features for $10 a year
    • Google Home app reportedly getting redesigned Cast media UI
    • Google Chrome app is no longer the WebView provider in Android 10
    • Ring released Rapid Ring app, a light version/companion to the other app.
    • Tasker adds support for automating Android 10’s dark mode toggle
    • CloudFlare private DNS app gets free VPN
    • Transit App gets Dark Mode for Android 10 Users
    • YouTube Music App will now come preinstalled on new Android 10 devices.
  • In Other News
    • NBC joins networks launching their own streaming service.
    • Amazon creates alliance to demand Voice Assistant compatibility
    • Super tall mechanical keyboard
    • Amazon shows off new hardware. New Echo, Echo Flex(outlet plug version of Echo), new Dot with Clock, 8 inch Echo show, high end Echo Studio speaker, Echo earbuds, Echo glasses, Echo loop/ring, Echo Glow light, Smart Oven, and more.
    • The rights to Ms. Pac Man are caught up in a legal battle