Episode 470 – Decade in Review

By | December 26, 2019

Show Notes

  • Next Wednesday is January 1st…this July will mark 10 years of this program.
  • Decade in Review – Android Central
  • Home Automation
    • Amazon, Google, Apple, etc join together to create CHIP, Connected Home Over IP.
    • Home Depot now sells an inexpensive Zigbee remote, bundled with a white tunable bulb.
    • Z-Wave is turning into an open standard
    • Amazon’s Ring blames users for security issues
  • App News
    • Facebook was the most downloaded app of the decade
    • Prime Video app now has a ‘free to me’ toggle.
    • Cerberus starts invalidating paid lifetime licenses after 8 years, despite prior promises they would never do this and no communications
    • YouTube app can now act as a remote for smart TVs
    • Action Launcher adds Android 10 gesture navigation…etc
    • Google Drive passes 5 billion installs
  • Android News
    • “Hey G___, that wasn’t for you.” is a good command to know.
    • Android Distribution Numbers…according to PornHub.
    • In Android 10, you can share Wi-Fi networks using QR codes
  • In Other News
    • You Can Use the Echo to Play Board Games
    • NextDNS joins Firefox’s trusted resolver program
    • Blue Light Filters might actually keep you awake.
    • E-Ink introduces Print Color displays
    • One Nation Tracked.
    • PinePhone Review
    • Newest owner of Flickr advises needs more subscriptions to sustain the service.
    • $3 Business Card Linux computer

    Mentions

  • 💬 Sir Kevin McLaughlin
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