Episode 501 – When the Old Comedy Bits Start The Podcast Ends

By | August 14, 2020

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Google opts all users out of voice data collection.
    • Android to add new Android for Cars App Library
    • Android Auto brings back calendar access and settings page.
    • Google Assistant sings a song to remind you of the benefits of wearing a mask
    • ChromeOS.dev, a website for Chrome OS Dev Resources.
    • Cast Connect makes casting more native with remote control support
  • App News
    • WhatsApp may soon be available on multiple devices.
    • Google Fit may soon tell you your pace.
    • Google Hangouts to Chat Migration may be coming to Gmail accounts.
    • Google Home gets Google Wifi settings.
    • Google Phone Beta can now be installed on pretty much any phone.
    • Gboard adding transcription and translation.
    • Railroad Crossings come to Waze.
  • In Other News
    • Wireless Charging may be inefficient, but its only a catastrophe if you ignore the alternatives
    • Frances Allen, who helped develop the compiler, passed away at 88.
    • Amazon Music and Audible may soon support podcasts.
    • Dr Pepper confirms soda shortage.
    • Charter tries to convince FCC that customers want data caps.
    • Boeing 747 still gets updates via floppy disc
    • LastPass will now monitor accounts for breaches and at-risk passwords.

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