Episode 573 – Jere Brings the Cold

By | February 3, 2022

  • Jere’s iOS time
    • VPN by Google One comes to iOS
  • At Home
    • Google working on new Chromecast device.
    • You can now tell Google Assistant to stop talking without the wake word
    • Wyze discontinues original WyzeCam after 5 years.
    • Are DIY Home Security systems better than professional ones?
    • USB-C shows up in power tools
    • Home Assistant 2022-2 released.
  • Chromebook and tablet shipments dropping worldwide.
  • Android News
    • Google might be taking tablets seriously…a decade too late.
    • Android auto redesign looking more like CarPlay.
  • App News
  • Online
    • Google proposed Topics API to replace tracking cookies
    • Google Registry launches the .day tld to bring attention to specific days.
    • Google relents, Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts.
    • Gmail wants to become your one-stop productivity app whether you want it or not.
    • Wordle acquired by NY Times
  • From the Legal Files
    • Antitrust bill that bars self-preferencing advances in Senate
    • Lawsuit accuses Google of tracking users even after they’ve turned off location history.
    • FCC Chair plans crackdown to block exclusive deals that limit ISP choice in apartments.

To respond on your own website, enter the URL of your response which should contain a link to this post's permalink URL. Your response will then appear (possibly after moderation) on this page. Want to update or remove your response? Update or delete your post and re-enter your post's URL again. (Find out more about Webmentions.)