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.