Episode 341 – Beech Bummed

By | March 15, 2017

Guru tells an Ikea story.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies.
    • Detecting and eliminating Chamois, a fraud botnet on Android.
    • Google’s new My Android site helps you customize your home screen.
    • Platform distribution numbers for March, Nougat jumps to 2.8%, Marshmallow 31.3, 32.5, Kitkat 20.8.
  • App News
    • Chrome introduces background tab throttling.
    • Allo will share your private information with people in a chat with you.
    • Some of the best apps using App Shortcuts.
    • Google Carrier Services now updated in Play Store. seems to provide carrier capabilities around RCS.
    • Android version of Clue released into Play Store.
    • Gboard will now translate into another language as you type.
    • Google splits Hangouts into Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat for Enterprise.
  • In Other News
    • Robert Osbourne, host at TCM, dead at 84.
    • Muppet Guys Talking explores Jim Henson’s tech, genius, and generosity.
    • Republicans introduce proposal to overturn FCC privacy rules.
    • Consumer Reports spearheads new privacy and security standards for electronic products.
    • Project Fi isn’t innovating, so I’m switching to T-mobile

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