Episode 533 – Escape To New York

By | April 1, 2021

  • Android News
    • Google using Federated Learning to improve the Assistant’s wake word functionality.
    • T-Mobile wants to be the best carrier for Google and Pixel fans.
    • New spyware on Android pretends to be a system update for your phone
  • App News
    • Lawnchair 11 is here, rebuilt from the ground up.
    • Google Files reaches 1 billion Play Store installs.
    • Maps enhanced, adds indoor live navigation view, adds weather and air quality layer, eco-friendly navigation.
    • Stack, a new Google experiment, helps organize documents.
    • Unlimited video calls on Meet extended for free Gmail accounts till June.
  • In Other News
    • Sundar Pichai testifies on social media in promoting misinformation.
    • The Louvre put its entire collection online.
    • AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10mbps uploads are good enough
    • Hackers backdoor PHP source code after breaching server
    • Verizon says it will finally shut down its CDMA network on December 31, 2022.
    • T-Mobile first carrier to enable anti-spoofing technology with all other major carriers.