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Join +Kai Man Wong +Sergey Brin +Gordon Laing +Keith Barrett and me for a FUN FILLED talk about this cool new camera. Also joining me in the room were +Cliff Redeker +Ricardo Lagos and +Vincent Mo.Thanks again to +Leo Laporte +Tony Wang and +Dave Veffer for producing/broadcasting.

Google sends the Blob Opera on tour, starting with extremely fun show at I/OGoogle and Samsung unite to reboot Android watches, with a dose of Fitbit too12 Google Workspace updates for better collaboration: Smart CanvasDo We Have Minds of Our Own?Material You is Google’s new personalized design…

Scott Jarvie guest hosts along with Thomas Hawk, Lotus Carroll, Ricardo Lagos, Devin Graham, Michael Bonocore, Jeremy Davies, David Daniels, and Jon Armstrong as they discuss the Holi Festival of Colors in Salt Lake City, Utah. The gang shares a ton of photos as well as tips for keeping your gear…

This week, we discuss Google's record-breaking antitrust fine, Gorilla Glass 6, Moto G6, Chromecast's fifth birthday, Google Translate gets prophetical, your emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Flo - Yeti https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netbeast.yetiRon - Neverthink (FREE)…

This week, we discuss the many hints of Material Design 2, Google's next Chat obsession, Motorola's low and midrange lineup, LG's G7 ThinQ event, Google Play Award nominees, your emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - PUBG MOBILE (Free/IAP): https://play.google.com/store/apps…

This week, we discuss Google's upcoming EU bill, how to remove Google from Android, Moto G6 and Moto Z3 Play First Looks, BlackBerry KEY2 impressions, why Netflix's bingewatching features might be bad for you, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Dancing Line (FREE/IAP): https://play.google…

Android now powers over 3 billion devicesAndroid 12 Preview: First Look at Google's Radical New DesignAndroid 12 Beta: Designed for youAndroid 12 will have more precise privacy controls, but experts aren't fully convincedAndroid 12 Will Let You Fine-Tune Permissions on Data-Hungry AppsAndroid 12…

Introducing Craig Newmark!Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports Palomacy!Capitol riot: Jan. 6 committee demands records from Facebook, Twitter, Google.House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition; Companies Should Resist.Reddit bans Covid…

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show.Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers.Instagram’s Met Gala 2021 Table Took the Best Class Photo With Meg Thee Stallion, Saweetie & More.Announcing the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize winners.Intuit is buying…

Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market BoomsAmazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google became big tech companies by acquiring hundreds of smaller companiesGoogle Cloud brings in $4B in Q1, up 46 percentGoogle Fiber coming to another Utah citySundar Pichai talks about COVID in IndiaGoogle…

Google results + 20-for-1 stock split.Google breaks $200b annual revenue.Peter Kafka: Web3 is the future, or a scam, or both.Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever.Google Pixel 6a: here's everything we know so far.Facebook’s Shares Plunge 20% After Profit Decline.Meta plans to break out…

This week, we'll be discussing the hardware Google is probably going to announce on October 4, some big numbers for Xiaomi, Android 8.0 for Android Wear, the apps that Google deems follows the rules, and so much more!Read our show notes here.Flo - Social Hashtags: https://play.google.com/store/apps…

This week, we discuss Google Play Points, Moto Razr leaks, Xiaomi CC9 Pro and Mi Watch, Moto 360 3rd gen, tons of app news, your email, and more!Read our show notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe…

This week, we discuss the development of the Palm Phone, ton of Google Assistant at the Consumer Electronics Show, some hints at what to expect in Android Q, and more!Flo - Crossover for Chrome OS Beta https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codeweavers.cxofficeCollin - HISTORY Here https…

News of the Week Google Stadia: Pros and Cons EU Fines Google $1.7B Over Ads Google's European Browser Ballot Google+'s Last Day: April Fools Google Stadia: Pros and Cons It is Possible to Design a Good Social Network? Google Death Watch: Inbox, Google+, goog.le,…

Android 11 Developer Preview 2 is outAndrew Martonik does a first look at the LG V60 ThinQThe Google Sooner goes on eBay for dirt cheapThe Galaxy S20 is finally getting its camera software updateEssential's unreleased PH-2 and PH-3 phones are shown offXiaomi Redmi K30 Pro is a lot of phone for not…

Florence reviews the Lenovo Smart ClockRon gives his first impressions of the Moto Z4Jason shows off the freshly unboxed Onn 10.1" tabletIn-display cameras appear to be the next big thingOnePlus is issuing a fix for "phantom touch" issues on the OnePlus 7 ProThe Galaxy Note 10 could be missing a…

Android Q is expected to drop any day now and there are commits to prove it.Android Authority's review of the Samsung Galaxy S10+.Google is about to finally kill Google+, Inbox and Allo for good.RED proves why you should never buy a phone on the promise of future hardware.Ron gives his take on his…

This week, we'll be discussing multiple accounts on Google Home, the Honor 8 Pro, YouTube TV, reassigning the Bixby button, and lot's of your feedback!Read our show notes here.Flo - Evie Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.shortcutRon - Volume Notification (FREE): https:/…

This week, we'll be discussing Google's upcoming ad blocker, multi-user support for Google Home, a hands-on with the larger Samsung Galaxy S8+ and revised Gear VR, Xiaomi's plan to come to the US, Google Play Awards nominees, and more!Read our show notes here.Ron - Flick Launcher (Unreleased) (FREE…

This week, we'll be discussing Google's event where it announced the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel Buds, PixelBook, Google Home Mini and Max, and Clips camera, plus hands-on with the Xiaomi Mi6 and Doogee BL7000.Read our show notes here.Jason - Parrot Voice Recorder (FREE/$1.49-$19.99): https://play…

This week, we'll be discussing Google and Levi's smart jacket, the fate of Vertu, a review of the Huawei P10, an iPhone case that IS an Android device, and the Slackification of Hangouts.Read our show notes here.This Week's Poll: http://bit.ly/aaavote309Flo - Golden Hour: https://play.google.com…

This week, we'll be discussing the release candidate of Android O, Oneplus' 911 emergency, the new Moto Z2 Force, Samsung Bixby headphones, the Nokia 8, Motion Stills by Google, and more.Read our show notes here.Ron - DeAMPify (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd…

This week, we'll be discussing Amazon's ejecting of Underground Actually Free, John McAfee's "most hack-proof" phone, Google Assistant SDK, a look at Prefer, and more!Read our show notes here.Ron - Burner - Free Phone Number (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adhoclabs.burner…

Google paid millions to radio hosts to endorse the Pixel 4 — even though they hadn’t used itGoogle says Google should do a better job of patching Android phonesGoogle officially deploys app archiving through the Play StoreHonor Magic Vs foldable launches w/ Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, $1,050 start…

This week, we'll be discussing Google's billion dollar deal with HTC, hands-on with the Samsung Note 8, the LG V30, the ASUS Zenfone 4 Max, the Jelly 4G phone, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Letterpress (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.solebon.letterpressRon -…

This week, we discuss the OnePlus 6, the Red Hydrogen One, Android P's enterprise updates, a rumored Google AR headset, YouTube Music's new rollout, your emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Flo - Siempo (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.siempo.phoneJason - GasBuddy …

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets outedGoogle is working on a messaging app for businessMicrosoft invites developers to get started ahead of the Surface NeoNearby Sharing is bringing Airdrop functionality to AndroidGoogle IO dates are revealedMotorola Razr has a launch datebyte is a new social media…

Android 13 is running on 5.2% of all devices five months after launchAndroid 14 Could Prevent You from Installing Ancient AppsAndroid’s share menu could finally be more consistent in Android 14Twitter’s new developer terms ban third-party clientsGoogle cuts 12,000 jobs, the largest layoff in the…

Google confirms the Pixel 4 leaks from last week and takes its fate into its own hands.RCS has been slow to roll out, so Google is moving ahead with its own version.Nintendo shares a release date for Dr. Mario World.A new Nvidia Shield TV might soon be released with better hardware and Android Pie…

Facebook vs QAnon, Trump vs TikTok, Google vs AustraliaGoogle's deprecation policy is killing it.Google goes to the Australian public for help after the government blocks snippetsThe Internet War is over, and Google won What if Facebook dies? Why America should kill TikTok Twitter…

Android 12 - Material You... and... everything elseAlso sure... Android 12LSamsung now offers four years of security updates to Galaxy phones and tablets.Google only promises three years of Android updates for Pixel 6/6 ProFairphone 4 has an incredible 5-year warranty, aims for 6 years of updates…

Before you go to wipe that phone and start fresh, you will want to be sure that Google is backing up all of the important pieces of your phone. Jason Howell walks through Google's automated approach to cloud backup as well as fills in some of the missing pieces.Backing up to Google Drive.What is…

Inside Android 11 Developer Preview 1Sony Xperia 1 II is priceyHuawei Mate XS might get a wider release than the XHonor View 30 Pro lacks Google servicesYouTube Music is trialing user-uploaded musicSamsung's Find My Mobile push notification errorHTC plans a 5G flagship for 2020Microsoft is bringing…

Jason goes hands-on with the new Google Stadia to show how it runs with a Pixel 4Jason gives a first look at the new Nvidia Shield TV 2019Francisco Franco details how he looks for opportunity when developing a new appGoogle decided to finally release RCS Chat for everyone in the USMotorola unveiled…

This week, we discuss the ad fraud and Cheetah Mobile, more phone on Project Fi, the Muse 2 headband, Portal from Facebook, Google Pixel Slate, Samsung's upcoming deal with Niantic, your email, and more!Read our show notes here.Flo - Hatchful - Logo Maker by Shopify https://play.google.com/store…

This week, we discuss the dates for Google IO, take a look at Polestar's Android Auto experience, discuss the new trend of buttonless portless phones, Gmail for Android takes baby steps towards Inbox, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Billboard - Top Music Charts & Latest Music Trends …

This week, we dive deep on Android Q with the man who actually has it, and we discuss Trusted Web Activity, instant tethering, Google's new Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier apps, more Inbox features coming to Gmail, Dr. Mario, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Tiny Bubbles (FREE/$3.99)…

This week, we discuss the 10th birthday of the G1, the Huawei Mate 20 Lite, the Xiaomi A2 and A2 Lite, Bluestacks 4, Google Lens on the Pixel 3, and more!Read our show notes here.Flo - PlayOn Cloud https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playonrecorder.cloudappRon - Fluid Navigation…

This week, we discuss the future of Essential, the HTC U12+, Nokia's newest midrangers, wild Pixel 3 speculation, Google Lens update, Grasshopper, your emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Flo - Carrot Weather (Free/$4 a year): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grailr…

This week, we discuss Huawei's crushed US carrier ambitions, LG's limited flagship release plans, Samsung's foldable smartphone prototype, Google Home Max review, face matching selfies to modern art, and more!Read our show notes here.Ron - ProtonVPN - Unlimited Free VPN made by ProtonMail (FREE):…

This week, we discuss everything we think we know about the Samsung Galaxy S9, Nokia's big year, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus review, Google Pay for Android, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Snowboard Party: World Tour (FREE/$1.99): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratrodstudio…

This week, we'll go hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S8, also Google's antitrust settlement in Russia, how Burger King gamed Google Home, stabilizing video with Google Photos, and tons of your feedback!Read our show notes here.Flo - Adobe Premiere Clip: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id…

This week, we discuss Google I/O, Google and HTC, what to do with crushed Oreos, Google Clips, a Google Pixel Buds review, Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ rumors and more!We invite you to read our show notes.Ron - Scheduled — Schedule your text messages (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…

Mikah describes the installation of his smart thermostat (including the frustrations that abounded therein). Amazon's Alexa voice service included a bug that could cough up a user's voice history to hackers. Google rolls out its Bedtime Mode to all Android devices via the Google Clock app. …

How a full moon and a ‘huge lever’ helped free Ever Given from Suez canalSubstack is raising $65 million amid newsletter boomLinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, tooSpotify enters live social audio with acquisition of Locker RoomThe Unofficial Twitter Spaces FAQDiscord’s new…

Google and Ford sign six-year tie-upAlphabet revenue up 23%; YouTube up 47%; cloud lost $5.6bGoogle Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business FocusNew Jarvis post on scissors editors and the Australian news legislationMicrosoft backs Australia’s proposed laws that would force Google,…

Matteo Doni goes hands-on with the new Huawei Watch GT 2.Matteo Doni also shows off the Xiaomi Mi A3, the Xiaomi Mi 9T, and the Honor 20 Pro.Google unveiled its new Play Pass subscription service.Huawei announced the Mate 30 Pro with 7680fps slow-motion camera.Xiaomi announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G and…

Alphabet might buy FitbitThe US carriers produced their own flavor of RCSTCL's foldable concept phone is a trifold deviceThe Huawei Mate X foldable phone is about to release in ChinaRED gets out of the phone businessMotorola announces the Moto G8 PlusHeaded South is a game that taps into the Soli…

CES 2020 is underwayNew Assistant features announcedSamsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 LiteTCL shows off its first phones including a foldable conceptOnePlus reveals its Concept One with Electrochromic glassRazer Kishi is a gamepad with a Nintendo Switch vibeSamsung's SelfieType is a keyboard…