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FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gangIn Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions PermitFacebook reverses policy protecting politicians from engaging in harmful speechRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks…

"Hey Google" and Google Voice Match are getting an update to improve voice recognition, the second iteration of Google's Pixel Buds are here and reviews are positive, and Netflix is testing a screen lock for smaller devices to keep you from tapping and obscuring the screen with controls.On this…

This Week's StoriesDid Nest Die at Google I/O?Own a Pixel? You Could Get $500 in Microphone LawsuitGoogle's New IoT SDK ModuleGoogle Assistant for Sonos is HereGoogle's Titan Security Key can be Hacked14-Year-Old Hate-Spewing Female YouTuberHey Facebook: Let Us Export Our FriendsTech Companies Sign…

This week, we discuss Assistant's Google Now envy, Moto Z3 Play preview, Sony Xperia ZX3 first look, Galaxy Note 9 leaks, Infobar, tons of emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Moment Pro Camera ($1.99):https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shopmoment.momentprocameraRon -…

This week, we discuss the clumsy demise of Google+, Allo, and Hangouts, the Samsung Galaxy A8, the Honor View 20, hole-punch displays, dual-screen devices, RCS Chat on Verizon, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Habitify (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.unstatic…

This week, we discuss Samsung's plan to kill the notch, Pixel 3 and Google Home Hub first looks, a newly discovered Android app fraud scheme, Essential cutting more staff, your emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Ron - Fog of World ($4.99/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com…

This week, we discuss everything from the Android Dev Summit, everything from Samsung's Developer Conference, the new Fossil Sport Smartwatch, Tasker woes, foldable phones, and more!Flo - Dailymotion (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dailymotion.dailymotionJason - Pixel…

Australian Photowalkers Michael N Sutton, Gretchen Chappelle, Mykal Hall, and Alexander Kesselaar join adopted Aussie Brian Rose from the Google+ Photos team, Keith Barrett and me for the show! We have a great time sharing all kinds of photos and stories from the record setting photowalk in…

This week, we'll be discussing the official release of Android Oreo, making phone calls with Google Home, Ron's time with the Essential Phone, the Nokia 8, Asus ZenFone 4, tons of feedback, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Dinosaurs Among Us (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps…

OnePlus Spills the Details on What Its Merger With Oppo Will Look Like.ColorOS vs OxygenOS.Android 6 and up will start stripping unused apps’ permissions.Google Play Services now lets you delete your advertising ID when you opt out of ad personalization.Google’s foldable phone plans include two…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight, Google gets into the domain registration business, Glass expands to the UK, and the aftermarket kit that could turn your vehicle into a self-driving car,Tech News 2Night is Next! …

Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code.Yes, Actually, The 1st Amendment Does Mean That Twitter Can Kick You Off Its Platform, Wall Street Journal.Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill.Pixel 6 Preview: Here's What Google's First Smartphone Chip Can…

What the heck are these NFTs all about?$10K for a virtual shoe? NFTs are here to create more sneakers you can't getPerformance artist eats $120,000 banana duct-taped to wall, calls it 'delicious'After journalist complains about harassment women face, famous male journalists encourage more…

Elon Musk Says His $44 Billion Twitter Deal Is ‘On Hold’. Twitter turns the tables on Musk, will “enforce” merger. Texas HB 20: Tech asks SCOTUS to stop Texas social media law. What is the likelihood of HB 20 being undone? Did Twitch Violate Texas’ Social Media Law By Removing…

Google puts a price on people's face scans.ASUS Rog Phone II is unveiled and its a gaming powerhouse.Ara Wagoner reviews the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 4G smartwatch.Tinder is skipping the Play Store for payments to keep more of its generated revenue.Xiaomi thinks 64MP cameras are the next big thing in…

Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits RepliesSarah Cooper: Google UX designer, Tik Tok starTrump vs. TikTok: what does it all mean? Trump's Tencent ban makes Reddit, Tesla, and Spotify illegalRate Stacey's Zoom backgroundTrump vs. TikTok part 2: where does our…

Matteo reviews the Oppo Reno 2Matteo shows off the Doogee S68 Pro, N100 and N20Mobile World Congress is canceledEssential is canceled too, foreverAndroid 11 landing page goes live earlyDifferences in 5G among Samsung's phonesTCL concept phone sports a slideout displayGalaxy Z Flip display is…

This week, we discuss Google's gift to ROM Flash-aholics, a Chromecast with Android TV, the ZTE Iceberg, the state of music apps on Android, tons of emails, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Music Mate (FREE up to 50 songs/$3.99): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sapien…

Pichai teases ‘significant’ announcements at Google I/O 2021 as product cycles return to normalGoogle's I/O schedule is up, featuring a familiar faceHere are the seven Google I/O events you'll want to watchGoogle Nest Hub shows up at Bluetooth SIG running ‘Fuchsia 1.0’Google announces ‘Pixel Buds A…

This week, we'll be discussing Google's crackdown on Accessibility Services, hands-on reviews of the Pixel 2, PixelBook, Huawei Mate10 Pro, Moto Smart Speaker, the big differences between the headphone jack and USB-C audio, and more!Read our show notes here.Jason - Monument Valley 2 ($4.99): https:…

Latest Android 12 QPR3 Beta includes fix for Dirty Pipe exploit on Pixel 6.Unlimited Google Photos backup returns as exclusive Google One tier for T-Mobile customers.Google joins Samsung in working with iFixit on a self-repair program.Essential’s never-released smart speaker surfaces running…

EU upholds Google’s 4.1B euro fine for bundling search with Android.Google scales back Area 120 by half, refocuses on ‘AI-first’ projects.Area 120 main page, highlights some apps talked about.Google Pixel 7 Pro benchmark points to CPU and GPU specs of Tensor G2.Google Pixel 7 may arrive later than…

Matthew and Mikah describe how they monitor air quality, purify the air in their homes, and prepare for wildfires in California.VIDEO CONFERENCINGZoom is coming to Google Nest, Amazon Echo, and Facebook Portal smart displays | The Verge: https://bit.ly/31ooJ7ZNest Rolls Out Sweet New Multi-Room…

NASA has published free plans for a necklace that can remind you not to touch your face, Anker just released its Eufy security system, and Matthew Cassinelli shares the stuff you need to know about Apple automation.On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:SMART…

Alphabet misses on earnings and revenue for second quarter.Google earnings signal company weathering slowdown better than expected.Mark Zuckerberg braces Meta employees for ‘intense period’.Instagram Admits It’s ‘Not Good’ After Kardashians Beg It to Stop Copying TikTok.Introducing Home and Feeds…

Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming.Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.@KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection.Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid…

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT.Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones.Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps.AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking.AI science search engines are…

Tik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Here's everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2020 X PRIZE $1M Next-Gen Mask ChallengeWe spend as much time on the Pixel 4a announcement as Google did. Twitter hack "mastermind" arrested: 17-year-old Florida teen had access to…

 GINORMOUS TWITTER HACK Elon Musk, Obama, BillGates, and other verified Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam All verified Twitter accounts shut down Zoom debuts a $600 all-in-one videoconference deviceAlabama is the only state not investigating Google for antitrustTwitter…

Tech companies already changing HR policies in response to landmark Roe v. Wade decisionOnline Privacy Becomes Critical If Roe v. Wade Is OverturnedHere’s Google’s letter saying employees can relocate to states with abortion rightsFacebook says ‘incorrect enforcement’ removed posts on abortion pill…

Google announces October 6 hardware event for Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.Google confirms Pixel 7 series will run on new ‘Tensor G2’ chip.Pixel 7 series and Pixel 7a may bring ‘higher quality’ Bluetooth LE Audio support.Google’s Pixel 7 Pro gets a very quick unboxing as the launch approaches.With Pixel…

Some Initial Thoughts On The Supreme Court Oral Arguments In Gonzalez: Non-Experts Might Still Make A Mess Of Things, But Without Understanding Why.Quick Debrief on the Gonzalez v. Google Oral Arguments.Cathy's Amicus brief.Supreme Court Wrestles With Suit Claiming Twitter Aided Terrorists.What…

Pixel Markup vulnerability lets some screenshots be un-redacted and un-cropped; fixed by March update.Google: Turn off VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling due to severe Exynos modem vulnerabilities on Pixel 6 and more.Qualcomm's Next Mid-Range Android Chip Can Support Up to 16GB of RAM.Oppo Find X6 Pro…

Jason Howell's pick from This Week in Google 405 is a new Google app called Audio Factory that just debuted yesterday as Google I/O was starting. This is meant to be used with Daydream VR, and it demos the Google VR spacial audio engine in Android O. It features evocative sound design with…

Tech News for September 29, 2016Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft are joining forces to create a non-profit aimed at making sure robots don't kill all humans -- at least not right away anyway. The Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society, or the Partnership on…

Pixel 3: Black, white, mint, and pink?Google Home Hub leaksOctober is going to be a huge month for new phones: Google, Samsung, LG, OnePlus, and moreGoogle remotely changes setting on Pie phonesGoogle Smart Reply wants to spread the loveAndroid is coming to a car near youGoogle and T-Mobile team up…

Newspaper collusion, real-time Web, Bing, Google Wave, transforming education, and more.Bar Camp San DiegoNorbert Wiener and CyberneticsCollusion Course: Does today's hush-hush meeting of newspaper executives violate antitrust law?Clay Shirky: Newspapers and Thinking the UnthinkablerGeffen Made…

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! FilmOn picks up where Aereo left off, a former Amazon worker calls it a "prison", and the culture clash between car makers and Google over self-driving carsTech News 2Night is Next! …

Android 12 Beta 5 update, the official release is next!.Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 5 [Gallery].Android 12 Beta 5: Easter egg expands with Dynamic Color home screen widget.Android 12 appears to be set for October 4 launch.Exclusive: Here’s everything we learned about the Pixel 6 Pro…

This Week's Stories Should Jason Howell delete all his old emails? Breaking News: Twitter bans political ads Google struggling with transparency issues Google will buy Fitbit: will this save WearOS? Moto 360 will relaunch in 2019 Apple gains in wearables, loses in…

Samsung will disinfect your smartphoneCoronavirus delays Nokia Android 10 updatesZoom's Android app rating goes down because of the recent rise in demandAndroid 10 report cardEU to introduce "right to repair" lawsLG V60 ThinQ launches this weekRed Magic 5G goes officialUnpeeling the truth about the…

Shift Happens: A book about keyboards by Marcin Wichary.Matias Tactile Pro.I Tried Microsoft’s New AI-Powered Bing. Search Will Never Be the Same.Google unveils its own ChatGPT-like AI chatbot.Bret Taylor starts AI company; Google VP joins.Twitter Places Limits on Tweet Frequency, Impacting…

Google backtracks on legacy GSuite account shutdown, won’t take user emails.Google puts Tinder ban on hold pending yet another Play Billing lawsuit.End The Google Tax.Epic Games’ Bandcamp temporarily wins right to use its own payments system on Google Play.Material You on Android 12 awarded…

Discord's NSFW Block on iOS Might Hurt Artists the MostGoogle I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend from May 18-20Google officially confirms the Pixel 5a 5G exists, will launch later this yearT-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T have reportedly killed their RCS joint ventureJason reviews the…

Twitter Auction CompleteTwitter is blocking third-party clients like Tweetbot and TwitterrificSawyer Merritt on Twitter: "Boston Dynamics shows of their robots latest skillsTesla staged 2016 self-driving demo, says senior Autopilot engineerTwitter admits it’s breaking third-party apps, cites ‘long…

Judge throws out state and federal cases against FacebookJudge to FTC: you can’t just say ‘Facebook has a monopoly’ - you have to define that.Stratechery analysis: "the real problem is that I don’t think that Facebook has a monopoly!"Amazon says FTC chair should recuse herselfAmazon reportedly…

Google TV receives multi-user profile support, glanceable cards in ambient mode, and more‘Pixel Pass’ is Google’s rumored response to Apple OneSVP of Android offers an open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhoneNokia T20 Android tablet launches under $250 w/ 3 years of updates…

David Ruddock reviews the Samsung Galaxy S10eGoogle Podcast transcription is happening behind the scenesThe Tonight Show was shot using only the Samsung Galaxy S10+The Galaxy Fold is showing some disappointing creases in the displayXiaomi has a 100W charger that might just destroy any battery it…

Huawei is blocked from doing business in the US and all hell broke looseWhy did Lenovo play a fan-made render video of the Moto Razr at a press event?Asus ZenFone 6 is unveiled and its a solid, modestly priced flagshipGoogle Glass Enterprise Edition 2 changes the look and the internals of the…

Android 12 “Snow Cone”: Everything we know so far about Google’s next big update, with Developer Preview 1 changes!This may be our first look at Android 12’s new lock screen and notifications UI.Android 12 brings UI optimizations for easier one-handed use.Google prepares to add Pixel-exclusive lock…