Sep 21st 2016
This Week in Google 371
Perfectly Paranoid, Yet Oddly Convenient
Allo, Pixel Event, Note 7, US Election.
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Allo released today, Google officially announces their October 4th event, and Samsung has 500,000 replacement Note 7s ready. We also talk Facebook, YouTube, and the US Presidential election.
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Links
- Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app
- These are the top Allo features you need to know
- Don't Use Allo
- Android 7.0 Nougat For Nexus 6P Reportedly Causing Battery Drain
- Some Nexus 5X devices are getting stuck in bootloops after upgrading to Android 7.0
- What to expect from Google's big Oct. 4 hardware event
- Google's cheeky Oct. 4 event invite never mentions Pixel phones
- Report: Google’s Daydream Headset Is Daydream View, Debuts Oct 4th
- Non-blurry photos of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL leak
- Nest mistakenly shows what looks to be Google’s upcoming Pixel phone in a commercial
- Pricing for the smaller Google Pixel phone could start at $649, but financing will be available
- You Can Now Exchange Your Recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7
- Here’s how you can tell a safe Galaxy Note 7 from an explosive one
- Samsung’s latest Note 7 battery fix violates Android compatibility docs
- The FAA asks airlines to prohibit powering up or charging the Galaxy Note 7 on flights
- Samsung: just 25 percent of Note 7s in US have been exchanged
- Samsung will start warning people every time they charge or turn on their recalled Galaxy Note 7
- Google's CFO Ruth Porat is pushing “creatives” to bring costs under control
- Facebook, Google gather questions for presidential debates
- Facebook—Definitely Not a Media Company—Will Broadcast the Presidential Debates
- YouTube has several options for streaming the presidential debates
- #voteIRL: Announcing YouTube’s get out the vote initiative and presidential debate live streams
- Chan Zuckerberg Iniative
- Google Trips is a killer travel app for the modern tourist