Episode 547 – Providing Leverage

By | July 15, 2021
  • Android News
    • Google Play Services drop support for Jelly Bean
    • Google may bring games to Android Auto
    • Upcoming Google Photos feature would let you ask friends for photos using a link.
  • App News
    • New study shows Apple and Google default apps dominate their platforms
    • Google Tasks has failed to take off
    • Google added Tensorflow Lite to Play Services to allow machine learning on device.
    • Verizon’s new call filter app allows you to block incoming numbers based on area code and prefix.
    • Google Meet restores 1 hour limit for free users
    • Hangouts warning it is going away soon.
    • Chromium offering an HTTPS first mode.
    • Google Camera offering Material You redesign.
  • In Other News
    • GOP Plan for Big Tech focuses on bias, as opposed to competition.
    • What is an eSIM and what the future holds?
    • Minimum broadband speeds are likely too low according to government watchdog.
    • Google is making it easier to turn any laptop into a Chromebook
    • Gmail will show company logos to verify senders, using the Brand Indicators for Message Identification standard.