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#371: All Your Questions Answered

August 6th, 2022 · 57 minutes

Andy discusses Samsung's new repair mode on its Galaxy smartphones and Stadia's exit from the Google Store. He also performs a live reaction to a video Apple posted this week convincing Android users to come to iOS.

#370: Sustainable Value

July 29th, 2022 · 70 minutes

This week, we're checking in with Google. The Q2 2022 financial results are out, and while the Search Giant is doing fine, it will have to rethink a few other elements of the business.

#369: And Now, For Some Distractions

July 22nd, 2022 · 84 minutes

Andy is melting, but he's still intact enough to sit and chat with Flo about what makes the Google Pixel 6a so compelling. Reviews came out this week, including Flo's, and we're going through all the reasons why you might want Google's mid-ranger.

#368: Where Did Google Stuff the Bodies?

July 15th, 2022 · 75 minutes

We'll tell you about Flo's experience with the Nothing Phone (1) and why Google worries about TikTok and Instagram taking away precious eyes.

#367: Only Tangentially

July 10th, 2022 · 59 minutes

Your hosts will check up on their Nexus Q auctions before getting into the week's biggest tangential news: there might be ads coming to your Lock Screen.

#366: 'Tis The Times

July 1st, 2022 · 69 minutes

This week's podcast will dive into the latest case where law enforcement forces Google to hand over incriminating data. Then, because Google's hardware is the best distraction, we'll review some of the latest rumors surrounding the Pixel 6a.

#365: The Death of Google Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

June 23rd, 2022 · 79 minutes

No, Google is not dead, but a pundit on the internet thinks it is! Andy and Flo use this prompt to kick off this week's conversation. The consensus seems to be that it's not dead yet. The web has just changed.

#364: How to Minister to Artificial Intelligence

June 17th, 2022 · 76 minutes

Andy and Flo wonder why the new Chromecast ambient mode is cluttered with widgets before they get into a recent whistleblower's claims that Google's LaMDA is a sentient being. (It's not.)

#363: No More Spoilers

June 10th, 2022 · 69 minutes

This week, your hosts talk about why Google canceled a presentation on caste bias and why folks are asking the company to take action. Then, the latest Android 13 Beta 3 and our favorite parts of the recent Pixel feature drop.

#362: Farewell To Thee, Google Duo

June 3rd, 2022 · 69 minutes

This week, we're talking about why Google is deprecating Duo and rolling it up into Meet and what that means for the rest of us who just figured out how to use these things. Then, did you know there was another Pixel hardware leak?