March 08, 2018

45: Android Pop Rocks

57 minutes

Into a somewhat boring smartphone market comes our first glance at Android P, MoviePass gets caught tracking its users, iPhone app development turns 10, and is that a creepy laugh coming from the Amazon Echo?

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Guest Starring:

Lisa Schmeiser and Devindra Hardawar

Links and Show Notes: Android P first look - YouTube Android P Features and APIs | Android Developers Android P messaging notifications take some inspiration from the iPhone - The Verge Idoru by William Gibson MoviePass CEO: 'We watch how you drive from home to the movies' - Engadget MoviePass pulls 'unused app location' features from its iOS app - Engadget Full transcript: MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe on Recode Media - Recode Uber’s self-driving trucks have started hauling freight | Ars Technica Tesla’s new electric semi truck is making its debut delivery - Digital Trends A Lot Can Happen in a Decade • The Breakroom Amazon has a fix for Alexa’s creepy laughs - The Verge Mystery solved? Amazon explains what cracked up Alexa, and what they’re going to do about it – GeekWire Amazon disables the phrase ‘Alexa, laugh’ due to false triggers | AFTVnews Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) | Twitter The Immortal Iron Feminist (@lschmeiser) | Twitter Pop Rocks - Wikipedia