October 18, 2018

76: Li'l Buddy Phone

51 minutes

Essential circles the drain; Palm climbs back out of the drain with a strange new accessory smartphone; Adobe embraces the iPad Pro; Amazon refreshes the Paperwhite; and the EU offers some new options for makers of Android phones.

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko and Leah Becerra

Links and Show Notes: Android Creator’s Startup Essential Products Cuts About 30% of Staff - Bloomberg The new Palm is a tiny phone to keep you away from your phone - The Verge Jelly, The Smallest 4G Smartphone by Unihertz — Kickstarter Why Photoshop on iOS is a huge win for the iPad Pro | Macworld Apple Announces October 30th Event – 512 Pixels The new Kindle Paperwhite is finally waterproof - The Verge New Kindle Paperwhite - Amazon.com Meet Helm, the startup taking on Gmail with a server that runs in your home | Ars Technica Helm Google will start charging Android device makers a fee for using its apps in Europe - The Verge Limited edition Xbox One makes Taco Bell ‘bong’ noise at startup - The Verge Free Taco Bell 2018: Steal a Base, Steal a Taco World Series Deal Returns - Thrillist Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter Slack on a SNES | bertrand fan