Groundhog Day Approaches.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Google is phasing out “Mark as Unhelpful” button for App Reviews

* Google Now Notifications have started getting tagged with a ‘G’ badge.

* App News

* Google adds Smart Suggestions to Calendar in more than 30 new languages.

* Chrome updated to v48 with Actionable Notifications, Status Bar Color without Merged Tabs, etc.

* ParcelTrack is The Author of the Article’s New Favorite Package Tracker on Android (Play Link)

* Pushbullet competitor Join goes paid, starting at $3.99

* Google Hangouts 7.0 asks users to stop using it for SMS

* Mobile Comments arrive for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets

* Google shutting down My Tracks on April 30th. Apparently due Google Fit, however, Google Fit is a fitness app, and my tracks is a tracking app.

* 25 Million Installs of Cardboard Apps from the Play Store and more than 5 million Cardboard VR viewers.

* Inbox on Android gets improved search with Quick Cards for Orders, Flights, Bills, and more.

* In Other News

* Abe Vigoda has passed.

* January 27th was International Data Privacy Day

* The three worst tragedies in spaceflight history occurred between January 27 and February 1. Apollo 1 on January 27, 1967, the Challenger on January 28, 1986, and the Columbia on February 1, 2003.

* Many U.S. banks will be integrating cardless ATM technology in 2016.

* NayuOS is a Google-free version of Chromium OS.

* High severity bug in OpenSSL allows attackers to decrypt traffic.

* FCC expected to require more choices for cable set-top boxes.