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Episode 33: Another One
This week, we do a follow up segment on Android Oreo. We also talk about the announcement of a brand new Android One phone. Cristian reviews another Oreo. We discuss tips and tricks for figuring out if a particular tech news/video is just marketing fluff or an actual informative piece of content.
Show Notes:
Follow-up - Android O
Ron Amadeo’s review
00:37 Emoji system
* Cristian talks about the new emoji and the new Emoji Compat library in Android Oreo
04:15 Project Treble
* Sadiq talks about the new Vendor Interface in Android Oreo (Hardware Abstraction Layer(s) and the potential benefits that this brings to the Android ecosystem
* Project Treble is one of the biggest architectural changes to Android
Episode 75: Project Treble - for the HAL of it (if you want more in-depth on Treble)
10:20 New Xiaomi-built Android One phone to launch in 40 markets
* Sadiq makes a really bad good DJ Khaled pun
* Cristian proceeds to do the introduction to the Xiaomi Mi A1
* This is the highest end Android One phone yet
* We also talk about possibly importing this phone and whether it will work with carriers in the USA and Canada
17:00 Thin Lemon Oreo Reviews
* Cristian reviews the Thin Lemon Oreo
* Cristian apologises for his comments about Tim Hortons last week
* 20:25 Patreon of The Week: Crow Moore
* [bloop noise]
* This weeks Patreon that you should support is Crow Moore's page. Crow is an artist. They do sketches and other types of art -- which you can find at their portfolio website thefishcrow.com. They also have a science fiction webcomic at crowblogs.com. Supporting their Patreon gets you access to their private sketches and abstract concept work. You can find their Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thefishcrow, that's https://www.patreon.com/thefishcrow. Back to the show.
* [fading swirl noise]
21:05 Microsoft to hold Surface keynote in London next month
* Cristian suggests hopefully that there might be a Surface Phone announced at the event
* Snapdragon + Windows devices may be announced
* Cristian talks about how Windows 10 is converging across devices
27:25 Picking out marketing copy in technology reviews
Exhibit A - Is this marketing or a proper review?
* Nokia sponsored the reviewer's trip
* Excessive praise and no negative points mentioned
* Cristian suggests watching out for the tone of the video
* Some YouTubers are not great actual critics
* Cristian suggest checking out Erica Griffin as an example of a phone reviewer who is not ad-funded and is on Patreon
* Sadiq suggests that some psychology may be at play
Trusting the reviewer and/or outlet
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By Cristian Colocho, Sadiq Saif
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This week, we do a follow up segment on Android Oreo. We also talk about the announcement of a brand new Android One phone. Cristian reviews another Oreo. We discuss tips and tricks for figuring out if a particular tech news/video is just marketing fluff or an actual informative piece of content.
Show Notes:
Follow-up - Android O
Ron Amadeo’s review
00:37 Emoji system
* Cristian talks about the new emoji and the new Emoji Compat library in Android Oreo
04:15 Project Treble
* Sadiq talks about the new Vendor Interface in Android Oreo (Hardware Abstraction Layer(s) and the potential benefits that this brings to the Android ecosystem
* Project Treble is one of the biggest architectural changes to Android
Episode 75: Project Treble - for the HAL of it (if you want more in-depth on Treble)
10:20 New Xiaomi-built Android One phone to launch in 40 markets
* Sadiq makes a really bad good DJ Khaled pun
* Cristian proceeds to do the introduction to the Xiaomi Mi A1
* This is the highest end Android One phone yet
* We also talk about possibly importing this phone and whether it will work with carriers in the USA and Canada
17:00 Thin Lemon Oreo Reviews
* Cristian reviews the Thin Lemon Oreo
* Cristian apologises for his comments about Tim Hortons last week
* 20:25 Patreon of The Week: Crow Moore
* [bloop noise]
* This weeks Patreon that you should support is Crow Moore's page. Crow is an artist. They do sketches and other types of art -- which you can find at their portfolio website thefishcrow.com. They also have a science fiction webcomic at crowblogs.com. Supporting their Patreon gets you access to their private sketches and abstract concept work. You can find their Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thefishcrow, that's https://www.patreon.com/thefishcrow. Back to the show.
* [fading swirl noise]
21:05 Microsoft to hold Surface keynote in London next month
* Cristian suggests hopefully that there might be a Surface Phone announced at the event
* Snapdragon + Windows devices may be announced
* Cristian talks about how Windows 10 is converging across devices
27:25 Picking out marketing copy in technology reviews
Exhibit A - Is this marketing or a proper review?
* Nokia sponsored the reviewer's trip
* Excessive praise and no negative points mentioned
* Cristian suggests watching out for the tone of the video
* Some YouTubers are not great actual critics
* Cristian suggest checking out Erica Griffin as an example of a phone reviewer who is not ad-funded and is on Patreon
* Sadiq suggests that some psychology may be at play
Trusting the reviewer and/or outlet