Techno Buffet Podcast

Episode 341 – Beech Bummed


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Show Notes

* Android News

* Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies.
* Detecting and eliminating Chamois, a fraud botnet on Android.
* Google’s new My Android site helps you customize your home screen.
* Platform distribution numbers for March, Nougat jumps to 2.8%, Marshmallow 31.3, 32.5, Kitkat 20.8.


* App News

* Chrome introduces background tab throttling.
* Allo will share your private information with people in a chat with you.
* Some of the best apps using App Shortcuts.
* Google Carrier Services now updated in Play Store. seems to provide carrier capabilities around RCS.
* Android version of Clue released into Play Store.
* Gboard will now translate into another language as you type.
* Google splits Hangouts into Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat for Enterprise.


* In Other News

* Robert Osbourne, host at TCM, dead at 84.
* Muppet Guys Talking explores Jim Henson’s tech, genius, and generosity.
* Republicans introduce proposal to overturn FCC privacy rules.
* Consumer Reports spearheads new privacy and security standards for electronic products.
* Project Fi isn’t innovating, so I’m switching to T-mobile



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Techno Buffet PodcastBy Guru and Jere