Guru tells an Ikea story.

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