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  • 178: Don't Buy What You Don't Need

    Happy Eating Turkey week! Flo and Andy recorded a little earlier than usual to help you get your Black Friday shopping done. Flo and Andy also remind you that you don't have to buy anything you don't need or don't want. But if you do end up buying something, this would certainly be the weekend to do it, as prices are slashed on a variety of Google products.

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      • The Google Store has so much on sale
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        58 min
      • 177: Your Data is Your Personal Data

        Flo can't believe how out of touch she's becoming with things these days, and Andy reminds us that the Internet is nothing more than a series of tubes that can break at any time. After the ad break, Flo and Andy talk about Google's ventures into the world of health tech, and then the two lament about the fact that neither of them has tried out the Pixel's Night Sight feature just yet.

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          • The Internet: A series of sensitive tubes

          • Google's Health unit is getting smarter each day—but is it moving too fast?

          • Night Sight is a feature the iPhone doesn't have

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            1 hr 5 min
          • 176: Donut in the Fridge

            Flo is happy that Andy is learning the Chromebook, and that they can both explore the platform in tandem. Andy catches us up on America's election, including some cheekiness from Google's camp. Then, an update on the #GoogleWalkout, followed by what's new from Google and Samsung's respective developer summits after the break.

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              • Why the Google walkout was a watershed moment in tech
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                1 hr 14 min
              • 175: Unfortunately

                Flo is exceptionally excited about Andy's foray into full-time Chromebook living. Andy wishes it were better with Skype. After the ad, Andy and Flo hunker down for a more serious exploration of the allegations against Andy Rubin, and whether Silicon Valley will ever have its #MeToo moment.

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                  • The New York Times report that will leave you a tad frowny-faced (to put it lightly)

                  • Did you tune in for the #GoogleWalkout?

                  • Here's a lighthearted story about a notch, because it's about the only thing we can all agree to laugh about these days

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                    1 hr 10 min
                  • 174: A Worthy Transaction

                    Flo starts us off this week by bragging about her new wares (the Google Home Hub and the Pixel 3). Andy reminds us all of the legacy of Mister Rogers and asks that you please leave him out of your advertising. The two also discuss the fraudsters who scammed millions of dollars from advertisers through Android apps and then catch up a bit on the headlines, including some good news for Android updates.

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                      • Andy is not feeling this commercial break

                      • Taking money from advertising ruins it for the rest of us

                      • Google is getting serious about getting its partners to update their Android devices on the reg

                      • Too bad for you, EU

                      • Your annual reminder to look through your Google account's activity history

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                        1 hr 31 min
                      • 173: In Protest of the Notch

                        Andy has access to Project Stream, and Flo has a suggestion for a voice-activated trashcan. Andy shares some of his nostalgic findings from the web, and the two discuss the relative hangover of the prior week's Google event. Flo also regales us with stories about running Windows apps on a Chromebook, and Andy reminds us that the internet is still very finicky.

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                          • Oh, look, it's a gaggle of Google press releases

                          • This is a good trashcan, maybe

                          • The Pixel 3 already has a flaw

                          • Which Pixel 3 features are coming to your old Pixel phone?

                          • Super Res Zoom is cool, according to Googs

                          • The Pixel 3 XL is not super self-serviceable

                          • Titan M: The M stands for Msecure

                          • Running Windows apps on a Chromebook is still not what you think it is

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                            1 hr 14 min
                          • 172: So Much Google

                            This week, it's really all about Google. Andy and Flo break down all the important tidbits of the Big Google Week, and then some.

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                              1 hr 11 min
                            • 171: The Gospel of Chrome

                              This week, there's stuff to talk about, but it's mostly Andy and Flo music over how much the Chrome OS platform has matured in the last year. After a quick update, and a bit of existential exploration on life outside the Google bubble, the two talk about what's in store for the October 9 event and whether Project Stream will make first-person shooter aficionados out of us after all.

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                                • Read through this round up and get caught up on the madness in store for next week

                                • Project Stream was made for you and me. And Chrome.

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                                  1 hr 14 min
                                • 170: Look Out For Your Data

                                  We take a walk down memory lane as we recall the very first retail Android device, the T-Mobile G1. We also discuss a search event that Google held earlier in the week, though we're not feelin' the new search engine improvements.

                                  Then, we'll explain why Google and its competitors are rallying around for more lenient privacy laws, and what it means to have a separate "Chinese internet". (Not great, Bob!)

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                                    • Do you remember the T-Mobile G1? Made by HTC

                                    • Google's new search is both efficient and unnerving

                                    • No thanks, Googs. We got it from here

                                    • Eric Schmidt is okay with a dual internet. Listen in to learn why it isn't

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                                      1 hr 11 min
                                    • 169: Italian Chef Kiss

                                      This week, on your favorite podcast alternatively titled Friends Using Google Products and Then Talking About It, Andy and Flo talk about why Chrome OS is worth the money now more than ever. The duo also talk about the superiority of the Pixel 2's camera over the iPhone XS (Insert Nelson ha-ha! sound effect here), and why we should all be paying attention to what Google is trying to achieve with Dragonfly, the search engine it's developing for China.

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                                        • Google will probably announce a smart display on October 9: Gear up for the holiday shopping season, friends, because it's going to be an all-out war

                                        • The iPhone XS did not beat out the Pixel 2, no matter how you try and spin it

                                        • Google's prototype for its Chinese search engine uses phone numbers for identification: Nothing concerning to see here folks!

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                                          1 hr 19 min

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                                        Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all…

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