Techno Buffet Podcast

* Home Assistant 2023.9

* Here’s the Sweet New Android Logo and Robot

* 5+ Sweet New Features Arrive in September Android Feature Drop

* Google gives the Android brand some TLC with a visual makeover and updated logo

* Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Demand The FCC Reclassify YouTube TV, Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, & More As Cable TV Companies

* Microsoft is killing off WordPad in Windows

* Samsung beat Google to the punch on physical SIM to eSIM conversions

* Alexa and Google Assistant fall on hard times, agree to be speaker roommates

* Chrome’s new ‘Copy Video Frame’ is an alternate to manual screenshots

* Seeed Studio Promises a “No-Code” Three-Minute Setup to Add mmWave Human Detection to Home Assistant

* ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech—No Matter How Awful It Is.

* Google kills Pixel Pass without ever upgrading subscriber’s phones

* Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months

 

* Google Home automation just got more powerful

* The EU’s Digital Services Act is now in effect: here’s what that means

* Cherry is overhauling its classic mechanical keyboard switches

* Fi Wireless opts customers in to sharing ‘CPNI’ for Google offers

* Even if Android is ready for eSIM tech your carrier probably isn’t

* Why are You an Android Insta-Updater?

* Meta Threads its way onto the web, with more features on the way

* ChromeOS gets closer to becoming the cloud-synced operating system of our dreams

* Brilliant’s Smart Home Control Panel Perfect for Apartments

* Google TV drops another free TV load with over 25 new channels

* Here’s another look at how Android may ‘Link your devices’

* TCL’s Google TV sets get 200 more free live TV channels

* YouTube Music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS

* Meta killing Messenger Lite for Android in September

* Google Workspace brings client-side encryption to Gmail, Calendar apps

* Gmail will lock important settings behind a pop-up 2FA challenge

* Live TV on Google TV just got even better

 

* Latest Android Runtime (ART) update led to apps starting 30% faster

* This is how Android’s eSIM transfer feature will work

* Google wants to reduce hearing loss with Android 14’s latest safety feature

* WhatsApp is launching ‘HD’ photos across Android, iOS, more, will also come to videos

* Outdated Wear OS Watches Losing Assistant

* Towards HTTPS by default

* The Biden administration urges the Supreme Court to take up content moderation cases

* Google Photos Gets 5 Sweet New Memories Features

* ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rule

* Requiring ink to scan a document—yet another insult from the printer industry

* The IBM PC came out 42 years ago today

* Google Docs eSignature system now in beta for Workspace Individual

* Biden administration: We never coerced Big Tech into suppressing speech

* Firefox is bringing back full browser extension support to Android

* Best smart smoke detectors in 2023

* WhatsApp crawls closer to Zoom-like call scheduling support

* Google is finally adding translations to Gmail on mobile

* HDHomeRun Adds Freecast to Its OTA ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Box

 

* Protect your business with Zero Trust security on Android

* Google’s $5 billion lawsuit over Chrome incognito mode tracking complaints inches toward trial [U]

* Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers

* Facebook/Meta Messenger dropping SMS support in September

* Court dismisses state AG claims about Google Search

* https://community.home-assistant.io/t/psa-mqtt-name-changes-in-2023-8/598099

* Shortwave, an Email App Once Like Google’s Old Inbox, Arrives on…

* Sync for Reddit returns as Sync for Lemmy

* Our favorite keyboard app now allows adaptable layouts for any screen size

* Inbox’s spiritual successor Shortwave has finally come to Android

* https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/08/how-malicious-android-apps-slip-into-disguise/

* Gboard rolling out an easier way to ‘Resize’ and customize your keyboard

* ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y

* Why I’m switching to Home Assistant – Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis

* Wear OS is getting an official Audible app

* Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-2 brings support for more smartphones

* Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to build a new agency to police Big Tech

* New At a Glance widget will let you customize the design [Gallery]

* Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have launched their open-source mapping project

* Introducing a new Play Store for large screens

* Google rolls out ‘Home Panel’ to more Pixel owners

* 3 ways unknown tracker alerts on Android help keep you safe

 

* Google is ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat

* RIP, Bird: Twitter is Now X

* Jury orders Google to pay $339M for patent-infringing Chromecast 

* Samsung Galaxy devices can now screen mirror to Chromecast devices

* How my smart home almost saved my vacation

* How to automatically delete 2FA texts from Android phones

* Google rolls out ‘Home Panel’ to more Pixel owners

* Google’s latest price hike is for YouTube Premium, now $13.99 per month

* Kevin Mitnick Died

* Messaging Layer Security is now an internet standard

* The White House details its IoT cybersecurity label plan – Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis

* Asus takes over everything about Intel’s current and future NUC mini PCs

 

* Bay Area Drivers – Automatic Tickets

* The past, present and future of authentication

* Android Auto update leaves Google Maps running when you get out of the car

* Reddit nukes everyone’s pre-2023 chats and messages

* YouTube’s new volume normalizer could be a blessing for your ears

* Android 14 will warn you when trying to sideload updates for some Google apps

* The newly combined Google Tasks reminders app is actually kind of good

* So long, Calibri: Microsoft has settled on a new font for its Office apps

* Pocket Casts for Wear OS graduates from beta, now widely available

* Google patent could make forgetting to engage airplane mode a thing of the past

* The Roku Channel brings its free streaming content to Google TV and Android TV

Jere and Guru chat about whatever is on their mind.

 

* Google could turn to crowdsourcing for more precise weather data

* An interesting look back at why Google Reader was killed 10 years ago

* TicWatch Pro 3 and TicWatch E3 owners can now apply to test Wear OS 3

* YouTube Premium now lets you earn badges