We talk about the magic that makes Windows 11 run Android apps natively and why Microsoft and Google have agreed to start suing each other. We're giddy over more carriers adopting RCS, and we wonder if Chrome OS will ever become an ample gaming platform.

314: Win Some, Lose Some

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The episode starts with an existential crisis and ends with ruminations on what's ahead in Android 15 and Google Search.

460: You Better Work!

Mercury is in retrograde. Andy didn't make it to the new Google Store, and Google killed more stuff this week. We recap Google Cloud Next 2024 and what's coming.

459: Wizard Needs Data Badly

It's Gmail's 20th birthday, and we're celebrating by ruminating about its presence in our lives.

458: Happy Birthday, Gmail

The Pixel 9 rumors are confusing, but not as confusing as why YouTube is letting AI jump around the timeline. Also, have you smelled your Galaxy S24 Ultra's S Pen lately?

457: I'll Smell Mine

This week's biggest Google news was actually about Apple. Has Apple finally accepted that it needs Google's help in the AI department? Will the companies hold each other in solidarity as they face the DoJ?

314: Win Some, Lose Some

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