This Week in Google 630: Did You Plug It In for Tofel? - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-09-22T20:58:21

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  • Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.

  • Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs.

  • Google's NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

  • Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, 'Jumbojack,' spotted in Android 12.1.

  • Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199.

  • Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite lineup with 6.8-inch screens, USB-C.

  • Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead.

  • Facebook vs Instagram vs Messenger.

  • Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data.

  • 6 takeaways from this week's Works With event.

  • Prenuvo scan.

  • Whoop wearable.

  • Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81.

  • Arctic Adventure by Harry McCracken.

  • YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording.

  • Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to conservation through Bezos Earth Fund.

  • Amazon's big fall hardware event is set for September 28th.

  • Amazon releases Echo Studio with Billie Eilish's face on it that's $30 more expensive.

  • Amazon closes 3,000 Chinese-brand online stores in campaign against fake reviews.

  • YouTube gets official video downloads on the web, saving you from using some very sketchy sites.

  • Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition.

  • Google Maps can now adjust its Android Auto UI for right-hand drive cars.

  • Gmail search filters introduced on the web last year are now coming to Android.

  • Google's iOS 15 app updates bring XL YouTube Music & Photos widgets, Focus mode support.

  • Google Meet for web gets automatic brightness boost when you're underexposed.

  • Fitbit starts rolling out 'Snore & Noise Detect' for Sense, Versa 3.

  • Zoom's Nearly $15 Billion Deal for Five9 Under U.S. Government Review Over China Ties.

  • Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs.

Picks:


  • Jason - Watch Duty app

  • Ant - Future Moments

  • Ant - Marshall Monitor II with ANC

  • Leo - Baratunde Thurston's Animated 'How to Be Black' Project in Development at ABC

  • Leo - "Hey Google, read with Reese's Book Club"


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