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45: Android Pop Rocks
Episode 45

45: Android Pop Rocks

Into a somewhat boring smartphone market comes our first glance at Android P, MoviePass gets caught tracking its users, iPhone app development turns 10, and is that a creepy laugh coming from the Amazon Echo?

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

March 8, 201857m 26s

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Into a somewhat boring smartphone market comes our first glance at Android P, MoviePass gets caught tracking its users, iPhone app development turns 10, and is that a creepy laugh coming from the Amazon Echo?

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Guest Starring:

Lisa Schmeiser and Devindra Hardawar

Links and Show Notes:

Android P first look - YouTube
Android P Features and APIs | Android Developers
Android P messaging notifications take some inspiration from the iPhone - The Verge
Idoru by William Gibson
MoviePass CEO: 'We watch how you drive from home to the movies' - Engadget
MoviePass pulls 'unused app location' features from its iOS app - Engadget
Full transcript: MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe on Recode Media - Recode
Uber’s self-driving trucks have started hauling freight | Ars Technica
Tesla’s new electric semi truck is making its debut delivery - Digital Trends
A Lot Can Happen in a Decade • The Breakroom
Amazon has a fix for Alexa’s creepy laughs - The Verge
Mystery solved? Amazon explains what cracked up Alexa, and what they’re going to do about it – GeekWire
Amazon disables the phrase ‘Alexa, laugh’ due to false triggers | AFTVnews
Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) | Twitter
The Immortal Iron Feminist (@lschmeiser) | Twitter
Pop Rocks - Wikipedia