Did You Plug It In for Tofel? - Surface Duo 2, Facebook Go, Kindle Paperwhite with USB-C
• 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” Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, Jason Howell This Week in Google episode 630 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/630 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.
• 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” Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, Jason Howell This Week in Google episode 630 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/630 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.