{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/6892be5754703a5cd48076c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Defeating Droid Doldrums","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/1754446206475-53d04dc5-6363-4753-8b81-47596b0617ea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The dog days of summer are upon us, but that doesn't stop Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards from talking about the latest legal drama and phone release rumors, plus a good dose of AI ethical conundrums.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor</em></p><p><br></p><p>00:04:12 - NEWS</p><ul><li>A major advancement in <a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/epic-games-win-over-google-in-fortnite-fight-upheld-on-appeal?embedded-checkout=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Epic Games legal victory over Google</a></li><li><a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2025/07/30/google-accounts-age-estimation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Machine Learning used to estimate user's ages</a>? Of course Google is doing that....</li><li><a href=\"https://sammyguru.com/samsung-could-ditch-default-three-button-navigation-in-one-ui-8-5/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung's use of the three button navigation in Android</a> is under the microscope</li><li>Patron Pick: Speaking of <a href=\"https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/07/eu-age-verification-app-to-ban-android-apps-not-licensed-by-google.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Age Verification, the EU is going the down the app route</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:25:20 - HARDWARE</p><ul><li>Big <a href=\"https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsung-galaxy/samsungs-galaxy-z-trifold-and-android-xr-headset-are-finally-landing-this-year\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reveals from Samsung as to what's coming from the tri-fold phone to the Android XR headset</a></li><li>Could much of <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/news/718845/google-pixel-10-pro-fold-release-date-delay-october\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google's Pixel 10 launch devices not be shipping until October</a>?</li><li>Bringing back repairability, the <a href=\"https://www.techadvisor.com/article/2850849/fairphone-6-review.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fairphone 6 raises the bar</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:46:11 - APPS</p><ul><li>Some <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-chrome-password-autofill-biometrics-3582675/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">impressive changes</a> are <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-chrome-back-forward-animations-3582562/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coming to Chrome on Android</a></li><li>Need a 2FA <a href=\"https://www.androidheadlines.com/2025/08/proton-authenticator-is-a-new-two-factor-authentication-app-thats-free.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Authenticator app? Proton</a> has you covered with this new FREE app</li><li><a href=\"https://blog.google/products/gemini/storybooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini can now generate 10 page storybooks</a> for you</li></ul><p><br></p><p>01:00:21 - FEEDBACK</p><ul><li>James, Oxfordshire, UK chimes in on the PIxel A series battery discussion</li><li>Kiril remembers the Game Frame</li><li>Peter loves his TCL NXTPAPER 14 tablet</li></ul>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}