Episode 184

On this week’s episode of The Voicemail, James and Stefan discuss:

• Samsung makes largest acquisition ever: $8 billion for Harmon
  • It also bought a tiny Canadian company that does telecoms stuff (RCS)
• Google gave Google Play Music (the Spotify clone) a total makeover
• Super Mario Run has a date and price: $10 December 15
• WhatsApp now has video calls
• Apple is working on a Google Glass-like product
• Apple launched a repair program for iPhone 6s owners experiencing unexpected shutdowns (like Stefan, who will eventually do this, it’s not a massive issue)
• Google is going to open a new HQ in the UK and hire 3,000 people
• Google launched a photo scanning app
  • Here’s a video demo
• OnePlus launched an updated version of the OnePlus 3
  • Here’s the Android Police review
• Germany may decide that Facebook should be treated like a media company
• Firefox launched an iOS browser that stores zero information and blocks ads
• Qualcomm has a new flagship chip, Samsung is building it, called the Snapdragon 835
• Twitter launched QR codes, because … reasons?
• Instagram now has live video, and it automatically deletes itself
• Good Read: The story behind how Snapchat Spectacles came to be
• Microsoft finally brings Solitaire to Android and iOS

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[Episode 184, 34 minutes and 08 seconds, 24.6 MB]