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Stephen is Growth Director at 9to5. You can find his current work at 9to5Mac, 9to5Google 9to5ToysElectrek, and more. If you want to get in touch, follow me on Twitter. Or, email at stephen (at) 9to5mac (dot) com, or an encrypted email at hallstephenj (at) protonmail (dot) com.

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9to5Google Daily 214: Verily built some smart shoes, might actually bring them to market

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Listen to a recap of all the top 9to5Google stories of the day. 9to5Google Daily is available on Google PlayiTunes and Apple’s Podcasts appStitcher, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.


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9to5Google Daily 213: Like Facebook, Google’s internal apps get shut down by Apple

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Alphabet Scoop 040: Google I/O 2019 misadventures, Gmail redesign, Screenwise controversy

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This week we talk about the newly-revealed dates for Google I/O 2019, Gmail for mobile’s redesign with the Google Material Theme, and controversy over Google’s Screenwise research app.

Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google PodcastsiTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.


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9to5Google Daily 211: Gmail mobile finally gets its Google Material Theme overhaul

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Google plans to launch web client for its Duo video calling service soon

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Google will launch a web client for its Duo video calling app in the coming weeks, according to a source familiar with the plans. This development ultimately means a much wider reach of devices that can access the growing service. Google Duo has, up to now, only been available in the form of an app from the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store, and on its Smart Display platform.


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9to5Google Daily 207: Apple veteran poached by Google to ‘bring Fuchsia to market’

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Alphabet Scoop 039: Beginning of the end for Hangouts, Wear OS, Fuchsia developments

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This week we talk about the beginning of the end for Google’s longtime beloved chat app, Wear OS news, and some very interesting developments relating to Google’s fledgling Fuchsia OS.

Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google PodcastsiTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.


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9to5Google Daily 206: Google details transition away from Hangouts ‘classic’ for G Suite users

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Google details Hangouts Chat & Meet upgrade timeline for G Suite ahead of October ‘classic’ retirement

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After our report last year that Google plans to shut down classic Hangouts in 2020, the company announced that it was “fully committed” to supporting classic Hangouts users until it completed a “successful” migration to Hangouts Chat and Meet. The company didn’t detail a timeline for the Hangouts transition then, but now that day has come — at least for G Suite users.


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Alphabet Scoop 038: Google Fi RCS, RIP Chromecast Audio, CES leftovers

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This week we talk about the arrival of RCS on Google Fi, the death of the Chromecast Audio, some CES leftover stories, and more.

Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google PodcastsiTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players.


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