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Alphabet Scoop 090: YouTube Music migration, Google Pixel politics, and Pixel 4a

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This week we talk about the long-awaited Play Music to YouTube Music migration and the new Nest Aware subscription finally launching. We end on palace intrigue inside the Google Pixel team and talk more Pixel 4a rumors.

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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Alphabet Scoop 089: Pixel Buds Q&A, everything new with Stadia, Google Meet

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This week we talk all about the new Pixel Buds and take your questions about the second-generation Google Assistant headphones. We also recap what’s coming to Stadia after its latest Connect event.

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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Alphabet Scoop 088: Pixel 4a details, Google Meet/Chat, and some Made by Google rumors

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This week we talk about our exclusive and definitive report detailing the Google Pixel 4a, while the new Pixel Buds have also been in the news. We then go into the Google Meet and Chat rebrands, as well as Stadia’s free tier launch.

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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Alphabet Scoop 087: New Chromecast Ultra, Pixel 4a + 5, and Verily’s COVID-19 site

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This week we talk about the ongoing impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and what Google is doing to aid relief efforts. Next we recap our 2nd-gen Chromecast Ultra scoop and dive into the Pixel 4a and Pixel 5.

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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Alphabet Scoop 085: I/O 2020 and the coronavirus, March Pixel Feature Drop

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This week we talk about coronavirus (COVID-19) and its wide-ranging impact on Google from the I/O 2020 developer conference to consumer-facing offerings. In other news, we take a look at everything new with the March Pixel Feature Drop.

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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Alphabet Scoop 084: Turning it up to (Android) 11

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This week is all about the Android 11 Developer Preview that Google released ahead of schedule. We’ve installed DP1 on our Pixel phones, and have spent the past day chronicling every change.

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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Alphabet Scoop 083: Galaxy Z Flip, S20 line, and Unpacked 2020

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This week is all about what Samsung announced at Unpacked 2020. We of course kick off by talking about the Galaxy Z Flip, which one of us experienced in the flesh, and then dive into everything else the company announced.

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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Alphabet Scoop 082: YouTube Music cloud library, declining Google hardware sales

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This week we start with some insight into YouTube Music’s long-awaited cloud upload locker then talk about declining hardware sales for Made by Google. We then recap what Google Maps announced for its 15th anniversary — yes, that icon.

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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Alphabet Scoop 081: Living with Stadia and what’s coming in 2020

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This week we review Stadia’s past, present, and future. We start with how Google’s streaming service has been for us since November, what it’s done since then, and all of today’s announcements.

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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Alphabet Scoop 080: Recapping Google, Assistant, and Chrome OS at CES 2020

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This week we talk all about CES 2020. We recap what Google announced for Assistant and its giant booth, as well as 9to5Google’s Best of CES 2020 and everything else unveiled in Las Vegas.

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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Alphabet Scoop 079: First Pixel 4a rumors, Pixel 4 sales, and a Fuchsia tablet?

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This week we talk all about some Google Pixel news, the first Pixel 4a rumors, some Pixel 4 sales rumors, and a Fuchsia tablet?

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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Alphabet Scoop 078: Snapdragon 865, Sundar Pichai, and Pixel updates

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This week we talk all about the announcements at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 (including the Snapdragon 865, Sundar Pichai takes over Alphabet, and some Pixel things.

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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Alphabet Scoop 077: Stadia launch, gameplay, and Founder’s Edition

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This week we talk all about Stadia, Google’s ambitious streaming service that could change gaming. Day one issues aside, we’ve all received our Founder’s Edition kits and had a chance to play on a multitude of devices.

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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Alphabet Scoop 076: Schiller on Chromebooks, RCS rollout, Stadia news

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This week we talk about Chromebooks and how they’re great for school, the RCS rollout is finally happening, Stadia, and Motorola announcing a weird new nostalgic foldable.

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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Alphabet Scoop 075: Google buys Fitbit, Pixel 4 followup, RCS fiasco

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This week we talk about Google buying Fitbit and its (lack of) implications for Wear OS, some followup on the Pixel 4, and the recent RCS fiasco.

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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Alphabet Scoop 074: Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest Mini, Nest Wifi, and Pixel Buds

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This week we talk about everything we missed from Made by Google 2019 — Google Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest Mini, Nest Wifi (both Router and Point) and the new Pixel Buds.

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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Alphabet Scoop 073: Excessive Pixel 4 leakage, Pixel Buds 2, Surface Duo

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This week we talk about the crazy deluge of Pixel 4 leaks we dropped this week, Pixel Buds 2 are happening, and Microsoft’s Surface Duo.

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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Alphabet Scoop 072: Pixelbook Go, even more Pixel 4 leaks, and more

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This week we talk about our exclusive details on the Pixelbook Go, lots more Pixel 4 leaks, 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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Alphabet Scoop 071: Nest Wifi w/ Assistant, Pixel Watch canned, third Pixel 4?

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This week we talk about our exclusive details on the Nest Wifi with built-in Assistant speakers, the canned Pixel Watch, and a third Pixel 4?

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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Alphabet Scoop 070: Pixel 4 leaks go nuclear, Apple announcements, Nest Mini

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This week we talk about the flood of Pixel 4 weeks that came in over the weekend and throughout this week, Apple’s announcements from Tuesday, and Nest Mini.

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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Alphabet Scoop 069: Android 10 launch, Google Pixel 4 leaks, Jacquard backpack

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This week we talk about the release of Android 10, some more Google Pixel 4 leaks, and a weird new backpack from YSL that brings Google ATAP’s Jacquard tech.

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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Alphabet Scoop 068: Nest Mini, Android gets a new name and logo, Google Stadia

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This week we talk about the forthcoming second-generation ‘Nest Mini’, a completely rebranded Android, and some updates on Google Stadia.

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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Alphabet Scoop 067: Q&A – Pixel 4, Pixel Watch, Pixelbook 2, and more

This week we talk about all the questions we’ve received from listeners this week. Topics include: Google Pixel 4, Pixel Watch, Pixelbook 2, and much 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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Alphabet Scoop 066: Pixel 4 full specs leak, Android Q Beta 6, Note10 and more

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This week we talk about our exclusive full leak of the Google Pixel 4 specs, the latest additions and changes with Android Q Beta 4, the launch of the Note10, and a lot 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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