Shades of Brown is a weekly podcast about computers and culture. Each week Sadiq Saif and Cristian Colocho discuss the latest events and end up going way too far into the weeds on some niche topic.
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episode 43: Episode 43: Americans And Their Hamburger Discourse
This week on Shades Of Brown we talk lots about software updates. Apple had a software update cycle, as did Google. We also discuss the state of Apple's software quality. Microsoft announced new Windows 10 on ARM devices and Amazon and Google are fighting in a nasty way. Plus Cristian reviews the Xbox One X.
Show Notes:
00:00:13 - macOS Root Bug
00:03:16 - iOS 11.2 and Dategate
00:11:17 - tvOS 11.2
00:12:58 - watchOS 4.2
00:19:14 - Android Oreo 8.1 and Android Go
00:25:54 - Google banning lockscreen ads on the Play Store
00:32:13 - Chrome is going to stop allowing third party extension injections
00:34:20 - Windows 10 ARM Devices Announced
00:36:44 - Google removing YouTube from Fire TV devices
00:44:23 - Cristian got an Xbox One X
Updates:
macOS bug lets you log in as admin with no password required
New security update fixes macOS root bug
iOS 11.2 fixes date bug that crashes iDevices, begins Apple Pay Cash rollout
Apple finally fixes SDR content on the Apple TV 4K with tvOS 11.2
Apple Pay Cash hits Apple Watches with watchOS 4.2 release
Android 8.1 Oreo goes final, rolling out now to Pixel and Nexus devices
Google releases “Android Go” to OEMs, along with a suite of low-end Google apps
News:
Google bans Android developers from adding lock screen ads
Chrome to stop third-party software injections because they make it crash
Google and Amazon are punishing their own customers in a bitter feud
HP, Asus announce first Windows 10 ARM PCs: 20 hour battery life, gigabit LTE
Xbox One X Review
Digital Foundry Review
Xbox One X
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