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VOICE ARCHIVE

Amit Gawande

@_am1t
26 posts
2021-12-06
Web3 is a lot of things for a lot of technical people. It for sure not a viable, usable iteration of the web for common folks yet. A few thoughts on why, what and how. https://ol.amitgawande.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-12-06 View on X
Read Max

As Web3 takes proliferate, it's worth noting there are two distinct “is Web3 bullshit?” questions: an open-ended technical question, and whether it will “win”

2021-12-05
Web3 is a lot of things for a lot of technical people. It for sure not a viable, usable iteration of the web for common folks yet. A few thoughts on why, what and how. https://ol.amitgawande.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-12-05 View on X
Read Max

As Web3 takes proliferate, it's worth noting there are two distinct “is Web3 bullshit?” questions: an open-ended technical question, and whether it will “win”

And is that even the right question? … Is web3 bullshit?  The hazy vision of new decentralized internet …

2020-05-18
Unauthorized access to “small percentage” of users does not reduce the sheer gravity of the bug. Email access can cause havoc. https://twitter.com/...
2020-05-18 View on X
9to5Mac

Edison Mail says it has “rolled back” an iOS app update that gave a “small percentage” of users full access to other users' email accounts

Edison Mail is one of the more popular third-party email applications for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, but an apparent bug in the service is raising major privacy concerns.

2020-05-12
So the rumour goes that “AirPods Studio are expected to be mainly focused on professional users”. Tells you about the expected cost. I wish there would be a consumer, mainstream version too. https://twitter.com/...
2020-05-12 View on X
9to5Mac

Sources: Apple's over-ear headphones, called “AirPods Studio”, will feature head and neck detection sensors, automated audio channel routing, and more

We've been hearing about Apple's upcoming over-ear headphones for some time, with evidence from multiple sources pointing to the official launch later this year.

2020-05-08
I think every one not inside would want the return of GTalk - in some form. Google needs to go back to the light, simple apps. just make one. Especially for mainstream customers. https://twitter.com/...
2020-05-08 View on X
The Verge

Google brings all of its messaging and communication apps under a single team to be led by Javier Soltero, who is VP and GM of G Suite

Integration isn't on the roadmap, but coherency may be  —  In October of last year, Google hired Javier Soltero to be the VP and GM of G Suite …

2020-04-24
Google had gotten uncharacteristically aggressive with marketing — especially in recent times. I do not think marketing comes naturally to an engineering-driven company like Google, so had to get deprioritized first. https://twitter.com/...
2020-04-24 View on X
CNBC

Internal documents: Google plans to cut its marketing budget by as much as 50% for the second half of the year and freeze hiring of marketing employees

- The company is planning to slash its marketing budgets by as much as half, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC.

2020-01-05
“Anyone saying that Android apps on Chrome OS are a good experience is delusional” - the dream of making apps built for one platform work on another keeps failing. https://twitter.com/...
2020-01-05 View on X
Android Police

A decade after debut, Chrome OS seems to have stalled out, as the future of the web “catching up” to make Chromebook a true laptop seems as remote as ever

Nearly ten years ago, Google shipped an unassuming, totally unbranded laptop to a large group of journalists and tech enthusiasts …

2019-11-07
It's ironic (and not surprising at all) that a call from empolyees to be a bit more empathetic is exactly what made Google to be less so - at the same time, made it a lot less transperant. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-07 View on X
Los Angeles Times

How Google changed in the aftermath of a walkout by 20K employees, which helped inspire a new wave of tech worker activism across the tech industry

Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times : Tweets: @mattdpearce , @latimes , @latimes , @jmbooyah , @dgorganize , and @_am1t Tweets: Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce : This is a new one in th...

2019-11-03
With Fitbit, Google can possibly gain a lot more insight into the health data about users. Many trust Fitbit with this data — it has to be extremely valuable to Google. Of course, the acquisition can also affect that trust, if no lessons are learnt from Nest. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-03 View on X
The Information

Source: Facebook held talks to acquire Fitbit but wanted to pay roughly half of the $2.1B that Google eventually agreed to pay

it has to be extremely valuable to Google. Of course, the acquisition can also affect that trust, if no lessons are learnt from Nest. https://twitter.com/... Luther Lowe / @lutherl...

Fitbit acquisition doesn't seem to be an attempt it replace or bolster the WearOS platform. It may purely be a play to have a presence in fitness tracking space - which Apple, slowly but surely, has owned with Apple Watch. It is no longer just about smartwatch. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-03 View on X
The Verge

Google can make a success of Fitbit if it can be managed as well as the integration of HTC's smartphone team, but it can also end up as a fiasco like Nest

The HTC acquisition went well, Nest did not — will this?  —  Google is buying Fitbit and the reasons why are both simple and complicated.

With Fitbit, Google can possibly gain a lot more insight into the health data about users. Many trust Fitbit with this data — it has to be extremely valuable to Google. Of course, the acquisition can also affect that trust, if no lessons are learnt from Nest. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-03 View on X
The Verge

Google can make a success of Fitbit if it can be managed as well as the integration of HTC's smartphone team, but it can also end up as a fiasco like Nest

The HTC acquisition went well, Nest did not — will this?  —  Google is buying Fitbit and the reasons why are both simple and complicated.

2019-11-02
Fitbit acquisition doesn't seem to be an attempt it replace or bolster the WearOS platform. It may purely be a play to have a presence in fitness tracking space - which Apple, slowly but surely, has owned with Apple Watch. It is no longer just about smartwatch. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-02 View on X
The Verge

Google can make a success of Fitbit if it can be managed as well as the integration of HTC's smartphone team, but it can also end up as a fiasco like Nest

The HTC acquisition went well, Nest did not — will this?  —  Google is buying Fitbit and the reasons why are both simple and complicated.

With Fitbit, Google can possibly gain a lot more insight into the health data about users. Many trust Fitbit with this data — it has to be extremely valuable to Google. Of course, the acquisition can also affect that trust, if no lessons are learnt from Nest. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-02 View on X
The Verge

Google can make a success of Fitbit if it can be managed as well as the integration of HTC's smartphone team, but it can also end up as a fiasco like Nest

The HTC acquisition went well, Nest did not — will this?  —  Google is buying Fitbit and the reasons why are both simple and complicated.

2019-11-01
With Fitbit, Google can possibly gain a lot more insight into the health data about users. Many trust Fitbit with this data — it has to be extremely valuable to Google. Of course, the acquisition can also affect that trust, if no lessons are learnt from Nest. https://twitter.com/...
2019-11-01 View on X
CNBC

Google to acquire Fitbit at $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $2.1B

- The acquisition pits Alphabet against fellow tech giant Apple in the wearable fitness tracking space.  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O de...

2019-10-21
All it took was to look around and check what the competition provided. They should have done this before launching the device - not get caught by surprise. This is not some edge case. It was must-have right from day one. https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-21 View on X
The Verge

Google says it will update the Pixel 4 “in the coming months” with an option that requires open eyes for the phone's face unlock to be successful

In the meanwhile, learn how to use the lockdown feature  —  One of the headline features for the Google Pixel 4 is that it adds a new …

2019-10-18
“Pixel 4 Face Unlock meets the security requirements as a strong biometric.” — how is unlock when someone has eyes closed a “strong” biometric. This is complete bs. This is especially troublesome because Pixel 4 lacks fingerprint scanning. A big let down from Google. https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-18 View on X
9to5Google

Verizon and T-Mobile say Pixel 4 won't support RCS messaging on their networks at launch

The rollout of RCS messaging has been an absolute mess - to the point where Google is actually taking things over from carriers.  Now, there's more bad news.  Google's Pixel 4 won'...

“Pixel 4 Face Unlock meets the security requirements as a strong biometric.” — how is unlock when someone has eyes closed a “strong” biometric. This is complete bs. This is especially troublesome because Pixel 4 lacks fingerprint scanning. A big let down from Google. https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-18 View on X
BBC

Google confirms the Pixel 4's Face Unlock can allow access to users' devices even if their eyes are closed

Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone's Face Unlock system can allow access to a person's device even if they have their eyes closed.  —  One security expert …

2019-10-17
This is a right moment, though already slightly late, to start reining in the rules around data sharing with random “smart home” devices. The scale isn't monstrous — so chances of some serious leaks are still minimum. We had got a lot with Cambridge Analytica scandal. https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-17 View on X
The Verge

As Works with Nest winds down, Google shares new initiatives to securely automate homes, including limited Home Routines and a Device Access opt-in program

so chances of some serious leaks are still minimum. We had got a lot with Cambridge Analytica scandal. https://twitter.com/... Mat Honan / @mat : This is pretty interesting. The sm...

2019-10-16
Google is slowly, but surely killing every reason people loved the devices from Google. It started with price. Then with copying everything that was wrong with Apple (uhmm.. headphone jack). And now this. No mocking Apple in ads on storage this time then? #madebygoogle https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-16 View on X
CNET

Pixel 4's dual camera system adds better zoom capability, live-view HDR+ to fine-tune shots, revamped portrait mode, and extends Night Sight to astrophotography

Stephen Shankland / CNET :

Google is slowly, but surely killing every reason people loved the devices from Google. It started with price. Then with copying everything that was wrong with Apple (uhmm.. headphone jack). And now this. No mocking Apple in ads on storage this time then? #madebygoogle https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-16 View on X
The Verge

Interview with Google execs about Project Soli, the tech behind Pixel 4's Motion Sense radar, and why they think gesture-sensing is more than just a gimmick

Why does a phone need radar?  —  By now, you've heard: the new Google Pixel 4 has a tiny radar chip inside it, which allows you to swipe or wave your hand to do a few things.