Let's dissect the newly announced Googlebook laptop lineup, even though neither of us has touched it yet. Also, no one asked for the latest Harry Potter-themed Pixel Drop!

Links and Show Notes:

• Googlebook: The laptop your Android phone has been waiting for
• Googlebook combines the best of Android and ChromeOS with up to 10 years of updates
• Pixel phones are now getting a Harry Potter ad disguised as a theme pack
• Mighty Mike Plays exposed. : r/youtube

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Samsung responds to the iPhone Duo launch, Google tests a new scheme to pay publishers for AI use, and a 9-year-old racks up a $118,000 bill on YouTube ad campaigns.

Links and Show Notes:

• Tim Cook | Keynote | Samsung

• Samsung reportedly considers early 'Galaxy Z TriFold 2' release in wake of iPhone Duo

• Google rolls out pay-per-value AI licensing program to publishers

• Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card

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Apple entered the foldables world, and Flo went hands-on ish.

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• Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship.

Links and Show Notes:

• Samsung slashes $250 off Galaxy Z Fold 8 hours before Apple’s launch

• Google Pixel Tablet has been discontinued, out of stock everywhere

• Why Google told drivers to drive a longer way on purpose

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We're not too thrilled about the Mr. Beast collab with Google, or Google Maps renaming Lake Ontario. We explain why the latter happens every time a lake gets unnecessarily renamed.

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• Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship.

Links and Show Notes:

• How the GNIS Lake Ontario/Lake America name change in the U.S. will appear in Maps

• She Made Harry Eat…

• In a Big Win, Google Avoids a Breakup of Its Ad Tech Business

• September Android Drop: Remember where you put things, ease motion sickness, and more

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New phone, new problems. Andy regales us with the tale of upgrading to the Pixel 11 Pro XL.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google Pixel 11 Pro XL Review

• Google Pixel 11 Review

• Google Play mandating reduced memory usage & seamless device migration in 2027

• Android Developers Blog: Preparing your app for broader memory limits

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Andy pretends he's got a four-year-old Pixel that needs upgrading. You'll never guess what happens next. And why is Google buying up Spirit Airlines' data?

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• Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship.

Links and Show Notes:

• Google Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Unmatched Gemini AI in a Refined Design

• Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 million

• US court delays hearing on Google's purchase of Spirit Airlines data as union objects

• Google makes it official: Googlebook press event set for September in NYC

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Android Authority's Stephen Schenck joins Flo to discuss Made by Google mania and whether Trevor Noah makes a worthy host.

Links and Show Notes:

• Official Google Pixel news and updates

• The Google Pixel 11 series is here, and the gap between standard and Pro is wider than ever

• I Don't Think Google's Going to Fix the Pixel's Biggest Problem

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Google's top AI researchers are heading for greener pastures. The company adds generative AI where it should never have been.

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• Shipaton, from RevenueCat: The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship.

Links and Show Notes:

• The next chapter of our AI momentum

• Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup

• Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop

• Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth

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Google made a ton of money last quarter on AI, which is good, because now it owes the EU $1 Billion for violating the Digital Markets Act.

Links and Show Notes:

• Full transcript of Alphabet earnings call

• Google hit with $1 billion EU fine, in 'constructive' talks to avoid more penalties

• Trump threatens new tariffs against EU over Google fine

• Our expanded partnership with NBCUniversal: Redefining the modern entertainment subscription

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More Android XR and foldable devices are on the way, just as Google quadruples its profits.

Links and Show Notes:

• Samsung & Google's first Android XR glasses have 9-hour battery life

• Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is for Everyone Who Can't Stop Scrolling

• Google Gemini launch delayed as tech falls short of internal goals, Bloomberg News reports

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OnePlus is done for in the U.S. and Europe, but why? Don't drunkenly hijack a Waymo to go around shooting water pellets.

Links and Show Notes:

• Important Information Regarding OnePlus Operational Changes
• OnePlus Exiting the US Phone Market Is a Gut Punch for Android Fans
• It's not too late to get Pixel Care+ for your Pixel 9 or 10
• Waymo called the cops

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