76: Li'l Buddy Phone

This week there's strange news from the phone world as Essential circles the drain while Palm climbs back out of the drain with a strange new accessory smartphone; Adobe embraces the iPad at last with a new version of Photoshop; Amazon refreshes the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader; and Google has to follow some intriguing new rules for Android in the EU.

This week there's strange news from the phone world as Essential circles the drain while Palm climbs back out of the drain with a strange new accessory smartphone; Adobe embraces the iPad at last with a new version of Photoshop; Amazon refreshes the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader; and Google has to follow some intriguing new rules for Android in the EU.

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Guest Starring:

Andy Ihnatko and Leah Becerra

Links and Show Notes Support Download with a Relay FM Membership Android Creator’s Startup Essential Products Cuts About 30% of Staff - Bloomberg The new Palm is a tiny phone to keep you away from your phone - The Verge Jelly, The Smallest 4G Smartphone by Unihertz — Kickstarter Why Photoshop on iOS is a huge win for the iPad Pro | Macworld Apple Announces October 30th Event – 512 Pixels The new Kindle Paperwhite is finally waterproof - The Verge New Kindle Paperwhite - Amazon.com Meet Helm, the startup taking on Gmail with a server that runs in your home | Ars Technica Helm Google will start charging Android device makers a fee for using its apps in Europe - The Verge Limited edition Xbox One makes Taco Bell ‘bong’ noise at startup - The Verge Free Taco Bell 2018: Steal a Base, Steal a Taco World Series Deal Returns - Thrillist Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) | Twitter