013 - Sir Cough-a-lot

This week on the TechXpats Podcast, Guillermo coughs a lot, Steve swears a lot (we apologise), and Ken and Anu ... do their usual - chatting all things tech, including; Google, Airbnb, Spotify, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Beats, Bing, iCloud, typing, password manager apps on Android, Sony Pictures, Black Friday sales, and our recommendation of the week! PHEWF!

Show Notes:

• - Ad-free Google coming...?
• - Airbnb always listening in
• - Spotify losses
• - Facebook hosted messages relating to killing
• - Twitter exec DM mistake and possible purchase
• - New Twitter search API not open to 3rd parties
• - Beats to come preinstalled on iOS devices next year?
• - No more FREE apps in the App Store
• - Bing search to be default on iOS as Google deal nears end?
• - Why iCloud is Apple’s worst product
• - Finland: Typing takes over as handwriting lessons end
• - Using a password manager on Android? It may be wide open to sniffing attacks
• - Microsoft rolls out Bing Maps traffic guesstimation worldwide
• - Sony Pictures' computers are still locked as hackers demand equality http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/25/us-sony-cybersecurity-idUSKCN0J920720141125 http://www.dailytech.com/Hack+of+Sony+Pictures+Indicates+Employees+Were+Pirating+BluRays/article36928.htm
• - Dropbox carousel
• - Upcoming Black Friday Sale
• - App recommendation: #Homescreen https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/homescreen/id935726715?ls=1&mt=8 http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/26/these-are-the-most-popular-non-apple-apps-people-keep-on-their-homescreens/

Steve's #Homescreen:

https://twitter.com/SR_Penny/status/536993963446923264