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Google and Amazon Need to Get it Together

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Let's start this out with a disclaimer; this is an opinion/rant. Do with it what you will. We all know there is some stiff competition between the two Titans; Google and Amazon. But can they please get over their back-and-forth bickering already? It is costing their users like you and me a lot of missed entertainment! About the time Amazon started selling their FireTV devices, they decided stop selling Google products that it saw as direct competition. At the time, this included Google's Android TV devices and has grown to include their Google Home Smart Assistants. Amazon has even gone so far to not just exclude these devices from its search results, but actually display THEIR devices instead! Note the search results for "google home": In an act of apparent retaliation, Google has pulled its YouTube service from availability on Amazon devices. Quid Pro Quo, eh Google? This has gone back and forth several times, with occasional arrangements bringing t
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When you ask an Android user to review the iPhone (repost)

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Don't hate me but I had a lot to say. I do sum it all up with Pros/Cons at the end... I started compiling a list of Pros and Cons but then it seemed a little one-sided so I decided I needed to approach this a little differently. The best way I can contribute is as a Verizon Android user coming to an Verizon iPhone. I'm sure there will be quite a few people who "settled" on and Android phone because they wanted Verizon but the iPhone was not an option. Now that they can get the iPhone they will probably make the switch, so there will undoubtedly be others with the same Android-to-iPhone perspective. Before the flaming starts, please read this in it's entirety and understand my opinions won't necessarily match yours. I have used Android for years and have only had the iPhone for a week so I am trying to give as objective and opinion as possible. First, let me say the iPhone is a beautiful piece of hardware. The iOS software is also very aesthetically pleas
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Drunken Tech Blog News ep001

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In our first ever DTB News podcast, Josh covers Hugo Chaves, Angry Birds, Fallout, and Android. And a (tiny) bit of it is actual news!
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Our First Video Podcast

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(Some) of your questions have been answered! Check out our first-ever video podcast, which features a wake in honor of our favorite lost posts.
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???? W T F ????

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What happened here? Where did all the posts go? Who is responsible for this? When will Dead Island be released? Who framed Roger Rabbit? (Some of) these questions will be answered very soon, we promise (fingers crossed). Stay tuned, because this weekend we will do a special St. Patrick's Day Video Podcast! We will do our best to answer your questions, given the circumstances (Irish Car Bombs). In an effort to make up for missing posts and general slackassity, we promise a DRUNKER, TECHIER, BLOGGIER Drunken Tech Blog from here on out. You're welcome...
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