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Dec 2017
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Slowing Down iPhones, Better Android SMS...

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Rich talks about Apple slowing down iPhones, a better texting app for Android and how you can now browse the web on Amazon's Fire TV. Callers ask about Google Home connection issues, iCloud password problems and more.Show notes:

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