Google pushes RCS into the Fold

Published: June 22, 2019, 12:44 a.m.

Adam returns from vacation with some Sabotage! YouTube remasters up to 1,000 music videos and bring the RCS protocol to your phone. Meanwhile, Scott Adam Gordon checks in on how smartphones are getting really interesting again. Including the Samsung Galaxy Fold which is rumored to return very soon. Plus, we have the 5Gs with the LG V50 review, and rising smartphone prices due to trade wars.

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Recorded June 20, 2019

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3:00 \u2013 YouTube is remastering classic music videos, and they look totally rad

7:10 \u2013 Genius says it caught Google copying lyrics

9:10 \u2013 Is it me or have smartphones become interesting again?

25:50 \u2013 Samsung: The Galaxy Fold is ready to hit the market

29:25 \u2013 LG V50 ThinQ review: Does Sprint\u2019s first 5G phone deliver?

51:30 \u2013 The U.S. phone market is about to get even more expensive

59:40 \u2013 Google says \u2018screw it,\u2019 will roll out RCS messaging with or without carriers

What is RCS messaging and why is it important?

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