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    On this week’s Vergecast, we rant about Android Messaging, Apple’s hype cycle, and Windows phone dying again

    On this week’s Vergecast, we rant about Android Messaging, Apple’s hype cycle, and Windows phone dying again

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    We’ve got a bloggy Vergecast today. In between review weeks, a few things popped up in the news that Nilay, Dieter, and Paul needed to talk about. Google is integrating video chat into a phone but still not text; you can now watch all the movies you’ve purchased online in one place; Apple is on a “hype cycle” talking about AR; and Windows Phone died again.

    But that’s not all. There’s a whole lot in between that — like the segment Paul does every week, “You know Dan, the duck face is no longer cool” — so listen to it all and you’ll get it all.

    07:28 - Android Messaging rant

    18:49 - Hollywood studios join Disney to launch Movies Anywhere digital locker service

    26:07 - Google will “permanently remove” Home Mini feature that led to constant recording

    32:21 - Apple hype cycle

    38:02 - Oculus announces new $199 self-contained VR headset called Oculus Go

    49:59 - Windows Phone is dead

    58:17 - Paul’s weekly segment “You know Dan, the duck face is no longer cool

    1:01:50 - Amazon finally makes a waterproof Kindle, after 10 years of Kindles

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