Mobile Roar 123: Hangouts SMS mess, Android N names, and Google Cardboard sickness

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This week we’re talking about the death of SMS in Hangouts. Is it a big deal? Do you use SMS anymore? We’re also talking about a new Microsoft Hololens demo which showed what you’ll actually see through the viewer. Unsurprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is rumored to have a “3D Touch” feature. Lastly, we talk about Android N names and a little Star Wars. Thanks for listening/watching!

Top Stories

• Hangouts will soon lose SMS integration
• Finally, Microsoft releases videos showing the true POV of Hololens

Quick Hits

• Samsung Galaxy S7 will have pressure sensitive display
• Verizon accepting beta testers for sponsored data
• What will Android N be called?
• Existing OneDrive users can keep 15GB of storage, only if they opt-in
• Facebook forces users to download Moments to use photo syncing on Jan 10th
• Vote in the Reader’s Choice Awards

Wins/Fails

• Tony: Google Play Family Plan /
• Joe: Finally got a Google Cardboard / kinda made me sick + Snapchat on Nexus 5X
• Chris: Toast wood cover (skins) / Huawei Honor is coming to the US

App Picks

• Tony: Lightsaber Escape (Chrome Experiment)
• Joe: VR Crossy for Cardboard
• Chris: VPN by Private Internet Access

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