AC Podcast 520: Elegy for LG; Google I/O; Google Silicon

Michael Fisher, Hayato Huseman, Derrek Lee, and Daniel Bader deliver a poignant eulogy of LG’s smartphones as they exit the business. The crew also talk about the return of Google I/O as a virtual event, Google silicon rumors, budget Samsung phones, and more.

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Links:

• It’s official: LG is exiting the smartphone business | Android Central
• Goodbye to LG, a fallen titan of experimentation and bootloops | Android Central
• The now-canceled LG V70 and Rollable phone pop up in live images | Android Central
• Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently – YouTube
• The Pixel 6 will challenge the next iPhone with Google’s custom-built chip | Android Central
• With its own silicon, Google can finally build the perfect ‘camera’ phone | Android Central
• A Pixel 6 with a Google chip is a bold move that we all want to see | Android Central
• Google I/O will be back this year in virtual form — dates already revealed | Android Central
• Google’s victory over Oracle in the Supreme Court is a win for the whole industry | Android Central
• The Galaxy A52 5G and other new Galaxy A phones arrive in the US starting at $110 | Android Central
• Google’s victory over Oracle in the Supreme Court is a win for the whole industry | Android Central

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