We take a walk down memory lane as we recall the very first retail Android device, the T-Mobile G1. We also discuss a search event that Google held earlier in the week, though we're not feelin' the new search engine improvements.

Then, we'll explain why Google and its competitors are rallying around for more lenient privacy laws, and what it means to have a separate "Chinese internet". (Not great, Bob!)

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Links and Show Notes

• Do you remember the T-Mobile G1? Made by HTC

• Google's new search is both efficient and unnerving

• No thanks, Googs. We got it from here

• Eric Schmidt is okay with a schmidt-ex-google-ceo-predicts-internet-split-china.html">dual internet. Listen in to learn why it isn't