Google has announced the latest cull of its
services, trimming what are apparently little-
used products like Google Listen as it attempts
to pare back its range. The most recent in a
series of cuts that have seen Buzz and Wave
meet their fate, three from Google’s current
portfolio are losing server-space this time
around: Listen, Google Apps for Teams, and
Google Video for Business.
Google Listen was rolled out of the labs in
2009, a podcast discovery and playback app for
Android. However, Google now says that
podcast apps have proliferated, and there are
so many options available in the Play download
store that it needn’t maintain its own
version; as of November 1 podcast search in
Listen will cease functioning.
You’ll still be able to use Listen, if you have
it installed, but only to browse existing
subscriptions. They’re also kept in Google
Reader – in the folder helpfully named
“Listen Subscriptions” – in case you want to export them to an alternative app.
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Google axes Listen podcast app and more in latest cull - SlashGear
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