361 Podcast

361 Podcast / Ben Smith, Rafe Blandford & Ewan MacLeod

The iTunes 5★ reviewed podcast that reviewers call it "A great British spin on the world of tech", "Informing and entertaining" and "the best tech podcast by far…"

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Update frequency: every 15 days
Average duration: 42 minutes
Episodes: 228
Years Active: 2011 - 2024

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S04 E01 - Apple, Maps & Rafe's 6 Year Rule

We're back! Late... but back.

This week we catch-up on all the Apple news and ponder whether their recent maps problems show the 'perfect' image is beginning to slip. Back in season 2 we'd asked if …

00:35:11 | Tue 16 Oct 2012

S03 E11 - End of Season 'Bonus Special'

In an end-of-season double-length 'bonus special*' we re-cap the topics covered in season 3, reflect on how those stories have developed and (crucially) argue about who was right over a few celebrat…

00:58:08 | Mon 16 Jul 2012

S03 E10 - Intel Inside or 'Shoulda got a Snapdragon'?

In the final episode of series 3 pause (briefly) to celebrate and then talk about Qualcomm's Uplinq event and the rise of the 'chipset brand'. Does it matter if a device has 'Intel Inside' or a 'Snap…

00:39:13 | Mon 09 Jul 2012

S03 E09 - Connected Living

This week we talk about 'Connected Living' following Rafe's recent meet-up with the GSMA. We cover 3G trash cans, connected fridges, traffic monitoring cars and the potential for 'm-Health' in treati…

00:43:19 | Mon 02 Jul 2012

S03 E08 - Surface Surprise

This week the team discuss Microsoft's surprise announcement of the 'Surface' tablet, who's building it and why. We're split over the strategy and the impact on the firm's 'usual' hardware partners (…

00:35:22 | Mon 25 Jun 2012

S03 E07 - 361 Live "Mobile Question Time" [Part 2]

Last week we held the first public '361 Live' event "Mobile Question Time" sponsored by Nokia and LBi at LBi's HQ on Brick Lane in London. This episode is part 2 of 2.

On the panel were:

Ed Hodges…

00:35:48 | Mon 18 Jun 2012

S03 E06 - 361 Live "Mobile Question Time" [Part 1]

This week we held the first public '361 Live' event "Mobile Question Time" sponsored by Nokia and LBi at LBi's HQ on Brick Lane in London. This episode is part 1 of 2.

On the panel were:

Ed Hodges…

00:36:01 | Wed 13 Jun 2012

S03 E05 - This week is Samsung week

This week it's Samsung week... a firm we've neglected so far on the podcast despite recently it becoming the world's largest phone manufacturer. As the Galaxy S3 launches around the world to record p…

00:29:54 | Mon 04 Jun 2012

S03 E04 - Can Facebook make money from mobile? [plus #361live preview]

This week we're 'live' from Nokia's Summer Party near Trafalgar Square: http://twitter.com/bensmithuk/status/205728224259477505 [pic]

We 'audio unbox' a Nokia Lumia 610, discuss our forthcoming even…

00:32:32 | Mon 28 May 2012

S03 E03 - Ewan wants a better phone than you...

This week Ewan's unhappy... everyone has an iPhone 4 or 4S now. Massive network subsidies mean anyone willing to take a reasonably expensive monthly contract can buy one. The exclusivity, the prestig…

00:43:22 | Mon 21 May 2012

S03 E02 - All things 'cloudy'

This week we talk about (consumer) cloud services… what we use, why we use it plus our priorities and concerns. We talk about 'quality of service' and how it needs to relate to privacy and customer s…

00:39:11 | Mon 14 May 2012

S03 E01 - While we were gone...

After a longer than planned break we're back with season 3. This week we re-cap the news whilst we've been away...

We discuss Mobile World Congress - disappointing or just full of hidden gems?  * G…

00:44:40 | Mon 07 May 2012