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From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzed the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2019
88: Creepy Robot Hotel
Robots roll out, smartphones get weird, Apple Pay expands, Netflix gets Oscar nominations and joins the MPAA, NBC Universal gets into streaming, and Tesla puts the squeeze on its customers.
01:03:41 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
87: A Game of Media Chicken
Apple's battery replacement saga and the parable of the infinite home appliance; Facebook and WordPress try to help journalism; Netflix raises prices; and the biggest trends from CES.
01:02:34 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
86: The 2019 CES Draft
Everything's better when it's a draft--even CES. This week we're picking the top stories from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, as well as the products that are least likely to ever ship and our le…
01:02:32 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
85: Top Stories of 2018
In this special New Years Day episode, we look back at the biggest trends of 2018, review some stories you might have missed along the way, and make a few bold predictions for 2019.
01:06:35 |
Tue 01 Jan 2019
84: Shout Out to Our Nemeses
2018 ends with a lot of grim dystopia type stuff involving social media services and the synergy power of media companies and internet providers. Meanwhile, Apple takes the lowers its ecosystem walls…
00:48:31 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
83: Mr. Google Is My Father!
Google's CEO gets grilled by Congress; Instagram gets a new product leader; Apple does a bunch of stuff; and Supermicro defends itself against Bloomberg.
01:06:49 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
82: No! This Is Terrible!
Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video.
01:04:32 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
81: Elvis Is in the Building
The App Store goes before the Supreme Court, Amazon embraces ARM servers, and we discuss the amazing life and business lessons of IDG founder Pat McGovern.
01:11:45 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
80: Maybe You'll All Get Roses
Amazon finishes its 'Bachelor'-style courting of US cities; Samsung makes us ponder whether foldable phones will ever be a thing; and YouTube decries the EU's new copyright declaration.
00:53:44 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
79: The New Flip Phone
Samsung shows off a foldable phone, Apple grows its revenue and ships new products, Amazon gets into catalogs and embraces the east coast, Comcast builds a cable box for cord cutters, and we mourn a …
01:04:15 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
78: Great for Robots; Bad for People
This week it's all about Apple's event in New York. Is the iPad Pro's amazing hardware let down by software? The Mac elbows in for some stage time with the MacBook Air and Mac Mini. And the prices of…
01:15:06 |
Thu 01 Nov 2018
77: Data-Industrial Complex
Tim Cook speaks out in favor of tech regulations; Apple gets set for another product announcement next week; Tesla gets good news; and we question the future of VR as another executive departs Oculus…
00:56:37 |
Thu 25 Oct 2018
76: Li'l Buddy Phone
Essential circles the drain; Palm climbs back out of the drain with a strange new accessory smartphone; Adobe embraces the iPad Pro; Amazon refreshes the Paperwhite; and the EU offers some new option…
00:51:17 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
75: The Internet of Sharks
This week Google unloaded a bunch of new hardware, including the Google Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL, the Pixel Slate, and the Home Hub; and in other Google news, the company found a major security fla…
00:51:01 |
Thu 11 Oct 2018
74: An Advantage and an Albatross
This was a big week for Microsoft, with new Surface hardware and some big announcements about how Windows will work better with Android. There was also scary news about servers being infected by spy …
00:51:29 |
Thu 04 Oct 2018
73: The Crocodile Is Changing Its Diet
Microsoft sets its eyes on the cloud and suddenly finds itself on the side of the angels; Instagram's founders leave their creation in Mark Zuckerberg's hands; and Oculus debuts a new standalone VR h…
00:58:49 |
Thu 27 Sep 2018
72: Just Stop Talking
Apple updates most of its operating systems, and prepares to ship its new iPhones and Apple Watches; Elon Musk announces a trip around the moon while getting scrutinized by the government; and Amazon…
01:08:31 |
Thu 20 Sep 2018
71: Small-Screen Enthusiast
Apple releases new iPhones and a new Apple Watch; Google kills Inbox.
00:50:47 |
Thu 13 Sep 2018
70: Tennis and Excess
Apple's event nears, but the rumored names for its new iPhones are really weird; young people are abandoning Facebook in droves; social-media giants spend a day in the barrel on Capitol Hill; and Eve…
00:51:52 |
Thu 06 Sep 2018
69: Salad? Let's Not Be Hasty
Apple rumor season is in full swing, Google brings "digital well-being" to YouTube viewing stats, Uber embraces scooters and ebikes, and conservatives complain about Google having a liberal bias.
00:45:40 |
Thu 30 Aug 2018
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