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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
28: Five Layers
The iPhone X is almost here, and we've got three people who have one in their hands. Plus, what's the deal with Apple's iPhone X PR strategy? Meanwhile in D.C., tech companies are facing down Congres…
00:59:01 |
Thu 02 Nov 2017
27: Mutants Like Us
It's a week of big questions: The Google Pixel 2 XL is showing all sorts of screen issues, but how big of a deal are the problems really going to be in the market? Is Amazon Key the utopian dream or …
00:59:50 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
26: A Miasma of Floating Pixels
Windows 10 gets an update, the choice between compatibility and security, the future of Microsoft, and Wi-Fi security gets KRACKed wide open.
01:07:31 |
Thu 19 Oct 2017
25: Not *That* Nokia
A postmortem of Windows Phone, tech companies continue to write big checks to the entertainment industry, and the Google Home Mini triggers our concerns about cameras and microphones in our homes.
01:02:17 |
Thu 12 Oct 2017
24: Vessels for Google
The Made By Google event takes center stage next week, as Google unveils the Pixel 2 (and 2 XL), wireless earbuds, a new AI-driven camera, and a premium Chrome OS laptop. Plus there's intelligent ass…
00:54:06 |
Thu 05 Oct 2017
23: They Didn't Mention Windows Once
In Seattle, Amazon held a surprise media event and unveiled all the Echoes. In Orlando, Microsoft held its Ignite conference, sharing information on new products as well as its vision for the future.
00:40:02 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
22: All These Spies
Hands on with the iPhone 8 (and an iPhone X imposter), Google absorbs part of HTC, and Wirecutter editors discuss the art of the modern product review.
00:49:32 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
21: Like Being in a Star Wars Movie
It's Apple's biggest week of the year. But announcing the iPhone 8 and iPhone X simultaneously is a risky move for the company to make. Also, what's the value of a cellular-connected Apple Watch, and…
00:58:27 |
Thu 14 Sep 2017
20: Like Rooting for the Cable Company
Silicon Valley companies are back in the political arena with their reactions to DACA. Meanwhile, Apple and Amazon are in a bidding war over James Bond while the Boston Red Sox are cheating using the…
00:48:19 |
Thu 07 Sep 2017
19: Micromanaging the Middle Manager
The world of voice assistants gets more complicated with an Alexa-Cortana link-up, Google counters Apple's augmented-reality toolkit with an announcement of its own, and Berlin's IFA trade show bring…
00:54:05 |
Thu 31 Aug 2017
18: A Bit of Déjà Vu
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 8, Apple reportedly slows down its car project, and Jason and Stephen are still thinking about this week's total solar eclipse.
00:56:00 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
17: Privacy and Coupons
With smartphones and live streams, we can all watch the news unfold in real time, but at what cost? Insurance companies are offering discounts for data, and we all wonder what's going on with Faceboo…
00:50:51 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
16: Flap My Elbows
This week we discuss the sexist Google "manifesto" and its aftermath, as well as Disney's announcement that it's launching two different streaming services.
00:51:47 |
Thu 10 Aug 2017
15: Taken Behind the Shed
It's phone season! Apple spilled the beans on the next iPhone and Samsung prepares to reintroduce the Note brand after last year's debacle. And Apple reports iPad growth, but is it too late for the t…
01:00:56 |
Thu 03 Aug 2017
14: Secret Millennial
This week we talk a lot about how technology has changed how we consume movies and television. Also, how many video streaming services do we really need? Plus we pour one out for the iPod--but not fo…
00:51:57 |
Thu 27 Jul 2017
13: Garbage In, Refined Garbage Out
Google asks for our input to help filter what it shows us, but are we tainting machine learning with our own biases? Also: Why the future of video games is, surprisingly, in the past.
00:50:45 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
12: Old Testament Holidays
Shopping holidays and how consumers can tell the good deals from the bad; high-end smartphones and the tech journalists who love them; and a lump of coal in your Prime Day stocking by the name of Net…
00:50:46 |
Thu 13 Jul 2017
11: I'm a Paranoid Optimist
The rise of electric cars and the future of the personal vehicle market, the ability (or lack of same) for free websites with huge audiences to make money and be profitable, and another ugly week for…
00:59:06 |
Thu 06 Jul 2017
10: Banished to My Office
Ten years ago, the original iPhone went on sale, launching the smartphone market as we know it today. More recently, the EU fined Google 2.4 billion euros in an antitrust case, and the Amazon Echo Sh…
00:52:24 |
Fri 30 Jun 2017
9: Artisanal Soda Bars
Amazon is looking to push organic kale with its purchase of Whole Foods, while also taking on clothing subscription services. Over at Apple, an internal meeting about secrecy leaked to the press. Oh,…
00:50:58 |
Thu 22 Jun 2017
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