Podcast: Microsoft Surface Duo, Motorola Razr, Microsoft XBox Series X, Apple Event Preview

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing their experiences with Microsoft’s Surface Duo device, analyzing the launch of the second generation Motorola Razr foldable 5G phone, chatting about the details of the next generation XBox gaming console and previewing Apple’s Event for next week.

Podcast: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Nvidia Gaming GPUs, Intel CPUs and Branding, Qualcomm IFA Announcements

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing their experiences with Samsung’s second generation foldable device, analyzing the GeForce RTX 3000 series GPU announcements from Nvidia, talking about Intel’s new 11th Generation Core CPUs and the company’s new Evo platform brand, and chatting about the many different announcements from Qualcomm’s IFA keynote … Continue reading Podcast: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Nvidia Gaming GPUs, Intel CPUs and Branding, Qualcomm IFA Announcements

Podcast: TikTok, Apple Facebook, HP and Dell Earnings, Fall Product Preview

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell discussing the latest developments and challenges around the potential sale of social media app TikTok, the controversies between Apple and Facebook on activity tracking, the latest quarterly earnings from PC industry leaders HP and Dell, and the potential impact of a range of tech products … Continue reading Podcast: TikTok, Apple Facebook, HP and Dell Earnings, Fall Product Preview

Podcast: 5G, Radio Frequency Spectrum and What it All Means

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Mark Lowenstein and Bob O’Donnell explaining many of the details of how 5G works, what radio frequency (RF) spectrum is, why it’s critically important and what the latest developments are, how how all of this impacts telco carriers and device makers, and more.

Podcast: Microsoft Surface Duo, Qualcomm Court Decision, Fortnite Battle with Apple and Google

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news around Microsoft’s Surface Duo mobile device, discusses the positive legal outcome for Qualcomm’s IP licensing business, and debates the issues around Epic’s Games’ Fortnite-driven battle with Apple and Google’s app store policies.

Podcast: Samsung Unpacked, T-Mobile 5G, Apple App Store, Microsoft-TikTok

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the announcements from the Samsung Unpacked event, including their new Note 20 and Galaxy Z Fold 2 smartphones as well as their partnership with Microsoft on software and gaming services, chatting about T-Mobile’s launch of the world’s first 5G SA (Standalone) network, controversies around … Continue reading Podcast: Samsung Unpacked, T-Mobile 5G, Apple App Store, Microsoft-TikTok

Podcast Special: Marta Karczewicz of Qualcomm Discussing Video Compression Technology

This is a special Techpinions podcast with Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell along with special guest Marta Karczewicz, VP of Technology at Qualcomm, discussing the evolution of video compression technology and standards and how they impact our ability to watch streaming videos from services like Netflix on our smartphones and TVs. In addition, they discuss … Continue reading Podcast Special: Marta Karczewicz of Qualcomm Discussing Video Compression Technology

Podcast: AMD Earnings, Congressional Hearings, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Earnings

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the quarterly financial results from AMD and what they say about the semiconductor industry overall, discussing the congressional anti-trust hearings with major tech CEOs, and chatting about the earnings from those same companies as well.

Podcast: Microsoft Inspire, Google G Suite Essentials, Netflix, Microsoft and Intel Earnings

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the Azure and Microsoft M365 news and diversity and leadership sessions from Inspire, discussing the addition of Google’s G Suite Essentials offering, and chatting about the quarterly earnings from Netflix, Microsoft and Intel and what they say about the current state of the tech … Continue reading Podcast: Microsoft Inspire, Google G Suite Essentials, Netflix, Microsoft and Intel Earnings

Podcast: Google Cloud Next, G Suite, IT Priority Study, Twitter Hack

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the announcements from Google’s Cloud Next event, including new offerings for GCP and G Suite, discussing a new study on IT prioritization changes from the pandemic, and chatting on the big Twitter hack.

Podcast: Q2 2020 US CE and PC Sales Trends with NPD’s Steve Baker

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell, along with special guest Steve Baker of NPD, talking about the surprisingly strong consumer electronics and PC sales data from the recently completed quarter, including discussions on overall trends, specific sub-category performance, and the retail brick-and-mortar vs. online sales splits.

Podcast: Cisco Live, Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, Apple App Store Controversy

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the many announcements from the Cisco Live event, analyzing the potential impact of low-cost 5G phones from the latest Qualcomm chip, and debating the controversies around Apple’s app store payment model for developers.

Podcast: Facial Recognition Technology, Sony PS5, Android 11, Adobe Photoshop Camera

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing tech companies’ recent shifts in policy around facial recognition, and analyzing the debut of Sony’s PS5 gaming console, the beta of Google’s Android 11 and Adobe’s new Photoshop Camera app for smartphones.

Podcast: Twitter Controversy, Arm IP Designs, Qualcomm XR Viewers

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the controversy around Twitter’s efforts to tag tweets and the implications for social media overall, analyzing the new mobile IP chips designs from Arm, and chatting about the latest announcements around AR/VR/XR headsets attached to Qualcomm-powered 5G smartphones in conjunction with telco carriers.

Podcast: Microsoft Build, Work from Home Forever

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the news as well as the structure of Microsoft’s recent virtual Build developer conference, as well as the trend of tech companies offering their employees the ability to work from home for as long as they would like.

Podcast: IBM Think, PC Industry News from HP, Microsoft, AMD, Samsung, Apple, Lenovo

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the IBM Think conference as well as a number of different PC, OS and chip announcements from major vendors in the PC business and analyzing what it means for the state of the PC category moving forward.

Podcast: Tech Earnings from Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing this week’s big tech quarterly earnings reports from Facebook, Google’s parent company Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, with a focus on what the numbers mean for each of the companies individually and for the tech industry as a whole.

Podcast: Intel Earnings, Magic Leap, WiFi6E, Arm-Based Mac

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the earnings announcements from Intel and what they say about tech industry evolution, discussing the layoffs and repivoting of Magic Leap and what it says about the future of Augmented Reality, describing the importance of the new WiFi6E 6GHz extensions to WiFi, and chatting … Continue reading Podcast: Intel Earnings, Magic Leap, WiFi6E, Arm-Based Mac

Podcast: Apple Google Contact Tracing, iPhone SE, OnePlus 8, Samsung 10 Lite

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the surprising announcement from Apple and Google to work together on creating a smartphone-based system for tracking those who have been exposed to people with COVID-19, and discussing the launch of several new moderately priced smartphones and what they mean to the overall smartphone … Continue reading Podcast: Apple Google Contact Tracing, iPhone SE, OnePlus 8, Samsung 10 Lite

Podcast Extra: COVID-19 Business Continuity

This is an extra Techpinions podcast featuring Carolina Milanesi, Bob O’Donnell and special guest Darcy Ortiz from Intel talking about the critical role of contingency efforts, business continuity plans and how companies can best handle a pandemic from a company that’s in the rare position of having a pandemic planning team for over fifteen years. … Continue reading Podcast Extra: COVID-19 Business Continuity

Podcast: The Global Semiconductor Market

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Mario Morales of IDC, and Bob O’Donnell discussing the state of the global semiconductor market and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting major chip and end device companies and the tech industry overall. Here’s a link to the IDC Semiconductor market forecast that Mario discussed on the podcast: … Continue reading Podcast: The Global Semiconductor Market

Podcast: Microsoft 365, T-Mobile-Sprint, Network Reliability

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Mark Lowenstein and Bob O’Donnell discussing the release of Microsoft’s new Microsoft 365 subscription service, analyzing the impact of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on the US telecom market and the rollout of 5G, and chatting about overall broadband and mobile network reliability during the COVID19 crisis.

Podcast: Technology and Remote Education

Ben Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi are joined by special guest Dr. Mitchell Salerno who is head of school at Monta Vista Christian School. They discuss the school’s rapid transition to distance learning, the role technology played, and challenges and opportunities learned from distance learning. Subscribe on your favorite podcast client or Apple iTunes Podcasts.

Podcast: Apple Product Launch, Sony PS5 and Microsoft Xbox X, Intel Neuromorphic Chip

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing Apple’s surprise launch of their new iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, and updated Macbook Air and Mac Mini, discussing the product spec reveal this week of the forthcoming AMD-powered PS5 and Xbox X gaming consoles, and chatting about the innovations enabled with Intel’s latest neuromorphic … Continue reading Podcast: Apple Product Launch, Sony PS5 and Microsoft Xbox X, Intel Neuromorphic Chip