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

Podcast: Working from Home

This week’s Techpinions podcast, which features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell, takes a different approach than normal and features an in-depth conversation on how to make the best of working from home, providing advice and best practices gained from many years of personal experience on everything from developing habits, to optimizing your connectivity, to leveraging … Continue reading Podcast: Working from Home

Podcast: Coronavirus, Virtual Events, AMD

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the ongoing impact of the coronavirus on the tech industry and how it may provide some people with a bit more time to think through the direction the tech industry is heading, analyzing the impact of the cancellation of many in-person events and how … Continue reading Podcast: Coronavirus, Virtual Events, AMD

Podcast: Coronavirus, Intel 5G, Asian Phone Launches, Qualcomm

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus on the tech industry, and several news announcements that were originally scheduled for MWC including Intel’s debut of new chips for 5G network infrastructure, the launch of several new Android phones from Huawei, Xiaomi and other Chinese vendors, … Continue reading Podcast: Coronavirus, Intel 5G, Asian Phone Launches, Qualcomm

Podcast: Samsung S20 and Z Flip Launch, T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, MWC Cancellation

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the new smartphone announcements from Samsung, including their 5G-enabled S20 line and the foldable Galaxy Z Flip, discussing the implications of the approval for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on 5G competitiveness in the US, and chatting about the impact of the cancellation of the big … Continue reading Podcast: Samsung S20 and Z Flip Launch, T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, MWC Cancellation

Podcast: Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Microsoft Reorg, China Android Store, Curated Content, Diversity

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the newly announced GeForce Now cloud-based gaming service from Nvidia, analyzing the reorganization at Microsoft that combines the Windows client and Surface teams, examining the potential impact of a proposed Android store alternative from major Chinese smartphone makers, and chatting about curated reading lists … Continue reading Podcast: Nvidia Cloud Gaming, Microsoft Reorg, China Android Store, Curated Content, Diversity

Podcast: Smart Home Consortium, Facebook OS, 2019 Tech Trends

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the recently announced Project Connected Home over IP consortium, chatting about a potential Facebook OS, and analyzing some of the top tech trends of the past year.

Podcast: Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2019

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the annual Qualcomm summit event, including discussion of their new Snapdragon 865 and 765 smartphone chips, their latest Arm-based PC processors, the forthcoming XR2 5G chip for AR and VR headsets, as well as what all of this says about the role … Continue reading Podcast: Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2019

Podcast: AT&T and Verizon 5G, Google Cloud Next, HPE Container Platform, Earbuds, Apple, Tesla

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the new 5G offerings from AT&T and Verizon, announcements from Google’s latest event covering GCP, GSuite and more, the launch of HPE’s Open Container Platform, and commenting on earbud news from Microsoft and Apple, the Tim Cook Austin factory visit, and the launch of … Continue reading Podcast: AT&T and Verizon 5G, Google Cloud Next, HPE Container Platform, Earbuds, Apple, Tesla

Podcast: Dell Technologies, Citrix Workspace, Motorola Razr

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the announcements from Dell Technologies’ Summit event, including their On Demand services and their 2030 corporate goals, the Citrix Industry Analyst Summit and the latest for their Workspace product, and our brief hands-on experience with the new Motorola Razr foldable smartphone.

Why Did Podcasts Suddenly Take Off?

Some industries gestate for a while and then take off, almost overnight. Podcasts are one of the most recent examples of this. How and why this happened provides some interesting lessons for the broader tech and business communities. Before diving into the podcast business case, there are some other examples in the history of tech … Continue reading Why Did Podcasts Suddenly Take Off?

Podcast: Samsung Developer Conference, Apple and Facebook Earnings

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the announcements from Samsung’s Developer Conference, including several new PCs, as well as discussing the earnings from Apple and Facebook and what they say about the tech hardware industry and the impact of social media on society. (Note that the Google-Fitbit news broke after … Continue reading Podcast: Samsung Developer Conference, Apple and Facebook Earnings

Podcast: Made by Google Event, Poly and Zoomtopia, Sony 360 Reality Audio

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the announcements from the Made by Google hardware launch event, including the Pixel 4 smartphone, discussing new videoconferencing hardware from Poly and collaboration tools from Zoom’s Zoomtopia conference, and chatting about Sony’s new multichannel audio format release.

Podcast: Arm TechCon, China Apps Controversy, Libra Meltdown

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the announcements from the Arm TechCon event, discussing the controversies around tech companies agreeing to Chinese government demands, and chatting about the quick meltdown of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency efforts.

Podcast: US Tech Manufacturing, VMWorld, Qualcomm WiFi6

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell discussing the challenges in trying to manufacture tech products in the US, analyzing some of the biggest announcements from VMware’s VMWorld show, and chatting about the new WiFi6 offerings from chipmaker Qualcomm.

Podcast: Hot Chips and Server Semis, Tim Cook as Diplomat, HP CEO Change

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell discussing new server-focused semiconductor announcements from the Hot Chips conference, with a particular focus on AMD and Intel, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s increasing role as a trade diplomat, and the potential implications of a CEO change at HP Inc.

Podcast: Snap Spectacles 3 and AR, Voice Assistants and AI

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell discussing the release of the Snap Spectacles 3 AR glasses and where we are in the state of augmented reality product development, and analyzing the news about all the voice-based assistant platforms having revealed that they use humans to listen to and transcribe conversations and … Continue reading Podcast: Snap Spectacles 3 and AR, Voice Assistants and AI

Podcast: Samsung Unpacked, Note 10, Apple Card

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the announcements from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Event, including the launch of the Note 10 line of phones, the debut of a Qualcomm-powered ACPC notebook, and their strategic partnership with Microsoft, and discussing the release and potential impact of the Apple Card credit card.

Podcast: T-Mobile, Sprint, Dish, Apple Earnings, Siri and Voice Assistant Recordings

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Mark Lowenstein and Bob O’Donnell discussing the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, and the launch of Dish as a fourth US carrier, as well as how 5G impacts all of this; analyzing Apple’s latest earnings and what it means for the company’s strategy moving forward; and debating the … Continue reading Podcast: T-Mobile, Sprint, Dish, Apple Earnings, Siri and Voice Assistant Recordings

Podcast: Intel Apple Modem Business Sale, Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon Earnings

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the quarterly results from Intel and the sale of their modem business to Apple, discussing Facebook earnings and the state of social media, and chatting about the earnings from Google parent company Alphabet and from Amazon.

Podcast: Microsoft and Netflix Earnings, Arm Flexible Licensing, FaceApp

This week’s Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the quarterly results from Microsoft and Netflix, discussing Arm’s new Flexible Access IP licensing model, and debating the impact of FaceApp.