Samsung Episodes

March 7, 2022

Mon. 03/07 – Samsung Source Code Leaked?

The evolving hack story involving Nvidia has now hit Samsung as the same hackers apparently have some of their source code. Are the iMac updates I’m really hungry for getting pushed all the way back to next year? The real reason why brands are leaving Russia. And consumer beware: scams seem to be r…

Feb. 22, 2022

Tue. 02/22 – The Original (DAO) Sin Solved?

Has the mystery of the original The DAO controversy been solved? We finally have Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 design. Crypto exchange FTX makes a big move into gaming. Datapoints suggesting remote work is here to stay. And a review of the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Feb. 9, 2022

Wed. 02/09 – The Samsung Galaxy S22 Event

All the headlines from the Samsung event, including the new S22 lineup and some massive new tablets. Can Meta’s stock crash so much that it would become immune to antitrust liability? And, look, the alleged Bonnie and Clyde for our times, the whole saga of that husband and wife arrested here in NYC…

Aug. 14, 2021

(TWTR SPC) Samsung Event And The 1Password Team

Wrapping up the Samsung event with @samrutherford of Gizmodo, taking stock of the state of foldable phones, and the 1Password engineering and founding team joins for the entire second half!

Guest: Sam Rutherford

March 17, 2021

Wed. 03/17 – Samsung’s 2nd Unpacked Brings New A-series Phones

Samsung’s second Unpacked event of the year brings new midrange phones. But are they really discontinuing the Galaxy Note, and are chip shortages the real reason why? Are reductions in app store fees really what they’re cracked up to be? Has Uber had a change of heart or just an acknowledgement of …

Jan. 14, 2021

Thu. 01/14 – Samsung Unpacked Brings The New Galaxy S21 Lineup

All the news from the Galaxy Unpacked event. The tech stock IPO first day pop bubble continues. Asus persists with that dual screen laptop thing. BMW has a new way to unlock your car with your phone. And Google absolutely swears it won’t use your fitbit data against you. Swears. Sponsors:Metalab.c…

Sept. 1, 2020

Tue. 09/01 – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 Released; All The Details

It’s Phone Day! The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is unveiled. The world’s first smartphone with an under-display camera is unveiled (it’s the ZTE Axon 20 5G if you’re following along). Mark Gurman tells us everything we can expect from Ap...

Aug. 5, 2020

Wed. 08/05 – Samsung’s Unpacked Event And The New Galaxy Note 20s

All of the headlines from the Samsung Unpacked event: new Galaxy Note 20s, New Galaxy Buds, New Galaxy Watch and more. Disney has already hit its goal for Disney+. ByteDance remains defiant even as Facebook launches Instagram...

July 29, 2020

Wed. 07/29 – Big Tech CEO’s Testimony Before Congress

A rundown of what the big tech CEO’s told Congress this afternoon. Are Samsung and Google about to get a lot more integrated? The biggest news in the ongoing streaming media transformation of Hollywood. Buying out TikTok is g...

July 22, 2020

Wed. 07/22 - Samsung Announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G

Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G! TikTok’s US-based investors are considering buying it out as a last resort. Slack files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft. Fiat Chrysler signs a deal with Waymo that points to th...

May 21, 2020

Thu. 05/21 – The Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition

Twitter is testing another new feature to limit trolls and give users greater control of their threads, the Google and Apple contact tracing API is here, what is the Tactical Edition of a Galaxy phone and why might you need o...

Feb. 15, 2020

(Bonus) The Samsung Event With Gizmodo's Sam Rutherford

When a company does one of their big product events late in the day, it’s always a mad rush for me to get it out. Apple events are hard, but at least they start a bit earlier. The Samsung event this week just felt like me mak...

Guest: Sam Rutherford

Feb. 11, 2020

Tue. 02/11 - The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event

All of the headlines from the big Samsung Unpacked event, the T-Mobile-Sprint merger is officially a go… mostly, Brandless is the first Softbank company to shut down entirely, a Sirius lifeline for Soundcloud, and has the CIA...

Jan. 13, 2020

Mon. 01/13 - Get Hyped For the Galaxy S20 Lineup!

Are you ready to get hyped for the Galaxy S20 cause yes, that’s the name. We’re skipping some numbers. TikTok might be cloning Snapchat’s Discover feed. Is GDPR actually doing anything and/or is it enforceable? And could Casp...

July 25, 2019

Thu. 07/25 - The Galaxy Fold Lives!

Samsung says we will finally see the Galaxy Fold in September, Tesla has a bad earnings miss, Deep Mind and Waymo partner to hopefully speed up AV development, AT&T can’t stop dialing up new streaming services and a gadget, g...

April 22, 2019

Mon. 04/22 - The Galaxy Fold Is Delayed

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is delayed, Sri Lanka blocking social media is complicated, how you’re being tracked in the airport and at work, and why there’s no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to free apps. Sponsors: tec...

April 18, 2019

Thu. 04/18 - Why The Galaxy Folds Are Breaking

Samsung responds to the Galaxy Fold review unit issues, Google and Amazon end their streaming video spat, Pinterest and Zoom have their IPOs and could the Chinese web end up being more popular than the open web? Mealime app ...

March 9, 2019

Do I Want A Foldable Phone? With MG Siegler

You know MG Siegler. Once upon a time, he was one of the most prominent tech journalists in the land, when he wrote for TechCrunch. Now-a-days he is a prominent venture capitalist at GV. But he still likes to talk about gadge...

Guest: M.G. Siegler

Feb. 21, 2019