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June 27, 2020

(Bonus) WWDC Wrap Up With Rene Ritchie @reneritchie

This is a really simple one. WWDC happened this week. Rene Ritchie has been attending it, virtually, of course. So he’s here to break down the keynote, which we all saw, but also to let us know what’s been going on in the de…
Guest: Rene Ritchie
June 22, 2020

Mon. 06/22 – WWDC 2020 (Virtually)

All of the headlines I can manage to cram in from today’s World Wide Developer Conference from Apple. Hey gets approved, by the way. Google’s ad revenue will decline for the first time probably in, well, ever. And why Animal…
June 19, 2020

Fri. 06/19 – It’s Gonna Be An Interesting WWDC…

Apple officially says no to HEY and people are pissed, kind of just about the WAY they said it. A look at the internal divisions inside Apple over those rumored Apple Glasses. Twitch is growing as a platform for live music. …
June 17, 2020

Wed. 06/17 – HEY! The Whole Brouhaha Between Apple And Basecamp

We dive deep into the whole HEY brouhaha and wonder if this is the best time for Apple to draw attention to App Store policies. Uber is getting into the software business. TikTok’s business is a pretty good one, it seems lik…
June 16, 2020

Tue. 06/16 – Apple’s Turn in The EU Antitrust Toolshed

The EU is investigating Apple for antitrust. Is Instagram surpassing Twitter as a news source? A look at that new Hey email service. A look at a whole slew of new services from Dropbox. And if you wanted to get your hands on…
June 9, 2020

Tue. 06/09 – Apple Could Announce Arm Chips For Macs at WWDC In A Matter Of Days

The shift to Arm-based chips for Macs might be announced in a matter of days. IBM says it is straight out exiting the facial recognition business. Google Maps will help you avoid Covid-crowding. A deep dive into Nextdoor’s “…
June 3, 2020

Wed. 06/03 - Is On-Device Translation Coming to iOS?

Zoom is the new tech earnings report worth covering. Is on-device translation coming to iOS? Google is blocking a Remove China Apps app. The Brave browser is growing. Zuckerberg tries to calm his restless troops. And is FC B…
May 4, 2020

Mon. 05/04 - Usable Keyboards Return to the 13-inch MacBook Pro

Usable keyboards return to the 13-inch MacBook Pro. What is going on at Amazon? Jio Platforms gets another huge investment. Another potential blockbuster acquisition in the Israeli transport-tech space. And can the Apple wat…
April 20, 2020

Mon. 04/20 – Well, Your iPad IS A Laptop Now, Which Means Bigger And Heavier

Paging Farmville: Facebook takes another stab at owning mobile gaming. Rupert Murdoch's longstanding wish is granted. Dropbox had longstanding doubts about its erstwhile partner Zoom. More data on the health of tech investin…
April 15, 2020

Wed. 04/15 – New iPhone SE!

Hellooooo new iPhone SE. Airbnb raises another debt round. Amazon kneecaps affiliate marketers. Now it’s Medium’s turn to face fake news (or, at least, fake experts) scrutiny. And why Houseparty is now, officially, another u…
April 13, 2020

Mon. 04/13 – Back To The iPhone 5 Design Future?

Deeper dives into that Google/Apple contact tracing project, solid rumors about the new iPhone design, the telecom industry might lose $25 billion dollars this year and international roaming charges are to blame, and an open…
April 10, 2020

Fri. 04/10 – HUGE: Apple and Google Join Forces For Coronavirus Contact Tracing

Amazon is creating a system to test its own employees for Coronavirus, Google creates a system to help with unemployment claims, one more attempt to keep track of the Google messaging branding mess, more evidence Zuckerberg …
March 31, 2020

Tue. 03/31 - Apple Buys Dark Sky!

Snapchat launches its Stories syndication program. Fitbit has a powerful new fitness tracker. Microsoft and Spotify release some family friendly features and apps. It’s time for Zoom to come under the spotlight for privacy c…
March 27, 2020

Fri. 03/27 - Apple's Covid-19 App

Apple has released an official Covid-19 App. Kuo says Arm-based Macbooks are coming next year. Sony is spinning off a lot of the parts of itself that make it a tech company. Instacart workers are planning a nationwide strike…
March 26, 2020

Thu. 03/26 – No New iPhone Until 2021?

Apple is weighing its options, and delaying the release of the 5G iPhone until 2021 is being discussed. Airbnb is offering free housing for medical workers. An interesting raise Thursday that wants to be the flip side of Sho…