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216 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsWhat are the most important technology stories right now? From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzes the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
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Download 108: Keep Watching the Headlines
June 26, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBApple releases public betas a bit earlier than we expected, Bill Gates muses on Microsoft's missed opportunity and the power of tech giants, WebOS just keeps on keeping on, and we're all going to need a fuzzy puppy update this week because this is the final episode of Download.
108: Keep Watching the Headlines
June 26, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBApple releases public betas a bit earlier than we expected, Bill Gates muses on Microsoft's missed opportunity and the power of tech giants, WebOS just keeps on keeping on, and we're all going to need a fuzzy puppy update this week because this is the final episode of Download.
107: Embankment for the Unbanked
June 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBFacebook's cryptocurrency move, 5G in rural areas, Google steals lyrics, Apple hedges on China, JJ Abrams cuts a big deal with Warner Media, Snapchat's original programming strategy, and much more.
Download 107: Embankment for the Unbanked
June 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBFacebook's cryptocurrency move, 5G in rural areas, Google steals lyrics, Apple hedges on China, JJ Abrams cuts a big deal with Warner Media, Snapchat's original programming strategy, and much more.
106: I Think It's Us
June 13, 2019 17:15 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBThe tech industry has a lot to apologize for, the Huawei mess escalates, and is Apple still thinking about autonomous vehicles?
Download 106: I Think It's Us
June 13, 2019 17:15 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBThe tech industry has a lot to apologize for, the Huawei mess escalates, and is Apple still thinking about autonomous vehicles?
Download 105: Live From WWDC: Dark Mode People
June 06, 2019 17:15 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFrom Apple's podcast studio within its Worldwide Developer Conference, we're joined by John Siracusa and Shelly Brisbin to discuss iPadOS, iOS, Catalyst, SwiftUI, and Apple's new pro hardware.
105: Live From WWDC: Dark Mode People
June 06, 2019 17:15 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBFrom Apple's podcast studio within its Worldwide Developer Conference, we're joined by John Siracusa and Shelly Brisbin to discuss iPadOS, iOS, Catalyst, SwiftUI, and Apple's new pro hardware.
Download 104: I Don't Know What X Means Anymore
May 23, 2019 22:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBThe increasingly messy tech Cold War, Apple's keyboard troubles, the prospects for data protection laws in the U.S., and Wi-Fi stalking on the Tube.
104: I Don't Know What X Means Anymore
May 23, 2019 22:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBThe increasingly messy tech Cold War, Apple's keyboard troubles, the prospects for data protection laws in the U.S., and Wi-Fi stalking on the Tube.
Download 103: Where OS?
May 16, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBApple gets a bad Supreme Court ruling, Disney buys the rest of Hulu, and Florence Ion joins us to discuss last week's Google IO, including the Pixel 3a and the fate of all our Nest thermostats.
103: Where OS?
May 16, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBApple gets a bad Supreme Court ruling, Disney buys the rest of Hulu, and Florence Ion joins us to discuss last week's Google IO, including the Pixel 3a and the fate of all our Nest thermostats.
Download 102: More Ham Figures Into It
May 02, 2019 18:15 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBPhilip Michaels joins us to talk about interesting things in Apple's latest financial results, the death of a product that never existed, and Facebook's F8 product announcements.
102: More Ham Figures Into It
May 02, 2019 18:15 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBPhilip Michaels joins us to talk about interesting things in Apple's latest financial results, the death of a product that never existed, and Facebook's F8 product announcements.
101: Painting Something Pink
April 25, 2019 17:15 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBCarolina Milanesi joins Jason to discuss her time using an unbroken Samsung Galaxy Fold, Tim Cook talking up tech regulation, Jack Dorsey visiting the White House, and the words tech writers use to describe Pinterest.
Download 101: Painting Something Pink
April 25, 2019 17:15 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBCarolina Milanesi joins Jason to discuss her time using an unbroken Samsung Galaxy Fold, Tim Cook talking up tech regulation, Jack Dorsey visiting the White House, and the words tech writers use to describe Pinterest.
100: Modems Modems Modems!
April 18, 2019 17:30 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBApple and Qualcomm make up over fried chicken, social-media companies continue to not get it, and the Galaxy Fold makes a very bad first impression.
Download 100: Modems Modems Modems!
April 18, 2019 17:30 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBApple and Qualcomm make up over fried chicken, social-media companies continue to not get it, and the Galaxy Fold makes a very bad first impression.
99: My Memory is Beyond the Event Horizon
April 11, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBNetflix ties its own hands, new Kindles arrive, Amazon gets criticized for cozying up to oil companies while touting its own green-energy efforts, web accessibility is trickier than you'd think, and... is that a black hole?
Download 99: My Memory is Beyond the Event Horizon
April 11, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBNetflix ties its own hands, new Kindles arrive, Amazon gets criticized for cozying up to oil companies while touting its own green-energy efforts, web accessibility is trickier than you'd think, and... is that a black hole?
98: Important Business People With Ties
April 04, 2019 17:15 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBApple's News+ pitch failed with key newspapers--but Facebook might value news curation now? Future iPhones come into focus, but Apple's 5G timeline is called into question. Dell's new XPS laptop is a winner. And the "hearables" category (by which we mean wireless headphones) heats up.
Download 98: Important Business People With Ties
April 04, 2019 17:15 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBApple's News+ pitch failed with key newspapers--but Facebook might value news curation now? Future iPhones come into focus, but Apple's 5G timeline is called into question. Dell's new XPS laptop is a winner. And the "hearables" category (by which we mean wireless headphones) heats up.
Download 97: Shiny Titanium Trojan Horse
March 28, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBApple's big services event leads us to discuss Apple TV+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+; in other news, we touch on the perils of offering a service that lets random people upload content--especially in the European Union.
97: Shiny Titanium Trojan Horse
March 28, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBApple's big services event leads us to discuss Apple TV+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+; in other news, we touch on the perils of offering a service that lets random people upload content--especially in the European Union.
Download 96: Hanging With My Amazon Prime Buddies
March 21, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBGoogle unveils a cloud gaming strategy at GDC, Apple releases all the product updates, Instagram goes shopping, and MySpace deletes all your favorite music from 2009.
96: Hanging With My Amazon Prime Buddies
March 21, 2019 17:30 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBGoogle unveils a cloud gaming strategy at GDC, Apple releases all the product updates, Instagram goes shopping, and MySpace deletes all your favorite music from 2009.
95: "Game of Thrones" With Slide Rules
March 14, 2019 17:45 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThe complicated reality of trying to break up the power of large tech companies, Spotify takes on Apple, Apple sets its sights on services, and takiing lessons from "Captain Marvel."
Download 95: "Game of Thrones" With Slide Rules
March 14, 2019 17:45 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThe complicated reality of trying to break up the power of large tech companies, Spotify takes on Apple, Apple sets its sights on services, and takiing lessons from "Captain Marvel."
94: From Switzerland to You
March 07, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBFitbit unveils new low-cost fitness trackers, Apple goes hiring in Qualcomm's backyard, Zuck has a vision for private conversations, and we bring in our Special Automotive Correspondent to discuss electric car announcements.
Download 94: From Switzerland to You
March 07, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBFitbit unveils new low-cost fitness trackers, Apple goes hiring in Qualcomm's backyard, Zuck has a vision for private conversations, and we bring in our Special Automotive Correspondent to discuss electric car announcements.
93: Cab Drivers Were Asking About It
February 28, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBMobile World Congress brings folding phones, battery phones, camera phones, 5G machinations, and a new business-oriented HoloLens. Plus there's a robot on the streets of Memphis, and maybe Netflix is bringing the world closer together?
Download 93: Cab Drivers Were Asking About It
February 28, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBMobile World Congress brings folding phones, battery phones, camera phones, 5G machinations, and a new business-oriented HoloLens. Plus there's a robot on the streets of Memphis, and maybe Netflix is bringing the world closer together?
92: Trapper Keepers
February 21, 2019 19:15 - 57 minutes - 40 MBWe cover Samsung's big event, including new flagship phones, a low-cost model that should have a lot of crowd appeal, a perplexing 5G variant, and the device everyone's talking about, the unfoldable smartphone.
Download 92: Trapper Keepers
February 21, 2019 19:15 - 57 minutes - 40 MBWe cover Samsung's big event, including new flagship phones, a low-cost model that should have a lot of crowd appeal, a perplexing 5G variant, and the device everyone's talking about, the unfoldable smartphone.
Download 91: N Isn't for Netscape
February 14, 2019 18:15 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBWhat happens when a tech giant buys the company that makes a product you like? Also: Some ugly labor issues in the tech and journalism industries, Apple plans a services event, Samsung readies new phones including one that folds, and Amazon ditches NYC for HQ2.
91: N Isn't for Netscape
February 14, 2019 18:15 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBWhat happens when a tech giant buys the company that makes a product you like? Also: Some ugly labor issues in the tech and journalism industries, Apple plans a services event, Samsung readies new phones including one that folds, and Amazon ditches NYC for HQ2.
90: Spotify Buys Podcasting
February 07, 2019 18:30 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBJason and Stephen discuss Apple's retail changes and Facebook's 15th anniversary. Then Natalie Jarvey of The Hollywood Reporter visits to discuss Spotify spending a lot of money on podcasting companies, and Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia unveils the new emoji coming later in 2019.
Download 90: Spotify Buys Podcasting
February 07, 2019 18:30 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBJason and Stephen discuss Apple's retail changes and Facebook's 15th anniversary. Then Natalie Jarvey of The Hollywood Reporter visits to discuss Spotify spending a lot of money on podcasting companies, and Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia unveils the new emoji coming later in 2019.
Download 89: The Second-Best of Times
January 31, 2019 18:15 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MBApple copes with declining iPhone sales and a bad FaceTime bug, then ends up coming down hard on Facebook for its misuse of a tool designed to read user data. Also, there's an imaginary bear in the woods... or is there?
89: The Second-Best of Times
January 31, 2019 18:15 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MBApple copes with declining iPhone sales and a bad FaceTime bug, then ends up coming down hard on Facebook for its misuse of a tool designed to read user data. Also, there's an imaginary bear in the woods... or is there?
88: Creepy Robot Hotel
January 24, 2019 19:30 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBRobots roll out, smartphones get weird, Apple Pay expands, Netflix gets Oscar nominations and joins the MPAA, NBC Universal gets into streaming, and Tesla puts the squeeze on its customers.
Download 88: Creepy Robot Hotel
January 24, 2019 19:30 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBRobots roll out, smartphones get weird, Apple Pay expands, Netflix gets Oscar nominations and joins the MPAA, NBC Universal gets into streaming, and Tesla puts the squeeze on its customers.
87: A Game of Media Chicken
January 17, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBApple's battery replacement saga and the parable of the infinite home appliance; Facebook and WordPress try to help journalism; Netflix raises prices; and with Vegas in the rear-view mirror, we ponder the biggest trends of CES with two people who actually braved the industry's largest trade show.
Download 87: A Game of Media Chicken
January 17, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBApple's battery replacement saga and the parable of the infinite home appliance; Facebook and WordPress try to help journalism; Netflix raises prices; and with Vegas in the rear-view mirror, we ponder the biggest trends of CES with two people who actually braved the industry's largest trade show.
86: The 2019 CES Draft
January 10, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThe Consumer Electronics Show is, as always, a flood of new technology, corporate announcements, products that will never ship, and embarrassing garbage. How better to sum it all up than with a draft? In this episode, we choose the top stories of the week, then move on to pick some vaporware and the worst story of the show. But don't worry, in the end we've got some fuzzy CES puppies to cheer you up. Is that fresh bread I smell?
Download 86: The 2019 CES Draft
January 10, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThe Consumer Electronics Show is, as always, a flood of new technology, corporate announcements, products that will never ship, and embarrassing garbage. How better to sum it all up than with a draft? In this episode, we choose the top stories of the week, then move on to pick some vaporware and the worst story of the show. But don't worry, in the end we've got some fuzzy CES puppies to cheer you up. Is that fresh bread I smell?
85: Top Stories of 2018
January 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBIn this special New Years Day episode, we look back at the biggest trends of 2018, review some stories you might have missed along the way, and make a few bold predictions for 2019.
Download 85: Top Stories of 2018
January 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBIn this special New Years Day episode, we look back at the biggest trends of 2018, review some stories you might have missed along the way, and make a few bold predictions for 2019.
Download 84: Shout Out to Our Nemeses
December 20, 2018 18:15 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MB2018 ends with a lot of grim dystopia type stuff involving social media services and the synergy power of media companies and internet providers. Meanwhile, Apple takes the unlikely step of lowering its ecosystem walls and adding Apple Music to Amazon Echo devices. We're going to need a lot of fuzzy puppies for this one.
84: Shout Out to Our Nemeses
December 20, 2018 18:15 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MB2018 ends with a lot of grim dystopia type stuff involving social media services and the synergy power of media companies and internet providers. Meanwhile, Apple takes the unlikely step of lowering its ecosystem walls and adding Apple Music to Amazon Echo devices. We're going to need a lot of fuzzy puppies for this one.