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TechpinionsTechpinionsApple Spring Launch, Netflix and Intel Earnings, Microsoft Work Habits StudyThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news from Apple's Spring product launch event, discussing the latest quarterly earnings results from Netflix and Intel, and chatting about a new Microsoft study on work habit challenges from the pandemic. Note that this will be the last Techpinions podcast that I (Bob O'Donnell) host as I am transitioning to my own Everything Technology podcast.2021-04-2435 minTechpinionsTechpinionsNvidia GTC, Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, Samsung Unpacked Preview, Apple Spring Event PreviewThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Nvidia's GTC conference, chatting about the release of Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 and other accessories, and previewing the upcoming product launch events from Samsung and Apple.2021-04-1632 minTechpinionsTechpinionsVerizon-AWS Edge Computing, Intel 5G Infrastructure, Samsung A Series, T-Mobile 5GThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent announcement of Verizon's deal with AWS to combine private 5G with AWS Outpost private cloud for a new type of edge computing, chatting on Intel's new 3rd generation Xeon Scalable server CPUs and their impact on 5G infrastructure, discussing changes in the smartphone market with the exit of LG and the debut of Samsung's low-cost A series, and analyzing T-Mobile's 5G for All announcements on free 5G phone upgrades and the debut of their 5G Home Internet service.2021-04-1030 minTechpinionsTechpinionsArm Vision Day, CiscoLiveThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the announcement of Arm's latest generation v9 chip architectures unveiled at their Vision Day event and analyzing the news from Cisco's CiscoLive event, including their latest efforts on Webex and hybrid work.2021-04-0234 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel Manufacturing Strategy, Microsoft Remote Work Study, Samsung Networks Marvell 5G SOCThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing Intel's new IDM 2.0 manufacturing strategy, discussing Microsoft's recent Remote Trend Index study on hybrid work expectations and chatting about a new Samsung chip co-designed with Marvell that's designed to improve the power efficiency of 5G network infrastructure equipment.2021-03-2632 minTechpinionsTechpinions2020 and 2021 Tech Industry Retail TrendsThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Bob O'Donnell and special guest Steve Baker of NPD looking at the results of tech-related products sales trends in categories ranging from TVs and PCs to WiFi routers and monitors, throughout 2020 and into 2021, and what that says about the future of the tech industry.2021-03-1933 minTechpinionsTechpinionsChromebooks, QTL Interview, Work from Home, Bosch Global Foundries, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T Analyst DaysThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the 10th birthday of Google's ChromeOS and Chromebooks, chatting about an interview with the leader of Qualcomm's Licensing Division, research on how work from home impacts women, a deal between automotive supplier Bosch and chipmaker GlobalFoundries, and analyzing the investor analyst days from Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T and what they say about the future of 5G in the US.2021-03-1335 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Ignite, Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound, T-Mobile 5G BusinessThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news from Microsoft's Ignite event in areas such as their Azure Percept IoT hardware and Microsoft Mesh mixed reality platform, discussing the release of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound technologies, and chatting about the multiple new business-focused 5G offerings from T-Mobile, including their Home Office Internet fixed wireless product.2021-03-0535 minTechpinionsTechpinions5G C-Band Auction, T-Mobile Magenta Max, HPE Open RAN, Intel-Google 5GThis week's Techpinions podcast features Mark Lowenstein and Bob O'Donnell discussing a host of 5G-related news items from the past week including the results of the critical C-Band auctions for mid-band 5G radio spectrum, the announcement of T-Mobile's new unlimited Magenta Max 5G data plan and what it implies, and the debut of HPE's new telco-focused division and its first offerings, as well as the new partnership for 5G infrastructure between Intel and Google.2021-02-2734 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAmazon and Google Earnings, Poly P Series, Microsoft VivaThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent quarterly earnings from Amazon and Google, chatting about the release of a new range of videoconferencing hardware and software from Poly, and discussing Microsoft's new Viva employee experience platform and the potential impact on hybrid work environments.2021-02-0634 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft, AMD, Apple and Facebook Earnings, RobinHood Stock TradingThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the quarterly results from Microsoft, AMD, Apple and Facebook, discussing the growing battle between Apple and Facebook, and chatting about the RobinHood stock trading controversies.2021-01-2933 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel and IBM Earnings, Nvidia GeForce Now Alliance, Apple VR Headset RumorsThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the Q4 2020 financial results from Intel and IBM, discussing Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service and its potential opportunity and impact as a 5G service, and chatting about the rumors of a potential VR headset from Apple.2021-01-2227 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCES 2021, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked EventThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the CES 2021 digital trade show and the news and trends coming from it and discussing Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked Event and the launch of their new Galaxy S21 smartphones.2021-01-1536 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSocial Media Impact, Pre-CES TV, PC, Automotive and 5G NewsThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the impact that social media platforms had on this week's events in Washington, D.C., reviewing the new TV announcements from Sony and Samsung and the PC announcements from Dell, analyzing the automotive news from Harman and Mercedes-Benz, and evaluating the 5G-related news from Qualcomm and Verizon.2021-01-0934 minTechpinionsTechpinionsBig Tech Trends for 2021This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing what they expect to be some of the most important tech industry-related trends in 2021. Specifically, they discuss hybrid work environments, the evolution of semiconductors, 5G and connectivity, corporate social responsibility, gaming, and hybrid cloud and edge computing.2020-12-1834 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCisco WebexOne, Marvell Open RAN, Facebook Antitrust, T-Mobile 5G, Windows Arm 64, Google WorkspaceThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Cisco's WebexOne conference, discussing new chips from Marvell for the 5G Open RAN market, debating the Facebook antitrust news, talking about T-Mo's new 5G Mobile hotspot and related plan, Microsoft's addition of support for 64-bit Windows app emulation on Arm-based PCs, and Google's addition of new features for Workspace that make it easier to operate with MS Office files.2020-12-1130 minTechpinionsTechpinionsQualcomm Snapdragon 888, AWS reInvent Conference, Android Enterprise EssentialsThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing the debut of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip and its potential impact on the premium smartphone market, analyzing the news on custom chips, new computing instances and new hybrid cloud options from Amazon's AWS Cloud computing division, and chatting about the debut of Google's Android Enterprise Essentials for simply and securely managing fleets of business-owned Android phones.  2020-12-0432 minTechpinionsTechpinionsVerizon-Apple, Apple App Store, AMD RX6800 GPUs, Microsoft Pluton, Apple DiversityThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing Verizon's recent 5G Swap offer with iPhone 12, Apple's changing of their App Store fee for developers, reviews of the new M1-based Arm Macs, reviews of AMD's latest Radeon 6800 GPUs, analyzing the potential impact of the Microsoft's new Pluton security processor for PCs and its partnerships with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, and chatting about the new inclusion and diversity officer at Apple.2020-11-2126 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple Arm-Based Macs, MediaTek SummitThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the debut of Apple's Arm-based M1 processor and the new Mac Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro that include them and discussing the news from Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek's Summit event and the new low-cost 5G modems and Arm-based, Chromebook-focused SOCs that they unveiled.2020-11-1333 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAMD Radeon 6000, Lenovo TechWorld, Tech Earnings, Cisco Partner SummitThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing AMD's purchase of Xilinx and the debut of their Radeon 6000 GPUs, chatting on news from Lenovo's TechWorld event, analyzing quarterly earnings from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and more, and speaking about Cisco's Partner Summit event.2020-10-3032 minTechpinionsTechpinionsQualcomm 5G Summit, Apple iPhone 12, DellTechWorld, Citrix Workspace SummitThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Qualcomm's 5G Summit event, discussing initial real-world 5G performance of the iPhone 12, chatting about Dell Technologies' new Project Apex "as a service" offering news from their DellTechWorld event, and reviewing the latest news on employee experience from Citrix' Workspace Summit event.2020-10-2436 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple iPhone 12, US 5G Networks, HomePod MiniThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the news from Apple's big launch event with a detailed analysis of the latest iPhone's new features, its 5G support, and its impact and opportunities for US 5G carriers including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.2020-10-1735 minTechpinionsTechpinionsNvidia GTC, Arm DevSummit, Google Workspace, AMD Ryzen 3, Big Tech AntitrustThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Nvidia's GTC Conference and Arm's Developer Summit, as well as the potential impact of a merger of those two companies, discussing the latest version of Google's productivity suite, chatting about the latest desktop CPU introductions from AMD, and pondering the potential impact of the US government's huge new report on potential antitrust concerns with Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.2020-10-1034 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Ignite, AMD, Arm, Qualcomm Semiconductors, Amazon Fall Product BlitzThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Microsoft's Ignite event, chatting about multiple semiconductor chip and IP announcements from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm, and discussing the large range of products and services that Amazon unveiled.2020-09-2534 minTechpinionsTechpinionsOculus Quest 2 VR Headset, Sony Playstation 5, Apple EventThis week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the news from the Facebook-owned Oculus press event on their new VR headset and plans for AR glasses, chatting about the release details of Sony's forthcoming gaming console, and analyzing the news from Apple's event, including new Apple Watches, iPads and its Apple One bundle of services.2020-09-1832 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Surface Duo, Motorola Razr, Microsoft XBox Series X, Apple Event PreviewThis 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.2020-09-1231 minTechpinionsTechpinionsPodcast: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Nvidia Gaming GPUs, Intel CPUs and Branding, Qualcomm IFA AnnouncementsThis 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 speech.2020-09-0433 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTikTok, Apple Facebook, HP and Dell Earnings, Fall Product PreviewThis 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 expected to be released this fall.2020-08-2930 minTechpinionsTechpinions5G, Radio Frequency Spectrum and What it All MeansThis 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.2020-08-2234 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Surface Duo, Qualcomm Court Decision, Fortnite Battle with Apple and GoogleThis 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.2020-08-1431 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung Unpacked, T-Mobile 5G, Apple App Store, Microsoft-TikTokThis 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 Apple's App Store policy and cloud-based gaming services like Microsoft's upcoming xCloud, and analyzing the potential purchase of TikTok by Microsoft.2020-08-0829 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTechpinions Special Podcast with Marta Karczewicz of QualcommThis 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 the role of women in engineering roles and the importance of diversity in technology research and development.2020-08-0739 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAMD Earnings, Congressional Hearings, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google EarningsThis 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.2020-07-3131 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Inspire, Google G Suite Essentials, Netflix, Microsoft and Intel EarningsThis 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 market.2020-07-2432 minTechpinionsTechpinionsGoogle Cloud Next, G Suite, IT Priority Study, Twitter HackThis 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.2020-07-1734 minTechpinionsTechpinionsQ2 2020 US CE and PC Sales Trends with NPD's Steve BakerThis 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.2020-07-1134 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple's WWDC Production and AnalysisBen Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi discuss Apple's WWDC, and share take-aways and analysis of the biggest news items. 2020-06-2733 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCisco Live, Qualcomm Snapdragon 690, Apple App Store ControversyThis 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.2020-06-1932 minTechpinionsTechpinionsFacial Recognition Technology, Sony PS5, Android 11, Adobe Photoshop CameraThis 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.2020-06-1327 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTwitter Controversy, Arm IP Designs, Qualcomm XR ViewersThis 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.2020-05-3031 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Build, Work from Home ForeverThis 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.2020-05-2333 minTechpinionsTechpinionsBen Bajarin and Jeff Richards on Business, Startups, and Trends Post COVID-19Ben Bajarin chats with Jeff Richards, a General Partner at GGV Capital, on lessons learned from past recessions, advice for businesses and investing during trying times, and what trends may stick post COVID-192020-05-1633 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIBM Think, PC Industry News from HP, Microsoft, AMD, Samsung, Apple, LenovoThis 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.2020-05-0832 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTech Earnings from Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Microsoft, Amazon, AppleThis 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.2020-05-0238 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel Earnings, Magic Leap, WiFi6E, Arm-Based MacThis 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 about the potential for an Arm processor-based future Mac.2020-04-2534 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple Google Contact Tracing, iPhone SE, OnePlus 8, Samsung 10 LiteThis 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 market.2020-04-1833 minTechpinionsTechpinionsPodcast Extra: COVID-19 Business ContinuityThis 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.2020-04-1630 minTechpinionsTechpinionsThe Global Semiconductor MarketThis week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Mario Morales 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: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US46155720  2020-04-1131 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft 365, T-Mobile-Sprint, Network ReliabilityThis 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.2020-04-0331 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTech and Remote EducationBen Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi are joined by special guest Dr. Mitchell Solerno 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. 2020-03-2738 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple Product Launch, Sony PS5 and Microsoft Xbox X, Intel Neuromorphic ChipThis 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 chip.2020-03-2032 minTechpinionsTechpinionsWorking from HomeThis 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 the right kind of tech equipment and more.2020-03-1336 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCoronavirus, Virtual Events, AMDThis 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 companies should best think about holding virtual events, and chatting about the news from AMD's financial analyst day regarding their advancements in supercomputers, datacenter-focused GPUs, process technologies and more.2020-03-0632 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCoronavirus, Intel 5G, Asian Phone Launches, QualcommThis 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, and Qualcomm's press briefing on 5G phone momentum, the third generation X60 5G modem, and more.2020-02-2932 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung S20 and Z Flip Launch, T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, MWC CancellationThis 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 Mobile World Congress trade show.2020-02-1429 minTechpinionsTechpinionsNvidia Cloud Gaming, Microsoft Reorg, China Android Store, Curated Content, DiversityThis 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 as well as diversity and inclusion issues in tech.2020-02-0830 minTechpinionsTechpinionsTech's Hot Holiday: A Chat With Stephen Baker of NPDBen Bajarin and Stephen Baker from NPD, chat about the tech products that were hot this holiday season with US consumers. 2020-02-0239 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCloud Study, Microsoft Edge Browser, Google Cookies, NBC PeacockThis week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the results of a new study on hybrid and multi-cloud computing, analyzing the impact of the official launch of Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge Browser as well as Google's plan to remove cookies from Chrome, and chatting about the launch of the NBC Universal/Comcast streaming service Peacock.2020-01-1830 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCES 2020This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing the highlights from the 2020 CES trade show, including analysis on how tech development cycles are slowing down as well as news about 5G PCs, 8K TVs, connected cars, and more.2020-01-1034 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSmart Home Consortium, Facebook OS, 2019 Tech TrendsThis 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.2019-12-2029 minTechpinionsTechpinionsQualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2019This 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 of 5G in connected devices in 2020.2019-12-0729 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAT&T and Verizon 5G, Google Cloud Next, HPE Container Platform, Earbuds, Apple, TeslaThis 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 Tesla's CyberTruck.2019-11-2233 minTechpinionsTechpinionsDell Technologies, Citrix Workspace, Motorola RazrThis 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.2019-11-1532 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung Developer Conference, Apple and Facebook EarningsThis 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.2019-11-0129 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMade by Google Event, Poly and Zoomtopia, Sony 360 Reality AudioThis 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.2019-10-1824 minTechpinionsTechpinionsArm TechCon, China Apps Controversy, Libra MeltdownThis 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.2019-10-1234 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft Surface Launch EventThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from Microsoft's recent Surface hardware launch event and discussing their impact on the future of devices, semiconductors and operating systems.2019-10-0533 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAmazon Devices Launch Overview and InsightBen Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi discuss Amazon's fall devices launch and share insights and perspectives on Amazon's broader strategy. 2019-09-2834 minTechpinionsTechpinionsThoughts and Analysis of Apple's Fall Launch EventBen Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi talk about Apple's fall launch event and share insights and analysis from their time at the event. 2019-09-1837 minTechpinionsTechpinionsUS Tech Manufacturing, VMWorld, Qualcomm WiFi6This 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.2019-08-3026 minTechpinionsTechpinionsHot Chips and Server Semis, Tim Cook as Diplomat, HP CEO ChangeThis 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.2019-08-2328 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSnap Spectacles 3 and AR, Voice Assistants and AIThis 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 what that says about the current state of artificial intelligence.2019-08-1628 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung Unpacked, Note 10, Apple CardThis 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.2019-08-1032 minTechpinionsTechpinionsT-Mobile, Sprint, Dish, Apple Earnings, Siri and Voice Assistant RecordingsThis 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 monitoring of recordings made through Siri and other voice assistant platforms and what that says about the state of AI.2019-08-0332 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel Apple Modem Business Sale, Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon EarningsThis 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.2019-07-2737 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMicrosoft and Netflix Earnings, Arm Flexible Licensing, FaceAppThis 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.2019-07-1936 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel Chiplet Technology, T-Mobile, Sprint, Dish and 5G CarriersThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing some of the latest semiconductor packaging technology announcements from Intel and what they mean for the overall evolution of "chiplets" and the semiconductor industry in general, and debating the potential impact of Dish's involvement with a potential merger between T-Mobile and Sprint and what it says about the current state of 5G networks in the US.2019-07-1225 minTechpinionsTechpinionsHPE Discover, Facebook Libra and Content Monitoring, Google TabletThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from HPE Discover show, discussing the potential impact of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency and a recent article on content monitoring concerns at a Facebook contractor, and debating Google's decision not to release additional Google Pixel-branded tablets.2019-06-2132 minTechpinionsTechpinionsE3, AMD, Tech Industry Regulation, Google Pixel 4 PreviewThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from the E3 gaming show, including big GPU and CPU announcements from AMD, discussing recent comments on potential antitrust movements against major tech companies from the US government, and trying to discern Google's strategy around leaking Pixel 4 news early.2019-06-1530 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple WWDC19This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, including the impact of iPadOS, the details of the new Mac Pro, and the significance of the Sign In with Apple feature.2019-06-0827 minTechpinionsTechpinionsPodcast: Qualcomm FTC Ruling, Huawei WoesThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi analyzing the ruling in the court battle between Qualcomm and the US FTC, and discussing the latest challenges facing Huawei and their implications for the future.2019-05-2536 minTechpinionsTechpinionsLenovo Foldable PC, Samsung and Verizon 5G, Microsoft Minecraft Earth ARThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the release of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Foldable PC, analyzing the impact of the US debut of 5G mobile service on Verizon with the Samsung S105G smartphone, and chatting about Microsoft's upcoming mobile version of Minecraft in augmented reality.2019-05-1831 minTechpinionsTechpinionsPodcast Microsoft Build 2019, Google I/O 2019This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from the big developer conferences hosted by Microsoft and Google, including advancements in smart assistants, browser privacy, and more.2019-05-1036 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung Galaxy Fold, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel Earnings, IBM IoT ExchangeThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the ongoing controversies around the Samsung Galaxy Fold, analyzing the recent earnings reports from Microsoft, Amazon and Intel, and chatting about IBM's IoT Exchange event.2019-04-2630 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple-Qualcomm, Intel 5G, Samsung Galaxy FoldThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing the settlement of Apple and Qualcomm's patent claims and what that means for the mobile industry, analyzing Intel's announcement to discontinue 5G modem development, and chatting about the issues surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Fold foldable phone.2019-04-1928 minTechpinionsTechpinionsGoogle Cloud Next, Qualcomm AI DayThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the Google Cloud Next event, including the company's announcements around its Anthos multi-cloud offering, their AI-focused additions to GSuite, and the software-based, FIDO-enabled privacy key coming to Android smartphones, and discussing the data center and smartphone-focused AI announcements from Qualcomm.2019-04-1332 minTechpinionsTechpinionsIntel Data-Centric Event, Cloud-Based GamingThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing this week's data center-focused Intel launch event, with a discussion on both their new products as well as what it says about the current state of data center, and chatting about new gaming research and the strong opportunity for multi-platform gaming services.2019-04-0627 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple Services EventThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin, Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing this week's services-focused event held by Apple, including discussions around the new Apple Card credit card service, the TV+ streaming TV and content aggregation application, the News+ magazine service, and the Apple Arcade gaming service.2019-03-2927 minTechpinionsTechpinionsNvidia GTC, Google Stadia, HP and Oculus VR, AppleThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference event, discussing the potential impact of Google's Stadia cloud-based game streaming service, talking about new VR headsets from HP and Oculus, and chatting about Apple's new iPad, iMac and AirPod announcements.2019-03-2331 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple - Spotify, Facebook Issues, Nvidia - Mellanox, Tesla Model YThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the potential ramifications of the spat between Apple and Spotify, discussing Facebook's extended outage, as well as the departure of major executives, talking about NVidia's proposed purchase of networking company Mellanox, and chatting on the launch of Tesla's Model Y crossover/mini-SUV.2019-03-1533 minTechpinionsTechpinionsFacebook Manifesto, Warren Tech Company Breakup, USB4 And WebAuthnThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing Mark Zuckerberg's latest post on the what he sees as the future of social networking, discussing the plan from Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to break up big tech companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google, and chatting about the implications of the newly announced USB4 connectivity spec and the WebAuthn protocol for standardizing password-less authentication across the web.2019-03-0829 minTechpinionsTechpinionsMWC 2019This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the big news from Barcelona with discussion around the transition to 5G, the launch of multiple 5G phones, the potential impact of foldables, and the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2.2019-03-0237 minTechpinionsTechpinionsSamsung Unpacked 2019, Galaxy FoldThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing all the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco, including their new foldable smartphone, the S10 line of smartphones, their Galaxy Buds earbuds, and their new wearables.2019-02-2236 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple, 5G Vs. WiFi, Digital Privacy, SpotifyThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing some of this week's Apple news, debating the future of connectivity with embedded LTE or 5G vs. WiFi, discussing some news and ideas around digital privacy, and chatting about some recent developments with Spotify.2019-02-0826 minTechpinionsTechpinionsAMD, Microsoft, Apple Earnings, FaceTime Bug, Apple - Facebook - Google SpatThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent earnings announcements from AMD, Microsoft and Apple, as well as discussing the implications of the group FaceTime bug Apple disclosed the week, and debating the impact of the recent spats between Apple and Facebook and Apple and Google over enterprise application certifications.2019-02-0235 minTechpinionsTechpinionsHot at Holiday: US Holiday Quarter Tech Sales TrendsBen Bajarin and NPD's Steve Baker discuss what tech was hot at holiday and what the broader holiday sales trends were.2019-01-2651 minTechpinionsTechpinionsNetflix, Voice Assistants And Smart Home, Motorola RazrThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent news and earnings announcements from Netflix and what it means for streaming entertainment content trends, discussing the growth in voice assistant-equipped devices and what the implications of the trend could mean for smart homes, and commenting on rumors of a revived Motorola Razr flip phone with a foldable screen.2019-01-1833 minTechpinionsTechpinionsCES 2019This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the big news announcements coming out of this year's CES trade show in Las Vegas, including developments in 8K TVs, gaming PCs, 5G, autonomous cars, robotics and more.2019-01-1230 minTechpinionsTechpinionsApple Revised Guidance and CES ExpectationsBen Bajarin and Carolina Milanesi talk about Apple's news of revised guidance and what to expect from CES.2019-01-0527 minTechpinionsTechpinions2018 Year In ReviewThis week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the big news developments impacting the tech industry this year, including social media and data privacy concerns, price hits to the previously soaring FAANG stocks, developments in assisted and autonomous cars, challenges to AR and VR products, changes in the smartphone and PC businesses, the reinvigoration of the semiconductor market, and the impact of artificial intelligence.2018-12-2231 min