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Vector takes the most important topics in technology today, focuses on them from interesting angles, and then discusses the hell out of them. Hosted by Rene Ritchie, Georgia Dow, Dave Wiskus, Guy English

Dow, English, Ritchie, Wiskus


    • Nov 18, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 88 EPISODES


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    Urgent naps, with Sandra Reich

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 51:26


    Georgia's colleague Sandra Reich joins us to talk about the importance of sleep in a world where technology, culture, and stress conspire to keep us from it.

    87: Never stopping, with AnnMaria De Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015 54:20


    Georgia and Rene talk to AnnMaria De Mars—Wold Judo Championships gold medalist, PhD in Educational Psychology, CEO of 7 Generation Games, and mother of four phenomenal children, including UFC champion Ronda Rousey—about courage, motivation, education, and more!

    86: Lottery rage, with Casey Liss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2015 64:57


    Casey Liss joins Georgia, Guy, and Rene to talk about Apple TV, the developer lottery, making games, improving the App Store, 16 GB iPhones, and so much more!

    85: Implants welcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2015 74:10


    Ashley Madison and content blocker follow up, Apple TV gaming and programming, round vs. square wearable displays, watch usage, and more! With Georgia, Guy, and Rene.

    84: Ad blocked, with James Thomson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2015 61:43


    Ad blocker redux, the Creative Apocalypse, Don't be Apple, Samsung fridge hack, with James Thomson of PCalc, Georgia Dow, Dave Wiskus, and Rene Ritchie

    83: Punching shark, with Ashley Nelson-Hornstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015 82:38


    Diving with sharks, Alphabet, NSA + AT&T, Amazon and startup culture, ad blocking ethics, Apple diversity, personal projects. With Georgia, Guy, Dave, Rene, and special guest Ashley Nelson-Hornstein. Show notes Alphabet The Alphabet of Google A and Google B Do you trust Larry Page? NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's ‘Extreme Willingness to Help' Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace Jeff Bezos response Ad blocking ethics Apple diversity report Airplane Mode Hosts Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Airplane Mode Rene Ritchie of iMore

    82: Stress-proofing, with Matt Drance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2015 59:13


    Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (trust us!), Ronda Rousey, keynotes, driving really fast, hacking cars, screen time for kids, and what makes Georgia Dow so lethal. Also with Rene Ritchie and special guest Matt Drance. Show notes Smash Gyms BJJ Ronda Rousey Rickson Gracie Matt Drance: What The Race Track Taught Me About Software Development Stay there, I just lost my starboard engine Car hacking risk may be broader than Fiat Chrysler: U.S. regulator In-Car Entertainment - Chevrolet Malibu 4G LTE WiFi TV Commercial Overcoming video game addiction in children Airplane Mode podcast Hosts Matt Drance Georgia Dow Rene Ritchie

    81: Celestial revisionism, with Tiffany Arment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2015 72:14


    MPAA vs. Google, what went wrong with Google+, hacking our cars and homes, Prison Architects, Pluto, and Batman vs. Superman vs. Suicide Squad. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Rene Ritchie, and special guest Tiffany Arment. Show notes ReplayKit MPAA Emails Reveal Plan To Run Anti-Google Smear Campaign Via Today Show And WSJ Google dropping Google+ login requirements Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It Pluto and New Horizons Prison Architect Batman vs. Superman Suicide Squad Panel Tiffany Arment Georgia Dow Guy English Rene Ritchie Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Yell at us via the Twitter accounts above!

    80: Nude on both sides

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2015 80:05


    Nintendo going mobile, Google Glass goofs no goofs, Android without Google, don't drink and Meerkat, Becoming Steve Jobs, and Facebook owning your news. With Georgia, Guy, and Rene.

    79: Something, something, donkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2015 67:55


    Superfish follow up, ResearchKit, Facebook's new community standards, HBO Now, Creepy Barbie, and some TV talk! With Anthony, Georgia, Guy, and Rene.

    78: The most human

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2015 72:02


    Leonard Nimoy, Cindy Crawford photo redux, fraudulent Apple Pay fraud, Sony fallout and what it means for Spider-Man. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, and Rene Ritchie.

    77: The mythical baby month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2015 69:54


    Listicles in school and education in the digital age, Apple car rumors, battery technology, and what Apple does, Cindy Crawford sans Photoshop, and reviews in verse. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Rene Ritchie, and Dave Wiskus

    76: And the Canadians

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015 73:06


    Guy destroys Georgia's dreams of a Holodeck, are you still using our iPads, would a stylus pen make a difference, Rene talks the realities of running an Apple blog (which are all doomed, apparently), and Dave goes to Hogwarts, leaving the Candians.

    75: Tauntauns to the rescue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2015 76:40


    Microsoft has HoloLens, Google has Glass, Facebook has Oculus — what does Apple have or need? Also, AR/VR ads, YouTube alternatives, and the search for Guy. With Dave Wiskus, Georgia Dow, Rene Ritchie.

    74: 1-star butterflies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2015 62:05


    Dave reads 1-star reviews, Georgia reads 5-star reviews, Guy serenades, we talk Google Glass, Amazon and Woody Allen, and iTunes as an indie publisher or studio. Then Rene stops recording. (Note: Audio turned out weird this week. We're investigating. Sorry folks!)

    73: Nous sommes Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2015 93:34


    Guy mutes us. Dave reads our reviews. Charlie Hebdo. Golden Globes. Tribalism. Comedy. David Cameron vs. Snapchat and WhatsApp. Selfie and belfie sticks. Georgia and Rene talk CES 2015. And then it gets weird. Show notes British Prime Minister suggests banning some online messaging apps Beyond NSA, FBI is assuming a larger surveillance role Charlie Hebdo shooting Golden Globes intro Tina Fey and Bill Cosby Belfie stick (Sorry!) A brief history of user interface Avengers: Age of Ultron Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or yell at us on Twitter.

    72: Is this the show?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2015 93:22


    It's a Vector New Year's spectacular — Guy English has gone missing, Rene Ritchie's off at a fundraiser, and so Georgia Dow and Dave Wiskus call in Joe Cieplinski to help them discuss all the controversial social technology stories of 2014.

    71: With great connectivity comes great responsibility, with Manoush Zomorodi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2014 59:20


    Tech is screwing with our sleep cycles, so how do we stop it? What happens when your Facebook friend says something racist or sexist? Muting vs. unfollowing on Twitter. And Secret… why?! With Georgia Dow, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie, and Manoush Zomorodi of New Tech City.

    70: s0ny123, with Christina Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2014 72:28


    The Sony Studios hack: Can they survive and how will employees handle personal information leaks? Apple and eBooks: Was it anti-trust or a kangaroo court? Extension rejections: What's going on with the App Store? With Anthony Casella, Georgia Dow, Rene Ritchie, Christina Warren

    69: Will pounce for pay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 86:10


    Voices in our heads, who owns our stuff, conference compensation, the right to be forgotten, and assault during art. With Joe Cieplinsk, Georgia Dow, Guy English, and Dave Wiskus

    68: Things that are (RED)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2014 70:01


    Art vs. artist follow up in light of Bill Cosby, Uber and Sarah Lacey, should Google be split up?, and the App Store goes (RED). With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, and Rene Ritchie.

    67: Will snap for cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2014


    (This version fixes audio issues.) Dave wants to stage a podcast intervention, Guy wants nothing to do with Snapcash, and Rene wonders if Taylor Swift would worry about the devaluation of apps. Georgia rolls with it.

    66: The third man in the spy van, with Soroush Khanlou

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 90:08


    Tim Cook is proud to be gay, Obama wants Net Neutrality, the next great divide, the importance of role-models, diversity vs. inclusivity, and looking back 100 years from now. With Guy English, Rene Ritchie, Dave Wiskus, and Soroush Khanlou. Show notes Tim Cook speaks up Thank you, Tim Cook Net Neutrality: President Obama's Plan for a Free and Open Internet Do you want net neutrality or not, John Legere? Gamergate and the politicization of absolutely everything The Colbert Report: Gamergate - Anita Sarkeesian Humans Interacting Panel Soroush Khanlou of khanlou.com Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    65: Notification interuption, with Marco Arment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2014 71:12


    Are reviews valuable? CurrentC gets hacked. Turning notifications off. Checking into hotels with your iPhone. Can you like art even if you don't like the artist? With Georgia Dow, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie, and special guest Marco Arment. Show notes In-depth look at CurrentC privacy CurrentC email address breach Starwood iPhone key cards Cops can force you to unlock your phone with fingerprint ruling Panel Marco Arment of Marco.org Georgia Dow of Isometric Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    64: The C stands for Creepy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2014 107:22


    Making more debt than money, Apple Pay vs. CurrentC, software as art, #GamerGate, and paintball mishaps. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie.

    63: A cylinder of shame

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2014 62:48


    Georgia talks Satya Nadella's videos, Guy talks 5K iMac vs. new Mac Pro, and Dave and Rene come to the defense of iPad photographers.

    62: Live from Çingleton, with Vicki Murley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 62:44


    Live from Çingleton, Rene talks Satya Nadella and the pay gap, Georgia talks online bullying, Guy talks iOS 8 adoption rates, Dave talks conference conversation. With special guest Vicki Murley, former Safari evangelist at Apple. Show notes Çingleton Microsoft CEO Suggests Women Not Ask for Raises, Trust in 'Karma' @satyanadella on Twitter Satya Nadella email to employees: RE: Grace Hopper Conference 47% of devices are using iOS 8. iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch Note to Self: It's the Storage Space, Stupid Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Vicki Murley of Sprightly Books Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    61: Kids and Kardashians, with Christina Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 70:53


    Guy's big iPhone is too big, Christina's clutch is too small, Georgia explains the psychology of kids and gaming, the Kardashian game is inclusively, nudely, bananas, someone shot JR, Rene's smart TV interface sucks, and Dave's still away. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Rene Ritchie, and special guest Christina Warren of Mashable. Sponsored by: Go to www.thinkful.com/vector to save 10%. Go to www.drobostore.com and use offer code vector50 to save $50. Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Christina Warren of Mashable Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    60: iPhones and indies, with Jessie Char

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 83:41


    Jessie Char couldn't get an iPhone 6, but she did join us to talk about Bendgate, iOS 8.0.1 and the coverage thereof, the realities of running an indie dev company, and more! With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Rene Ritchie

    59: Dave and the Canadians

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2014 93:35


    Vector is a news and analysis show focusing on the biggest stories, hottest trends, and most important issues in technology and popular culture. On this week's show, we talk about how we chose our new iPhones — except for Guy who just downloaded iOS 8 — and what we think of them, iPhone scalpers and questions of racism, U2's supposed plans to bring back albums and fight piracy, Apple's new security and privacy policies and possible government backlash, and which of us secretly wants a gold Retina MacBook Air... Brought to you by: Go to GoToAssist.com and use promo code GoToAssist3030 to save 30%. Go to drobostore.com and use promo code vector50 to save $50 off your next Drobo. Go to VARIDESK.com and tell them Vector sent you! Thing 1 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (and iOS 8) Scalping in New York Gruber on the scalping video The lost art of software testing Thing 2 Marco's thoughts on music Thing 3 Tim Cook's thought on privacy Thing 4 Gold Retina MacBook Air rumor Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vo@mbieatinco or leave a comment below.

    58: Not a watch person, with Ryan Nielsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2014 88:56


    Follow up on the Apple Watch and Apple Pay announcements. What we got right and wrong, and whether we'll be getting watches, which watches, and trusting mobile payments. Also, what fashion and commerce mean for Apple as a company, the fallout from free U2 albums, and stunned reactions to what happened at Macworld and IDG. With Dave Wiskus, Georgia Dow, Rene Ritchie, and guest Ryan Nielsen, formerly of OS X at Apple, now of Tumult and Hype. Support Vector: Visit GoToAssist.com and use promo code ‘GoToAssist3030' to receive 30% off the standard monthly rate. Visit varidesk.com and tell them Vector sent you. Visit DroboStore.com and use promo code vector50 to save $50 off your next Drobo. Show notes Apple Watch A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal Apple Pay Apple, U2, and looking a gift horse in the mouth Apple's free U2 album is an exercise in tone-deaf music spam A Personal Announcement Letter of recommendation Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Ryan Nielsen of Tumult Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    57: By the time you hear this, with Nick Arnott

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2014 65:00


    Follow up on iCloud and security, hacking accounts, increasing your personal security, stolen nudity vs. gender-based censorship, mobile payments and trust issues. With Georgia Dow, Dave Wiksus, Rene Ritchie, and guest Nick Arnott. (Recorded before the Apple Event.) Show notes Every Man Is Responsible For His Own Soul How I Hacked My Own iCloud Account, for Just $200 Tim Cook Says Apple to Add Security Alerts for iCloud Users iCloud security and personal responsibility The future of personal security Apparently it's okay to post naked photos to Facebook, as long as you're not a woman Wearables, Payments, Chickens, and Eggs An Ancient Love Story: Apple & Payment Systems Standard Markdown is now common Markdown Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Nick Arnott of Neglected Potential Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    56: Never be naked

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2014 73:14


    Nude celebrity photos stolen and illegally distributed, the blame game, privacy awareness and the interface design challenge, private camera mode, the lack of facial and body language cues in Internet communications, Twitter fights, and Apple, Motorola, and making smart watches usable. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, and Rene Ritchie. Show notes Editor's desk: Massive celebrity nude photo theft and how you can protect yourself Notes on the Celebrity Data Theft NSFW: Can we try not to be dicks to each other for a while? Are you proud of yourself, @savedyouaclick? LG G Watch R Moto 360 Adaptive UI in iOS 8: Explained Panel Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email etor@mbinaions.com or leave a comment below.

    55: Turtles all the way down, with Ben Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2014 112:37


    Apple university and the state of management training, Microsoft's stack ranking and how it affected the company, Samsung and Xiaomi and the idea of legal vs. ethical vs. smart copying, the success and failures of innovation vs. imitation for companies and the economy, app design copying and what it means for designers, John Gruber's iPhone 6 math and the importance of touch target size, and native advertising in the context of podcast and RSS sponsorships. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, Rene Ritchie, and special guest Ben Thompson. Show notes Debug 40: Nitin Ganatra episode II: OS X to iOS Scriptnotes 157: Threshers, Mergers and the Top Two Boxes Xiaomi Mi4 review: China's iPhone killer is unoriginal but amazing Where's the Samsung shaped dent in the universe? Conjecture Regarding Larger iPhone Displays Is Buzzfeed a tech company? Panel Ben Thompson of Stratechery Georgia Dow of Isometric Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    54: The opposite of Groot, with Serenity Caldwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2014 81:51


    Ferguson, social media and streaming video, diversity and opportunity in tech, expansion vs. corporate culture, and native advertising with Guy, Georgia, Rene, and special guest Serenity Caldwell. Thing 1: Ferguson The Night Social Media Exploded Over Ferguson Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization (HBO) Thing 2: Diversity Diversity of Various Tech Companies By the Numbers Apple Diversity Thing 3: Retention Apple should open an office in Seattle Thing 4: Native advertising Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Native Advertising Bezos-owned Washington Post now inserting gross Amazon affiliate links into news articles Thing 5: Groot Funko POP Marvel: Guardians of The Galaxy - Groot Vinyl Bobble-Head Figure{.nofollow} Film Crit Hulk Smash: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY AND THE ART OF CONSTRUCTING JOKES Panel Serenity Caldwell Georgia Dow of ZEN & TECH Guy English of Kickingbear Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vt@bnatos.m or leave a comment below.

    53: Regeneration with Guy, Georgia, and Dave

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2014 71:40


    Rene is joined by Georgia Dow, Guy English, and Dave Wiskus, to announce the end of the current season of Vector and the launch of the next. Also: Google scanning email for child porn, tinkering to learn, Apple University, fear and reinvention, yelling on Twitter. Support Vector: Go to www.drobostore.com and use offer code Vector50 to save $50 on any Drobo. Show notes Google scans everyone's email for child porn, and it just got a man arrested Tinkering Mantia on Tinkering Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple's Style Better Elevation video podcast Regeneration) The TV Show 9: Boiling my Doctor Who Frog (Why Guy is angry, so very angry). Panel Georgia Dow of ZEN & TECH Guy English of Kickingbear Dave Wiskus of Better Elevation Rene Ritchie of Mobile Nations Feedback Question, comment, recommendation, or something you want us to follow up on for the next show? Email vector@mobilenations.com or leave a comment below.

    52: Team building with Don Melton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2014 61:24


    Don Melton, former director of internet technology at Apple, talks to Rene about team building, what characteristics are most and least important, and how to get monumental tasks accomplished.

    51: State of the ebooks with Serenity Caldwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2014 67:56


    Serenity Caldwell of Macworld joins Rene to talk about ebooks, how the creation and publication process has evolved, current features and limitations, tools, workflows, and formats, iBooks vs. Amazon, and where ebooks can go from here.

    50: CEO styles with Georgia Dow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 76:08


    Rene and Georgia Dow of ZEN&TECH talk about the CEOs of the major tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, BlackBerry, and more. Their differences in styles, approaches, and the companies they run.

    49: Making music in the digital age with Jim Dalrymple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2014 53:40


    Jim Dalrymple of The Loop join Rene to briefly discuss Apple + IBM and then dive into making music in the digital age, including amp modelers like Line 6 and Guitar Rig, editing software like Logic Pro X and Pro Tools, and apps like djay and Capo. Note: Jim was traveling so we had some noise and disconnection problems on the line. We did everything we could to fix as much as we could but there are a few drops, clicks, and pops. Sorry folks! Support Vector: Go to hired.com/vectorpodcast and get a double signing bonus of $4,000 when you accept a job offer. Go to podsurvey.com/vector to take our survey and get a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card. Go to drobostore.com and use offer code vector50 to save $50 on any Drobo. Show notes Apple and IBM Line 6 IK Multimedia Guitar Rig GarageBand Logic Pro X Pro Tools djay Capo Guests Jim Dalrymple of The Loop Hosts

    48: State of the chipsets with Anand Shimpi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2014 71:28


    Anand Shimpi of AnandTech joins Rene to talk about 64-bit processors, mobile GPUs, ART, Extension Pack, Swift, Metal, camera and battery technology, and more!

    47: Breaking down Google I/O 2014 with Nickinson and Hildenbrand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2014 63:21


    Phil Nickinson and Jerry Hildenbrand of Android Central join Rene to talk all about Google I/O 2014 — Android One, L Preview, Materials, Polymer, ART, Android Extension Pack, Volta, Universal Data Controls, Android Wear, Android Auto, Android TV, and more!

    46: Amazon Fire Phone vs. Android and iPhone with Ben Bajarin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2014 72:20


    Ben Bajarin of Techpinions joins Rene to talk about the Amazon Fire Phone, why it was made and who it was made for, and what it means for Google's Android and Apple's iPhone. Show notes Amazon Fire Phone Mobile Opportunities and Challenges In the Android Ecosystem Answering the 64-Bit Question Amazon announces perplexing Fire Phone, matters nothing for Apple and iPhone Guests Ben Bajarin of Techpinions Hosts

    45: Visual storytelling in the digital age with Mark Kawano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2014 51:39


    Mark Kawano of Storehouse joins Rene to talk about translating visual storytelling to the digital and mobile worlds, creativity vs. constraint, public vs. private, and where we're going next. Show notes Download Storehouse for iPad Iterate 44: Mark Kawano and evangelizing experience Coffee O'Clock Guests Mark Kawano of Storehouse Hosts

    44: The legacy of webOS with Derek Kessler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2014 92:39


    Five years after the launch of the Palm Pre, Derek Kessler of Mobile Nations talks to Rene about webOS, its rise, its fall, and how its interface and features still influence everything from Android to BlackBerry to iOS.

    43: WWDC 2014 vs. Android with Christina Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2014 88:53


    Christina Warren, senior tech analyst of Mashable, joins Rene to talk about Apple's just-completed WWDC 2014, including iOS 8, OS X Yosemite, developer features, Sherlocking, how they compare to Android, and what we want to see from Google IO.

    42: The new Microsoft with Daniel Rubino

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2014 80:07


    Daniel Rubino, editor-in-chief of Windows Phone Central, joins Rene to talk about the evolution of Windows Phone, the Surface 3, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella, Office for iPad, the Nokia acquisition, and the road ahead.

    41: Mergers and accusations with Ben Bajarin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2014 65:37


    Ben Bajarin of Techpinions talks with Rene about mergers, including the just-completed Microsoft and Nokia, the ongoing Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the just announced AT&T and DirectTV, and the rumored YouTube and Twitch and Apple and Beats deals. Show notes Expect More Tech Acquisitions in 2014 Consumer Choice Is the New Tech Industry Theme Microsoft buys Nokia Comcast plans merger with Time Warner Cable AT&T acquiring DirectTV Google's YouTube rumored to be buying video game streamer Twitch for over $1 billion http://www.imore.com/beats-and-apple-does-such-marriage-make-sense Guests Ben Bajarin of Techpinions Hosts

    40: The future of display density with Marc Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2014 69:37


    Marc Edwards of Bjango talks to Rene about screen sizes and display densities, the different implementations choices made by Google, Apple, and Microsoft, the road to 1080p and @2x, the advent of 2K, the possibility of @4x, and the question of how big and dense phones can get.

    39: Net neutrality and carrier complexity with Neal Gomba

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2014 69:16


    Rene talks to Neal Gomba about net neutrality, common carriers, cable vs. DSL, 700 MHz and Band 12, Qualcomm's royalty rate, and more!

    38: Cord cutting with Anthony Casella

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2014 55:37


    Anthony Casella of Mobile Nations joins Rene to talk about cutting the cable and satellite cord, setting up an antenna, using a home media center, and streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.

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