Nilay, Dieter, Becca, Chris, and Dan discuss the products announced at Samsung's virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a review, a new 27-inch iMac, and Greg Joswiak replacing Phil Schiller as head of Apple marketing.
Stories discussed this week:
Apple and Google’s COVID-19 tracking system will make its full US debut in new Virginia app
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Jul 17
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
Jan 2024
Galaxy S24 and Vision Pro are Here!
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David go right into Samsung Unpacked which happened right before we sat down to record. After that, Marques and David talk about their latest demo with the Apple Vision Pro and give some last-minute hands-on impressions before pre-orders begin. Aft ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 2021
Apple's New Macbook Pros, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, and more!
Techtober is in full swing! This week Marques and Andrew go over the new gadgets from the Apple event. They discuss the new AirPods, the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and of course the new Macbook Pros. After that, they go over the Google event and give their impressions on the Pi ... Show More
1h 12m
Sep 2021
New iPhones, iPad Mini, and all the other Apple things!
This week Marques and Andrew go over everything from the new Apple Event. They start off with some related Apple news first, and then dig right into all of the new gadgets including the watch, the new iPad and iPad Mini, and all of the new iPhone 13 models. Techtember is here! Li ... Show More
56m 26s
Mar 2021
Samsung’s ‘Awesome’ event, Google’s sleep-tracking display and more!
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by senior mobile editor Chris Velazco to try and make sense of Samsung’s ‘Awesome Unpacked’ event. The company didn’t just unveil new Galaxy A-series phones, but also tried excruciatingly hard to flex its ‘understanding’ of Gen Z lingo. ... Show More
1h 32m
May 2025
Apple Splitting up iPhone 18 Releases?
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David start things off by talking about how Apple might be switching up iPhone releases! They also talk about the new changes coming to Google devices with the Material 3 Expressive leak and also some Android desktop-mode improvements that were fou ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 2022
Samsung's Stacked Unpacked Event and the Start of Smartphone Season
Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the Samsung Flip4 and Fold4, the Galaxy Watch5 Pro, and assess their beginning of the year predictions. Catch our first impressions of the Samsung Flip4, Fold4, and Galaxy Watch5 Pro here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuWF9G6SSi0 Twitters: ht ... Show More
1h 15m
Aug 2025
The Pixel 10 Event: The Good, the Bad, the Jimmy Fallon
This week's episode the crew discusses the most recent Google Event. Between a bunch of great phones, a new watch, and an uncomfortable amount of celebrities, there's a lot to talk about. We also take a quick look at Meta's new glasses, Apple's can do blood oxygen again, and some ... Show More
1h 13m