Apple releases public betas earlier than expected, Bill Gates muses on Microsoft's missed opportunity and the power of tech giants, and we're all going to need a fuzzy puppy update this week because this is the final episode of Download. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile : Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Links and Show Notes: First Look: macOS Catalina Public Beta - Six Colors Apple Beta Software Program Bill Gates calls f...
Jun 26, 2019•35 min•Ep. 108
Facebook'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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail : Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Sta...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 107
The tech industry has a lot to apologize for, the Huawei mess escalates, and is Apple still thinking about autonomous vehicles? This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi Links and Show Notes: Recode’s CodeCon News Show Tech Still in Denial – Tech.pinions YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki at Code Conference - Axios Susan Wojcicki apologizes, sort of | R...
Jun 13, 2019•46 min•Ep. 106
From 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and John Siracusa Links and Show Notes: iPadOS: The MacStories Overview – MacStories Apple’s Voice Control improves accessibility OS-w...
Jun 06, 2019•49 min•Ep. 105
The 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail : Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin Links and Show Notes: Googl...
May 23, 2019•50 min•Ep. 104
Apple 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Florence Ion Links and Show Notes: Kavanaugh's S...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 103
Philip 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile : Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Guest Starring: Philip Michaels Links and Show Notes: Apple second-quarter 2019 financial results - Six Colors Apple's financial results: Learning to sell the iPhone - Six Colors ...
May 02, 2019•42 min•Ep. 102
Carolina 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail : Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-yea...
Apr 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 101
Apple 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with the code ‘download’. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser Links and Show Notes: Apple, Qualcomm settle royalty dispute Daring Firebal...
Apr 18, 2019•57 min•Ep. 100
Netflix 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? This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin Links and Show Notes: Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg Netf...
Apr 11, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 99
Apple'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. And the "hearables" category (by which we mean wireless headphones) heats up. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. TextExpander, from Smile : Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Guest Starring: Devindra Hardawar Links and Show Notes: ...
Apr 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 98
Apple'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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. ISL Online : The Most Reliable Remote Desktop Software Guest Starring: David Sparks and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes:...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 97
Google 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile : Recall your best words. Instantly, repeatedly. Get 20% off your first year. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Guest Starring: John Voorhees Links and Show Notes: Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU - The Verge Supporting choice and c...
Mar 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 96
The 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." This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi Links and Show Notes: Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too - The Verge Where Warren’s Wrong – Stratechery by Ben ...
Mar 14, 2019•57 min•Ep. 95
Fitbit 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Fitbit’s $160 Versa Lite is a pared-down version of its entry-level smartwatch - The...
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 94
Mobile 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? This episode of Download is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Guest Starring: Andy Ihnatko and Philip Michaels Links and Show Notes...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 93
We 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile : Recall your best words. Instantly, repeatedly. Get 20% off your first year. ButcherBox : Thoughtfully sourced meat delivered directly to your door Guest Starring: Florence Ion Links and Show Notes: Samsung Galaxy S10 ann...
Feb 21, 2019•58 min•Ep. 92
What happens when a tech giant buys the company that makes a product you like? Also: Ugly labor issues in tech and journalism, Apple plans a services event, Samsung readies new phones including one that folds, and Amazon ditches NYCHQ2. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser Links and Show Notes: Apple Event Planned For March 25 Around A News Subscription Product ...
Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 91
Apple shuffles retail executives, Facebook turns 15 (and gets slapped on the wrists by Germany), Spotify spends a lot of money to embrace podcasting, and this year's new emoji are unveiled. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Burrow : The Luxury Couch for Real Life. Save $75. Guest Starring: Jeremy Burge and Natalie Jarvey Links and Show Notes: Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice preside...
Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 90
Apple 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? This episode of Download is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Starring: Jacqui Cheng Links and Show Notes: Apple's dramatic Q1 2019 results - Six Colors This is Tim: Transcript of Apple's Janu...
Jan 31, 2019•40 min•Ep. 89
Robots 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile : The ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Click here to learn more. Guest Starring: Marco Arment and Natalie Jarvey Links and Show Notes: Meet Scout - Amazon The Prime Challenges for Scout, Amazon’s New Delivery Robot | WIRED Starship robots will delive...
Jan 24, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 88
Apple's battery replacement saga and the parable of the infinite home appliance; Facebook and WordPress try to help journalism; Netflix raises prices; and the biggest trends from CES. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Detroit Mercy Law : Earn a Certificate in Law 100% Online Guest Starring: Carolina Milanesi and Devindra Hardawar Links and Show Notes: Daring Fireball: On Apple's $29 iPhone...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 87
Everything's better when it's a draft--even CES. This week we're picking the top stories from the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, as well as the products that are least likely to ever ship and our least favorite stories of the week. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. ButcherBox : Thoughtfully sourced meat delivered directly to your door Guest Starring: Florence Ion and Mikah Sargent Links a...
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 86
In 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. This episode of Download is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Hullo : A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi Links and Show Notes: One Giant Step for a Che...
Jan 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 85
2018 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 lowers its ecosystem walls and adding Apple Music to Amazon Echo devices. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Shahid Kamal Ahmad and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Submit your Download Stories of the Ye...
Dec 20, 2018•49 min•Ep. 84
Google's CEO gets grilled by Congress; Instagram gets a new product leader; Apple does a bunch of stuff; and Supermicro defends itself against Bloomberg. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. TextExpander, from Smile : Multiply your team’s productivity. Click here to learn more. Kane 11 : Premium socks in precisely your size. Get 20% off your first order. Guest Starring: Casey Liss and Florenc...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
Qualcomm rolls out 5G cellular networking at a Hawaiian resort; Tumblr bans sexual imagery and nudity; Apple fails emoji biology; and streaming services consider inserting ads into paused video. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Enter offer code DOWNLOADFM at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Kane 11 : Premium socks in precisely your size. Get 20% off your first order. Hullo : A simple, natural pillow designed for comfort. Try it for 60 days....
Dec 06, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 82
The App Store goes before the Supreme Court, Amazon embraces ARM servers, and we discuss the amazing life and business lessons of IDG founder Pat McGovern. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Simple Contacts : Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code DOWNLOAD20 for $20 off your first order of contact lenses Kane 11 : Premium socks in precisely your size. Get 20% off your first or...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 81
Amazon finishes its 'Bachelor'-style courting of US cities; Samsung makes us ponder whether foldable phones will ever be a thing; and YouTube decries the EU's new copyright declaration. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Linode : High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘downloadfm2018’ Guest Starring: James Thomson , Lisa Sch...
Nov 15, 2018•54 min•Ep. 80
Samsung shows off a foldable phone, Apple grows its revenue and ships new products, Amazon gets into catalogs and embraces the east coast, Comcast builds a cable box for cord cutters, and we mourn a couple of casualties of the streaming-service wars. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with the code ‘download’. TextExpander, from Smile : Multiply your team’s productivity. Click here to learn more. AppOptics : Moni...
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 79
