Techspansive: Analyzing Technology's Shifting Landscape

In this episode, Shawn and Ross lay out the major themes at WWDC, including the differentiation that Apple receives in protect users’ privacy and building bridges both among its platforms and to third-party services. Of course, there’s plenty to say about renewed independence for watchOS and the new iPadOS, Apple targeting the most demanding users with the Mac Pro,  and the visual impact of the new Apple Maps and ARKit 3. Finally, we hit pause for a moment of silence for iTunes as it is replaced by smaller, more focused apps.

In this week's episode, Shawn and Ross discuss the Huawei ban and it's implications for 5G, as well as the risk of retaliatory measures. Our Lightning Round takes on Amazon's rumored emotion-reading wearable, Rotten Tomatoes' move to verify movie reviews, and Panic's newly unveiled Playdate.   

In this episode, Shawn and Ross take stock of some of the major announcements of I/O, Google’s annual developer event. including how it has answered Apple’s privacy challenge, its latest AI advances, and its new Android device announcements. Our Lightning Round takes on Facebook’s breakup argument, Blue Origin’s literal moonshot, and Redfin’s direct home sales. And our Startup of the Week tackles fake news with machine learning.

 In this episode, Shawn and Ross analyze the news from Facebook's F8 event and explore the implications moving forward for Facebook, Instagram, and the other FB properties. In the Lightning Round, we take a look at Marriott's launch of Homes & Villas, an Airbnb competitor, Google's launch of CallJoy, a $39/month virtual customer service agent aimed at small US businesses, and the demise of robotics start-up Anki. 

In this episode, Shawn and Ross feel the love as they discuss the sudden reconciliation between Apple and Qualcomm' just as its court case was getting underway and the role Intel likely played along with Amazon's and Google's progress toward supporting each others' video efforts. Then, the Lightning Round includes discussion of the Samsung Galaxy Fold screen issues, free music tiers for smart speakers from Amazon and Google, and Google opening up Android in the EU to new browser and search engine choices. Plus, we celebrate the launch of the podcast's new web home at https://techspansive.com/

In this episode, Shawn and Ross look at the growth of AI in the cloud, including the announcements from the Google Next and Qualcomm AI events in San Francisco. Our Lightning Round takes on new Acer's powerful ConceptD PCs for creators, YouTube TV's price hike, and the launch of Apple's podcast website in light of Spotify's moves. And our startup spotlight looks at Gooroo, a marketplace that uses AI to match students and tutors.

In this episode, Shawn and Ross look at some of the early signs of momentum around Apple’s music and news services. Meanwhile, Netflix drops support for an Apple technology in what may be a sign of growing pains. Our Lightning Round takes on AirPower’s failure, Alexa earbuds and the quick end of Google’s ethics board. Finally, our new startup spotlight looks at Ouvos, crowdsourced navigation for bikes and scooters.

In this episode, Shawn and Ross break down the premium video strategies of Apple and Google in a saturating field and look at the state of mixed reality as Magic Leap launches. Plus, LG's G8 ThinQ, the WSJ in Apple News+, and McDonald's big data play.

In this episode, Shawn and Ross take on the recent Apple announcements, including: 

• the significance of Apple’s new hardware,

• what the new Apple Card means for the future of payments,

• the company’s double-barreled entry into TV services with the new Apple TV app and Apple TV+,

• the impact of Apple News+, and 

• how Apple Arcade stands to improve the state of games for consumers, developers and, of course, Apple itself.

In this episode, Shawn and Ross look at the dynamics at play in the competitive dispute between Spotify and Apple as well as major trends in the games market such as Microsoft's cross-platform ambitions. Finally, in our Lightning Round, Garmin makes its Marq on luxury watches, Lyft justifies its scooter and bike push, and Google Docs makes sure kids get the message.