Category Archives: cell/smartphones

How to Get a Free iPhone 15 (if You Qualify)

Posted on 19 September 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

That headline is not a come-on. If you’re considering upgrading to a new iPhone, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon all are offering a “free” iPhone 15 – if you qualify as the right kind of customer, have the right type of … Continue reading →

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Apple iPhone 15: Only Photo and Film Pros Need Apply

Posted on 12 September 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

At today’s Apple event, Apple told us exactly who ought to upgrade to one of the new iPhone 15 models: creative professionals. Throughout its presentation of its new models – especially the now appropriately labeled 15 Pro models – Apple execs kept stressing, in … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: AirBNB, iPhone legacy, consumer electronics slump, AI detection woes

Posted on 1 July 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

I join Super SmartTechCheck podcast host Mark Vena, John Quain and Rob Pegoraro to discuss AirBnB efforts to recruit more hosts, AI photo detection woes, the legacy of the original iPhone, and the consumer electronics slump. Tune into the podcast … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple WWDC 23 Recap

Posted on 20 June 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

A “feisty” SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with myself and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro, John Quain, and AppleDsgn’s Niels Van Straaten on the major themes coming out of Apple WWDC 23. Watch this podcast here on YouTube.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast Prognostications on Apple WWDC 2023

Posted on 2 June 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

I join host Mark Vena with Rob Pegararo, John Quain, and Hartley Charlton, senior editor at MacRumors.com, for this week’s podcast focused entirely on what we might hear at Apple WWDC 2023. Watch the full podcast here on YouTube.

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Happy 50th Birthday To The Cellphone

Posted on 3 April 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

Motorola executives made the first cellphone calls on April 3, 1973, after a crash six-month development process – but a scheduled celebratory anniversary gala has been postponed. Read the rest of this historical account here at TWICE.com. You also can … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: MWC 2023, EU and iMessage, TVs this spring, Supreme Court and Section 230

Posted on 9 March 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

On this SmartTechCheck Podcast, I join host Mark Vena and tech journalists Rob Pegararo and John Quain to talk up MWC 2023, the recent Supreme Court oral arguments on Section 230, the EU’s pressure on Apple to open up iMessage … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Smartphone Commoditization, ChatGPT, Bard, Washington vs. Tech 

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

I join host SmartTechCheckMark Vena and tech journalist Rob Pegoraro to discuss the of the smartphone market, tech industry battles with the Federal government, the rise of ChatCPT and Bard, and how the big tech companies are trying to reduce … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: OTC Hearing Aids, Starlink, Elon Musk, macOS Ventura, Continuity Camera

Posted on 31 October 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

I, host Mark Vena, and my fellow tech journalist John Quain take on OTC hearing aids, Starlink, LinkedIn user “experimentation” and macOS Ventura’s Continuity Camera feature on this week’s SmartTechCheck podcast. Watch the podcast here on YouTube.

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OTC Hearing Aids: A New Consumer Tech Product Category Opportunity

Posted on 21 October 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

What do earbud makers and consumer tech retailers need to know about getting into the OTC hearing aid business? Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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