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Category Archives: Internet/Social Media
CTA Joins, Adds Tech Pillar To UN’s ‘Human Security For All’ Campaign
At an event held on the United Nations main New York City campus during its meeting of the General Assembly, CTA president & CEO Gary Shapiro announced the addition of technology as the eighth pillar in the year-old Human Security for All … Continue reading
SmartTechCheck Podcast: AirBNB, iPhone legacy, consumer electronics slump, AI detection woes
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
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, home office, Internet/Social Media, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast, Tech History, VR/AR
Tagged AI, Airbnb, Android, App Store, Apple, CTA, Facebook, Google, home office, IDC, Instagram, iOS, iPhone, smartphones, Steve Jobs, Twitter
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SmartTechCheck: Legislation curbing teenage social media use, AI regulations, India Inc.
Proposed legislation aimed at curbing teenage social media use, common sense ways to regulate AI, and the growth of tech manufacturing in India are all topics tackled in this week’s SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and my fellow journalists … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Facebook, India, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter
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Tech And Business Tactic Trends For 2023
With CES just around the corner, what new technologies will be coming in 2023, and, in a post-pandemic world, what new business ways and means will come to the fore in the new year? Read the rest of this report … Continue reading
Posted in Internet/Social Media, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE, VR/AR
Tagged 8K, Alexa, Apple, AR, augmented reality, autotech, CES, CES 2023, Consumer Data, first party data, Google Assistant, home automation, HomeKit, Matter, medtech, smart home, virtual reality, VR, VR/AR
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SmartTechCheck Podcast Twitter, What We Expect at CES 2023, Matter Smart Home Standard
I join host Mark Vena and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro and John Quain to discuss the ongoing saga at Twitter, what we expect to see at CES 2023, and details and opinions of the Matter smart home standard. Watch … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, CES, Internet/Social Media, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, CES, CES 2023, CSA, Elon Musk, Google Assistant, LG, Matter, Samsung, SmartThings, ThinQ, Twitter, Zigbee
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: OTC Hearing Aids, Starlink, Elon Musk, macOS Ventura, Continuity Camera
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.
SmartTechCheck Podcast Matter, Apple Watch Series 8, Supreme Court and Section 230
I join host Mark Vena along with fellow tech journalists John Quain, Rob Pegoraro and Angela Moscaritolo to discuss the finalization of the Matter interoperability spec, new smart watches from Apple and Google, and the Supreme Court agreeing to take … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Facebook, Google, Instagram, Matter, Pixel, SCOTUS, Section 230, Supreme Court, Twitter
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SmartTechCheck Podcast CHIPS Act, EV element in Inflation Reduction Act, End-To-End Encryption
Tech journalists John Quain and Rob Pegoraro join myself and host Mark Vena on this week’s SmartTechCheck podcast to discuss the merits of the recently passed CHIPS Act, the EV element of the Inflation Reduction Act, and concerns about end-to-end … Continue reading
SmartTechCheck Podcast FCC robocall crackdown, Starlink, best notebook brands, device ports
Mark Vena hosts this energetic podcast with myself and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro and John Quain as we take on the FCC’s crackdown on car warranty robocalls, Starlink, a potential U.S. government directive on smartphone port standards, and the … Continue reading
SmartTechCheck Podcast: Smart Home Hacking, Netflix customer satisfaction, TikTok, Grubhub
Host Mark Vena, Rob Pegoraro, John Quain, and I discuss disturbing hacking reports in smart homes, Netflix customer satisfaction woes, Amazon’s investment in Grubhub, and China’s access of TikTok data. Watch this podcast here at YouTube.com.
Posted in Internet/Social Media, smart home
Tagged Amazon, GrubHub, internet security, Netflix, Oracle, printers, TikTok
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