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Category Archives: SmartTechCheck Podcast
SmartTechCheck Podcast – Apple WWDC 25, Apple Intelligence, OpenAI device, Trump phone
I join fellow tech journalists Rob Pegararo and host Mark Vena to recap Apple WWDC 25, Apple Intelligence, rumors around an OpenAI ambient computing device, and the Trump mobile phone. Watch this episode here on YouTube.
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, smartphones, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Trump phone, WWDC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google I/O and “Apple in China”
I join fellow tech journalists John Quain, Rob Pegararo, and host Mark Vena to opine on what we might see at Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google’s I/O event, and the new (incredibly timely) book “Apple in China”. Watch this podcast … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, music players/speakers, smart home, smartphones, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, China, Google Googler I/O, WWDC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Blue Origin Flight Crew attacks, tariffs, Japan car factory tour
I join my fellow tech journalists John Quain and host Mark Vena for an “energized” dialogue (to say the least) on the recent attacks on Blue Origin female flight crew, tariffs and their impact on tech, and observations on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Blue Origin, Gayle King, Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, Lauren Sánchez, tariffs
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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Skype, Nvidia GTC, MWC, BYD “fast charging”
I join my fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro, John Quain, and host Mark Vena to take a deep dive into the demise of Skype, thoughts on Nvidia GTC, MWC which recently concluded in Barcelona, and BYD’s new “fast charging” technology. … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, smartphones, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged BYD, electric cars, EV, Mobile World Congress, Nvidia, Skype
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: CES recap, TikTok, Zoox, TSMC, Apple
Mark Vena’s SmartTechCheck podcast with myself, Rob Pegoraro, and John Quain, recapping recap of the highlights at CES 2025, Zoox hits the Las Vegas streets, TSMC and Apple, and (what else?) TikTok’s future on the line.
Posted in Apple, CES, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, CES, CES 2025, TikTok, TSMC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Crowdstrike, innovation drought, foldables phones, and robot taxis
SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with myself and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro and John Quain during which we take on Crowdstrike, a perceived drought of tech innovation, foldable smartphones, and Waymo’s robot taxis. Watch this episode here on … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Crowdstrike, foldable phones, robo taxis, Watmo
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SmartTechCheck Podcast — Interview with: Me!
Mark Vena graciously interviews me about my ongoing consumer technology industry history series for TWICE (scroll back to the top of front page of my site to see links for all the chapters.) Which this podcast here on YouTube.
Posted in SmartTechCheck Podcast, Tech History, TWICE
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Apple WWDC 24 guesses, fixed wireless access and broadband trends
SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with myself, Rob Pegoraro, and Dwight Silverman, during which we opine on Apple’s WWDC 24 and trends in the fixed wireless access (FWA) and broadband space. Watch this vlog post episode here at YouTube.
Posted in Apple, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, fixed wireless, WWDC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast – TikTok, smartphones and children, FCC broadband labels mandate
I join host Mark Vena and fellow tech journos Rob Pegoraro and John Quain to drill down on the passed TikTok divestiture law, the new FCC broadband labels mandate, and a recent study that warns smartphones are “killing” children. Watch … Continue reading
