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The weekly Tech.pinions podcast offers a hard-hitting analysis of the most important tech industry stories and trends, with key insights from well-respected analysts. In a fun, conversational style, the program aims at going beyond the headlines and talks about the potential long-term impact of tech-related news announcements. The Tech.pinions podcast is hosted by TECHnalysis Research president and radio veteran Bob O’Donnell and Tech.pinions founder Ben Bajarin, and features Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies, with regular contributions from Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies as well. read less

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Apple Spring Launch, Netflix and Intel Earnings, Microsoft Work Habits Study

Apple Spring Launch, Netflix and Intel Earnings, Microsoft Work Habits Study

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news from Apple's Spring product launch event, discussing the latest quarterly earnings results from Netflix and Intel, and chatting about a new Microsoft study on work habit challenges from the pandemic. Note that this will be the last Techpinions podcast that I (Bob O'Donnell) host as I am transitioning to my own Everything Technology podcast.

Episodes

Apple Spring Launch, Netflix and Intel Earnings, Microsoft Work Habits Study

Apple Spring Launch, Netflix and Intel Earnings, Microsoft Work Habits Study

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news from Apple's Spring product launch event, discussing the latest quarterly earnings results from Netflix and Intel, and chatting about a new Microsoft study on work habit challenges from the pandemic. Note that this will be the last Techpinions podcast that I (Bob O'Donnell) host as I am transitioning to my own Everything Technology podcast.

Nvidia GTC, Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, Samsung Unpacked Preview, Apple Spring Event Preview

Nvidia GTC, Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, Samsung Unpacked Preview, Apple Spring Event Preview

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Nvidia's GTC conference, chatting about the release of Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 and other accessories, and previewing the upcoming product launch events from Samsung and Apple.

Verizon-AWS Edge Computing, Intel 5G Infrastructure, Samsung A Series, T-Mobile 5G

Verizon-AWS Edge Computing, Intel 5G Infrastructure, Samsung A Series, T-Mobile 5G

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent announcement of Verizon's deal with AWS to combine private 5G with AWS Outpost private cloud for a new type of edge computing, chatting on Intel's new 3rd generation Xeon Scalable server CPUs and their impact on 5G infrastructure, discussing changes in the smartphone market with the exit of LG and the debut of Samsung's low-cost A series, and analyzing T-Mobile's 5G for All announcements on free 5G phone upgrades and the debut of their 5G Home Internet service.

Arm Vision Day, CiscoLive

Arm Vision Day, CiscoLive

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the announcement of Arm's latest generation v9 chip architectures unveiled at their Vision Day event and analyzing the news from Cisco's CiscoLive event, including their latest efforts on Webex and hybrid work.

Intel Manufacturing Strategy, Microsoft Remote Work Study, Samsung Networks Marvell 5G SOC

Intel Manufacturing Strategy, Microsoft Remote Work Study, Samsung Networks Marvell 5G SOC

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing Intel's new IDM 2.0 manufacturing strategy, discussing Microsoft's recent Remote Trend Index study on hybrid work expectations and chatting about a new Samsung chip co-designed with Marvell that's designed to improve the power efficiency of 5G network infrastructure equipment.

2020 and 2021 Tech Industry Retail Trends

2020 and 2021 Tech Industry Retail Trends

This week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Bob O'Donnell and special guest Steve Baker of NPD looking at the results of tech-related products sales trends in categories ranging from TVs and PCs to WiFi routers and monitors, throughout 2020 and into 2021, and what that says about the future of the tech industry.

Chromebooks, QTL Interview, Work from Home, Bosch Global Foundries, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T Analyst Days

Chromebooks, QTL Interview, Work from Home, Bosch Global Foundries, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T Analyst Days

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the 10th birthday of Google's ChromeOS and Chromebooks, chatting about an interview with the leader of Qualcomm's Licensing Division, research on how work from home impacts women, a deal between automotive supplier Bosch and chipmaker GlobalFoundries, and analyzing the investor analyst days from Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T and what they say about the future of 5G in the US.

Microsoft Ignite, Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound, T-Mobile 5G Business

Microsoft Ignite, Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound, T-Mobile 5G Business

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the news from Microsoft's Ignite event in areas such as their Azure Percept IoT hardware and Microsoft Mesh mixed reality platform, discussing the release of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound technologies, and chatting about the multiple new business-focused 5G offerings from T-Mobile, including their Home Office Internet fixed wireless product.

5G C-Band Auction, T-Mobile Magenta Max, HPE Open RAN, Intel-Google 5G

5G C-Band Auction, T-Mobile Magenta Max, HPE Open RAN, Intel-Google 5G

This week's Techpinions podcast features Mark Lowenstein and Bob O'Donnell discussing a host of 5G-related news items from the past week including the results of the critical C-Band auctions for mid-band 5G radio spectrum, the announcement of T-Mobile's new unlimited Magenta Max 5G data plan and what it implies, and the debut of HPE's new telco-focused division and its first offerings, as well as the new partnership for 5G infrastructure between Intel and Google.

Amazon and Google Earnings, Poly P Series, Microsoft Viva

Amazon and Google Earnings, Poly P Series, Microsoft Viva

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the recent quarterly earnings from Amazon and Google, chatting about the release of a new range of videoconferencing hardware and software from Poly, and discussing Microsoft's new Viva employee experience platform and the potential impact on hybrid work environments.

Microsoft, AMD, Apple and Facebook Earnings, RobinHood Stock Trading

Microsoft, AMD, Apple and Facebook Earnings, RobinHood Stock Trading

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the quarterly results from Microsoft, AMD, Apple and Facebook, discussing the growing battle between Apple and Facebook, and chatting about the RobinHood stock trading controversies.

Intel and IBM Earnings, Nvidia GeForce Now Alliance, Apple VR Headset Rumors

Intel and IBM Earnings, Nvidia GeForce Now Alliance, Apple VR Headset Rumors

This week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the Q4 2020 financial results from Intel and IBM, discussing Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming service and its potential opportunity and impact as a 5G service, and chatting about the rumors of a potential VR headset from Apple.

CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event

CES 2021, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell analyzing the CES 2021 digital trade show and the news and trends coming from it and discussing Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked Event and the launch of their new Galaxy S21 smartphones.

Social Media Impact, Pre-CES TV, PC, Automotive and 5G News

Social Media Impact, Pre-CES TV, PC, Automotive and 5G News

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing the impact that social media platforms had on this week's events in Washington, D.C., reviewing the new TV announcements from Sony and Samsung and the PC announcements from Dell, analyzing the automotive news from Harman and Mercedes-Benz, and evaluating the 5G-related news from Qualcomm and Verizon.

Big Tech Trends for 2021

Big Tech Trends for 2021

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi, Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing what they expect to be some of the most important tech industry-related trends in 2021. Specifically, they discuss hybrid work environments, the evolution of semiconductors, 5G and connectivity, corporate social responsibility, gaming, and hybrid cloud and edge computing.

Cisco WebexOne, Marvell Open RAN, Facebook Antitrust, T-Mobile 5G, Windows Arm 64, Google Workspace

Cisco WebexOne, Marvell Open RAN, Facebook Antitrust, T-Mobile 5G, Windows Arm 64, Google Workspace

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the news from Cisco's WebexOne conference, discussing new chips from Marvell for the 5G Open RAN market, debating the Facebook antitrust news, talking about T-Mo's new 5G Mobile hotspot and related plan, Microsoft's addition of support for 64-bit Windows app emulation on Arm-based PCs, and Google's addition of new features for Workspace that make it easier to operate with MS Office files.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, AWS reInvent Conference, Android Enterprise Essentials

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, AWS reInvent Conference, Android Enterprise Essentials

This week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell discussing the debut of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip and its potential impact on the premium smartphone market, analyzing the news on custom chips, new computing instances and new hybrid cloud options from Amazon's AWS Cloud computing division, and chatting about the debut of Google's Android Enterprise Essentials for simply and securely managing fleets of business-owned Android phones.

Verizon-Apple, Apple App Store, AMD RX6800 GPUs, Microsoft Pluton, Apple Diversity

Verizon-Apple, Apple App Store, AMD RX6800 GPUs, Microsoft Pluton, Apple Diversity

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing Verizon's recent 5G Swap offer with iPhone 12, Apple's changing of their App Store fee for developers, reviews of the new M1-based Arm Macs, reviews of AMD's latest Radeon 6800 GPUs, analyzing the potential impact of the Microsoft's new Pluton security processor for PCs and its partnerships with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, and chatting about the new inclusion and diversity officer at Apple.

Apple Arm-Based Macs, MediaTek Summit

Apple Arm-Based Macs, MediaTek Summit

This week's Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the debut of Apple's Arm-based M1 processor and the new Mac Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro that include them and discussing the news from Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek's Summit event and the new low-cost 5G modems and Arm-based, Chromebook-focused SOCs that they unveiled.

AMD Radeon 6000, Lenovo TechWorld, Tech Earnings, Cisco Partner Summit

AMD Radeon 6000, Lenovo TechWorld, Tech Earnings, Cisco Partner Summit

This week's Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell discussing AMD's purchase of Xilinx and the debut of their Radeon 6000 GPUs, chatting on news from Lenovo's TechWorld event, analyzing quarterly earnings from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and more, and speaking about Cisco's Partner Summit event.