Elon Musk, Space Travel, and the Impact on the Tech Industry–Futurum Tech Podcast
In this newest episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, my colleagues Sarah Wallace and Shelly Kramer and I discuss Elon Musk’s grand plan for sending people to Mars, and the impact space travel will have on the tech industry. We also discuss Microsoft and Samsung teaming up to bring back the Walkie Talkie, another small company joining with others to protest Apple’s anti-competitive practices, Google’s online coding course designed to train workers for tech jobs, and Mojo Vision and augmented reality for contacts. Give us a listen, we’d love to know what you think.
New Data Privacy Proposal Points the Way Toward Possible Compromise Between Tech Cos and Users
A new data privacy proposal points the way toward a compromise between tech companies and users. I see in this proposal a template for what could become a model for universal data privacy and online safety requirements, and unpack the key elements in this analysis. Ideally, technology platforms would adopt this approach all on their own, but if they cannot, or will not, legislatures and regulatory bodies around the world may begin to feel growing pressure to step in and compel them to do so.
Global wearable sales double YoY, women users lead the way
New research from Pew sheds some light on the current state of wearable technology adoption in the US. According to the study, 21% of Americans, or roughly one in five, report already using a smart watch or fitness tracker. Wearable adoption is notably higher among women (25%) than among men (18%), bucking against the notion […]
Ringing in 2020 with Consumer Electronics Galore–Futurum Tech Podcast
CES 2020, the Consumer Electronics Show happening this week in Las Vegas, will offer up some winners and some losers – we let you know what to expect. Plus the latest on deep fake technologies, Intel’s quantum computing chips, VMware’s shift to the cloud, and how Russia is edging closer to shutting off the global Internet – all this and more on this week’s edition of the Futurum Tech Podcast.
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing: how 5G’s secret accelerator pedal starts changing the game in 2020
One element of the transition from 4G to 5G that we probably should talk about a little more than we do is Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (or DSS for short). On the one hand, Dynamic Spectrum sharing is going to play a crucial part in accelerating 5G deployments around the world. On the other, it is such […]
Why Facebook’s XR-centric plan to take on Android makes little business sense
A few days ago, TechCrunch’s Josh Constine reported that Facebook was working on its own operating system in order to be able to ditch Android. Per Josh, “Facebook doesn’t want its hardware like Oculus or its augmented reality glasses to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android operating system.” To […]
The Era of Simultaneous Translation is Upon Us–Futurum Tech Podcast
In this week’s edition of Futurum Tech Podcast we cover the fact that simultaneous translation capabilities are coming to our devices sooner than we might think, Huawei’s sales, Pandora’s move into interactive voice ads, Sam Jackson and Alexa, some data about killer robots that might just give you nightmares, and some exciting new features coming to Android phones in 2020.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit Day 2: First thoughts about the Snapdragon 865
I could spend the next three weeks talking about what Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 platform can do, how it does it, and why I think it matters. First impression? Impressive. Its unofficial nickname (“the beast”) is deserved, and I will address why in a moment. For the sake of expediency though, here is the main […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit Day 1 Highlights: 5G, New Chipsets, and the Intelligent Edge-Cloud
In case you haven’t read Futurum principal analyst Daniel Newman’s recap of the Snapdragon’s first day of announcements, I encourage you to check it out here. Items that jumped out at me: The speed with which 5G is already being deployed globally is greater than generally understood 12 months ago, at this very event, 5G […]
Qualcomm’s business growth road map explained: 5G, automotive, IoT, RFFE, and more.
I just returned from an illuminating analyst event in NYC, during which Qualcomm outlined its growth road map for the next 5 years. The San Diego chipmaker and IP giant hasn’t always been as communicative with its business roadmap in the past, so this was a wonderful opportunity to catch a glimpse of what is […]
MediaTek goes after Huawei with new 5G SOC
MediaTek releases an impressive new 5G SOC in the Dimensity 1000 that appears to outperform Huawei’s Kirin 990. While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 (and its replacement – presumably called Snapdragon 865 – to be announced in a few days) remains supreme in the premium tier SOC, MediaTek appears to have its eyes set on dominating the […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit – 11 months later
It’s November, and you know what that means: The 2019 Snapdragon Summit is just around the corner. I don’t say this in jest. While tech events from giant consumer OEMs like Samsung, Apple, Huawei and Google tend to garner most of the media’s attention, the most interesting tech events of the year – and in my […]
