Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News Podcast
1) Vertical Hold Ep 460: So Long and Thanks For All The Fish
After more than 10 years, more than 450 episodes and a shiny award for Independent Media, the time has sadly come to where we're going to have to wind down Vertical Hold... For now.
2) What will Epic's win mean for Google and Apple's App Stores, how did Amazon snag Aussie cricket broadcast rights? Vertical Hold Ep 459
Epic Games has won big against Google in its ongoing Fortnite battle, but what will that mean for Google Play and Apple's App store? What does Amazon's Australian cricket deal mean for sports fans? Sp...Show More
3) What are we really "buying" when we buy digital goods? Vertical Hold Ep 458
Nearly everything is digital these days -- movies, music, books -- but are we being sold a dud deal in the digital economy, and what can we do about it? Special guest ABC Shepparton's Nic Healey (@dr_...Show More
What are we really "buying" when we buy digital goods? Vertical Hold Ep 458
28:17 | Dec 7th, 2023
4) PS5 Slim vs Atari 2600+, Should Political Parties Use Videogame Memes? Vertical Hold Ep 457
It's nearly summer holidays, which means it's time to bust out the Vertical Hold games library. But should we play on the PS5 Slim, or go properly old-school on the Atari 2600+? While we decide, why i...Show More
5) Who needs an Ai Pin, is Google getting too greedy with YouTube ads? Vertical Hold Ep 456
Can Humane's Ai Pin really change the way we use our smartphones and live our lives... or is it just another daft tech gadget? Meanwhile, Google's getting stricter on adblockers for YouTube -- but whe...Show More
6) What's Australia's EV outlook for 2024? Vertical Hold Ep 455
What's the state of play for EVs in Australia next year? Where are we getting more chargers? Which new EV models are coming and how does the second-hand market look? What role will hydrogen play in tr...Show More
7) Optus Apocalypse: What went wrong? Vertical Hold Ep 454
We look back at Optus' catastrophic week: What do we know about what happened, what's happening with compensation and what can we learn from it? Special Guest Stilgherrian! Vertical Hold: Behind The T...Show More
8) Foxtel's Hubbl Gamble and Apple's Scary Fast M3 Chips: Vertical Hold Ep 453
Can Foxtel win back streaming subscribers en masse with Hubbl? Will HBO go direct? Are Apple's new "Scary Fast" M3 MacBooks and iMacs true next generation machines? Guest TV Blackbox's Steve Molk @Ste...Show More
Foxtel's Hubbl Gamble and Apple's Scary Fast M3 Chips: Vertical Hold Ep 453
44:39 | Nov 2nd, 2023
9) Twitter demands $1, Tinder wants your Mum to approve your dates, Aussie Feds caught using facial recognition (again): Vertical Hold Ep 452
Will people cough up a dollar a year to post on Twitter? Would you want your mum to see your Tinder dates before you do? Why are the Australian Federal Police still dabbling in facial recognition with...Show More
10) Twitter slammed over child safety, NBN strikes new pricing deal: Vertical Hold Ep 451
How has Twitter failed when it comes to online child safety? What's the latest deal on NBN pricing? What's the story with the new 4K-capable Nintendo 64? Guest The Register's Simon Sharwood (@ssharwoo...Show More