The Engadget Podcast

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by Gizmodo’s Sam Rutherford to chat about Samsung’s smartwatch updates and the few tidbits of news from Mobile World Congress. Also, they dive into the newly released previews for iOS 15, macOS Monterey and Windows 11. It’s the rare year where both Mac and Windows are getting some major updates. New stuff from Samsung (One UI, Galaxy Buds 2) – 1:34 Mobile World Congress happened…sort of – 18:34 First impressions from the Windows 11 insider preview – 27:34 Apple releases betas for iOS 15, iPad OS 15, watchOS 8, and macOS Monterey – 34:01 Amazon wants Lena Khan to recuse herself – 48:29 Amazon Halo get Movement Health update – 51:35 Working on – 57:52 Pop culture picks – 59:05

Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 this week, and Cherlynn and Devindra are ready to dive into everything that’s new. Turns out, it looks a lot like the leak we saw last week! But there are still some new features worth calling out, especially support for Android apps. Also, they chat about the death of John McAfee, the infamous antivirus founder, and why a Snapchat post led the Supreme Court to establish new free speech precedent for students. Stay tuned at the end of the show for an interview with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Director Mike Daly and Mike Fitzgerald, Core Technology Director at Insomniac Games. Microsoft announces Windows 11 – 1:23 Windows 11 release date and availability (short answer: there’s a lot we don’t know yet!) – 14:51 John McAfee found dead in a Spanish prison – 24:23 The Supreme Court defends teens’ right to say “F school” online – 27:46 Peloton might be making a wearable, bricks its treadmill for non-subscribers – 32:03 Apple Fitness + updates – 35:46 Tide and NASA are making space detergent (for space clothes) – 38:18 Netflix’s weird new dating show “Sexy Beasts” – 42:09 Working on –43:42 Pop culture picks – 45:13 Interview with Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart developers – 55:26

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about the surprising Windows 11 leak, which spoiled Microsoft’s upcoming Windows event. While it’s not a complete build, the leak still gives us a sense of where Windows 11 is headed. Also, we break down the best games we saw at E3, including Elden Ring and Forza Horizon 5! Woah, did an early build of Windows 11 leak? – 1:37 The most interesting stuff at E3 2021 – 12:37 Elden Ring at the Summer Games Fest – 19:07 Ubisoft announcements: Rainbow Six Extraction, Far Cry 6, and more – 22:43 Microsoft E3 announcements: everybody’s excited for Starfield – 29:18 Nintendo at E3: We got to see one more minute of BOTW2 – 34:29 Other News: OnePlus Nord N200 5G – 42:12 Android update includes new features – 45:53 Google to open its first retail store in Manhattan – 48:18 Working on – 54:14 Pop culture picks – 56:07

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith to talk about Apple's torrent of announcements from WWDC 2021. iOS 15's upcoming changes are the most intriguing, but we also went over updates to watchOS, iPadOS and macOS. Plus, we got more details from Apple after the keynote on things like Assistive Touch on watchOS and whether people need accounts to streaming apps to use SharePlay in FaceTime. Then, we talk about what we're expecting to see at E3 over the weekend, as well as why Amazon's Sidewalk should be an opt-in feature. WWDC Overview – 1:40 New features in iOS 15 – 2:07 MacOS Monterey announcement – 26:54 What’s new in WatchOS 8 – 29:32 E3 preview / recent game releases – 35:50 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart – 41:06 FFVII Intergrade – 44:59 You might want to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk – 49:12 Android 12’s second public beta is here – 55:18 Biden ends Trump’s orders on TikTok and WeChat – 56:01 Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds review – 57:04 Listener mailbag: “Where should I buy digital movies?” – 59:08 Working on – 1:03:54 Pop culture picks – 1:07:26

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about the big news from virtual Computex: NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti; AMD’s Radeon 6000M mobile graphics; and the latest chips from Intel. Come learn why these companies are basically a triad of frenemies. Also, they dive into Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Windows event, and the demise of Donald Trump’s blog. New NVIDIA 3080 Ti GPUs announced at Computex – 3:46 AMD gets serious about mobile gaming with the Radeon RX 6000M – 12:02 Intel announces two new U-Series chips – 17:27 Microsoft will say something about the next generation of Windows on June 24th – 23:27 Alienware X15 and X17 are really thin…but are they worth the price? – 32:02 Trump quits blogging – 37:43 Working on – 43:13 Pop culture picks – 44:57 Terrence O’Brien interviews musician Alessandro Cortini and Tony Rolando of Make Noise about designing the Strega synthesizer – 55:53

This week, Devindra chats with Senior Mobile Editor Chris Velazco about Amazon’s surprising new acquisition of MGM. Yes, that’s right, the fabled studio behind the Bond franchise, among others. Is this just a play for more Prime Video content? Or is Amazon just trying to crush Netflix and Apple? Also, they discuss a potential Switch-like portable gaming PC from Valve, as well as some news from Build 2021. Amazon buys MGM Studios for $8.45 billion – 1:51 Is Valve making a Switch-like portable gaming PC? – 14:49 News from Microsoft Build: Teams is becoming a collaborative app platform – 24:29 Satya Nadella hints at a new version of Windows – 31:15 USB-C upgrade will deliver up to 240W of power – 37:57 Working on – 42:49 Pop Culture Picks – 48:43

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Mobile Editor Chris Velazco about the slew of news from Google I/O, including the new Material You design and Google’s team-up with Samsung in smartwatches. Also, Chris tells us why he thinks the iPad Pro is one of the best devices Apple has ever made (it’s just too bad the software can’t keep up). And Devindra explains why the new iMac M1 is actually a radical portable desktop. The important stuff from Google I/O – 1:09 New stuff for Android (Material You design) – 4:44 Google and Samsung team up for WearOS – 14:04 StarLine video calls – 25:51 LaMDA AI – 29:47 iPad Pro M1 review – 37:54 iMac M1 Review – 48:24 The electric Ford F-150 is coming – 57:57 Samsung announces new display types – 1:01:09 Amazon / Apple / Spotify all announce lossless audio streaming – 1:05:11 IFA 2021 has been cancelled – 1:09:44 Microsoft kills Windows 10X – 1:12:53 Working on – 1:15:35 Pop culture picks – 1:17:01

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Mike Futter, author of the GameDev Business Handbook and co-host of the Virtual Economy podcast, about the ongoing legal battle between Epic Games and Apple. What does it mean for the app economy? And is Apple actually a monopoly in the app world? Also, they chat about Intel’s new 11th-gen H-series processors, NVIDIA’s RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti on notebooks, and HTC Vive’s Pro 2 and Focus 3 VR headsets. Why are Epic and Apple fighting? – 1:21 YouTube chat Q&A about Epic v. Apple – 30:27 Intel’s H series chips are finally here – 36:04 NVIDIA RTX 3050/Ti are officially confirmed – 38:22 HTC Vive Pro 2 and Focus 3 announcement (they’re expensive) – 40:08 Biden admin taps Uber and Lyft to drive people to vaccine sites – 45:56 Facebook is limiting access to WhatsApp accounts if you don’t agree to the new TOS – 50:38 Roku bought a bunch of Quibi shows – 53:54 Working on – 55:45 Pop culture picks – 57:44

This week, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to ban Donald Trump… with some caveats. Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Karissa Bell about the long-awaited decision, and what it means for the future of Facebook’s “Supreme Court.” Also they dive into Peloton’s very very bad week, and Google’s upcoming entertainment updates for Android tablets. Facebook Oversight Board upholds trump ban – 3:25 Peloton recalls Tread treadmills after injuries, 1 death – 23:47 Google Entertainment Space on Android tablets – 30:01 Pixel Buds A-Series announcement leaked in deleted tweet – 36:05 Another AI ethicist jumps ship from Google, goes to Apple – 39:23 Twitter implements taller images and angry tweet detection – 41:13 Disney redesigned Star Wars lightsabers available at its parks – 48:20 Carole Baskin from Tiger King launched a cryptocurrency / Dogecoin continues to rise – 50:26 Bill and Melinda Gates divorce leaves some questions for nonprofit world – 55:32 Working on – 59:01 Pop culture picks – 1:01:44

Can you believe there was another Samsung event this week? Cherlynn and Devindra chat about all of Samsung’s new computers from its latest Galaxy Unpacked fiesta, and why they matter (or don’t). Also, they discuss Basecamp’s latest decision to ban political talk at work, and explore why so many writers are moving to Substack. Unpacked, again: Samsung announces Galaxy Book laptops – 1:07 Basecamp announces weird rules about employee political discussions – 25:41 How Substack made e-mail newsletters cool again – 31:14 CES 2022 will be in-person – 38:59 Microsoft sets 5-year accessibility goal – 43:54 Working on – 47:44 Pop culture picks – 54:04