Enjoy the archives of this retired series featuring legendary technology columnist Walt Mossberg and The Verge’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel. The series finale aired on June 13, 2017, shortly before Walt’s well-deserved retirement. For more on what’s happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 21 hours 26 minutes
episode 28: Walt and Nilay scan your email
After Walt's review of the email app EasilyDo in this week's column, Nilay and Walt dissect the world of e-mail today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 27: Walt and Nilay dial up
With the introduction of The Verge's new gadget blog Circuit Breaker and the release of Apple's Q2 earnings report, Walt and Nilay discuss the importance of gadgets in the tech world today, the separation of smartphones from the gadget world, and also look back at the golden age of gadgets in the 1990's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 26: Walt and Nilay slack off
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt's column about Slack intersects with news of new Facebook features. Chat bots and messaging are seeing a resurgence, but their roots can be traced back to the days of AOL’s dominance. Meanwhile, Facebook is pushing Live video, hoping it will attract a new class of creators like YouTube did. Walt and Nilay debate on the positives and negatives of these services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 25: Walt and Nilay save the web
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, the new web browser Vivaldi arrives in a world of mobile use; which sparks the debate of web versus apps, as well as looking back at the recent history of browsing the web. Walt and Nilay take their sides on one of the most interesting conversations in tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 24: Who's older: Walt or Nilay?
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, we continue the talk on the iPhone SE and the iPad Pro 9.7 after Walt's review of the products and then dive into what came out of the Microsoft Build Developer Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 23: Walt and Nilay update the iPhone
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, we briefly review the Apple event from this week and then discuss what Apple needs to do next as competitors step up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 22: Walt and Nilay open up
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay take on the long running dispute of the public opinion on open source tech, and whether there actually is a hard definition of "open" and "closed" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 21: Walt And Nilay on the Edge
As Samsung releases the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge, our two experts talk about the design of the new products; the sleek hardware of the phone as well as the software that doesn't necessarily complement it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 20: Walt and Nilay find a loophole
This week, the duo talk privacy and security pertaining to technology. With two-factor authentication and Apple not giving a backdoor to phone encryption, should you feel safe keeping your data in the cloud? Let our experts go into detail about this issue and clear things up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 19: Walt and Nilay reset your router
After Walt's review of the Eero, the duo discuss in detail the usage of wireless systems and the surprisingly numerous devices one uses in the household with a Wi-Fi internet connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices