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 18: Walt And Nilay decrypt everything
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, the duo discuss the recent Apple news regarding encryption, and also talk in depth about the Nextbit Robin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 17: Walt and Nilay worry about Apple
Nilay talks with Walt about his criticism of Apple lately regarding the decline in quality of software on both mobile and desktop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 16: Walt and Nilay go over 140 characters
Walt and Nilay talk twitter; discussing problems with it as a product and suggest improvements in features and strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 15: Walt and Nilay lose track of time
After almost a year since the Apple Watch has been released, Walt and Nilay question the nature of the smartwatch and analyze how we use it today while also discussing what we should see in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 14: Walt and Nilay take the wheel
Ctrl-Walt Delete returns from CES to discuss the integration of the car industry with the tech industry, leading to the rise of smart technology in cars and the new competitors into the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 13: CES 2016 edition
Walt and Nilay meet at the Las Vegas Convention Center for CES 2016 and discuss what the Consumer Electronics Show means to them, along with analyzing what they've seen so far. A new year of Ctrl-Walt-Delete starts off with Nilay finally paying his debt to Walt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 12: Walt and Nilay recharge their phones
As the iPhone battery case is released and external battery packs are a now a customary tech accessory, Walt and Nilay stop and think about the current status of phone and device batteries. Why is there a struggle for better battery life and what is it doing to the future of technology? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 11: A cycle of despair
What happens when new technology no longer wows us? Walt and Nilay discuss the lack of enthusiasm over Google’s Pixel C, suggesting that we may be in a technological lull. Can Ctrl-Walt-Delete save us or are we doomed to live with tech mediocrity? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 10: Clippy is watching you
Walt delves into his past as a national security reporter, weighing in on the modern encryption debate. What is the balance between privacy and national security? We'd also like to bid a fond welcome our newest podcast subscriber: the FBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 9: Nilay screws up the edit
What is a computer? Can a $150 laptop be any good? Are netbooks back? Walt and Nilay tackle all these questions and more in this week's episode, and it turns out none of the answers are as simple as they seem. And that $150 laptop might be the start of something much, much bigger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices