Apple Invents Foldables!
Summary
Hosts Ron Richards and Jason Howell welcome guest Tom Merritt to discuss Apple’s new iPhone Duo foldable, debating its hardware specs and software polish against existing Android devices. The trio also covers MediaTek’s launch of the 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro chip and Android’s new system-level API for transferring passkeys between apps. Additionally, they analyze SwiftKey’s release of an offline AI voice dictation feature that rivals Google’s Pixel-exclusive Ramble tool.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Capital One and Wayfair
Intro and show banter
Apple event and Google Book NDA
Foldables go mainstream with Apple
Public reaction and hardware comparison
Software polish and app adaptation
Microsoft Surface Duo history
Consumer motivation for foldables
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chip
Android passkey transfer API
Listener mail and poll results
Pixel-exclusive AI features and SwiftKey
Sponsors: Capital One and Kohler
Motorola Razr and Honor camera tech
Pixel tablet availability and history
Sponsors: Kohler and Serval
Google Maps bug and Waze debate
September Pixel drop and Android 17 QPR1
Listener mail: Phone recs and RCS issues
Guest segment and outro
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