The Impromptu is a weekly podcast, hosted by Michael Norton and Alex Knight. It’s a multi-faceted show discussing how technology, design, and economics converge on topics that matter most to us. We examine the creative process and how the decisions we make, shape our perceptions and lives.
Does the Huawei US ban make sense? If we can’t trust Huawei, why do we trust other Chinese technology companies? What evidence is there that Huawei and its affiliates are a threat to national security, and how will American businesses be affected?
Devout Mac users are concerned about Marzipan apps not being proper native macOS apps, but who remembers the transition from NeXTSTEP to OS X? We’ve been through major transition periods before and came out okay. We explore a bit of macOS past in today’s episode and also examine Mark Gurman’s findings at Bloomberg on what’s coming in iOS 13 and macOS 10.15.
Samsung has delayed their foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, iFixit pulls their teardown of the Galaxy Fold, and is 2019 the year for a macOS app development surge?
We talk about Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and how it’s incredibly fragile, why Apple isn’t always first with new hardware, Facebook harvesting 1.5 million user’s email contacts, Apple hiring someone important from Lionsgate films for Apple TV+, and 2019 iPhone rumours.
Disney is going toe to toe with streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon Prime later this year. For $6.99/month, it will include access to a large back catalogue of Disney properties, including original content, but will consumers buy into it? including The Simpsons, Marvel, Star Wars, and more. Plus, they’re going to create a ton of original content, but will consumers buy into it?
