• Vertical Hold Ep 460: So Long and Thanks For All The Fish
    Mar 28 2024

    After more than 10 years, more than 450 episodes and a shiny award for Independent Media, the time has sadly come to where we're going to have to wind down Vertical Hold... For now.

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    3 mins
  • What will Epic's win mean for Google and Apple's App Stores, how did Amazon snag Aussie cricket broadcast rights? Vertical Hold Ep 459
    Dec 14 2023

    Epic Games has won big against Google in its ongoing Fortnite battle, but what will that mean for Google Play and Apple's App store? What does Amazon's Australian cricket deal mean for sports fans? Special Guest TV Blackbox viewer advocate Steve Molk

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    29 mins
  • What are we really "buying" when we buy digital goods? Vertical Hold Ep 458
    Dec 7 2023

    Nearly everything is digital these days -- movies, music, books -- but are we being sold a dud deal in the digital economy, and what can we do about it? Special guest ABC Shepparton's Nic Healey (@dr_nic)

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    28 mins
  • PS5 Slim vs Atari 2600+, Should Political Parties Use Videogame Memes? Vertical Hold Ep 457
    Nov 30 2023

    It's nearly summer holidays, which means it's time to bust out the Vertical Hold games library. But should we play on the PS5 Slim, or go properly old-school on the Atari 2600+? While we decide, why is a politcal party using video games to spread its message -- and is that OK?

    Special Guest, Kotaku's David Smith!

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    33 mins
  • Who needs an Ai Pin, is Google getting too greedy with YouTube ads? Vertical Hold Ep 456
    Nov 23 2023

    Can Humane's Ai Pin really change the way we use our smartphones and live our lives... or is it just another daft tech gadget? Meanwhile, Google's getting stricter on adblockers for YouTube -- but where's the happy balance for creators?

    Special guest Angus Kidman!

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    25 mins
  • What's Australia's EV outlook for 2024? Vertical Hold Ep 455
    Nov 16 2023

    What's the state of play for EVs in Australia next year? Where are we getting more chargers? Which new EV models are coming and how does the second-hand market look? What role will hydrogen play in transport? Guest Jen Dudley Nicholson (@jendudley)

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    40 mins
  • Optus Apocalypse: What went wrong? Vertical Hold Ep 454
    Nov 9 2023
    We look back at Optus' catastrophic week: What do we know about what happened, what's happening with compensation and what can we learn from it? Special Guest Stilgherrian! Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau
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    44 mins
  • Foxtel's Hubbl Gamble and Apple's Scary Fast M3 Chips: Vertical Hold Ep 453
    Nov 2 2023

    Can Foxtel win back streaming subscribers en masse with Hubbl? Will HBO go direct? Are Apple's new "Scary Fast" M3 MacBooks and iMacs true next generation machines? Guest TV Blackbox's Steve Molk @SteveMolk

    Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.

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    45 mins