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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter
Listen to Mark Vena's SmartTechCheck podcasts with the industry luminaries, noted tech journalists and surprise guests about today's hottest topics and trends in the technology space.
Looking for clear insights on today’s most urgent and debated tech issues? Tune into the SmartTechCheck Audio newsletter, available free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Each episode delivers sharp, no-fluff analysis on the stories that matter most --- straight from the frontlines of innovation and controversy…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell Sharpens Its AI Factory Strategy At NVIDIA GTC
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: MWC26 Recap and Thoughts on Apple's Silicon Strategy with Will Townsend
Will Townsend and I recap the biggest themes coming out of MWC26, most notably AI in networks, AI-native 6G, and agentic OSS/BSS, as well as discussing how…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Samsung Unpacked 26 Highlights and Interview with Tyler Gipson
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Watching Samsung Unpacked From The Sidelines
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Calix in 2026 --- A Quiet AI Power Play for Smaller Broadband Providers
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Inaugural Podcast with LoneStar Advisory & Research's Will Townsend
In my inaugural SmartTechCheck podcast with LoneStar Advisory's Will Townsend, we discuss what trends Will expects to see on display at MWC 2026, as well as…
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SmartTech Check Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Galaxy XR Is Impressive --- The Problem Is Nobody Needs It (Yet)
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: What’s On The Mind of AMD’s Dr. Lisa Su?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Synaptics, Super Bowl Sunday, And A Cautionary Reminder About Marketing Execution
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Is Creator Studio Apple’s Trojan Horse Into Adobe’s Market?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Synaptics Has the Platforms. Now It Needs a Modern Megaphone
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Highlights from CES 2026
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter:Infineon at CES 2026 (Interview with Sivaram Trikutam)
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Infineon at CES 2026 (Interview with Maher Matta)
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell’s Strategic Reset and Intentional Return to the XPS Brand
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SmartTechCheck Podcsat and Audio Newsletter: Assessing AMD’s 2025 Momentum and Its CES 2026 Reveals
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Thoughts From CES 2026 --- From Snapdragon to Dragonwing, Can Qualcomm Execute Everywhere Without Losing Focus?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Nemotron 3 --- Nvidia’s Open-Weight Engine for the Next AI Wave
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (12-24-25)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In my SmartTechCheck podcast, I discuss with esteemed tech journalists Stewart Wolpin, Rob Pegoraro, and John Quain. Our…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: The New Hollywood --- Inside GenAI’s Coming Shakeup of Film and TV
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: From Telecom Roots to AI --- Lumentum’s Data Center Strategy
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: “Wicked: For Good” Review --- A Faithful But Imperfect Finale
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (11-26-25)
Happy Thanksgiving! My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Stewart Wolpin, Rob Pegararo and John Quain where we discuss if Apple will be changing its…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Infineon Stakes Out Its AI Infrastructure Role
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Microsoft Ignite 2025 and The Push From Copilots to Agents
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: AMD Positions Itself as a Platform Power in the AI Era
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Inside Dell’s AI Factory --- What Its SC25 and Microsoft Ignite Moves Reveal about Its NVIDIA, Red Hat, and Microsoft Strategy
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Red Hat’s Evolution --- How a Subsidiary Became an AI Powerhouse
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Qualcomm’s Dragonwing IQ- X Puts Industrial PCs at the Center of AI
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: 3 Standout Tech Upgrades To Elevate the Home Office Experience
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SmartTechCheck Newsletter and Audio Podcast: Quick Take on Synaptics’ FY 1Q26 Earnings --- Things Are Off To a Good Start
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: HPE’s 2025 Analyst Meeting --- Bold Strategy or Familiar Ambition?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Samsung Galaxy XR --- A Strategic Leap into Mainstream Extended Reality
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Salesforce Doubles Down on the Rise of the Agentic Enterprise
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Why Does Synaptics’ Astra SL2600 Cement Its Leadership Role in the Intelligent Edge?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell’s AI Data Platform Event --- Does It Reinforce The Company’s Strength in the AI Data Center Race?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Why AMD’s OpenAI Deal Marks a New Era for AI Data Centers
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Wi-Fi 8: The Future of Wireless Connectivity, Even as Wi-Fi 7 Takes Hold
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Zoomtopia 2025 --- Innovation, AI, and the Future of Work
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Snapdragon Summit 2025 --- Qualcomm’s Confident Leap Into the AI Future
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell Technologies and the Modern Data Center --- The Inexorable Shift from PCs to Cloud Infrastructure
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: MediaTek’s New Dimensity 9500 --- A Bold Flagship Play in a Market Defined by Apple and Qualcomm
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Apple’s ‘Awe Dropping’ Event --- 5 Themes Beyond the Products
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SmartTeckCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (9-18-25)
My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Rob Pegararo and John Quain where we discuss Apple's recent "Awe Dropping" event, as well as the key takeaways…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Intel and NVIDIA’s Historic Partnership --- Opportunity, Questions, and the Road Ahead
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: The Foldable Smartphone's Next Leap --- Redefining What A Phone Can Be
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Qualcomm Bets on W5+ Gen 2 To Expand Wearable Adoption
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: AMD’s Corporate Responsibility --- More Than Lip Service
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Can The U.S. Government's Stake in Intel Be Rationalized?
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: HP Doubles Down on Gaming Innovation
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (8-18-25)
My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Rob Pegararo, John Quain and Stewart Wolpin focuses on the possibility of the U.S. government taking a stake in…
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SmartTechCheck Poddast and Audio Newsletter: Matter 1.4.2: Smarter, Safer, and Simpler Homes Are Closer Than You Think
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Synaptics Powers Into FY26 --- Edge AI, Wi-Fi 7, and Rahul Patel’s Design-Win Playbook Set Stage for Growth
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Qualcomm’s Q3 FY2025 Earnings --- A Steady Climb, A Bold Strategy, and a Mysterious Hyperscaler
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SmartTechCheck Podcasts and Audio Newsletter: Lovesac’s Intelligent Living Room Revolution --- Where Comfort Meets Smart Innovation
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Powering the Intelligent Edge --- How Infineon is Leading the Charge in GaN and IoT Innovation
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter --- Samsung Galaxy Fold7 Ushers In a New Era for Foldable Phones
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (7-18-25)
My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Rob Pegararo and Stewart Wolpin focuses on Nvidia getting government relief to sell chips to China, potential…
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: NiCE Interactions 2025 --- Orchestrating the Future of CX
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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: HPE’s Juniper Acquisition --- A Calculated Bet to Reinvent Enterprise Networking
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