A Pixel for the times
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Google pushes affordability and 5G for its flagship Pixel 5 mobile handset. But can it compete in a crowded middle-market? Plus, has quantum computing reached a point at which it is genuinely useful for businesses? And the push-back against China-led plans to replace the internet’s underlying protocols. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Jane Wakefield. Produced by Jat Gill.
(Image: Press photo of a woman using the Pixel 5 smartphone, Credit: Google).
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| 0:48.7 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from |
| 0:53.1 | the technology business. |
| 0:54.7 | I'm Rory Kathleen Jones, and this week, as Google unveils new phones and smart home devices, |
| 1:00.4 | we ask whether we've seen any standout gadgets emerge. |
| 1:03.8 | During the month, the world has been locked down. |
| 1:07.0 | China is trying to rewrite the way the internet functions to make it less messy. |
| 1:11.8 | We find out why there's concern about that plan. |
| 1:15.3 | And quantum computing always appears to be the great leap forward that's just around the corner. |
| 1:20.9 | We talk to the company that says it's here now and can make a difference for all sorts of businesses. |
| 1:26.6 | With me this week is BBC Technology reporter Jane Wakefield. |
| 1:30.0 | Jane, what's been keeping you busy this week? |
| 1:32.3 | I've been trying to work out exactly what Facebook has and hasn't banned, |
| 1:36.1 | which is pretty much a job in itself, I think. |
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