029: Your 2021 GADGET FIX: The latest trends in SMARTPHONES, WEARABLES & AIRTAGS w/ IDC's Bryan Ma

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This TechBurst Asia podcast will give you your gadget fix for 2021. We will discuss Smartphones - which ones are doing well (Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi), which ones are struggling (Huawei, LG), and what features you can expect in the coming years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We will look at the smart wearables market to see if Smartwatches have finally lived up to the hype, and to find out if anyone can catch the Apple Watch.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And finally, we’ll get the lowdown on the latest announcements from Apple about its latest iPad innovations, the launch of AirTags, and the new colourful iMacs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To help us with this analysis, we are joined by one of the world’s leading device analysts, IDC Asia Pacific’s Bryan Ma. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SHOW NOTES:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">02:00 Who is winning the smartphone race?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">04:00 LG exits the smartphone market - what mistakes did they make?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">06:30 Why do so many smartphone vendors fail (Nokia, BlackBerry, LG)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">08:50 How the China / US trade war has led to Huawei’s chipset crisis</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">14:30 What are the latest features (cameras, foldables, rollables)  that are driving the market?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">18:00 What impact is 5G having on the smartphone market?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">20:40 What the hell is a rollable phone? And do we need it?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">22:00 When will Apple come out with a foldable phone?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">23:00 Apple is releasing an iPhone software update with a new privacy feature that requires apps like Facebook to ask for the user’s approval to track them. Facebook hates this, I love it, what does Bryan