Meet the Tech in Asia podcast! Our first episode: ‘Should you feel guilty for owning a smartphone?’

Yes, it’s true: after years of providing you top-notch text coverage of Asia’s tech scene, Tech in Asia is branching out into the world of multimedia. Meet the Tech in Asia Podcast, a new weekly show where hosts Anh-Minh Do and Charlie Custer will take you through the week’s top Asia tech stories and then dive into deeper discussions on pressing issues with experts from all across Asia’s tech industry.

This week: should you feel guilty for owning a smartphone? We talk with China Labor Watch’s Kevin Slaten about labor practices in the Chinese factories your smartphone comes from. Plus, Google’s Robin Moroney talks about how his company is helping in the wake of Nepal’s devastating earthquake, and we take a look at some exciting news including Apple’s massive Q2 Asia results, Tencent’s new smartphone OS, and GrabTaxi’s challenge to Uber in Singapore.

Subscribe to the Tech in Asia Podcast on iTunes, or insert our feed URL into any podcast-listening app and check out the episode! Or just listen to it on Soundcloud below:

Show notes

Show links:

• Google Person Finder (Nepal earthquake)
• Google Crisis Map (Nepal earthquake)
• Google blog post with “Nepal help” search visualization
• China Labor Watch official site
• China Labor Watch Twitter

Story links:

• Apple’s Q2 results in Asia
• PropTiger acquires Makaan
• Tencent announces its new smartphone/smart gadget OS
• GrabTaxi takes on Uber in Singapore with new GrabCar options
• (Related) GrabTaxi raises $250M, shows strong growth in 2014

Don’t forget to send us your questions and comments (in text or audio-recorded form) to podcast@techinasia.com!