Your next laptop could be a foldable phone | The Vergecast

The Verge’s Allison Johnson has recently been doing the unthinkable: she’s been leaving her laptop at home. Allison joins the show to explain how she turned her Samsung foldable into a useful computer, and why it feels so good to do so. Then, Sportico’s Jacob Feldman joins the show to talk about the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the overall state of sports streaming in 2026. (Unfortunately, it’s all still very complicated.) Finally, David answers a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email [email protected]!) about whether flip phones might have a future in an AI world. 00:00 Intro 02:25 Foldable experiment 07:39 Picking the Z Fold 7 09:03 The portable keyboard rabbit hole 14:42 Boundaries, battery, and real work 18:20 Android vs desktop workflows 28:36 Minimum viable purse computer 34:09 Sports streaming check-in 35:57 Olympics on Peacock 37:16 Drones everywhere 41:46 YouTube TV’s new bundles 43:00 Why sports bundles exist 46:59 YouTube’s next move: merging YouTube + YouTube TV 49:28 ESPN’s streaming maze 53:42 Amazon’s sports strategy 57:23 Netflix, Warner Bros., and the pivot from docs to live sports bets 01:01:50 Sports rights battles are now streamer vs streamer 01:03:51 March Madness as the streaming stress test 01:10:03 Vergecast Hotline 01:16:46 Wrap-up Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Why'd You Push That Button Podcast: https://pod.link/1295289748 The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/430333725 More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl