What's next for Apple? Podcast

LOS ANGELES - This week Apple intensified it's battle against the government with court filings and public statements.

What's next for the company's fight against a court order calling for new software to open an encrypted iPhone? We discuss the tale of the iPhone used by a shooter of the San Bernardino massacre on this week's #TalkingTech Roundtable podcast, and look towards the big court date of March 22nd, when Apple and the FBI will meet before a judge in Riverside, California, which is near San Bernardino.

We also recap the announcements from Mobile World Congress, a huge wireless trade show in Barcelona, talk about the future of the Fitbit wearable tracker, which had a terrible week on Wall Street, learn about Masterclass, a fascinating new online learning platform that offers instruction from superstars, and look at how businesses are turning to sponsored text messages.

Our guests:

--Aaron Rasmussen is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of MasterClass, which offers online education taught by the likes of actors Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey, singer Christina Aguilera, author James Patterson and photographer Annie Liebowitz.

--Matt Joseph is CEO of Locent, which provides text messaging services for businesses.

--Matt Krantz is USA TODAY’s markets columnist and the author of the popular Ask Matt column.

Be sure to listen for Krantz's tips on how to surf online safely while in the air and our take on Facebook Reactions and the new super-emojis that go beyond the like.

Follow USA TODAY tech columnist and #Talking Tech host Jefferson Graham and USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz on Twitter, @jeffersongraham, @mattkrantz.