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The Verge Mobile Podcast 029 - 05.22.2012

2012-05-23T21:57:54Z

It's new, It's fresh, it's dangerous, it's another edition of The Verge Mobile Podcast. On this episode, our fearless hosts take a voyage into the wondrous future of the mobile universe, and you get to come along for the ride. Fasten your seat-belts and please allow 30 minutes after eating... this could be a bumpy ride.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:10 - Google completes acquisition of Motorola Mobility, CEO Sanjay Jha replaced by Dennis Woodside
00:04:00 - Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx getting Android 4.0 in Q2, Bionic in Q3
00:12:30 - Google will keep Android free and open for at least five years
00:34:55 - Nokia removes Skype from Marketplace on Lumia 610, blames poor user experience
00:51:25 - Apple reportedly dropping Google Maps, launching new 3D mapping service in iOS 6 (update)
00:59:30 - HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE indefinitely delayed at US Customs for investigation of Apple patent infringement
01:27:15 - The next iPhone: what we know so far

The Verge Mobile Podcast 028 - 05.16.2012

2012-05-16T21:57:03Z

What is it about podcasts that make them so... podcasty? At The Verge, it has long been our goal to create podcasts almost indistinguishable from mankind itself.

Hello, I'm The Verge Mobile Podcast. I can do almost anything that could possibly be asked of me. I can assist your employees. I can make your organization more efficient. I can carry out directives that my human counterparts might find distressing or unethical. I can blend in with your workforce effortlessly.

Eighth-generation Verge Mobile Podcast. Technological, intellectual, physical, emotional.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:08:30 - Is video the future of voice?
00:09:49 - Evo 4G LTE Review
00:26:20 - The mobile payment mess
00:39:00 - Nexus Program expands
00:46:50 - Samsung Galaxy S III flip cover, C Pen stylus, and more
00:58:40 - Samsung's Tizen reference hardware reportedly using nonPentile, Super AMOLED HD Plus display
01:00:30 - KDDI/ AU Summer 2012
01:01:11 - Nano- Sim update: Apple design modified

The Verge Mobile Podcast 027, Galaxy S III edition - 05.09.2012

2012-05-09T14:05:08Z

Three men, two countries, one Galaxy S III, and no bull. Listen as we recount Samsung's surreal event, talk about the S III's chances, and learn the true meaning of friendship. They just don't make The Verge Mobile Podcasts like this anywhere else these days.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:50 - Full Samsung Galaxy S III launch event now online
00:05:00 - Samsung Galaxy S III: specs, software, and everything else you need to know
00:07:00 - Samsung packs a ton of new features into 'TouchWiz Nature UX' on Android 4.0 for the Galaxy S III
00:09:40 - Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on video, pictures, and preview
00:16:30 - Samsung Galaxy S III announced: available in Europe May 29th, North America in June
00:20:00 - How Samsung broke my heart
00:30:00 - How Samsung Renewed My Love
00:39:53 - CTIA Wireless 2012: news, photos, videos, and more

The Verge Mobile Podcast 026 - 05.02.2012

2012-05-02T19:59:56Z

What does a Mobile Podcaster do when the Mobile News Week is so dreamy? Simple: assemble a dream team to cover it. The Verge Mobile Triumvirate blossoms into a quintet of truly drawsome proportions with the addition of David Pierce and Engadget's Myriam Joire. Bow down--if not to the podcasters themselves, to the devices and topics covered herein.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:00 - BlackBerry 10: new user interface, apps, and developer tools
00:54:00 - Samsung announces 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor for 'next Galaxy smartphone'
01:05:00 - HTC One X review
01:13:30 - CTIA Wireless 2012: an inside look at the US mobile industry's biggest week
01:16:50 - Smartphone market grows by over 40 percent, Samsung doubles share to take the global lead
01:18:50 - How long does it take to 'launch' a smartphone?

The Verge Mobile Podcast 025 - 04.25.2012

2012-04-25T16:43:07Z

What does it all mean? As if it weren't a question already constantly on all of our minds, this week we'll do a tour of a couple of different strata of existence in the mobile technology universe in search of a more perfect answer. We'll drill deep into the cloud, go hard on ecosystems, and even get lawyerly for an uncomfortably long moment. In case you were wondering about the Verge Mobile Podcasters' courtroom demeanor it goes a little something like [Ziegler:Waterston, Bohn:Meloni, and Savov:Hargitay]. We find out what it all means. We go hard in the paint.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:30 - Google Drive: the road to a long-awaited cloud storage service
00:17:00 - Google now selling unlocked HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus for $399
00:23:30 - Samsung teases next Galaxy, promises you'll stand out from the sheep
00:24:30 - Samsung slips 'Galaxy S3' reference into Unpacked app
00:28:50 - Galaxy S II successor to have quad-core processor with 'superlative' benchmarks, will be shown on May 3rd
00:38:30 - All Windows Phones to get upgrade to 'next major version,' according to Microsoft developer evangelist (update)
00:39:00 - Microsoft developer evangelist retracts claim that Mango devices will get Apollo
00:48:10 - Nokia Q1 results reveal big losses, but US Lumia launches have exceeded expectations
00:49:00 - Nokia share price hits 15-year low as Fitch downgrades it to 'junk' status
00:53:55 - Digital ecosystems: an in-depth comparison
01:08:15 - Live: Eric Schmidt's testimony from the Oracle v. Google trial
01:09:48 - HTC: customers prefer thin phones to better battery life

The Verge Mobile Podcast 024 - 04.18.2012

2012-04-18T20:27:04Z

We can't say much about this podcast. But we can say that it has exceeded our expectations and we have no plans to cut any portion of our workforce in the next three weeks.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:06:00 - Samsung will unveil 'next Galaxy' phone at May 3rd event in London
00:27:45 - European carriers: Lumia phones are 'not good enough' to compete with iPhone and Android
00:31:25 - Lumia 900 sales have 'exceeded' expectations, says AT&T retail chief
00:33:00 - Nokia says Q1 financials will disappoint even as it sells two million more Lumia phones
00:34:20 - Lumia 900 data connectivity fix now available for download
00:42:42 - One Sony: Kaz Hirai presents his strategy for recovery
00:56:03 - How an Android app could transmit your personal data without any permissions
01:01:38 - First Intel smartphone launching 'later this week,' says CEO
01:23:13 - Kickstarter funding record smashed by $3.3 million of Pebble smartwatch pledges

The Verge Mobile Podcast 023 - 04.11.2012

2012-04-11T21:09:17Z

Three men, three continents, three wildly disparate time zones: it's the perfect storm for a rantfest of epic proportions this week on The Verge Mobile Podcast. This episode lacks Bohn but compensates with a healthy dose of Pallenberg to smooth over the passive-aggressive undertones that constantly hum between Ziegler and Savov, with Nokia and Instagram weighing heavily on everyone's touchscreen. Cop it like it's hot!

(And be sure to check out our special guest Sascha Pallenberg on Google+!)

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:03:35 - Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint released on Nokia's Symbian Belle devices
00:04:35 - Competition is king: why Nokia and Microsoft are the perfect match
00:05:53 - Lumia 900 launch: curbside promotions, some sellouts, and a lot of cyan
00:06:06 - Nokia Lumia 900 now available on Rogers in Canada
00:06:12 - Nokia Lumia 900 now available to pre-order in UK
00:55:28 - Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 billion
00:58:29 - Instagram is the best, Instagram is the worst
01:26:00 - Foxconn workers put Chinese labor conditions under the spotlight

The Verge Mobile Podcast 022 - 04.04.2012

2012-04-04T19:00:19Z

Gather the little ones around the glowing iDock for a one-off love-in on HTC's latest offerings and a special downloadable-podcast-exclusive on the Nokia Lumia 900.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:30 - HTC One X review
00:18:30 - HTC One S review
00:48:48 - HTC Evo One revealed, Sprint announcement coming Wednesday?
00:55:50 - Instagram for Android now available
01:00:50 - RIM reportedly lays off multiple high-level executives under new CEO's direction
01:03:10 - RIM is not abandoning the consumer market (update: RIM confirms)
01:06:10 - Lumia 900 review
01:15:00 - Nokia Rolling Thunder: the Finnish company tries to conquer the USA

The Verge Mobile Podcast 021 - 03.28.2012

2012-03-28T20:37:02Z

The Verge Mobile Podcast Team: it's the only Vergecast team in which all three hosts have internalized Angry Birds Space so thoroughly that you can't even tell they're playing against each other on an international LAN party ISDN backbone connection the entire time they're recording a podcast.

Extra-special thanks to allurri7 for making this podcast possible — Chris lost his recording, the backup recording, and the backup of the backup, but leave it to our awesome listeners to keep the dream alive.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:06:00 - Windows Phone Challenge: smoked by controversy
00:22:20 - Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T on April 8th for $99.99
00:23:10 - HTC Titan II at AT&T on April 8th for $199.99: LTE, 16 megapixels
00:33:50 - Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T to support Visual Voicemail, but other Windows Phone users may not get it
00:42:20 - The nano-SIM standard: manufacturers take sides over the shrinking SIM card
00:59:10 - Google Play bug causes false Russian email app update to appear on some Samsung Android devices (updated)
01:10:22 - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Review
01:15:00 - For Samsung Galaxy designer Lee Min-hyuk, Apple's allegations are personal
01:32:00 - 'Angry Birds Space' triples the pace: 10 million downloads in just three days

The Verge Mobile Podcast 020 - 03.20.2012

2012-03-21T17:30:05Z

Every twentieth podcast, each Verge Podcast District must choose one Podcaster to send to The Verge Podcasting Arena in New York City to podcast to death against his fellow Podcasters. In this way, Podcasters are reminded of the brutal genocide Joshua Topolsky brought against the Podcasts many moons ago as punishment for breaking a critical series of nondisclosure agreements. Fortunately, Chris, Dieter and Vlad are all Career Podcasters, bringing the Verge Mobile Podcasting District a glimmer of hope that their Podcaster might return to the Podcast in the coming weeks bruised, but not felled, by the Vergecast's chosen Podcaster. May the odds be forever in Mobile's favor.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:30 - Ultra-thin Samsung Galaxy S III mock-up shows up on Reddit
00:17:06 - Will Samsung's Galaxy S III come standard with wireless charging?
00:18:18 - Galaxy S III to have quad-core Exynos SoC with built-in LTE?
00:30:48 - Verizon doubling LTE markets to 400 by year's end
00:31:15 - Sprint 'exercises its right' to end LightSquared agreement for LTE, $65m returned
00:32:00 - LightSquared won't say die on LTE, demands reversal or spectrum from the FCC
00:35:43 - Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: beset on all sides
00:38:50 - Sprint push-to-talk app coming to select Android devices
00:49:05 - Ofcom approves Orange and T-Mobile plan to launch LTE in UK this year
00:53:45 - Canada looks to bolster mobile competition with 700MHz spectrum auction and more foreign investment
01:07:10 - Without ads, Android apps could be more than twice as power-efficient
01:18:55 - Beats buys MOG music streaming service

The Verge Mobile Podcast 019 - 03.14.2012

2012-03-14T18:48:14Z

In a revolutionary twist of fate, The Verge Mobile Podcast got a major software update this week that allows it to include sound effects from the longest-running courtroom/cops drama of the 21st century.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:05 - In a triumph of marketing, AT&T upgrades Apple's iPhone to '4G'
00:12:14 - This is my next: the Nokia Lumia 900
00:25:35 - Sony Xperia Sola launches with 'floating touch,' NFC, 3.7-inch Reality Display, and Android 2.3
00:32:49 - ISIS Mobile Wallet hands-on at SXSW
00:35:00 - PayPal announcing Square-fighting credit card reader at Thursday event, GigaOM says
00:49:30 - Galaxy S II Android 4.0 update rolling out today in Korea, Poland, Sweden, and Hungary
00:54:03 - Ofcom approves Orange and T-Mobile plan to launch LTE in UK this year
01:00:00 - China may wait 2-3 years to license 4G TD-LTE networks

The Verge Mobile Podcast 018 - 03.07.2012

2012-03-07T22:55:07Z

It's just your average transcontinental, brand-agnostic, apolitical Verge Mobile Podcast. What?

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:20 - At MWC, carriers wage a sorry war on the free and open internet
00:29:25 - Sony Xperia S review
00:42:24 - HTC finds its way: Sense 4 and the One line
00:46:45 - Is Ice Cream Sandwich out yet?
01:00:00 - Verizon confirms at least fourteen of its devices will get Android 4.0, doesn't say when
01:06:35 - Android 'Key Lime Pie' comes after Jelly Bean
01:09:01 - Hello, Google Play: Google launches sweeping revamp of app, book, music, and video stores

The Verge Mobile Podcast 017: MWC 2012 - 02.29.2012

2012-02-29T19:18:10Z

You'll be happy to know that in the 24 hours since the sixteenth Verge Mobile Podcast, Chris became fluent in "restaurant" Catalan, Dieter took a 41-megapixel Twitpic of an iPad 4, Vlad got kicked out of his first Spanish 7-11, and Nilay showed up right after a refreshing dip in the Mediterranean. Coincidence? Judge for yourself after listening and let us know in comments, and most importantly, enjoy!

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:36 - Sony at Mobile World Congress 2012
00:28:38 - Eric Schmidt keynote at MWC 2012
00:33:15 - Official: Apple iPad 3 event slated for March 7th in San Francisco
01:05:15 - The Verge Interview: Stephen Elop 'more confident than ever' about Windows Phone

The Verge Mobile Podcast 016: MWC 2012 - 02.28.2012

2012-02-28T14:55:05Z

We couldn't think of a better place to celebrate our Sweet 16 than a beautiful cosmopolitan European city defined by the monumental architectural works of some of history's finest surrealists. Listen to four best friends and a bunch of San Miguels crammed into an apartment and talking about mobile into the wee hours of the morning.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:03:26 - LG at Mobile World Congress 2012
00:09:48 - Option Xyfi hands-on: a creative new take on the portable hotspot
00:17:40 - HTC at MWC 2012: One X, One S, and more
00:42:22 - AT&T making plans to let mobile app developers pay users' data fees
00:45:10 - Nokia launches 808 PureView with 41MP camera: hands-on pictures, video, and preview
01:00:05 - Nokia Lumia 610 pictures, video, and hands-on preview
01:09:15 - Asus Padfone, Station, and Stylus Headset: hands-on video, pictures and impressions
01:09:41 - Asus Tranformer Pad Infinity Series and Transformer Pad 300 series pictures

Verge Mobile Podcast live from MWC at 7:15PM ET / 12:15AM GMT

2012-02-27T23:37:45Z

In the middle of the Barcelona night, we stop writing about mobiles just so we can talk about mobiles. It's the World Congress of phones, yo. They say brevity is the soul of wit, so let's keep this brief — be here at 7:15PM ET (that's 12:15AM GMT) sharp to hear the full breakdown on everything we've seen so far at MWC. Every mobile device we could see, touch, eat, juggle, and more!

The Verge Mobile Podcast 015 - 02.22.2012

2012-02-22T18:45:10Z

Chris longingly recounts the hour spent with his spiritual father, the Great Creator, Marty Cooper, as Vlad and Dieter attempt to bring him back to earth with some hardcore processor chat. It's the Verge Mobile Podcast, spanning time as efficiently as it ever did.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:12:58 - Sony PlayStation Vita: review, buyers guide, apps, and more!
00:20:00 - Nvidia: Tegra 3 smartphones will ship this quarter, integrated LTE chipset this year
00:31:00 - Qualcomm's dual-core Snapdragon S4 sets new performance benchmark
00:32:30 - Sony Xperia S promo reveals new Android skin features
00:33:07 - Sony ST25i (Xperia U?) sized up against Xperia S in leaked photos
00:46:55 - LG announces L-Style Android phones: 4.3-inch L7, 4-inch L5, and 3.2-inch L3
00:48:54 - The Verge Interview: Marty Cooper, father of the cellphone
01:17:50 - Research, no motion: How the BlackBerry CEOs lost an empire
01:20:10 - MWC 2012: news, teasers, rumors, and more!

The Verge Mobile Podcast 014 - 02.16.2012

2012-02-16T17:26:55Z

The Verge Mobile Podcast: it's like digging through the hot bottled garbage stuffed into Chris's fanny pack, reaching into the hidden second compartment, booting up the translucent green Handspring, and being able to deciphering all the encrypted and embargo'd notes contained therein. Not even Vlad or Dieter really even want to go there, but if you do, click on the play button below and we'll try not to judge you.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:15 - iOS apps and the address book: who has your data, and how they're getting it
00:16:15 - Google Wallet security holes threaten both rooted and stock devices
00:28:52 - Sony PlayStation Vita: review, buyers guide, pricing, and more!
00:41:32 - MWC 2012: news, teasers, rumors, and more!
00:42:05 - Samsung won't host an MWC 2012 press conference
00:46:19 - LG teases new 5-inch, 4:3 aspect ratio Optimus Vu smartphone
00:48:20 - More photos of LG Miracle / Fantasy Windows Phone leaked
00:55:15 - Acer CloudMobile Android 4.0 phone to be unveiled at MWC
00:57:55 - Rumored Motorola Medfield phone images, camera specs surface
01:05:00 - HTC Sensation and Sensation XE to get limited 'early access preview' of Android 4.0 in Europe
01:08:04 - Motorola Android 4.0 upgrade schedule released, many have a long wait ahead
01:14:45 - Alleged BlackBerry 10 images leak: widgets, new icon tray, and more
01:22:05 - Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry review

The Verge Mobile Podcast 013 - 02.08.2012

2012-02-08T17:15:10Z

This might be a little too inside baseball for you guys, but we have a saying in the Cell Phone Journalism Industry, goes a little somethin' like "no news is good news" and look at all that news down there.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

The Verge Mobile Podcast 012 - 02.01.2012

2012-02-01T19:15:05Z

What happened to Dieter? Well, it's a long story, one that's probably most easily summed up with a Men In Black analogy, if you get our drift. We're doing him a solid, though, sitting here rappin' about cash, pads, and what it's like to be the baws just like we know he would if he were around to The Verge Mobile Podcast.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:04:55 - Jon Rubinstein, former Palm CEO, leaves HP
00:18:47 - Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S III will not launch at MWC next month
00:26:10 - Samsung Galaxy Note coming to AT&T on February 19th for $299.99
00:39:00 - HTC Ville appears on video ahead of possible MWC debut
00:49:10 - Nokia Lumia 900 to sell for $99.99 on AT&T?
00:56:11 - Asus Padfone
01:05:08 - Nokia announces 1.5 billion S40 handset sales on eve of earnings call
01:07:25 - Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million to use Windows Phone in Q4 2011
01:13:22 - Snake '97 for Windows Phone 7.5 brings classic Nokia gaming to modern Lumia handsets
01:18:55 - RIM CEO: BlackBerry is a differentiated product, Android OEMs 'are all the same'

The Verge Mobile Podcast 011 - 01.25.2012

2012-01-25T19:12:03Z

At The Verge Mobile Podcast, we don't make the phones you use. We make you use the phones you use better.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:00 - Apple reports massive Q1 2012 results with $13.06b profit, iPhone sales up 128 percent
00:19:30 - RIM: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down, co-COO Thorsten Heins is the new CEO
00:23:30 - RIM CEO Thorsten Heins: 'I can't wait to see' BlackBerry 10
00:27:30 - RIM's new CEO: who is Thorsten Heins?
00:31:30 - WSJ confirms BlackBerry PlayBook 'revamp' in the works
00:34:30 - RIM is open to licensing BlackBerry 10, confirms new CEO
00:38:50 - Samsung Galaxy Note review
00:54:50 - Absinthe jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 released for Windows
00:55:15 - CyanogenMod App Store to sell the apps Android Market won't
01:04:35 - Windows Phone 'Tango' to include folders and 256MB RAM support?
01:14:10 - AT&T retools data plans: 300MB for $20, 3GB for $30, 5GB with tethering for $50
01:16:20 - Unlimited data is dead, so let's fight a smarter fight
01:18:45 - Verizon adds 1.5m new wireless customers in Q4 2011; 44 percent of subscribers use smartphones
01:27:35 - LG Spectrum 4G LTE for Verizon official: 720p display, 1.5GHz dual-core, Android 2.3
01:35:50 - Pantech Element waterproof LTE tablet now available on AT&T, $299 solo or $249 bundled with the Burst
01:36:10 - AT&T announces Pantech Burst and Samsung Exhilarate LTE phones, both cost less than $50

The Verge Mobile Podcast 010 - 01.18.2012

2012-01-18T17:34:00Z

Sure, we just got back from Vegas a few nasty hours ago. Does that mean we didn't have time to podcast? Uh, no. Not even a little bit, it doesn't mean we didn't have time to The Verge Mobile Podcast. In fact, we skipped a shower to be here for you. Luckily our podcast producer hasn't figured out how to optimize and deploy her pre-alpha version of the SmellCast-enhanced MP3. So, for better or worse, you're still stuck in the audio realm for this, the tenth edition of the Verge Mobile Podcast.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:04:08 - Lenovo K800 hands-on: first Intel-powered phone, with Android 4.0 and 720p display
00:16:07 - Google introduces Android Design guidelines for Ice Cream Sandwich
00:29:49 - SpareOne hands-on: the phone that runs on a single AA battery, holds a charge for 'up to 15 years'
00:30:15 - Samsung Galaxy Note announced for AT&T (hands-on pictures and video)
00:37:41 - Fujitsu plans to enter North American phone market
00:42:37 - Charlie Kindel: 'Google has already lost control of Android and has zero chance of regaining [it]'
00:51:05 - Sprint is done with WiMAX phones, seeing little enthusiasm for Windows Phone
00:52:07 - LightSquared LTE network interferes with GPS, says US government committee
01:06:44 - Windows Phone apps: does quantity equal success?
01:12:50 - The long road to BlackBerry 10

The Verge Mobile Podcast 009: CES 2012 - 01.12.2012

2012-01-12T22:35:16Z

CES is a wild ride and does wild things to even the strongest people. Imagine what it does to your Verge Mobile podcasters. Actually, just listen and you will find out.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:06:30 - Nokia Lumia 900 video preview
00:21:10 - Acer at CES 2012: Aspire S5, Timeline Ultra, Iconia Tab A700, and AcerCloud
00:24:45 - Joe Belfiore interview: Windows Phone will compete on quality, not specs
00:44:40 - Sony Xperia S hands-on (update: more pictures)
00:45:05 - Xperia ion hands on pictures
00:51:30 - Intel at CES 2012: ultrabooks, K800 Medfield smartphone, new prototypes, and more!
00:52:00 - Lenovo K800 hands-on: first Intel-powered phone, with Android 4.0 and 720p display
00:57:45 - Motorola to make Intel-powered phones and tablets, first phone coming in the second half of 2012
01:17:15 - Sprint announces first LTE devices: LG Viper and Sierra hotspot join the Galaxy Nexus
01:17:30 - Sprint LTE device hands-on: Galaxy Nexus, LG Viper, and Tri-Network Hotspot
01:31:20 - HTC Titan II hands-on
01:32:40 - Samsung Galaxy Note announced for AT&T (hands-on pictures and video)
01:33:45 - T-Mobile CEO takes a laid-back attitude towards future LTE, iPhone possiblities

The Verge Mobile Podcast 008 - 01.04.2012

2012-01-05T03:17:49Z

There's always a lull the week before CES. The calm before the storm, if you will. So we used this time to talk about our apocalypse bungalows in Montana. Cool, right?

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:04:45 - Samsung said to be reviewing Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab ICS upgrades in response to demand
00:07:30 - Samsung: no ICS upgrade for Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab because of TouchWiz
00:10:30 - Verizon drops $2 'convenience fee' due to customer feedback
00:14:10 - If Samsung doesn't care about customers, how can it hope to keep them?
00:23:05 - HTC offers bootloader unlocking for all phones launched after September, 2011
00:25:10 - Nokia Lumia 900 'Ace' LTE Windows Phone details leak
00:27:29 - HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel LTE Windows Phones on the way
00:49:47 - Turmoil at RIM: BlackBerry 10 delays, corporate challenges
01:00:30 - A good smartphone comes but once a year
01:07:26 - Verizon says LTE outage is resolved, 3G never affected

The Verge Mobile Podcast 007 - 12.21.2011

2011-12-21T15:00:58Z

Confession time! We started the Verge Mobile Podcast just so we could finally, eventually have the chance to have the Santa / NORAD discussion the way we'd always longed to. This week, we realized our podcastual dreams. So ¡Feliz Navidad! to all, hope you enjoyed the show while it lasted, and to all a good night!

P.S. As they say in the chat rooms, Just Kidding! But we will be taking next week off to sufficiently ponder the two billion presents in one night question. See you in two weeks with some answers to the defining questions of the 2011 holiday season.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:04:18 - AT&T's dead T-Mobile takeover: from beginning to end
00:21:10 - RIM: no BlackBerry 10 phones until late 2012
00:40:25 - The fall of Microsoft's Andy Lees: inside the Windows Phone power shift
00:56:41 - Galaxy Nexus now on sale from Verizon for $299.99 with next day shipping
01:02:08 - Some Galaxy Nexus owners experiencing multitouch issues, software likely culprit
01:16:35 - Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates: everything you need to know
01:20:20 - Nokia Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises hands-on pictures
01:25:13 - Prada Phone by LG 3.0 hands-on preview
01:35:00 - Carrier IQ phone tracking: what you need to know
01:36:00 - Apple wins ban of HTC Android devices at US International Trade Commission
01:42:45 - 'So, what phone should I buy?' and other unanswerable questions
01:49:15 - The high-speed network AT&T is keeping to itself — and what to do about it

The Verge Mobile Podcast 006 - 12.14.2011

2011-12-14T17:01:11Z

This week marked humanity's passage into its last year of existence. You'd think these dudes would have something more important to talk about than webOS and the Prada Phone. As the Mayans say: Rolling Down The Pyramid Laughing Out Loud. And that's what makes The Verge Mobile Podcast The Verge Mobile Podcast.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:02:45 - webOS being open sourced, says HP
00:12:45 - LG Nitro HD review
00:39:50 - Sony Ericsson details difficulties of preparing Android upgrades
00:42:00 - Motorola explains how new Android versions get to manufacturers
00:45:43 - Huawei releases 'demo' Android 4.0 ROM for its Honor smartphone
00:48:40 - Microsoft moves Andy Lees out of top Windows Phone job
00:53:32 - Nokia software update for Lumia 800 improves charging, available starting today
00:58:10 - Verizon and AT&T testing Nokia Lumia 800 with LTE, says CNET
00:58:27 - Nokia Lumia 710 starts shipping
01:04:18 - Windows Phone SMS flaw disables messaging with a text
01:07:25 - Carrier IQ collected encrypted SMS 'unintentionally,' working on fix for logging issues
01:09:28 - AT&T's T-Mobile takeover: the full saga
01:13:27 - LightSquared battles GPS interference claims as it tries to launch LTE network
01:15:41 - NTSB recommends full nationwide ban on cellphone use while driving
01:24:17 - BBX is now BlackBerry 10, likely due to BASIS lawsuit
01:29:10 - Panasonic's 4.3-inch ultra-thin Android smartphone headed to Europe in March
01:33:50 - Galaxy Nexus LTE sold early at some Best Buy and Verizon stores
01:37:35 - iOS: A visual history

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The Verge Mobile Podcast 005 - 12.07.2011

2011-12-07T17:00:54Z

You know how this whole website is called The Verge? You probably thought that meant something like the verge of the future, or the verge of something awesome. You were wrong. This edition of The Verge Mobile Podcast is on the verge of the past, as backward-looking as it is chock-full of information. It's our way of saying that history is doomed to repeat itself, and also our version of trying to get you to eat your vegetables by hiding them under layers of Velveeta and ranch dressing.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:00:49 - Perestroika
00:03:37 - Carrier IQ phone tracking: what you need to know
00:30:01 - AT&T's T-Mobile takeover: the full saga
00:42:00 - AT&T LTE network goes live in parts of New York City
00:45:27 - LG Nitro HD hands-on pictures
00:48:41 - White Droid RAZR arrives on Verizon, is not totally white
00:51:46 - Droid 4 QWERTY slider revealed, Droid Xyboard LTE tablets coming this month to Verizon
00:55:53 - HTC Radar 4G review
00:58:35 - HTC revenues in November were 20 percent lower than last year, end growth streak
01:07:43 - Sprint LTE phones to be released in second half of 2012
01:15:05 - Clearwire paying its bills, gets new WiMAX and LTE commitments from Sprint
01:18:45 - Fujitsu Arrows ES IS12F 4-inch AMOLED handset is just 6.7mm thick
01:22:25 - Sony Ericsson set to rebrand as Sony by mid-2012
01:26:05 - Verizon Galaxy Nexus retail date set for December 9th in leaked email to stores
01:28:20 - Verizon's Galaxy Nexus to run $299.99 on contract, says WSJ
01:29:03 - Verizon Galaxy Nexus won't have Google Wallet, will have Verizon apps
01:38:50 - Android graphics, rendering, and hardware acceleration explained by Google

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The Verge Mobile Podcast 004 - 11.30.2011

2011-11-30T16:49:40Z

In such uncertain times, we're not sure whose side to take: the guy with the pepper spray (got the best Cyber Monday deals) or the guy getting pepper sprayed (didn't get any Cyber Monday deals because he couldn't see the screen). So we'll just keep to ourselves over here behind the counter at the Mobile Menagerie kiosk at the mall and talk about Angry Birds and what kind of pagers we keep in our nightstands to remind us of what it was like back in the day when it was so much realer.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:00:52 - The word of the day is Trimurti - thanks Rithesh!
00:03:20 - LG Nitro HD is AT&T's first 720p LTE phone, available December 4th for $249.99
00:23:45 - iPhone 5,1 codename found in iOS 5.1 beta
00:27:46 - Forum: How to improve on the iPhone 4S
00:35:08 - Motorola Droid 4 rumors, release date, and specs
00:45:49 - BlackBerry Bold 9790 launch discount causes mayhem in Jakarta
00:57:05 - AT&T trying to save T-Mobile merger by selling customers and spectrum to Leap Wireless, says NYT
01:07:49 - Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM)
01:34:06 - This is the greatest phone of all time

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The Verge Mobile Podcast 003 - 11.25.2011

2011-11-25T19:15:15Z

You know what's up: one product dominated all of our thoughts, emotions, and actions this week. So it kind of goes without saying that this week's The Verge Mobile Podcast is basically 102 minutes spent ranting, raving, and crying about Rihanna's mindblowing new album Talk That Talk featuring Jay-Z, Chris Ziegler, Dieter Bohn, Vlad Savov, and Calvin Harris. So live your life and click the "play" button.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:01:00 - Galaxy Nexus review
00:18:34 - Galaxy Nexus launches in Canada on December 8th
00:26:00 - Ice Cream Sandwich ported to older Android devices
00:33:20 - Windows Phone 7.5 update for AT&T Focus now being delivered, rollout nearly complete
00:39:17 - Galaxy Nexus owners complain of odd volume bug, Google has 'fix'
00:49:45 - Ice Cream Sandwich lacks Flash support, will have it eventually
00:51:55 - Ice Cream Sandwich ported to older Android devices
01:01:20 - Asus Padfone spotted on GLBenchmarks with Snapdragon S4 processor, qHD resolution
01:13:00 - Pantech Pocket hands-on
01:21:55 - Lenovo building a 5-inch, dual-core IdeaTab Android tablet
01:30:55 - Good Deal: Droid RAZR and others on sale for just a cent at Amazon
01:34:15 - T-Mobile (and AT&T?) to launch Samsung Galaxy S II in white this holiday season
01:35:04 - Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket pictured in white for AT&T

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The Verge Mobile Podcast 002 - 11.16.2011

2011-11-16T20:42:15Z

You know, for being two weeks old, we gotta say we're looking pretty mature. Maybe it's the beard. It's probably the beard. Coincidentally, this week's edition of the Verge Mobile Podcast is all about mobile maturity and its logical extensions: evolution, death, and rebirth. Listen, listen hard, and listen now. And please excuse us as we go stroke the stubble that's grown long on the chins of our RAZRs over the past week.

Song: El Remolón - Riki Tiki (ZZK Records)

00:03:05 - Adobe ends Flash development for Android and PlayBook, will focus on HTML5
00:14:00 - BlackBerry London: is this the first RIM phone with the BBX OS?
00:24:50 - BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 announced with BB OS 7, available in 'the coming weeks'
00:29:12 - Microsoft bringing Windows 'down to the phone' with Windows 8
00:42:34 - Google Music 'These Go to Eleven' event announced for November 16th
00:45:30 - Google Music store screenshots emerge, will include 'Free Song of the Day'?
00:48:35 - Google reportedly near a deal with Universal for its upcoming music store
00:51:22 - Motorola XT928 and MT917 surface, RAZR variants for the Chinese market with 13-megapixel cameras
00:57:50 - HTC Rezound review
01:09:30 - HTC Vivid review
01:14:25 - Motorola Atrix 2 review
01:26:15 - On Scrolling, or The Most Important Part of a UI That You Don't Think Of
01:26:50 - iOS Homescreen Widget Mockup

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The Verge Mobile Podcast 001 - 11.09.2011

2011-11-09T19:14:35Z

Oh, please. You didn't think the Verge was gonna let you hang around with just one technology podcast from three of the most handsome men in the technology podcasting business, did you? Raise your StarTACs with us as we celebrate the launch of the fine vessel Verge Mobile Podcast, recklessly piloted by Chris Ziegler and his first mates Vlad Savov and Dieter Bohn. We'll put it this way: you thought you knew enough about the intricate links between RAZRs and smoke signals... but you had no idea.

Song: Towa Tei With Taprikk Sweezee - Alpha (Nipponophone)

00:02:00 - Nokia Lumia 800 review
00:11:40 - N9 PR1.1 MeeGo update is ready to download
00:16:48 - Nokia 600 Symbian phone canceled before release
00:17:07 - HTC Rezound announced: specs, pricing, photos, and video hands-on
00:30:30 - Verizon offering 4G smartphone owners doubled data caps through the life of their phone
00:33:41 - Sony Ericsson Nozomi leaks out: 720p display, dual-core processor, and Android 2.3 zomi?
00:42:05 - HTC Edge leaks, has quad-core SoC, 4.7-inch 720p display
01:01:37 - HTC confirms early 2012 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for Sensation, Rezound, Vivid, and others
01:04:37 - Motorola Droid RAZR review
01:24:55 - iOS 5 battery issues are real, Apple promises a fix
01:30:50 - Apple kicks researcher out of iOS dev program for exploiting security flaw, Microsoft swoops in
01:39:23 - Republic Wireless launches a $19-a-month unlimited service, includes some caveats

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