Pocketnow Weekly 038: Facebook Phone Speculation, Optimus G Pro vs Galaxy Note II, Weird Keyboards, & More

Sometimes you just have to schedule a podcast a few hours before a major news event, and as a result you've got to scramble to come up with some valid-sounding speculation about just how useful a Facebook Phone could really be. It's not like we haven't tossed this notion around before, but doing it on the air, off-the-cuff, imbues our lives with a certain energy, a certain je ne sais quoi, if you will. Or even if you won't. Whatever; we have a good time riffing. You'll listen and like it! Ahem. All that, plus some chat on just how big a copycat LG's Optimus G Pro is - and how well it does against the entrenched incumbent, Samsung's Galaxy Note II. HTC gets its time in the sun this episode as well -the result of an offhand remark about a trip to the Microsoft Store that also resulted in the purchase of an HP Envy x2- and we talk robot horses Android Trojans and alternative keyboards for a long, long time. There's more we have to tell you, so set your GTalk status to "away" and tell your secretary to hold all your calls: this week's lengthy episode of the Pocketnow Weekly is ready for your assimilation. Send feedback, questions, and requests to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus to stay apprised of the latest episodes. Thanks for listening! Pocketnow Weekly Episode 038   Recording Date 04/04/2013   Hosts Michael Fisher Joe Levi Taylor Martin   Topic List   Misc (00:02:05) Facebook Home Shown in Action on HTC First Gorilla Glass Killer? Sapphire Could Give Us Scratch-Proof Smartphones   Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 (00:22:39) Nokia Lumia 950: Possible New Windows Phone Pictured HTC To Bring A Windows 8 Tablet This Year   Android (00:33:46) LG Optimus G Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note II What You Need to Know about Android Trojans HTC One Spotted with Removable Cover, Micro SD Can We Break from Years of QWERTY Typing?   iOS (01:23:56) iOS 7 Running Late   Listener Mail (01:30:49) Robert Hansen asks about the dilution of Samsung's Galaxy brand, and whether it's a sign of insanity or genius. ___ Thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more!