Pocketnow Weekly 173: DePRIVal

The Android BlackBerry that's got everyone talking; the newest and most affordable smartphone from OnePlus; the obscene forearm-cuff that only a mother could love. Plus, the strap-on that makes any watch a smartwatch and a Cortana clip-on that hints at something familiar. This week's mobile tech avalanche awaits –along with your listener mail– on episode 173 of the Pocketnow Weekly!
Watch the video broadcast from 12:30pm Eastern on November 6 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air!
Pocketnow Weekly 172
 
Recording Date
November 6, 2015
 
Hosts
Michael Fisher
Stephen Schenck
 
Producer
Jules Wang
 
Podcast Rundown

 
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News
(00:05:59)

 
The internet has no clue how to feel about the BlackBerry Priv
(Reviews from Wired, Engadget, AndroidCentral, Gizmodo, Android Police)
OnePlus X lacks important US LTE bands
Of course the Nexus 6P bends — and here's why
Chronos aims to make any wristwatch a smartwatch
PuzzlePhone offers more details on its modular smartphone
Apple patents iPhone panic mode through nifty TouchID trick
Microsoft Clip rumored as upcoming Cortana-powered wearable
More sources hint at 2016 Surface Phone with Intel Inside
Detailed Q4 predictions offer dire outlook for nearly all tablet manufacturers
PMA + A4WP = AirFuel Alliance
What god would allow this?
 
Listener Mail
(01:14:29)

E-mailed submissions from Brandon, Noah and Ganesh
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See you next week!