Pocketnow Weekly 218: iPhone 7 launches tomorrow, HTC's onslaught of phones, and grading Note 7 media coverage

We're running a special segment this week to discuss Samsung and the response to the Note 7. Is the media doing a fair job in reporting on these incidents? Has Samsung responded appropriately? Is there any way to salvage the Galaxy brand name? Also, the iPhone 7 will be in our hands in less than 24 hours, and it's apparently selling out like crazy! HTC has a new phone headed to Sprint! We've got a fresh look at the Google Pixel phone! Microsoft kills the Lumia! Watch the live video broadcast from 2:00pm Eastern on September 15th (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version right here. For folks watching live, you can comment and ask questions by using the #PNWeekly hashtag on Twitter during the broadcast. For folks watching later, you can shoot your listener emails to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air the following week! Pocketnow Weekly 218 RSS Feed iTunes Link XBox Music Link Direct Download Recording Date September 15, 2016 Hosts Juan Bagnell Producer Jules Wang Samsung, Note 7 batteries, and the Media (00:04:34) We've been posting a number of stories about the Note 7 battery situation, as many tech and news outlets have. How has Samsung handled the recall so far? Has the media done a fair job of reporting  on this issue? Here are our thoughts, and we hope you'll share yours. The boy who caught fire... And a story that actually got it right. Note 7 car fire in Florida. Galaxy S7 fire caught on camera. Samsung to limit battery charging on the Note 7. Note 7 replacements arriving in Canada soon. Galaxy S8 to launch with a different name? News 28:16 | Samsung's newest Exynos chipset hits the bench. 35:05 | HTC has an onslaught of phones to deliver this fall. 39:27  | Speaking of HTC Phones, here's a better look at the Google Pixel. 45:43 | iPhones are selling like hotcakes! All iPhone 7 models officially sold out. 58:01 | Spotify still outpacing Apple Music while Apple (and everyone else) are still not interested in buying Tidal. 1:05:35 | ZTE continues CSX, crowd sourcing experiment, with some interesting projects planned. Listener Mail (01:17:18) Listener questions this week from Haniko, Carlos, and Coolharsh!  • See you next week!