Pocketnow Weekly 219: iPhone build costs, say hello to Allo, and a Comcast MVNO?

How much does it REALLY cost to build an iPhone? Can any software truly be intuitive? Why is Comcast getting into the carrier game? We say hello to Google's Allo messenger, and we have a BUNCH of smartphone announcements to chat about from Huawei, LeEco, and Blackberry! These stories plus your questions, so make sure you're charged and ready for the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the live video broadcast from 2:00pm Eastern on September 22th (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 219 RSS Feed iTunes Link XBox Music Link Direct Download Recording Date September 22, 2016 Host Juan Bagnell Guest Enobong Etteh from Boored at Work Producer Jules Wang   Can software REALLY be "intuitive"? (00:04:35) The iPhone camera is praised for its simplicity, but does it really have an intuitive design, or is it popular for its familiarity? While features like Live Photos are fun, what about improving on the core experience? Can we retain the basic function of this app while improving the structure of menus and settings? Let’s have a friendly debate! News 12:55 | Google's Primetime Pixel TV ad! 22:41 | Hardware Hoedown: HTC Bolt, LeEco Le Pro 3, Blackberry DTEK60, Huawei Mate 9 32:47 | Google Allo is now available! 42:45 | Will Comcast and Verizon join forces for a new MVNO? 48:17 | Could HTC deliver a truly button-less phone? 53:12 | Tweeters rejoice! Media links no longer count against your 140 character limit!   No, the iPhone doesn't cost $224.80 to make... (00:57:39) What does a $224.80 bill of materials really mean for every iPhone 7? For Apple and for people talking about how the company is able to make money hand over fist with the margins it charges every $649? We discuss. Listener Mail (01:11:13) Listener questions this week from Abdul , Jon, and Coolharsh!  • See you next week!