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The Verge Mobile Show 046 - May 7th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:05 PDT

We are now in the first week of May — a month that promises to be chock full of all kinds of mobile-related news. While things have been quiet on the mobile front thus far, that's likely to change with a bang next week, as events are scheduled for Google, Nokia, and BlackBerry all at the same time. Join our hosts as we go over the news of the past week and look forward to what may happen in the coming weeks.

Windows Phone finally gets a full YouTube app with playlists and sign-in support

Hulu Plus arrives on Windows Phone as Microsoft's game of app catch-up continues

Foursquare unveils redesigned Windows Phone 8 app, to come preloaded on select Lumia devices

Lumia 928 confirmed by official Nokia website

Nokia Lumia 928 appears on alleged billboard, claims to have 'best low-light smartphone camera'

In 2013, the keys to Android are still held by the carriers

HTC M4 leaks as a 4.3-inch miniature One

Samsung says microSD slot makes up for Galaxy S4's storage shortcomings

LG's Optimus G Pro coming to US as an AT&T exclusive May 10th, priced at $199.99

Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein joins Qualcomm board of directors

Meet Tom Wheeler, the man who could control your digital life

Dish Network attempts $25.5 billion Sprint merger

The Verge Mobile Show 045 - April 30th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:30:02 PDT

It's been a wild week in the world of mobile since the last time The Verge Mobile Show was recorded, so we have quite a bit to talk about this episode. We'll be covering everything from QWERTY keyboards to IR blasters, and maybe even some Google Now news thrown in for good measure. In addition to the usual crew, we have a special guest joining us for this show, so you're not going to want to miss it.

Motorola developing Android phones with stock software, 'just right' size

Eric Schmidt describes future 'phenomenal' Motorola devices as 'phones-plus'

Facebook 6.0 for iPad and iPhone: hands-on with Chat Heads, stickers, and more

Talking heads: how a late-night hack turned into Facebook's next big thing

Nokia Lumia 720 review

Google Glass developers prohibited from using ads or charging for apps (update)

Dish Network attempts $25.5 billion Sprint merger

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The Verge Mobile Show 044 - April 22nd 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:23:28 PDT

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Motorola developing Android phones with stock software, 'just right' size

Eric Schmidt describes future 'phenomenal' Motorola devices as 'phones-plus'

Facebook 6.0 for iPad and iPhone: hands-on with Chat Heads, stickers, and more

Talking heads: how a late-night hack turned into Facebook's next big thing

Nokia Lumia 720 review

Google Glass developers prohibited from using ads or charging for apps (update)

Dish Network attempts $25.5 billion Sprint merger

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The Verge Mobile Show 043 - April 16th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:12:06 PDT

What's that sound? It's the sound of another episode of The Verge Mobile Show approaching on the horizon. As usual, the band of brothers we call hosts are ready to talk all about this week's mobile news, along with the usual non-sequitur that goes along with it. We'll be starting promptly, or not-so-promptly, depending on how things go, at 4PM ET / 9PM BST, so be sure to join us.

Motorola developing Android phones with stock software, 'just right' size

Eric Schmidt describes future 'phenomenal' Motorola devices as 'phones-plus'

Facebook 6.0 for iPad and iPhone: hands-on with Chat Heads, stickers, and more

Talking heads: how a late-night hack turned into Facebook's next big thing

Nokia Lumia 720 review

Google Glass developers prohibited from using ads or charging for apps (update)

Dish Network attempts $25.5 billion Sprint merger

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The Verge Mobile Show 042 - April 10th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:05 PDT

The gang is all here and this week is all about the HTC First, also known as the Facebook Phone. Join us as we talk about the HTC First, Facebook Home, the HTC One, and also Oreos, because who doesn't love all those things?

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The Verge Mobile Show 041 - April 2nd, 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:23:11 PDT

Following last week's Verge Mobile Show hiatus, we came to understand that skipping a week can lead to some table-flipping. So this week, all that all the rage, vitriol, ennui, and resentment that had been pent-up in a distended mass in the bodies of every smartphone user needs to be vented like a spleen under the knife of a medieval surgeon. Vlad, Dan, and Dieter just happen to have some blades and maybe a few leeches lying around, so we'll do our level-best to ensure that the dark humours are bled out. We'll also cover a full two weeks of mobile news, including a big shake up from T-Mobile and (perhaps) equally big rumors of a shake up from Facebook.

We're sorry we had to miss that week, but we're not dead yet. Tune in!

Facebook invites us to check out its 'new home on Android' on April 4th

Facebook to reveal custom version of Android on new HTC device at upcoming event, says NYT

'Facebook Home' leak suggests company will reveal Android homescreen replacement on Thursday

How every smartphone could become a Facebook phone

HTC One coming to AT&T and Sprint on April 19th for $199.99, will beat the Galaxy S4 to the market

HTC One 'coming soon' to T-Mobile for just $99

AT&T confirms HD Voice coming this year

T-Mobile to carry the iPhone 5 on April 12th for $99 up front

'Stop the bullshit' in wireless pricing says T-Mobile CEO John Legere

T-Mobile becomes the 'Uncarrier', drops contracts and launches LTE

T-Mobile's new contract-free pricing plans: $70 per month for unlimited data, talk, and text

T-Mobile LTE network officially goes live in seven US cities

BlackBerry drops three million users in three months, ships a million Z10s

BlackBerry exec claims just 20 percent of BB10 apps are Android-based

Apple might release new iPhone this summer, claims WSJ

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The Verge Mobile Show 040 - March 19th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:50:29 PDT

It's Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, and that means it's time for another installment of The Verge Mobile Show. This is episode number 40, meaning that we are now officially old and over the hill. We may be older now, but fear not, we're not any wiser than we were when we started this thing. This week, between Samsung finally unveiling the Galaxy S4 to Andy Rubin passing the Android torch on, we've got plenty to discuss, so be sure to join us right here at 4PM ET / 8PM GMT!

Samsung Galaxy S4 preview: a bigger, faster upgrade to the world's most popular Android phone

Galaxy S4 intros even more 'natural interactions' with eye tracking, gestures, and hover previews

As Galaxy S4 launch draws near, Apple plays a very different game

The Galaxy S IIIS: how Samsung copies Apple by copying itself

Galaxy S4 intros even more 'natural interactions' with eye tracking, gestures, and hover previews

Samsung Galaxy S 4 to include eye-tracking capabilities, reports NYT

S Health turns the Galaxy S4 into a full-fledged fitness tracker

Samsung will 'definitely' bring some Galaxy S4 features to Galaxy S III

Samsung working on another smart watch, says mobile VP

Samsung's Galaxy S4 works with gloves

Andy Rubin bids farewell to Android partners, describing himself as 'an entrepreneur at heart'

HTC One reportedly coming to Verizon later this year

HTC delays One shipments to late March, early April for some markets

HTC's One delayed because suppliers think it's 'no longer a tier-one customer,' says WSJ (update)

T-Mobile says LTE is coming 'this month,' updates Galaxy Note II to take advantage

T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger approved by the FCC

Fast, unlimited wireless at last? What a combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS means to you

Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Z10 goes on sale March 28th, pre-orders begin tomorrow

BlackBerry's new music video is just as bad as its last one

'History repeats itself': BlackBerry's embattled CEO argues that Apple's iPhone is standing still

Gmail for Android update lets you reply and archive straight from notifications

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The Verge Mobile Show 039 - March 12th 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:05:04 PDT

With a one-week break under our collective belts, we're back with plenty to discuss for this edition of The Verge Mobile Show. We've reviewed both the HTC One and the Sony Xperia Z and as copious as those reviews were, there is much more to say. That's why special guest David Pierce will be joining us to drop knowledge bombs about HTC's latest offering. We're also mere days (or hours, or maybe even minutes, depending on how high you can count) away from Samusung's next big phone announcement — but leaks of the Galaxy S4 are already out and ready to be scrutinized. You might say that this week will be chock-full o' news, but then you'd be the kind of person who says "chock-full" and maybe you don't want to be that person.

HTC One review

HTC says Sense 5 coming to some current phones 'in the next few months'

Sony Xperia Z review

Alleged Galaxy S 4 video shows a lot more than Samsung's teasers

Samsung's Galaxy S 4 may have leaked on Chinese forum

Samsung shows Galaxy S 4 teaser image ahead of official announcement

Samsung Galaxy S 4 to include eye-tracking capabilities, reports NYT

Samsung Ativ Odyssey review: do we need a third kind of Windows Phone?

Nokia Lumia 928 to launch on Verizon in April with aluminum body and xenon flash

Is Nokia starting to believe in the Surface phone?

Nokia wants Instagram for Windows Phone, piles pressure on with #2InstaWithLove

T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger approved by the FCC

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The Verge Mobile Show 038 - February 28th, 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:40:38 PST

Five men. Two couches. One city. Half an internet connection.

Podcasting from the gorgeous metropolis of Barcelona during Mobile World Congress — our Super Bowl — is both a technical and social challenge every year, and 2013 is no exception. Doubly so when the inimitable Tom Warren is guest starring.

Note: The podcast is just audio this week. The internet in Barcelona could not handle the multi-media explosion of your typical Verge Mobile Show.

Lumia 720 hands-on: the best Lumia body yet, but the specs let it down

Lumia 520: hands-on with Nokia's latest budget Windows Phone

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 hands-on preview

Slate 7 hands-on: a standard Android tablet with standard HP style

Asus unveils 7-inch Fonepad with voice call support, starting from $249 in March

Asus's Padfone Infinity is a big phone, and an even bigger tablet (hands-on)

Visa launches over-the-air provisioning of payment data for NFC phones

'Next generation' Samsung smartphones to ship with Visa NFC payment system

ZTE Open is the first official Firefox OS phone (hands-on)

A tale of two markets: Alcatel shows off high-end Idol X, basic One Touch Fire smartphones

With Firefox OS, Mozilla gets a little dirty to clean the mobile web

Samsung takes a page from Apple's Passbook with new Wallet app

Nvidia Tegra 4: the first benchmarks

Nvidia Phoenix hands-on: the 5-inch, quad-core blueprint for mainstream superphones

A new flagship phone for Huawei: hands-on with the Ascend P2

The Verge Mobile Show 037 - February 19th, 2013

dieter@theverge.com (Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, Vlad Savov) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:00:06 PST

Is there a better way to celebrate the release of a new, flagship smartphone than with the Verge Mobile Show? No, no there is not, and we'd really appreciate it if you'd stop with the vuvuzelas. Join us as we discuss the HTC One and whether it's enough to get the company out of its doldrums. That's not the only mobile news on tap, with Samsung waiting in the wings and MWC less than a week away. That means you should put on your party hats and break out the balloons, we're going to bust this industry open like a piñata. There will be cake. (The preceding sentence is a lie.)

HTC One: everything you need to know

HTC CEO: Android, Windows Phone, and better marketing will get company back in the black

HTC One announced: a 4.7-inch, 1080p Android flagship with an 'UltraPixel' camera

HTC One: hands-on with HTC's phone to rule them all

Inside the HTC One: betting the company on two daring features

Sources: Galaxy S IV will 'definitely' be announced on March 14th

Nexus 4 wireless charging orb finally selling through Google Play for $59.99

Ubuntu phones won't ship till 2014, might be locked down by carriers