Mobile Nations

Mobile Nations at GDC 2013

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:47:14 -0400

Simon Sage, gaming editor for Mobile Nations, joins Rene to talk about PAX East and GDC 2013, the state of mobile gaming in general, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone in specific, and the explosion of free-to-play titles. Also, Facebook's mobile event.

Show notes

Guests

Simon Sage of Mobile Nations

Hosts

Rene Ritchie of iMore

Credits

You can reach all of us on Twitter @iMore, or you can email us at podcast@imore.com or just leave us a comment below.

For all our podcasts -- audio and video -- including the iMore show, ZEN and TECH, Iterate, Debug, Ad hoc, and more, see MobileNations.com/shows

Mobile Nations at MWC 2013: Day two

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:20:58 -0500

We're winding down here in Barcelona, as the major announcements draw to a close and we finish up our hands-on coverage of the new devices at Mobile World Congress. In our final MWC podcast, we discuss TouchWiz on a TV, the difference between a Fonepad and a Padfone, and whether a Photosphere is really a Photosphere if no-one's around to see it fall.

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Android

Mobile Nations at MWC 2013: Day one

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:28:56 -0500

We've just wrapped up the first proper day of Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, Spain, and there's been a lot of Android and Windows Phone developments to go around. From the Optimus G Pro to the ASUS Fonepad and PadFone, from Nokia's Lumia 520 to Lumia 720, there's a ton of mobile news out of the first day of MWC, so check out our day one podcast below.

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Android

Mobile Nations at MWC 2013: Day zero

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:29:44 -0500

Join Android Central's Phil Nickinson and Alex Dobie as well as WPCentral's Jay Bennett and a mostly silent Daniel Rubino for the first Mobile Nations podcast of Mobile World Congress 2013. With the show about to start, we've already got plenty of Android to talk about.

Mobile Nations at CES 2013: Day zero

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:07:07 -0500

Once again Mobile Nations has assembled at CES, and we've come together with the Cell Phone Junkie to talk NVIDIA's Project Shield, 4K (2160p) televisions, giant phones, low-end phones, and all the rest of the news -- and the show hasn't even officially started yet!

Mobile Nations 20: CES 2013 preview

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:16 -0500

Kevin, Phil, Daniel, and Rene talk about CES 2013, what they expect to see, and whether it's still relevant, then fight about ActiveSync, RIM vs. Microsoft, and what they want to see from Apple, Google, and everyone going forward!

Mobile Nations 19: Passport

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:42:54 -0400

Kevin, Phil, Marcus, Daniel, and Rene talk about the upcoming Apple, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry events, and upcoming Mobile Nations features!

Mobile Nations 18: Apple vs. Samsung special verdict edition

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:03:22 -0400

Phil Nickinson of Android Central and Rene Ritchie of iMore talk Apple vs. Samsung and the U.S. court verdict that saw Apple awarded over $1 billion in damages. This is a Mobile Nations special!

Mobile Nations 17: Tasty hardware profits

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:19:25 -0400

Kevin from CrackBerry.com, Phil from AndroidCentral.com, Daniel from WPCentral.com and Rene from iMore.com talk Google I/O, Windows Phone 8, WWDC, BlackBerry 10, 7-inch tablets, and media streamers. This is Mobile Nations!

Agenda

Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson) of Android Central
Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com
Daniel Rubino (@Daniel_Rubino) of WPCentral
Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of iMore

Feedback

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Credits

Our music is pROgraM vs. Us3R by by morgantj.

Thanks to the Mobile Nations network of store for sponsoring this podcast, and to our fantastic live chat members for keeping us honest and making us smart!

Mobile Nations 16: People who do things

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:46:11 -0400

Kevin from CrackBerry.com, Phil from Android Central, Derek from webOS Nation, Daniel from WPCentral, Gary from Mobile Nations, and Rene from iMore talk iPhone 5 and iOS 6, BlackBerry 10, Samsung Galaxy S III and Jellybean, Windows 8, ecosystems vs. best of breed, and... the Facebook Phone. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 15: BlackBerry 10, HTC One, Lumia 900, new iPad

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:20:49 -0400

Kevin, Phil, Derek, Simon, Jay, and Rene talk BlackBerry 10, HTC One, Nokia Lumia 900, the new iPad, something something webOS, and Google Drive. This is Mobile Nations!

Agenda

Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson) of Android Central

Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com

Derek Kessler (@dkdsgn) of webOS Nation

Simon Sage (@simonsage of Mobile Nations

Jay Bennett (@JayTBennett) of WPCentral

Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of TiPb.com

Feedback

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Credits

Our music is pROgraM vs. Us3R by by morgantj. Introduction by Joseph Holder.

Mobile Nations 14: New BlackBerry boss, unstoppable Android, iPad 3 vs. Windows 8 tablets

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:25:34 -0500

Kevin, Phil, Derek, Daniel, and Rene discuss RIM's new CEO and what it means for BlackBerry in 2012, the unstoppable Android, iPad 3 vs. Windows 8 tablets, Chinese working conditions, and apps and your privacy. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations + TCPJ Special: CES 2012 wrap up

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:16:51 -0500

Mobile Nations editors Kevin Michaluk, Phil Nickinson, Rene Ritchie, Daniel Rubino, Derek Kessler, Simon Sage and Jared DiPane join Mickey and Joey to wrap-up the biggest events of the 2012 CES.

Mobile Nations + TCPJ Special: CES 2012 Kickoff

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:56:16 -0500

Mobile Nations teams up with the Cell Phone Junkie to talk CES 2012 -- all the pre-show news from BlackBerry, Android, iPhone and iPad, and Windows Phone including Playbook OS 2.0, 18 new Android devices -- today! -- Apple's non-presence, and the Titan 2 and Nokia Lumia 900. Listen in!

Mobile Nations 13: 2011 year in review

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:32:13 -0500

Kevin, Phil, Derek, Daniel, Georgia, and Rene take at look at the year in mobile, from BlackBerry to Android, webOS to Windows Phone, iPad to iPhone. Highs, lows, great new devices, frustrating delays, devastating losses, and a look ahead to 2012.

Mobile Nations 12: 2011 mobile gift guide

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:17:43 -0500

Kevin, Phil, Derek, Dan, and Rene discuss the future of phone fashion, how to pick a tablet for the holidays, and what happens when all phones are smart. Plus, our holiday gift guide! This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 11: Cheap tablets and cloud music

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:17:41 -0500

Phil, Adam, Derek, Jay, and Rene talk Amazon Kindle Fire pros and cons, Porsche's BlackBerry and phones as fashion, webOS indecisions, and Google Music vs. iTunes Match vs. Amazon Cloud vs. Zune Pass and more! This is Mobile Nations!

Agenda

Hosts

Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson) of Android Central

Adam Zeis (@azeis) of CrackBerry.com

Derek Kessler (@dkdsgn) of PreCentral.net

Jay Bennett (@JayTBennet of WPCentral

Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of TiPb.com

Mobile Nations 10: The F-word

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:38:35 -0500

Agenda

Hosts

Feedback

Got something to say? Agree or disagree with something we said? Have something you want us to discuss on a future show? Don't just sit there yelling at the screen, dammit, let us know!

Mobile Nations 9: Grand Theft Mobile

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:13:52 -0400

Kevin, Phil, Derek, Dan, and Rene talk Windows Phone from Mango to Tango (and Nokia!), BlackBerry DevCon and BBX superphones, Android's Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus, webOS and the road ahead, and iPhone 4S and Siri. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 8: The Four Cs

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:03:00 -0400

Phil, Kevin, Derek, and Rene discuss Apple's iPhone 4S event, the Nexus Prime, BlackBerry BBX and superphones, the Amazon Kindle Fire, and Amazon webOS rumors, and the hierarchy of tablet needs. This is MobileNations!

Mobile Nations 7: Beta

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:56:07 -0400

Phil, Kevin, and Rene beta test a new video rig, survive technical problems, and talk RIM results, BlackBerry striking back, next generation Android phones, Windows 8 tablets, and a tale of two iPhones. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 6: Size matters

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:08:15 -0400

Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, and Rene discuss why carriers keep getting in the way of our gadgets, how big a phone can get before it's a tablet, what does a $99 TouchPad fire sale means, will Windows 8 really be no compromises, the value of music lockers, and what does an Apple without Steve Jobs as CEO mean for the industry? This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:04:09 -0400

Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, Georgia, and Rene talk HP dumping webOS hardware, Google picking up Motorola Mobility, RIM's new BlackBerrys reviewed, and what it means for Microsoft and Apple. This is MobileNations!

Mobile Nations 4: From boardroom to bedroom

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:11:51 -0400

Phil, Kevin, Tim, Dan, and Rene talk Google vs. Microsoft patent slap-fight, new BlackBerrys (new BlackBerrys!!), waiting on Pre 3 and the TouchPad 3.0.2 update, and Apple eating all the mobile profits. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 3: Full house

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:21:49 -0400

Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, and Rene talk Netflix on Android, media on Mobile, the RIM-pire striking back, news execs at webOS, Nokia Windows Phones, 20 million iPhones, and hitting the budget buyer sweet spot. Bringing together the heads of state of Android, BlackBerry, iOS, webOS, and Windows Phone for full on round-table action. This is Mobile Nations

Mobile Nations 2: Not yet begun to fight!

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:45:11 -0400

Kevin, Phil, and Rene discuss whether or not Google should buy RIM, how BlackBerry can fight back, is Google MIA in the patent wars, Google+ is here, the TouchPad has landed, and will there be a second new iPad this year? Bringing together the heads of state of Android, BlackBerry, iOS, webOS, and Windows Mobile for full on round-table action. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 1: Where the magic happens

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:11:03 -0400

Mobile Nations is our brand new podcast, bringing together the heads of state from Android, BlackBerry, iOS, webOS, and Windows Phone for full on round-table action. This week Phil, Kevin, Dan and Rene discuss Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the new Verizon data caps, and the state of the BlackBerry. This is Mobile Nations!

Mobile Nations 0: Episode Zero

rene@smartphoneexperts.com (Rene Ritchie) (Michaluk, Nickinson, Rubino, Ritchie) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:02:29 -0400

Mobile Nations is our brand new podcast, bringing together the heads of state from Android Central, CrackBerry.com, PreCentral.net, TiPb.com and WPCentral for full on round-table action. This week Phil, Kevin, and Rene discuss new Gingerbread phones, iOS 5 and iCloud, Playbook updates, and Apple stealing back. This is Mobile Nations!