Pocketnow Weekly 049: Samsung keeps making stuff, we keep squawking about it

Published: June 21, 2013, 5:23 p.m.

In the food service industry, when you're a server who's been slammed with too many customers and can't keep up with the demand, you're said to be "in the weeds." On a podcast, that same expression means something quite different. It means you've wandered so far from your intended topic (in this case, mobile technology) that you've found yourself in the far-flung wilderness talking about anything but (in this case, sports cars, British accents, and the adult film industry). But while we do spend a fair amount of time in OT land on today's Pocketnow Weekly, we still manage to get some tech talk done as well. Specifically, we talk all of the new Galaxy S 4- and ATIV-branded products that Samsung unveiled at yesterday's Premiere event, and we also squeeze in some discussion about all the reviews that landed this week: namely, the Lumia 925, BlackBerry Q10, and Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. All that, plus listener mail and even more webOS-sourced sound effects, after the break. We've rented the hall and engaged the orchestra, and today's installation of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is here to see if you can dance. Send feedback, questions, and requests to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus to stay apprised of the latest episodes. Thanks for listening!Pocketnow Weekly Episode 049 Recording Date 06/21/2013 Hosts Michael Fisher Brandon Miniman Taylor Martin Topic List Thought Thread (00:02:28) Brandon Miniman asks if we've finally reached the Year of the UI Samsung Premiere London 2013 (00:10:37) Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom hands-on (Special Brandon Miniman segue: Butterfly S discussion) Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active hands-on Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini hands-on Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Review Samsung ATIV Q hands-on Samsung ATIV Tab 3 hands-on Why the Samsung Galaxy NX won't be a big seller iOS (00:52:34) iPhone 5S leaked Windows Phone (00:55:42) Microsoft reportedly tried to buy Nokia, but negotiations fell through Int'l EOS possibly revealed as RM-875 Nokia Lumia 925 review BlackBerry (01:15:02) BlackBerry Q10 Review Listener Mail (01:23:54) David Bullock is an ATIV Q fortune-teller; Kalyan E. asks about Nexus 4 storage; and "Stephen" needs some Google Reader alternatives. • Thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.