BROADCASTS.com

What does a smartwatch need to succeed in 2015? Is it a color screen? A digital crown? An intuitive UI? Or is it just the right brand name? We're weighing those factors and more today as we take a look at the latest smartwatch from the people who effectively invented the category. Join us as we talk Pebble Time on the Pocketnow Weekly! The news doesn't stop at watches, of course, so we're also covering all the haps from the week in mobile technology. From the iPad Pro to the 3D Nexus to a Samsung BlackBerry, we're hitting all the rumors as we seek to suss out fact from fiction – and worthy from unworthy. All that plus your listener mail on Pocketnow Weekly 153! It's hissing steam and screeching hot, so we're gonna throw the lever before we blow a boiler. Watch the video broadcast from 1:40pm Eastern on June 17 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version dropped below. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air! Pocketnow Weekly 153 Recording Date June 17, 2015 Hosts Michael Fisher Stephen Schenck Adam Doud Producer Jules Wang Podcast Rundown  Sponsor (00:01:36) Challenge yourself to learn something new with a free 10-day trial to lynda.com! It’s is used by millions of people around the world and has over 3,000 courses on topics like web development, photography, visual design and business, as well as software training like Excel, WordPress, and Photoshop.  All of their courses are taught by experts and new courses are added to the site every week.  Whether you want to invest in a new hobby, ask your boss for a raise, find a new job or improve upon your current job skills in 2015; lynda.com has something for everyone!Breaking News (00:04:33) Jo Harlow and Stephen Elop leave Microsoft [Context: Charles Arthur / Ben Thompson (Twitter) / Avi Greengart (Twitter)] AT&T gets slapped with proposed $100M fine for misleading customers about unlimited data News (00:12:50) iOS 9 keyboard hints at a larger iPad in the works / iPad Pro resolution hinted at Rumored new Nexus could get 3D camera New low-res Moto X pics reinforce prior leaks LG G4 Pro sounds like it could be decked out in metal OnePlus 2 pricing rumors suggest no price hike in store Sony Xperia Z4v coming to Verizon with QHD screen Lumia camera leak hints at high-end hardware BlackBerry Venice specs rumored as possible evidence of Android testing emerges Amazon patent could unlock your smartphone with the shape of your ear 24 hours using the Galaxy S6 Active Pebble Time Talk (00:58:48) After an unboxing and a 24-hour run-in period, Pocketnow's Editorial Director sits down across the table from its Chief Chicagoan to get to the bottom of the great Pebble Time debate: red trim versus black. (Oh, and we'll be talking about everything else surrounding Pebble's latest smartwatch, too.) Context: Pebble taps Best Buy for Pebble Time pre-orders Intro: Air Traffic Controller, "Hurry Hurry" Listener Mail (01:25:46) E-mailed submissions from Greg Vogt, Antonio Trejo, and Collin • Thanks for tuning in, see you next week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.