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Microsoft just hosted a very Apple-like unveiling of some (mostly) compelling products that have us wondering about a future covered in Live Tiles. Apple's newest iPhone uses processors from two different manufacturers that might result in varying battery life across models. And BlackBerry's talking up its new smartphone – while also considering exiting the hardware business. All this plus your listener mail awaits on episode 169 of the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the video broadcast from 1:00pm Eastern on October 9 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version here. 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 169 Recording Date October 9, 2015 Hosts Michael Fisher Stephen Schenck Enobong Etteh (Booredatwork) Producer Jules Wang Podcast Rundown Sponsor Today’s episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by Wix.com. Used by 60 million people around the world, Wix.com empowers business owners to create their own professional websites with drag-and-drop building tools and hundreds of designer-made templates to choose from. There’s no coding necessary to build your site, no credit card required to sign up, and the end result is a stunning website. So no matter what business you’re in, go to Wix.com and easily create your own stunning website for free today! Microsoft (00:07:36) On the Surface Microsoft drops new Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, Lumia 950, Lumia 950XL, and Band 2 On further Il-Lumia-nation Microsoft demos Continuum as killer feature Lumia 950 not really an exclusive Lumia 950XL is liquid-cooled Existing Lumias get W10M update in December News (01:14:45) OnePlus 2 mini / X may arrive at India event next week / OnePlus 2 gets a one-hour sale BlackBerry Priv shows off slender figure / BlackBerry sales target: 5M units or GTFO Apple comments on iPhone 6s A9 chip discrepancy, claims minimal change in battery life That Commodore smartphone is starting to look like vaporware iOS loses market share Stateside, but Android slumps everywhere else Listener Mail (01:30:03) E-mailed submissions from Minh, Gaj B, and Linus  • See you again soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.