Pocketnow Weekly 190: Unbreakable Galaxy S7, new voice assistants, and Crazy HTC Vive pre-orders

Published: March 6, 2016, 8 a.m.

The glow of MWC 2016 is fading, and we've shared our early reactions to the new devices announced. Did Samsung build an unbreakable phone? Will anyone actually buy the LG G5? Plenty of people pre-ordered the HTC Vive, which is a good thing considering the M10's first teaser vid was a dud. Are folks game to play with a new voice assistant? Soundhound thinks you'll be impressed with their new helper. We've been hard at work covering news stories and prepping for the next generation of phone reviews. We recently started a new series of videos delving deeper into tech explanations and photography term definitions, and of course we'll be tackling your questions and comments. Make sure you're charged and ready! It's podcast time on episode 190 of the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the video broadcast from 2:00pm Eastern on March 3rd (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version right 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 190Recording Date March 3, 2016 Hosts Juan Bagnell Stephen Schenck Producer Jules Wang Podcast Rundown Sponsor Today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by: Building a website can be tough, and even if you do know your way around coding, creating something that looks good AND works well is a time-consuming affair. Squarespace makes it easy to build beautiful websites without breaking a sweat, by providing simple, powerful, and beautiful websites that look professionally designed regardless of skill level, with no coding required. Not only does Squarespace provide you with intuitive and easy to use tools to build your website; it also has state of the art technology powering your site to ensure security and stability, and it offers 24/7 customer support. With millions of other users trusting Squarespace for their hosting needs, you’re in good company. So what are you waiting for? Start a fourteen-day trial with no credit card required and start building your website today. When you decide to sign up for Squarespace, make sure to use the offer code “pocketnow” to get 10% off your first purchase, and to show your support for Pocketnow Weekly Podcast: just visit squarespace.com/pocketnow to get started. Squarespace: You Should. News 7:40,Is the Galaxy S7 unbreakable? 15:17,You're probably not going to buy the LG G5... 26:00,The Vivo X Play (with 6GB of RAM) launches 33:48,HTC Vive tops 15K pre-orders in ten minutes 39:30,MWC from the faraway pastures 45:37,Q&A about Samsung silicon and LG design 52:51,HTC One M10 teaser is kind of a dud 57:14,Apple Pay is bigger but Samsung Pay is growing faster 1:01:47,Hound is out of BETA to answer all your questions 1:06:30,NYC Judge rules against FBI in iPhone unlocking case Listener Mail  (01:16:44) Listener questions this week from Eetu, Casey, and Koneko. • See you next week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.