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A big week for computers! Both Microsoft and Apple announced refreshed hardware for more powerful portables, and we got a first look at the Surface Studio. Plus both the Pixel and Pixel XL have finally arrived in the Pocketnow offices, so we can start sharing our thoughts on Google's flagship phones. These stories, plus we'll tackle your tech questions, so make sure you're charged and ready for the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the live video broadcast from 2:00pm Eastern on October 28th (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version right here. For folks watching live, you can comment and ask questions by using the #PNWeekly hashtag on Twitter during the broadcast. For folks watching later, you can shoot your listener emails to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air the following week! Pocketnow Weekly 224 Recording Date October 28, 2016 Host Juan Bagnell Producer Jules Wang Sponsor This week's episode of the PNWeekly podcast is made possible by: Marketers, the Age of the Customer has arrived. Mass emails or general ad campaigns won’t work anymore. Salesforce is here to help. Blaze a trail with your marketing, and deliver the unique brand experiences your customers want. With Salesforce, marketers open doors between business units by sharing data to collaborate across marketing, sales, service, and commerce. Be smarter and more predictive with your marketing by making recommendations using collaborative data, and solve concerns with service integration. Engage your customers on any device and channel in real time — from social media, to your connected products, gathering key insights into your customer and business relationships at every stage. Adjust campaigns as you go to drive leads and pipeline. Do all this and more while collecting data from every interaction to build a complete view of every customer and manage your marketing strategy — from your desk or your phone. Be a customer trailblazer. Discover one connected platform for one connected customer experience with Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform. Learn more at salesforce.com/pocketnow. Pocketnow does a Mac vs PC Segment? (00:04:56) The MacBook Pro 2016 has a clever touch bar. Microsoft's Surface Studio has a clever hinge. The Surface Dial is a clever dial. Surface Book gets more graphics power and more battery, clever. Microsoft Paint gets a clever 3D makeover.  News 36:58 | Apple's tale of iMessage for Android 43:15 | Twitter's shutting down Vine 49:30 | AT&T's buying Time Warner for beaucoup bucks 54:22 | Qualcomm buys NXP for $47 billion 1:01:09 | LG loses big on weak G5 sales, Samsung loses even more following the Note 7 recall 1:08:05 | Still no word on Apple AirPod delivery 1:10:36 | T-Mobile wants your Pixel on its network Juan wants to call it a Google Pickle... (01:12:59) Pixel un-boxing. Pixel XL first impressions. Google caught by unexpected demand. How the Pixel bill of materials compares to the competition. The Pixel camera and the halo lens ring flare defect. Some folks test the water resistance of the Pixel, But Google didn't have enough time to increase water resistance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.