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It has been a bumpy week for Apple, what with news of its earnings sprawling out into think pieces as well as private app scuffles with Facebook and Google. Things have escalated so high, we\\u2019re going to have to break it all down.

Plus, rumors from Sony, LG, Samsung and\\u2026 Energizer? They\\u2019re making phones now? Okay. It\\u2019s the Pocketnow Weekly!

Watch our YouTube companion video recorded at 3pm Eastern on Feburary 1 or check out the high-quality audio version right here or through Apple, Google, Spotify, our RSS and wherever you get your podcasts. Talk back live while you\\u2019re watching the show on Twitter with #PNWeekly and shoot feedback to the hosts at podcast@pocketnow.com!

Hosts

Joshua Vergara

Guests

TK Bay

Max Buondonno (The Matridox)

Jaime Rivera

Executive Producer

Jules Wang

The show

• 52 Megapixels?: Can we believe this Sony Xperia XZ4 \\u201cleak?\\u201d
• Terabyte Phone: Galaxy S10 goes into mass production along with its biggest storage disk
• 2019 iPhones: Everything we\\u2019ve been talking about, the Mark Gurman edition
• LG 5G is no OG: G8 and V50 planned for MWC
• Netflix for Gaming: Apple\\u2019s planning one, but how would it work?
• Android vs. iOS: With upgraders sticking to their sides, is the war basically over?
• MWC 2019: Guys, Energizer is making phones!!!1!

Appletini

The iPhone and Your Money

• iPhone loss: China weakness, lack of carrier discounts, price flux
• Mac Screwed: Why the iPhone will never be built in the US
• Kuo\\u2019s Thoughts: Senior analyst sees light at the end of the tunnel

Breaking Apple\\u2019s App Rules

• Facebook Research: This is how Facebook broke Apple\\u2019s rules and it\\u2019s not what you\\u2019d think
• The Shutdown: Frenzy
• The Flip: Facebook in the clear, Google sinks in

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Music provided by Argofox:

Minerva \\u2013 Bloom