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The YotaPhone 2 is awesome, but it won’t be forever

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Michael Fisher

“We are inspired by taking risks and innovating mobile communications to bring value to users. We are a start-up company that had a big idea and we’ve executed on that idea. We looked at the smartphone from another side, literally, and created YotaPhone.” I love this quote. It’s a little heavy on the corporate buzzwords for my taste, but the idea of a small group of dedicated individuals banding together to will a dream into reality -particularly a dream as unconventional as YotaPhone- is an inspiring tale even to those who don’t share my love for the underdog. And Yota ...

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Five terrible phone hardware decisions we’ll never forget

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Michael Fisher

We already have a series here at Pocketnow lamenting the choices of smartphone and tablet manufacturers, and trying to learn something from their most visible mistakes. It’s called Worst Gadgets Ever, and it’s a fun little video series that you should check out. But sometimes, a broader look at the industry’s development is useful – and given the right attitude, it can also be fun. Earlier this year, our own Taylor Martin took you on a tour of

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Remember when smartphones came with a ton of accessories?

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Nobody likes a cheapskate. It’s why we have fun derogatory labels like “tightwad” and “skinflint” for those friends of ours who insist on dividing the bar bill by how many mozzarella sticks they actually consumed, rather than by the cost of the plate. Whatever other merits they might have, penny-pinchers just aren’t fun to have around. That’s no less true in the case of huge multinational corporations than with people. But where a cheap social friend is pretty easy to jettison when he gets annoying, it’s a little harder to make up for the ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 048: Galaxy S 5 rumors meet Nokia EOS leaks in back alley, nasty knife fight ensues

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Before we begin, we’d just like to say something to everyone who’s going to call us out for click-baiting with that “Galaxy S 5″ title: your allegations are completely founded and true. But look here: even though Galaxy S 5 rumors are (to say the least) premature and indicative of a serious problem with our nasty-fast industry -an issue we discuss on the air- they’re also important. That’s because, as unreliable and, frankly, stupid as they are, they also give us an opportunity to discuss the future of Samsung industrial design. And any opportunity we ...

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Hello, old friend: Palm Pre throwback unboxing (Video)

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Michael Fisher

It’s been four years to the day that Palm’s would-be savior platform, webOS, launched to much hoopla with the original Pre. And though the days since have been dark ones indeed for the all-but-dead platform, we thought it would be nice to indulge our nostalgia on this, the anniversary day of “20090606,” with a Palm Pre unboxing. Fortunately, our own ...

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