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Pocketnow Weekly 091: brace yourselves – the reviews are coming

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Michael Fisher

When an avalanche of reviews is rumbling its way down your mountain, it’s rarely easy to assemble a podcast team – but as we frequently remind you, the Pocketnow Weekly has never missed a week, and we’ll be damned if it’ll do so now. So despite the forthcoming reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S 5, Gear Fit, Gear 2, Oppo Find 7a, Nokia X, and the just-completed reviews of the ZENS Qi line, BlackBerry 10.2.1, and the Verizon HTC One M8, we’re banding together behind microphones in three separate cities on two continents to bring you the news and editorials of a very ...

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iWatch progress, Powered by Android, HTC One (M8) mini & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about AT&T’s continuos teasing of the Asus PadFone X, even though we still don’t have pricing or dates for a launch. Nokia follows the news as we go through a hilarious ad the company has published, which shows just how many apps you can find on the Nokia X. We then talk about the HTC One (M8) mini, which also seems to be in the works according to carriers. Google is next as we go through the progress of Android 4.4.3, and also some possible new requirements for phones to say “Powered by Android” according to ...

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Nokia downplays Nokia X app availability concerns

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

The new Nokia X family of devices is notable for many reasons, and one of the big ones is this customized fork of Android that powers the handsets. That’s let Nokia really dictate the user experience Nokia X owners will enjoy, giving us something unlike what the majority of Android users are familiar with. But going out on its own like this has brought consequences to Nokia, and its desire to avoid Google’s control has led to an absence of core Google apps, including the all-important Play Store. Nokia has its own Nokia Store, ...

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There is no(kia) “X” in Microsoft

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Adam Doud

Awwwkward. Ever have one of those times when you’ve had to make up for someone else’s mistakes? Maybe they blurted out something that you hadn’t intended to make known to the general public and now you have to change your whole disposition. Maybe your little sister accidentally blurted out your impending wedding plans to your future in-laws, the Capulets. Similarly, at MWC Nokia introduced us to the Nokia X Microsoft is now saddled with. It’s embarrassing and now you have to explain things earlier than planned and where are you going to get a bottle of poison at this time of night? ...

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Nokia doesn’t want the Windows Phone UI to reach the Nokia X?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Even though the Nokia X keeps some of the design language from Windows Phone, its similarities are actually not that many. As a matter of fact, once you hop into the settings, you can clearly see that this is stock Android with different buttons and a different font, but Android in every other way. Nokia executives are famous for constantly repeating “beautiful live tiles” every time the company announces a new Lumia, but it seems the company doesn’t want the Windows Phone modern UI to reach the Nokia X. Nokia’s own style guide for developers reads: Do not mimic ...

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The Nokia X isn’t a “real” Android phone – here’s why

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Joe Levi

Jaime and Tony are in Barcelona at this year’s MWC and, as you might expect, they’re seeing some very interesting things. Three of the most interesting devices that I’ve seen come from Nokia — and they’re all running Android. Sort of. As their names imply, the Nokia X, X+, XL are all Nokia phones. They’re made by Nokia. They’re sold by Nokia. They even have the word ...

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Nokia X series (X, X+, XL) hands-on (Video)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Michael Fisher

“The one thing we never thought we’d see: Stephen Elop mentioning the word ‘Android’ and yes, we’re running it [on this] Nokia XL. Let’s talk about it.” That’s the intro to this historic hands-on from Jaime Rivera, so yes indeed – let’s talk about it. Nokia’s X, XL, and XL+ were announced this morning at MWC in Barcelona, a trio of Android-powered phones for developing markets meant to ...

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The Nokia Android phone(s): Nokia X, X+, XL launch at MWC

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Michael Fisher

As part of its bid to “connect the next billion with affordable smartphones,” Nokia today announced the long-rumored Nokia X: the device formerly known as the Normandy and Nokia’s first-ever Android-powered smartphone. In terms of specs, the headlining Nokia Android phone is everything we expected: a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 3MP camera, and 4″ IPS WVGA display place the device firmly in the “developing markets” segment, while its particular flavor of Android is predictably Microsoft-leaning in its loyalties: the tile-centric interface bears more than a ...

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A $110 Nokia X would just be the company shooting itself in the foot

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Joe Levi

Rumors are flying about the Nokia X/Normandy, which appears like it’s going to be a lower-end Android-based handset, likely to be announced at this year’s MWC. All that sounds great — but it’s an insanely stupid idea! A US$110 Nokia X would just be the company shooting itself in the foot! Nokia is, and always has been, a great manufacturer. It makes phones that really hold no equal.

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HTC M8 event, Samsung LED innovation, No Windows Phone for MWC & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Nokia X event that’s now being teased for MWC. We then talk about the HTC M8, its possible event for March 25th, the new leaked renders, and we even talk about a new program called HTC Advantage. Samsung is up next as we go through the news of the company removing the block between third-party accessories and its Galaxy Note 3. Then we go through Samsung’s new LED-flash technology for its future smartphone line-up. We end today’s show talking about Windows Phone’s possible absence from MWC. All this and more ...

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Galaxy S 5 carrier teaser, HTC M8 leaked, Nokia X leak & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Huawei’s recent teaser of what we can expect from the company at MWC 2014. Nokia follows the rumor mill as we get some additional leaks of the Nokia X, aka, Nokia Normandy in some Android green. Then we go through the news that the Samsung Galaxy S 5 is already being set for sign-up and pre-order. Then we talk about the new leaks of the possible Sony Xperia Tablet Z2, which we consider to be the successor to one of the better Android tablets of our time. We end today’s show talking about the leaked photos of the HTC M8 All ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 083: Nexus 5 giveaway, Android apps on Windows Phone, & HTC M8 rumors

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Michael Fisher

Snow storms have their ups and downs. On the one hand, they keep you from partaking in all the Nokia unboxing fun your comrades in more seasonable climes are enjoying – but on the other, they put you in mind of all the friends you have in the great Arctic North. One such person is friend of the show Nick Gray of HTCSource and Android and Me, who joins us today for a special extended episode taking a long look at all the HTC M8 rumors of the past few weeks. That’s followed by ...

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Nokia testing lots of unannounced phones in India, Normandy included

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

We’re all on the edge of our seats waiting to see what Microsoft has planned for Nokia in the next coming days as MWC is a little over a week away. We’ve heard rumors of the company preparing a significant amount of devices for launch in Barcelona, but we’ve got to hand it to the company for keeping most of these a secret. The reason why we say ‘most’ is because the list is quite bigger than expected. A website that hosts the import-export information for India is reporting a significant amount of devices arriving to the country for testing through New Delhi ...

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iPad mini too fragile, HTC Google Nexus 10, Nokia Normandy dates & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the launch of the Asus VivoTab Note 8 on the Microsoft Store for a very attractive price. Then we talk about the Nokia Normandy and the reports that the Wall Street Journal is pushing. Samsung follows the news as we talk about a possible “value edition” galaxy S 4, aside from a Galaxy Tab 4. HTC then hits rumor mill with the possible launch of mid-range phones along with the M8, and a possible Nexus 10 tablet. We end today’s show talking about a recent study that shows the iPad mini as very easy to break. All this and ...

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