Juan’s favorite holiday of the year, this week we’re talking about news stuff, answering some viewer emails, and talking about the tech we were most thankful for this year. Snuggle up! It’s podcast time!

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Pocketnow Weekly 228

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Recording Date

November 25, 2016

Host

Juan Bagnell

Jules Wang

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Enobong Etteh

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Wrapping up Reviews before Christmas!

(00:08:50)

Been a busy couple of weeks. Who knew 2016 would wrap up with so many exciting late releases. OnePluses, Sonys, HTCs, LeEcos, Lenovos and more!

News

 

34:23 | Rumor: Galaxy S8 will be more expensive to make (but cost you the same)

42:05 | Apple to include 3D camera on the iPhone next year?

46:42 | Tim Cook talked to President Elect Trump about manufacturing in the USA

1:03:02 | Full refunds instead of warranty repairs for some Nexus 5X owners

1:06:03 | Verizon discounts monthly payments on the Pixel?

1:08:37 | Alcatel outselling HP in Windows Phones

1:14:35 | More info on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 (and 830 and 660)

1:22:16 | Google Play to drop Gingerbread and Honeycomb soon

1:24:48 | Apple’s tear-jerking holiday ad: Open your heart (to monsters)

1:31:16 | Crowd-designed Eve V i7 laptop pricing is live on Indiegogo

Tech we’re thankful for…

(01:45:31)

So many amazing gadgets were released this year, and while we’re not quite finished with year-end countdown lists, we can chat a little about some of the gear which really warmed our hearts.

Viewer Mail and #PNWEEKLY Hashtag Questions!

(01:53:54)

We’ve got a FULL slate of viewer questions and emails to chew through! Thanks to everyone who sent in a query!

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See you next week!

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