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Engadget Mobile Podcast 012 – 02.25.2009

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.

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We're back at Engadget HQ after an exhausting week of Mobile World Congress action, which can only mean one thing: we're finally getting around to answering listener questions! So sit down, shut up, tune in, and tune out. Oh, and enjoy.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)


01:17 - MWC Wrap-up
14:15 - Nokia USA now taking pre-orders for 5800 XpressMusic
19:00 - Steve Ballmer pounds chest, decrees Windows Mobile 7 coming next year
23:16 - Motorola Ruby (VE1) ditches weird spelling, not the RAZR look
25:15 - Motorola's RAZR Lúk is gilded, worthy of open letter
29:43 - Motorola with big touchscreen emerges, doesn't disgust
33:20 - Reader Questions
58:04 - Chris' misery in Spain with data

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Shorts: Darwinvaganza

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

Radiolab throws a birthday party for Charles Darwin! Robert Krulwich invites three experts to toast the birthday boy.

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Darwinvaganza

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

For this week’s podcast Radiolab is throwing a birthday party for Charles Darwin! Our Robert Krulwich invited three experts to toast the birthday boy. David Quammen tells us it takes a village to raise a theory of evolution; Deborah Heiligman shows why love delayed the Origin of Species more than two decades; and Adam Gopnik explains why most of the planet still has problems with Darwin’s idea. Listen below- it’s going to be a paaa-tay!

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 011 – 02.20.2009: MWC Day 4

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.

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And that's all she wrote! After a whirlwind week of device announcements, we're ready for a stiff drink... and, of course, a wrap-up podcast. Tune in!

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Special Guest: Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)

01:25 - Palm confirms games are in development for Pre, drops a few other tidbits
08:30 - Don't worry, this isn't the Centro 2
10:40 - Access Linux Platform 3.0 live, in person, and oh-so-full of widgets
17:55 - Sonar hopes to power social featurephones, we get a demo
26:37 - INQ¹ wins "Best Mobile Handset or Device" at MWC, golf claps
35:50 - Stantum's mind-blowing multitouch interface on video!
42:50 - Google's offline Gmail demo reveals seemingly US-bound HTC Magic -- is this the T-Mobile G2?


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Engadget Mobile Podcast 010 – 02.19.2009: MWC Edition, Day 3

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

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Android devices, satellites, and tiny WinMo phones -- what could possibly make for a better podcast? Nothing, that's what. Especially when we're broadcasting from a cool breeze in sunny Barcelona.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Special Guest: Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)

04:08 - Hands-on with TechFaith's QiGi i6 in Android mode
10:33 - General Mobile's DSTL1 Android phone eyes-on
11:45 - Texas Instruments and Wind River do up Android right
17:08 - TI's OMAP 3 hardware doesn't manage to do Windows Mobile 6.5 any favors
27:52 - i-mate's 810F and Centurion handled with wild abandon
36:22 - Elektrobit's satellite-GSM hybrid smartphone reference design in the flesh
42:05 - Samsung teases wrists with GT-S1100 watch at MWC
52:38 - LG GD900 eyes-on, now with video
54:12 - LG Renoir KC910i gets refreshed, and we get it on camera
56:00 - Thievery at MWC! Telstra exec's HTC with WinMo 6.5 stolen

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 009 – 02.18.2009: MWC Edition

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.

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So we've wrapped up the first two days of Mobile World Congress, and it's about time for a rundown of some of our favorite (and least favorite) things of the show. As usual, we go into the podcast with every intention of getting it done inside of a set time limit, but... well, you know us.

Note: Due to some unforeseen technical difficulties during the recording of the show, we lost one of our two audio tracks, which makes hearing Sean a little tough. (An early failure analysis indicates that it might be instant karma for calling the Idou awesome.) Our apologies!

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Special Guest: Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)


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Engadget Mobile Podcast 008 – 02.11.2009

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.

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Can you feel the excitement in the air? Mobile World Congress is less than a week away, and we have a few things to say about it. Join us for just under an hour as we explore some new Sony Ericssons, Samsungs, and Nokias, answer some listener questions, and ponder the meaning of life.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)

01:38 - Sony Ericsson's "Filippa" outed as C901 for emerging market
02:50 - Sony Ericsson's W395 Walkman and C903 Cybershot bring more of the same
06:56 - Nokia's 5630 XpressMusic is 12-mm slim, HSUPA fast, and S60 powerful
10:08 - Nokia 5800 launching in North American flavor this month for $399?
13:00 - Samsung's Acme i8910 caught on film by Wile E. Coyote
17:18 - Samsung S8300 and updated TouchWiz UI previewed
20:22 - Leaked Samsung M7600 phone sports Bang & Olufsen sound, Helio looks
23:47 - Microsoft's SkyBox site live, branded My Phone?
24:25 - Google Sync debuts for iPhone, Windows Mobile and SyncML devices
38:01 - Reader questions from David and Sean at McGill


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Morality (Rebroadcast)

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich that originally appeared at WNYC's Radiolab.

In this hour on Morality, we’ll explore where our sense of right and wrong come from. We peer inside the brains of people contemplating moral dilemmas, watch chimps at a primate research center share blackberries, observe a playgroup of 3 year-olds fighting over toys, and tour the country’s first penitentiary, Eastern State Prison. Also: the story of land grabbing, indentured servitude and slum lording in the fourth grade.

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 007 – 02.05.2009

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

This post is a reprint of a post by Trent Wolbe that originally appeared at Engadget Mobile.

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Like last week, we were pretty shocked at the crushing amount of content we wanted to burn through this time around: two major product reviews, one metric ton of Samsung leaks, a beautiful iDEN set (oxymoron?), and so much more. We managed, though -- sort of -- so grab yourself a hot cocoa, curl up next to the fire, and have yourself a listen!

Hosts: Chris Ziegler and Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)

00:01:00 - Mystery 3G network appears in Canada -- tomfoolery from Bell and Telus?
00:17:18 - BlackBerry Pearl 8230 caught in Verizon garb
00:23:15 - Motorola Renew now available from T-Mobile - Engadget Mobile
00:26:25 - Samsung pulls a Samsung, leaks nine new models ahead of MWC
00:34:50 - 16GB Samsung Omnia shows itself, other Samsung rumors surface
00:39:17 - LG Arena KM900 touchscreen phone shows itself in print
00:42:55 - Toshiba TG01 with 4.1-inch WVGA touchscreen: a world's first Snapdragon
00:46:33 - Helio Ocean 2 Review
00:51:30 - T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 review
01:00:04 - i465 to be first Motorola iDEN phone with QWERTY - Engadget Mobile
01:05:12 - Motorola i9 "Stature" gets real on Boost Mobile
01:07:04 - KDDI au announces Spring 2009 collection
01:13:26 - Reader Question
01:18:13 - Pimping Chris' G1 Book


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