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lundi 6 juillet 2015

Mobile Roar 84: HTC Uh Oh, 360-degree videos, and Six Appeal

Uh oh! HTC launches a new service in April that will allow users of the HTC One M9 to get a free replacement if they break their phone. T-Mobile launches a really cheesy Facebook app for bashing your carrier. Not to be outdone by Apple, Google releases an overpriced laptop. Kevin rants about calling gadgets “sexy.” All of that and more in this episode. Thanks for watching!

Big News

HTC Uh Oh, April 10th release date

Quick Hits

T-Mobile #DitchandSwitch

Chromebook Pixel (2015)

Apple trade-in program

YouTube can play 360-degree videos

Lenovo is making a Windows Phone

Blackberry announced a tablet because why not

Wins/Fails

Kevin: Facebook adding money transfer to Messenger / Six Appeal

Joe: Verizon logo easily rubs off Nexus 6 / Google clamping down Play Store approval process

Chris: Nintendo mobile games flipflop / HTC One M9 overheating issues aren’t a real issue

App Picks

Kevin: Meerkat

Joe: Thuuz

Chris: HTC Dot View app updated with games

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Mobile Roar 88: Galaxy S6 review, Sprint cars, LG G4, and more!

This week we can finally get some closure on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Chris tells us why he will be getting the Edge despite everything he hates about it. We also talk about Sprint’s latest desperate attempt to get customers, the massive LG G4 leak, OnePlus’ plans for 2015, and much more. Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge Review

Quick Hits

Sprint will send people to your home to set up a phone

More LG G4 images leak

OnePlus will be launching two phones this year

Google starts program to highlight kid-friendly apps

Windows 10 for phones preview rolls out, gets Project Spartan and bugs

Wins/Fails

Kevin: Star Wars livestream / New iOS emoji keyboard

Joe: Joe Dirt 2 / HBO says Periscope could be a piracy tool

Chris: Galaxy S6 camera / Galaxy S6 battery life

App Picks

Kevin: Snapseed 2.0 (Android / iOS)

Joe: Spring Ninja (Android / iOS)

Chris: Hearthstone for phones

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Mobile Roar 89: Google Project Fi, Galaxy S6 vs iPhone, BB-8, and more!

Previous episodes of the Mobile Roar Podcast

Google is now a wireless carrier. Is that a good or bad thing? We go over everything you need to know about Project Fi. Chris talks about his Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6 comparison, the Xperia Z4 is quietly announced, the OnePlus Two won’t ditch invites, and how the heck does that BB-8 droid work? Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Google Project Fi announced

Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6

Quick Hits

Sony Xperia Z4 announced

Android Wear update adds drawn emoji, scroll gesture, WiFi, and more

You’ll need an invite to buy the OnePlus Two

Wins/Fails

Kevin: Sphero is responsible for BB-8 / new MacBook reviews are in

Joe: iPhone case with e-ink back / OnePlus hypes availability for year-old phone

Chris: Double fail: Android and iOS fanboys stab each other during fight / #Rotategate

App Picks

Kevin: Clear

Joe: Hello from Facebook

Chris: Galaxy Button Lights (Touch key light duration)

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Mobile Roar 87: Samsung Galaxy S6 impressions, Apple Watch reviews, and Star Wars

Previous episodes of the Mobile Roar Podcast

This week we’ve got the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in the house. Chris shares some of his first impressions of the devices. We also talk about the Apple Watch reviews, the device that should have been the HTC One M9, the downfall of Sony mobile, and of course our wins and fails of the week, and app picks! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge first impressions

Quick Hits

Apple Watch reviews are out

HTC One M9+ is official

T-Mobile stops selling the Sony Xperia Z3

Android Phone Rankings

Wins/Fails

Joe: Star Wars digital release / Samsung reliability tests

Chris: Instagram update brings Color and Fade tools / still didn’t fix upload quality

App Picks

Joe: AutoMate & Pixel OFF

Chris: Snapchat update (Friendship status)

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Mobile Roar 85: Top 5 essential apps, Chris’ DROID Turbo saga, and Peter Chou

This week the guys answer one simple question: what are the 5 most important apps/services that every phone needs to have? It’s not as easy as you might think. They also discuss early HTC One M9 reviews, Peter Chou’s exit from HTC, Cyanogen phone drama, the exaggerated “death” of Google Glass, and Chris’ quest to buy a gold DROID Turbo for some reason. How long will he last this time? Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

HTC One M9 review round-up

What are the five apps/services every smartphone has to get right?

Chris tries the DROID Turbo again (Gold DROID Turbo is awesome)

Quick Hits

Peter Chou out at HTC

BLU is making Cyanogen phones without Google services

Google Glass is not dead

Wins/Fails

Kevin: no password for free apps in iOS 8.3 / LG G Flex 2 getting wider launch

Joe: X-files is coming back / on-body detection in Android Lollipop

Chris: Droid Turbo back cases / Chinese phones with no bezel

App Picks

Kevin: Layout by Instagram

Joe: Jelly Jump

Chris: VidAngel

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Mobile Roar 86: April Fools overload, HTC One M9 & LG G Flex 2 reviews

Previous episodes of The Mobile Roar Podcast

The April Fools Day “pranks” were weak this year, but a few products that seemed like jokes were actually real. Chris still doesn’t believe the Amazon Dash Buttons are real. We also talk about our HTC One M9 and LG G Flex 2 reviews, and share some of our own favorite April Fools Day pranks from back before #brands ruined the holiday. Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

HTC One M9 Review

Amazon Dash Buttons, April Fools shenanigans

Quick Hits

LG G Flex 2 Review

LG event on April 28th

Unified inbox for Gmail

Google Photos on Drive

Wins/Fails

Kevin: First level of Mario 64 recreated in HD / April Fools overload

Joe: Google Maps Pac-man / Sprint sux

Chris: Samsung Galaxy S6 drop slam test / Galaxy S6 Edge real drop test

App Picks

Kevin: HTC Themes

Joe: Flynx

Chris: Samsung Galaxy S6 Experience

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Mobile Roar 83: HTC One M9, Samsung Galaxy S6, and the Apple Watch

We’re back after a week off for Mobile World Congress, and there is a lot to talk about. The HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6 are finally official, but did the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge steal the spotlight? Apple finally announced pricing for the Apple Watch and a crazy MacBook, but who are these products for? Plus, a rant about Twitter, praise for the HTC Re Camera, Chris’ DROID Maxx saga, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

HTC One M9

Samsung Galaxy S6 / Edge

Apple Watch

Quick Hits

Android 5.1 begins rolling out

Nexus 6 finally coming to Verizon March 12th

LG G4 leaks, might have a curved display

Wins/Fails

Kevin: New MacBook / HBO Now pricing & exclusivity

Joe: Pebble is better than Android Wear / Cyanogen email app

Chris: HTC Re Camera / The New MacBook NetBook Air Whatever

App Picks

Kevin: Edge Color Notifications

Joe: TweetComb

Chris: Emojily

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Mobile Roar 92: Goodbye Kevin, Verizon buys AOL, beer machines, and more!

It’s a bittersweet episode this week. We say goodbye to one of the founding members of the podcast, but also welcome a new member to the show. The four of us talk about Verizon buying AOL, Google self-driving car accidents, ads in Blinkfeed, Nintendo mobile games, beer machines, Nexus 5 rumors, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Verizon buys AOL for .4 billion

Quick Hits

Google self-driving cars in 11 accidents in 6 years

HTC could be planning to put ads in Blinkfeed

5 Nintendo games coming to “smart devices”

Windows Phone is “Windows Mobile” again

Facebook Instant Articles

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active leaked

Wins/Fails

Kevin: The Mobile Roar Podcast / Not making it to episode 100

Joe: Fizzics makes beer taste better / woman fired after disabling tracking work app

Chris: Android M will let you block permissions / HTC One M9

Ashley: New LG Nexus 5 rumors / Verizon buying AOL has censored journalists in the past

App Picks

Kevin: Bleep

Joe: AppChat

Chris: Flickr 4.0

Ashley: Dungeon Raid (Android, iOS)

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Chris Chavez (@gamercore)

Kevin Krause (@youdontknowkev)

Ashley King (@overlordror)

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Mobile Roar 93: Frozen phones, LG G4 launch date, Asus Zenfone 2, and more!

It’s always a good episode when something crazy happens to Chris. This week he accidentally left his DROID Turbo in the freezer overnight. We also discuss our first phones and something eerily familiar about the Samsung Captivate. Other topics include the ASUS ZenFone 2, LG G4 launch date, Mad Men finale, The Witcher 3, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

The Samsung Captive and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge look a lot alike

Chris left his DROID Turbo in the freezer

Quick Hits

Android Phone Rankings

YotaPhone 2 is now available via Indiegogo

ASUS Zenfone 2

LG G4 may launch early June

Spotify update will sync music to your running; videos and podcasts

LG returns to Windows Phone with LG Lancet for Verizon

Wins/Fails

Joe: Mad Men / Korea clock on G4

Chris: Google Photos IO debut / Android Wear 5.1.1 rollout

Ashley: The Witcher 3 /

App Picks

Joe: Microsoft Hyperlapse

Chris: Notifidgets

Ashley: Knights of Pen and Paper 2

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Mobile Roar 94: Google IO predictions, Cortana, Periscope, and more!

The tech world is about to be buried in Google IO news, so we make some predictions before the big event. Also, Cortana is coming to Android and iOS, but is that a bad thing for Windows Phone? KFC makes Bluetooth food trays, Periscope arrives on Android, OnePlus is doing something, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Google IO predictions

Quick Hits

Cortana is coming to Android and iOS

KFC Bluetooth food trays

Periscope finally arrives on Android

OnePlus announcing something June 1st

Jony Ive is probably retiring soon

Wins/Fails

Joe: I love the LG G4 / Android factory reset doesn’t clear everything

Chris: Iron Man edition Galaxy S6 / Galaxy S6 is buggy again

Ashley: / Spotify Radio Sucks

App Picks

Joe: Weather Timeline

Chris: Ginger Keyboard

Ashley: Music Bubbles

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Mobile Roar 90: LG G4, email from the Samsung Knights, fart detectors, and more!

Previous episodes of the Mobile Roar Podcast

This week we’re talking about the LG G4 in all its glory. Is it better than the flagship phones from Samsung and HTC? Can LG be trusted with timely updates? We also discuss the gigantic size of Samsung, Apple Pay popularity (or lack thereof), Android and iOS apps on Windows 10, fart detectors, Google desktop tricks, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Emails from The Samsung Knights

Big News

Hands on with the LG G4

Quick Hits

How big is Samsung?

“Ok Google” from anywhere not working on Galaxy S6

Discover will join Apple Pay in the fall, all major credit cards are partners

Microsoft is bring Android and iOS apps to Windows 10

OnePlus dollar discount

Apple Watch available (for those that pre-ordered fast enough)

Wins/Fails

Kevin: CH4 fart detector Kickstarter / Apple Watch wrist sensors not working so well for users with tattoos

Joe: Send to phone from Google tricks / weird HTC ad

Chris: CHIPOTLE DELIVERS / Samsung Galaxy S6 aggressive RAM management

App Picks

Kevin: 6 Seconds

Joe: Facebook Messenger video calling

Chris: Clarity Keyboard

What phone is Chris using: Galaxy S6

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Mobile Roar 91: LG G4 review, Hugo Barra hates SD cards, Project Fi, and more!

Previous episodes of the Mobile Roar Podcast

This week Kevin is sharing his final thoughts on the LG G4, is it good enough to compete with Samsung and HTC? We also talk about not all Galaxy S6 cameras being the same, Google Project Fi invites, Pebble Time orders being delayed, Google+ Collections, and the death of expandable storage. Also, of course, we talk about Star Wars. Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

LG G4 Review

Quick Hits

Not all Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge’s have the same camera

Pebble Time delayed 1 week, starts mass production

Hugo Barra says micro SD cards suck

Project Fi invites rolling out

Google IO 2015 schedule released

Wins/Fails

Kevin: Google app answers Star Wars trivia / Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming

Joe: Google+ Collections / Threes! removed (then reinstated)

Chris: Shazam and others added to Google voice actions / Nexus 9 Lollipop shenanigans

App Picks

Kevin: Meerkat for Android

Joe: Does Not Commute/The Great Suspender/uBlock

Chris: Timeful

What phone is Chris using: Galaxy S6/DROID Turbo

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Mobile Roar 96: Apple loves Android, ugly Samsung phones, smart buttons, and more!

WWDC happened this week, and with it came a bunch of Apple-y news. iOS 9 gets a Google Now competitor, iPads get better multitasking, and Apple Music will be coming to Android. Wait, what? Yes, Apple is making an Android app. We also talk about pizza boxes, the ugly Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, smart buttons, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

WWDC: Siri is now proactive, iPad multitasking, native apps coming to Apple Watch

Apple announces two Android apps

Quick Hits

OnePlus One gets price drop to 0

Pizza Hut projector box is cool

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is official and ugly

Moto X 2015 leak

Wins/Fails

Joe: Flic smart button / OS X “El Capitan” name

Chris: 27 Oculus VR apps / HTC takes picture of gold One M9 with an iPhone

Ashley: Sense8 is really good / doesn’t have a fail again

App Picks

Joe: Key Plus

Chris: Final Fantasy Tactics, Gravity Screen

Ashley: Ultraflow ( Android, iOS, Windows)

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Mobile Roar 97: Comcast & T-Mobile, ads in Blinkfeed, and E3

This is one of the few weeks in the year where phones and mobile gadget news is overshadowed by the gaming industry. We still have a few important mobile topics to discuss this week, such as the horrible rumor of Comcast buying T-Mobile, but we also talk about what Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo had to say at E3. Of course, we also share our wins and fails, app picks, and answer listener questions.

Mobile News

Deutsche Telekom wants Comcast to buy T-Mobile

HTC really is putting ads in Blinkfeed

Verizon is getting the Xperia Z4v

Quick Hits

Let’s talk about E3

Wins/Fails

Joe: Material Design themes coming to the S6, Jurassic World / Gaming fanboys

Ashley: Horizon: Zero Dawn / Nintendo E3 Conference

App Picks

Joe: Dual Clock Remover (Android)

Ashley: Powder (Android/iOS), Fallout Shelter (iOS)

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Mobile Roar 95: Best Android M features, Nintendo using Android, and more!

Android M is here, and there is a lot of new stuff to dig through. We talk about our favorite new features and other goodies from Google IO. Nintendo is in the mobile news again this week, Microsoft acquires another great app, a crazy-fast voice assistant app leaves Chris cackling with glee, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Big News

Bunch of stuff from Android M and Google IO

Quick Hits

Nintendo rumored to use Android for next handheld

Microsoft acquires Wunderlist

Huawei announces P8 Lite

Wins/Fails

Joe: LG G4 battery life / “Get Windows 10” icon won’t go away

Chris: Nexus 6 price drop / Imgur app killed grid view / new S6 commercial / The Verge reviewed old Google Photos

Ashley: Tile is cool

App Picks

Joe: Hound

Chris: Polygen

Ashley: Sproggiwood

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Mobile Roar 98: Google Play Music goes free, Pebble Time first impressions, and cracked phones

Streaming music services are a hot topic these days, especially those with free options. So what does Google do? They make Google Play Music radio free with ads. We also get to talk about Chris’ first impressions of the Pebble Time, and his story about breaking yet another phone. Thanks for watching/listening!

News

Google Play Music adds free radio music streaming

Google Jump VR (16 GoPro) camera rig

Chris got a free Google Cardboard from Adult Swim, Conan’s Google Cardboard

OnePlus 2 will have USB Type-C, S10 that doesn’t overheat, over 2

Pebble Time up for pre-ordered, Chris’ first impressions

iOS 9 can uninstall/re-install apps to make room for updates

LG G4 hasn’t met sales forecast, but is still doing well

Phandroid website poll, Email app poll

Wins/Fails

Joe: Android 5.1.1 on Moto 360 / Last Nokia employees leave Microsoft

Chris: Project Fi invite / Pokemon Jukebox is dumb

Ashley: Pivotal Living Tracker for /

App Picks

Joe: Timr Watch Face

Chris: Minima/Fracta Live Wallpaper

Ashley: Curated

Email Question: Daquane Johnson

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Mobile Roar 99: Selfie sticks get banned, Android 5.1 rolling out, and Tindr for dogs

This week marks the return of the classic #sprintsux meme. What did they do this time? We also talk about someone stealing copper cables from Verizon, the OnePlus 2 having a fingerprint sensor, the war on selfie sticks, Tindr for dogs, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening, and be sure to tune in for episode 100 next week!

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