Pocketnow Weekly 067: iPad Air, Nokia tablet/phablets, & corporate trollery galore

Fun fact: flame wars, petty bickering, and troll hijinks aren't just confined to the online world; they find a ready home in corporate tactics as well. That's a reality we were reminded of this week, as Apple announced its new iPad family on the same day Nokia unveiled not just its first Windows-based tablet, but also the first-ever Windows Phone phablets, at its Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. Predictably, the Apple news obliterated Nokia's announcement in the news cycle - but, the Pocketnow Weekly being a platform-agnostic, equal-opportunity podcast, we're gonna cover both new device families in today's show. Because that's just the kind of dudes we are (most of the time). All that, plus more thoughts on Samsung's Galaxy Gear and more than a few peeks into the inner workings of Pocketnow, awaits you in the 90 minutes ahead on episode 067 of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast. So stick your earpods in your tablet and put your feet up on the table; the Pocketnow team has returned once again to grace you with more mobile tech news, opinion, and weird sojourns into the weeds than you thought possible. Send feedback, questions, and requests to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus to stay apprised of the latest episodes. Tell your friends about the show so we don't have to do a telethon to stay on the air. Join our forums to offer topic suggestions and more. And thanks for listening! Pocketnow Weekly Episode 067   Recording Date 10/24/2013   Hosts Michael Fisher Taylor Martin Stephen Schenck   Topic List   iOS (00:04:39) Apple announces iPad Air iPad mini 2 with Retina Display unveiled Retina iPad mini could see supply constraints Would you buy a plastic iPad?   Windows (00:30:34) Nokia Lumia 1520 announced Nokia Lumia 1320 announced for Europe and Asia Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet announced Nokia delivers Lumia 1020 to filmmaker after Apple steals his video   Android (00:57:56) Five awesome/awful things about the Galaxy Gear 40 million Galaxy S 4s sold in 6 months Android 4.3 with Sense 5.5 starts hitting HTC Ones An HTC Amazon smartphone is a step backwards   Listener Mail (01:17:30) Remington Jackson picks our brain regarding the Pebble; Owen Lyttle ponders the future of Windows RT vs Windows Phone; Jace Crozon asks us about pogo connectors; and Matt Lawrence wants to know our thoughts on using different platforms at the same time. • Thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more!