Pocketnow Weekly 086: @evleaks

"What would you say to the people who think that what you do is illegal?"
" ... I would tell them that I don't want to answer this question."
When you're interviewing the world's most notorious phone leaker, he's bound to duck a question or two. But cautious though he is, Evan Blass –formerly of Pocketnow and currently known across the web by his pen name @evleaks– is also a fountain of insight into the shadowy craft of being a professional spoiler. On today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly, Evan shares the ups and downs of the underworld he's come to dominate, and gives us a glimpse into the man behind the brand - including some somber reflections on life with Multiple Sclerosis.
"This is much more personal than I usually get. If you're listening to this show you're one of the rare people who are hearing me ... sort of open up about my personal life ... more so than I've done under the guise of @evleaks before."
Before that, of course, we've got the usual news of the week, including Samsung-vs-Apple, a rather shady All New HTC One leak, a horrifying LG G Flex video, and (sigh) the first few trickles of Nexus 6 speculation. Also, Taylor Martin and I argue over the Galaxy S 5, only to find surprising common ground in our views on the Lumia Icon. It's all waiting for you on episode 086 of the Pocketnow Weekly, so turn the volume up and rip the knob off: we're here to talk mobile tech, and it's gonna get awesome.
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Pocketnow Weekly episode 086
 
Recording Date
03/06/2014
 
Hosts
Michael Fisher
Taylor Martin
Stephen Schenck
 
Guest
Evan Blass (@evleaks)
 
News
 
Announcements (00:02:24)
Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 and 8.4 in the house
 
Android (00:05:22)
Apple fails to convince court of need for Samsung ban
All New HTC One leaks in pretty rough video
HTC revenues keep sliding
Verizon intros LTE-powered NotePRO 12.2
LG's new G Flex ad is pure nightmare fuel
LG G3 coming in June?
Google Nexus 6 rumored as LG G3 lite
Has Samsung become the new Apple?
 
Windows Phone (00:00:00)
Dual-booting WP/Android handsets to launch this year
Cortana gets featured in video hands-on
Nokia Lumia Icon review rebuttal
 
iOS (01:16:19)
iPhone 5c keeps disappointing, almost 3M units in inventory
TouchID may soon start working a lot better
 
Wearables (01:29:20)
Samsung Gear line pricing leaks
Samsung patents "Galaxy Glass," and it's close to what you think
Pebble Steel review: a smartwatch in disguise
 
Feature: @evleaks

A 45-minute sit-down with Evan Blass of @evleaks, covering everything from legality to morality ... to babysitting Stephen Schenck. And that's no typo.
(To support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or just to get more information on the disease, visit the Society's website.)
 
Listener Mail (01:35:49)
Tom Bosch asks for our opinion on high-end dual-SIM phablets; DeathMetalMods wants to know how Evan ever picks a phone; and Thomas Sibrian wonders just what happened to that old Nexus 10 render from a few months back.
 
Music
This episode marks the debut of Pocketnow's new transition music between its News and Feature segments: a track called "Radiation" from the talented Ali Spagnola.

You may recognize the tune as one of the preloaded ringtones from your Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, or Nexus 4 - but it's a real song, from a real album. You can download that album, along with many others, at Ali's website here, or visit her YouTube page here!
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