Perfume, Islandwood, and Other Ridiculous Codenames | Pocketnow Weekly 184

HTC Nexus phones, a free smartwatch with your smartphone and iOS apps coming to Windows Phone. Who says the post-CES lull has to be dull? All of the above –plus a special announcement from Pocketnow's Editor-in-Chief and your listener mail– awaits on episode 184 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So put on your Perfume and varnish up your Islandwood; we're about to pay another visit to the techno club that is the Pocketnow Weekly podcast.
Watch the video broadcast from 1:00pm Eastern on January 21 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air!
Pocketnow Weekly 184
Recording Date
January 21, 2015
Hosts
Michael Fisher
Anton D. Nagy
Juan Bagnell (SomeGadgetGuy)
Producer
Jules Wang
Podcast Rundown
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Anton's Announcement
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Editor-in-Chief Anton D. Nagy has requested an audience with you, dear listeners – and when Tony asks for something, it's our policy to give it to him. Join us for a few minutes with Pocketnow's lead lion-tamer as he shares exciting news about the future of the site!
News
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HTC Perfume flagship expected to roll out in Snap 820 and MediaTek fragrances / latest rumors point to March launch
HTC to build Nexus phones once again?
AT&T tries moving Samsung phones with free Gear S2 deal
Minor Apple Watch revision with FaceTime camera in the works?
Islandwood 101: Microsoft gives iOS bridge tutorials
Garmin Quatix 3 speaks to the inner sailor in all of us
Ubuntu tablet coming to MWC with its own take on Microsoft Continuum
The Huawei Mate 8 is the new flagship to beat for battery life
 
Listener Mail
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E-mailed submissions from P.C., Unicorn, and Carlos
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See you at 1:00p ET!