Hasta La Gadget!

This edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast finds the Engadget Mobile Podcasters at a super-geeky Finnish summer camp. Click the “play” button for a recap of the hottest trends in a land where it’s almost always — even during summer camp — very, very cold, like rally racing, optical image stabilization, and fabricating GIFs out of nothing but pure magic.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Guest: Joseph Volpe
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:05:45 – Engadget visits Nokia House wrap-up: Stephen Elop Q&A, Lumia 920 camera tests and more
00:38:30 – LG Optimus G: hands-on with Korea’s latest powerhouse (video) (updated)
01:09:27 – LG Intuition review: Optimus Deja Vu with a Verizon LTE twist
01:12:40 – AT&T 4G LTE adds Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Galaxy Express and Galaxy Rugby Pro to lineup
01:18:39 – HTC’s Windows Phone 8X vs. the competition: fight!
01:20:50 – Windows Phone 8S by HTC hands-on: a bright Windows phone that holds promise (video)
01:21:15 – Windows Phone 8X by HTC hands-on: Microsoft’s modern mobile OS personified in polycarbonate
01:23:45 – Windows Phone 8X by HTC: 4.3-inch 720p display, LTE, dual-core S4, available this November
01:30:50 – Motorola RAZR i: hands-on with the 2GHz Android phone (video)
01:32:00 – Motorola announces Intel-powered RAZR i, launches in Europe next month
01:35:23 – Sony Xperia T review: a new 4.6-inch smartphone flagship that isn’t quite new enough
01:35:43 – Sony Xperia TL joins AT&T’s 4G LTE lineup as official James Bond phone
01:41:30 – Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G review: T-Mobile’s QWERTY slider falls flat
01:46:45 – Tim Cook apologizes for Maps mess
01:51:00 – iPhone 5 review
01:55:20 – iOS 6 review
01:58:28 – Verizon CFO buries his head in the sand, claims unlimited data is ‘going by the wayside’
02:01:48 – RIM: first BlackBerry 10 devices to focus on mid-range and up, entry-level may be ready in 2013

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 154 – 10.03.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Softbank isn’t content with being Japan’s third largest wireless provider, so its scooping up competitor eAccess for $2.3 Billion (or $1.8 Billion, if you ask Reuters) to claim the number two slot. Bringing the other carrier into the fold will give Softbank a total of 39 million subscribers and infuse its network with 50 percent more LTE base stations. Picking up the new customers and additional LTE capacity comes at a premium, however, as the firm will purchase eAccess’ shares for roughly three times their value. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son expects to launch a new tethering service with the aid of the new-found resources come this December. Ink on the deal won’t fully dry until February, but Son is already dreaming of the number one spot. “I never liked third place,” Son said in a statement. “We fought for No. 2, and someday, we will be No. 1.” You’ve been warned, NTT DoCoMo.

[Image credit: Miki Yoshihito, Flickr]

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Softbank to acquire competitor eAccess, expand LTE network by 50 percent originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola’s RAZR i has landed on British shores, and is available today from Phones4U. The handset, the first born of a union ‘twixt Moto and Intel, skates pretty close to the competition in the performance stakes and promises vastly improved power efficiency. The handset is free to anyone grabbing a plan costing £21.50 or more, while the first 500 to snap up the phone will also get a complimentary pair of MOTOROKR headphones, too.

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Motorola’s RAZR i arrives in the UK at Phones4U originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We all know about the central issue surrounding iOS 6. For the suits and ties among us, however, there’s a potentially more glaring problem with Exchange support. Some users quick to upgrade to Apple’s latest mobile OS report losing automatic push delivery of their email, requiring that they check for themselves to get any fresh messages. The issue isn’t carrier- or device-specific, and attempts to reboot, reconfigure or restore devices are at best temporary fixes: what flows smoothly at first runs dry several hours later. Apple technicians are aware that the flaw exists, but it’s tough to know if and when engineers will have a fix — the company typically waits until it has a solution in hand before it goes on the record. We’ve reached out to Apple for a possible comment all the same. In the meantime, let us know if your Exchange access (or push data as a whole) is going awry.

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Early iOS 6 adopters report problems getting Exchange push email: are you affected? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shared data’s not for everyone, which is why AT&T’s continuing to augment its prepaid offerings with additional GoPhone options. Announced today, the carrier’s new $65 monthly plan is geared specifically towards smartphone users, combining unlimited talk and text with a 1GB allotment of data. And in tandem with this new package, the operator’s also releasing the Fusion 2: a white-labeled Android device that’s slated to retail for $99 — no contract strings attached. Both are set to launch this October 7th, so if you’re commitment-averse and in need of a new device, this could be the plan for you. Hit up the break for the full presser.

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AT&T to offer new $65 GoPhone monthly plan starting October 7th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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