The Samsung Galaxy S21 line has arrived and JV brings on David Imel to talk about his review unit (Josh didn't get his yet at the time of this recording) -- but before all that, the two talk digital CES 2021! ASUS is the focus of their discussion, as they announced a lot of great gaming and productivity laptops during the show. Follow our guests! David Imel http://davidimel.com http://youtube.com/androidauthority http://twitter.com/durvidimel http://instagram.com/davidimel Follow our host! Joshu...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast CES 2021 is here, but we are not there. That's right, the tech trade show that starts every calendar year has gone virtual and everyone -- including JV and Nick Gray -- are sitting at home enjoying the fact that they don't have to walk 20000+ steps a day or wear a heavy backpack for hours on end. They do miss being in the fray and actually experiencing the products announced during the show. Well, at least they can get together for an IG Live and talk through the products which caught their atte...
Jan 12, 2021•33 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast Friends, it has been one hell of a week. It's almost cliche to say that after the way 2020 went, but hardly anyone expected an insurrection to actually occur at the Capitol. What follows is part of our conversation today, which is how social media networks can actually tackle misinformation in the wake of actually blocking the President of the United States. We didn't want this whole episode to be too heavy, so it is sandwiched between talks of what CES 2021 could have been and some thoughts on ...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 444•Transcript available on Metacast David Imel from Android Authority returns for a NYE hangout -- one that JV is happy to have for an extended period in this longer-than-usual episode! After geeking out a little bit about our current gaming habits, JV invites David to give thoughts on his favorite devices of the year, both in and out of the smartphone realm! We hope you're having a great and safe NYE -- come hang out with us for this final episode of the year as we look forward to 2021! Follow our guests! David Imel http://davidi...
Jan 01, 2021•2 hr 32 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gray of Phandroid brings his video idea of talking favorite 2020 smartphones to the podcast, as JV laments over the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 -- don't get us wrong, the game is amazing on PC, but the ongoing controversy is really leaving a bad taste in everyone's mouth. Aside from that, tons of retrospective on 2020 includes looks forward to 2021! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://youtube.com/phandroid http://phandroid.co...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 442•Transcript available on Metacast TK Bay takes a moment outside the world of Cyberpunk 2077 to talk with JV about the Airpods Max (any why he actually bought them!) After that, the two talk about their favorite tech of 2020! Follow our guests! TK Bay http://youtube.com/tkbay http://twitter.com/tkdsl8655 http://instagram.com/tkdsl8655 Follow our host! Joshua Vergara (JV) --- http://youtube.com/joshuavergara http://twitter.com/jvtechtea http://instagram.com/jvtechtea Subscribe: http://bit.ly/pocketnowsub http://pocket...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep 441•Transcript available on Metacast David Imel from Android Authority returns shortly after the announcement of the Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 888. Will he be making all of his videos on the new phones in 2021 rocking this new processor with the new M1 MacBooks, though? JV and David Imel get together to talk about some creative endeavors, gear, and the Snapdragon Triple-8! Follow our guests! David Imel http://davidimel.com http://youtube.com/androidauthority http://twitter.com/durvidimel http://instagram.com/davidimel Foll...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep 440•Transcript available on Metacast Jaime jumps on to talk about one of his most exciting products of the year -- after convincing JV to buy one. We're talking, of course, about the new Macbooks with the Apple M1 processor! These surprisingly great little laptops are shifting the paradigm and while Jaime has always been a believer, JV shares his begrudged feelings regarding becoming a Macbook user for the first time. Before that, however, the two get into what they are thankful for this year, just after enjoying the Thanksgiving h...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep 439•Transcript available on Metacast Thunder E from Booredatwork returns to the show to talk gaming in a conversation that is longer that would fit in a Twitter Fleet. What system do you rep -- Xbox or Playstation? That's always how the conversation turns out between Thunder E and JV. At least there wasn't any fighting this time! Follow the Instagram profile @pocketnow to know when we do half hour hangouts and be part of the audience! Follow our guest! Thunder E (booredatwork) http://youtube.com/booredatwork http://twitter.c...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr•Ep 438•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gray of Phandroid returns to give us some updates from yet another month of quarantine, before getting heated about the Google Photos announcement that got some pretty negative reactions from many people. Then he and JV talk about the iPhone 12 Pro Max -- newly unboxed -- and the announcement of the Apple M1 for a little bit. Follow the Instagram profile @pocketnow to know when we do half hour hangouts and be part of the audience! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://y...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep 437•Transcript available on Metacast Jaime Rivera is back! JV and Jaime chill out together and catch up over drinks in this in-person episode recorded in Josh's office. Jaime fills everyone in on what he's been up to (and going through) since we last had him on the show. JV drops some audio and microphone knowledge since the Shure MV7 suddenly appeared, Jaime teases his exit from Spotfy, and then they talk about the iPhone 12 Pro Max on the eve of the pre-order. Follow the Instagram profile @pocketnow to know when we do half hour h...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 436•Transcript available on Metacast TK Bay visits JV in his office to record the first face-to-face podcast we've recorded in months! The two let the tangents fly but parts of the conversation include Josh's unboxing of the League of Legends Oppo Find X2, Apple One, and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro -- which JV picks up and realizes: he's just not that into it. Follow the Instagram profile @pocketnow to know when we do half hour hangouts and be part of the audience! Follow our guests! TK Bay http://youtube.com/tkbay http://twitter.com/tk...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep 435•Transcript available on Metacast JV grills TK Bay on why he didn't get on the wave of preorders for the iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro -- obviously they're joking around -- and talk through why the Mini and the Pro Max might be the more interesting phones still on their way in a couple of weeks. After that, TK flexes his Huawei Mate 40 Pro after JV gives some thoughts on a new #gifted pair of Montblanc headphones! Follow the Instagram profile @pocketnow to know when we do half hour hangouts and be part of the audience! Follow our g...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 434•Transcript available on Metacast The post-show hang out with JV and Nick Gray brings our third topic: The LG Wing! This swerving dual-screen phone is one of the most interesting phones of the year, and both gentlemen have the device in hand with plenty of positive thoughts to share! This is the post-show hang and Q&A that we do after recording each main episode -- it's recorded during an Instagram Live that we do every week, so make sure you follow @pocketnow on Instagram so you can be part of the fun when we hang out! &nbs...
Oct 22, 2020•35 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast Phandroid's Nick Grey helps JV slowly regain consciousness after pulling an all-nighter to order his new iPhone at 5am PDT. As excited as they are for the new iPhones, the Pixel 5 and OnePlus 8T that are actually in their hands provide even more fun during a busy tech week. Oh, and the LG Wing? They have that too, but that was saved for the IG Live post-show hangout, which will be released tomorrow! Look forward to the post-show Q&A tomorrow, recorded during an Instagram Live that JV will do...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast And now our hosts JV and TK Bay get together right after the Apple Event to talk about all of the announcements: Homepod, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max! That's a lot of iPhones... Recorded during an Instagram Live on the Pocketnow Instagram -- to be part of the conversation, follow the Pocketnow IG profile to be alerted when these post-show hangs happen! Follow our guests! TK Bay http://youtube.com/tkbay http://twitter.com/tkdsl8655 http://instagram.com/tkds...
Oct 14, 2020•38 min•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast JV and TK Bay talk about their love affair with the Sony Xperia devices, how VR in Star Wars Squadrons has blown their minds, and then unpack the full leaked specs and versions of the iPhone 12. There will be 4 -- FOUR -- iPhone 12 versions?! And the 'mini' in iPhone 12 mini is lowercase for some reason... Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! TK Bay http://youtube.com/tkbay http://twitter.com/tkdsl8655 h...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast JV and Nick Gray hang out after recording the main episode to hang out and answer questions on Instagram Live! Here is the audio from the live, which included questions regarding the Galaxy Z Fold 2, the Pixel 5, and JV's begrudging enjoyment of the Apple Watch SE. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://youtube.com/phandroid http://phandroid.com http://twitter.com/ph...
Oct 08, 2020•35 min•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gray, editor in check of Phandroid, comes back to discuss Google's announcements that include two Pixels and a brand new Chromecast that comes with a remote. However, the first half of the show deals with a couple of other phones because this upcoming month is just going to be absolutely nuts -- check out the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE along the way! Look forward to the post-show Q&A in a couple of days, recorded during an Instagram Live that JV will do with the gue...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon's flurry of announcements included their own gaming service and a drone that can literally fly around your house and map it -- JV talks with David Imel about how interesting it is that a company can be simultaneously interesting and terrifying in the same event. Also, some LG Wing talk to start off the show! Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! David Imel http://youtube.com/androidauthority http:/...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep 430•Transcript available on Metacast We get the irony of having the editor-in-chief of Phandroid on to talk about Apple's latest announcements (which did not include the iPhone 12, of course) but Nick Gray had plenty to say about the new iPad Air and the new Apple Watches. JV then talks with him about the excitement around one of the most interesting phones of the year, the LG Wing. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Pha...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep 429•Transcript available on Metacast TK Bay brings his Surface duo to the show to talk about foldables -- well, technically Microsoft's return to the smartphone space is more like a dual screen device, but we talk about it alongside other pieces of news like the impending Apple event invite and Android 11 dropping at the beginning of the week. JV is currently in the middle of an evacuation warning near one of the wildfires currently ravaging the California forests. We are keeping all those on the west coast in our hearts and minds,...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep 428•Transcript available on Metacast IFA has come and gone without many of us there to enjoy the fun in Berlin -- but Nick Gray shares Phandroid's Best of IFA 2020 awards in the first half of this week's episode. After that, we give some reactions that the news that the OnePlus 8T is officially on its way and then talk a bit more about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2! Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://y...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 427•Transcript available on Metacast OnePlus is apparently about to bring an affordable phone to the States, but it's far from the Nord we might have expected. Also, JV challenges TK Bay to convince him that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is anything more than just a fun, big display. We're coming right up on Samsung Unpacked, part deux, after all! Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! TK Bay http://youtube.com/tkbay http://twitter.com...
Sep 01, 2020•57 min•Ep 426•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gray returns to the show all rested up after taking a few days to get away from all of the craziness in tech these past few weeks. JV talks with him about the importance of taking some time off the grid, before putting him right back on it to talk about further Apple vs Epic Games news and the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra! Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://youtube....
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 425•Transcript available on Metacast In an episode recorded late last week, JV and David Imel react to the actions by both Epic Games and Apple in a war that has only increased over the last couple days. Aside from that, Microsoft announced sales of the Surface Duo. Finally, some reactions from the two regarding the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra before their videos released earlier this week. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! David Imel http://yo...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep 424•Transcript available on Metacast TK brings his Galaxy Watch 3 to the show after JV discovered he already had it during a socially distant hangout. The two get together to talk about everything Samsung announced at Unpacked, but only after giving some quick reactions to the Pixel 4a ahead of their full reviews. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! TK Bay https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQN7NhtBqADmNaRA3yc_mAQ http://twitter.com/tkdsl865...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 423•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Gray, EIC of Phandroid, returns to the show to talk about the all-digital move by CES, the grilling by Congress on the CEOs of four major tech companies, and reactions around the OnePlus Nord. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekly! Follow our guests! Nick Gray (Phandroid) --- http://youtube.com/phandroid http://phandroid.com http://twitter.com/phandroid http://twitter.com/nickmgray Follow our host! Joshua ...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep 421•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode of the Pocketnow Weekly, JV and Jaime Rivera have the honor of interviewing Hassan Anjum, the Director of Product Marketing in Samsung's New Computing division! You all might know him as one of the personalities that take the stage at Samsung Unpacked events. The three talk about changes coming to Unpacked, the new normal, the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex, and ask the question on all of our minds -- what might be the next big laptop thing? Many thanks to Hassan Anjum for join...
Jul 23, 2020•56 min•Ep 420•Transcript available on Metacast With the Vivo X50 Pro showing us what a super-powered OIS looks like (they call it a gimbal camera, but we think it's a little much), Jaime returns to the show to talk about the state of smartphone cameras and what things we would want to see in a good camera package. Also, OnePlus Nord is SO CLOSE now and our hosts react to the marketing tactics that have gotten OnePlus to the fated day. Become part of the conversation on Twitter by mentioning @pocketnow and @jvtechtea with the hashtag #PNWeekl...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 418•Transcript available on Metacast 
