After the two most craziest weeks ever in the history of the mobile technology news universe, it's important to step back and just take stock of everything: a survey course, if you will. That's why we've created
Engadget Mobile Podcast 101 , your first stop on the road to an otherworldly state we call CMA:
C omplete
M obile
A wareness. Come along, won't you?
Hosts: Myriam Joire (
tnkgrl ), Brad Molen
Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro - Light Powered (
Ghostly International )
00:02:23 -
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple 00:10:00 -
Tim Cook: Who is Apple's new CEO? 00:25:27 -
iPhone 5 coming to Sprint, other carriers in mid-October? 00:27:27 -
App logs reportedly confirm dual mode CDMA / GSM iPhone 5 in testing 00:41:15 -
Apple to release cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 within weeks? 00:49:58 -
Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all? (update: confirmed) 00:53:25 -
Sprint's Epic Touch 4G may be first US-bound Galaxy S II, arriving September 9th? 00:55:39 -
Trio of US Samsung Galaxy S II models get together for a group photo? 01:04:05 -
Samsung debuts new Galaxy lineup, refines naming strategy along the way 01:11:46 -
Nokia announces Symbian Belle alongside three new devices 01:21:28 -
Microsoft: Windows Phone Tango will be minor update, is meant for low-end handsets 01:25:35 -
Microsoft: front facing cameras, Skype integration coming with Mango update (video) 01:26:05 -
HTC Omega blessed with renders, revealing its front-facing camera 01:31:15 -
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Screen size
4.3 inches
Internal memory
16 GB
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Dimensions
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Weight
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9.6
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9.6
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9.6
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8.3
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