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This Week in Mobile #21 with John Watson

Fridays at 6pm (PDT)

Featuring John Watson of Mahalo.

The co-hosts included Jeff Ammons and Mike Hobbs.

The big news this week included another White iPhone 4 delay and Apple passing RIM as a global mobile phone vendor.

Our Mobile Mods & Merch section this week featured information on rooting or jailbraking your phone.

Mike’s Game of the Week was Angry Birds: Halloween by Rovio Games. The game is $.99 in App Store.

News:

  • IDC: Apple passes RIM to become fourth largest mobile phone vendor globally as Nokia, LG, and Sony Ericsson struggle — Engadget (Source)
  • The PlayStation Phone — Engadget (Source)
  • Android Market hits 100,000 app milestone « Boy Genius Report (Source)
  • Adobe announces Air 2.5 for TVs, tablets and phones, launches Adobe InMarket to package apps — Engadget (Source)
  • LG Optimus T hitting T-Mobile on November 3 for $30 — Engadget (Source)
  • Garmin navigation to be an Android exclusive for ASUS, headed to Apple and RIM app stores — Engadget (Source)
  • Security flaw allows calls (and more) from a locked iPhone running iOS 4.1 « Boy Genius Report (Source)
  • The Real Reason White iPhone 4 Is Delayed (Hint: The Camera) | Cult of Mac (Source)
  • ‘iDOS’ – A Full Featured Universal DOS Emulator That Somehow Got Approved [UPDATE: Windows Installed on iPad; Pulled but Available on Cydia] | Touch Arcade (Source)
  • The worlds smallest full HD display eats the Retina display for breakfast (Source)
  • Swype Beta Going Through Final QA Process | Android Phone Fans (Source)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab headed to Best Buy: $499 and up, Sprint, Verizon, silver/black, WiFi-only, WiFi + 3G (Source)
  • The Galaxy Player Looks Like One Sweet Android iPod Touch (Source)
  • Foxconn and Compal contracted for 5-6 Palm devices in 2011 [rumor] | PreCentral.net (Source)
  • Dell reportedly to release Android version of the Venue Pro | Android Central (Source)
  • Google catches giant Gingerbread man, mounts on front lawn (video) — Engadget (Source)
  • Vodafone is taking Android to the streets | Android Australia (Source)
  • Is There a Time-Traveling Cell Phone User in Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 Film? (Source)