This Week in Mobile #9

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The co-hosts included Ashley Esqueda and Mike Hobbs.

The big news this week was the new Blackberry Torch.

The epic win this week was this case for the iPhone. The epic fail of the week was the blocking of Blackberrys in the UAE.

The tips this week included Android app trial periods, Try Before You Buy on the Apple App Store and screenshots on an iPhone.

App vs App this week was with Hipstamatic and Vignette. Vignette was the winner!

Thanks to Aaron Kasten of AndroidSWAG.com for Ashely’s tee shirt.

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frozen
I totally agree with what you said about RIM. Though I still love my Blackberry device, I just think it is lagging behind Android phone & Iphone in innovation. It’s just boring/not cool to me anymore. I’m currently able for an upgrade on AT&T and debating between Iphone 4 & Captivate (unless there is a better Android phone coming out). So what u guys think I should go with?
Jason Comely
Hearing you two speak about RIM and the Blackberry 6 reminds me of a eulogy. But yeah, RIM needed to pick it up the past few years and they have not done so.
Unless the “blackpad” rocks the universe, they’ll likely be decimated within 5 years.
Awesome show Ashley and Mike :)
Your name here…
During the App vs. App segment, I’m surprised you didn’t mention Retro Camera on android. It looks and behaves more like Hipstamatic than Vignette does and is free.
Dave
Does Mike Hobbs have a crush on Ashley Esqueda? It looks pretty obvious at this point.
frozen
u guys should check out this video. Another Iphone drop call video….but it’s hilarious…..http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1939649
Ashley Esqueda
We thought about that — we may do another App v App where we find a camera app that’s free on iPhone and compare it to Retro Camera.
I’m a huge camera whore for Android. I have Camera360 Pro, Vignette, Retro Camera, and FXCamera all on my phone. ^_^ And I actually use them all, mostly because I love mobile photography. It’s kind of a weird hobby of mine. :)