Engadget Mobile Podcast 161 – 12.13.2012

Engadget Mobile Podcast 161  12132012

Last week, it’s fair to say that the carriers got a bit of a bashing. This week, however, there’s a little love. Just a little. Mainly there’s a lot of talk about dumb pipes, octa-core (or is that octopus?) phones and some new gear from RIM, Oppo and YotaPhone. All in under two hours. Just barely.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen

Producer: James Trew
Music: Tycho – Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)

00:03:12 – T-Mobile and Apple sign agreement to launch products in 2013
00:19:25 – T-Mobile preparing to ditch traditional subsidies, move entirely to Value Plans in 2013
01:13:53 – HTC One X+ for AT&T: what’s different?
01:25:16 – Verizon announces Samsung Galaxy Camera with LTE
01:31:03 – Russian YotaPhone promises dual 4.3-inch LCD and E Ink displays in Q3 of next year
01:41:41 – RIM teases upcoming BB 10 hardware ahead of January reveal
01:45:13 – Oppo launches Find 5, touts 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core and 13MP camera
01:50:47 – HTC One SV coming to UK with LTE, 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 display

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