Android invasion, iPhone immersion, Experian explosion | Pocketnow Weekly 168

Google's new Nexus phones are here, T-Mobile's customer data is all over the internet, and the new iPhone can double as a submarine. On top of that, LG's looking to revamp the concept of the videophone and the smartwatch all at the same time, Microsoft's about to dump a load of Windows hardware on the world, and HTC is readying a familiar face for a fall launch. All this plus your listener mail awaits below, on episode 168 of the Pocketnow Weekly! So figure out which cable fits your new phone and plug in, because this week's podcast is so dense it needs a supercharge to stay aloft.
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Pocketnow Weekly 168
Recording Date
October 2, 2015
Hosts
Michael Fisher
Stephen Schenck
Dushyant Shrikhande
Florence Ion (Greenbot)
Producer
Jules Wang
Podcast Rundown
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Android Invasion
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Microsoft fans will get their fill of podcast time next week, but until then we've got a ton of Google news to chew on! From the purest of pure Lollipop to the heaviest of skins, the Android landscape has something new at every level this week.
Google makes Huawei Nexus 6P official / Google announces Nexus 5X by LG
Google answers Nexus questions in AMA
Shouldn't the Nexus 5X come with a way to connect it to your computer?
T-Mo customers will need to wait on Band 12 support
Nexus Protect offers extended warranty protection
Project Fi extends support to new Nexii
Google previews upcoming Pixel C Android tablet
LG announces V10 Android smartphone with focus on video
Will it make for a smartphone video renaissance?
LG teases Watch Urbane 2nd Generation LTE
Regular 'ole news
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Experian suffers data breach, 15M T-Mobile customers affected
The Stagefright bug is back and it's worse
Arch-rivals Google and Microsoft call truce in drawn-out patent wars
HTC schedules hero smartphone launch for October 20
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus deemed "secretly waterproof" after 60 minute immersion (Teardown confirms)
Super premium Tag Heuer smartwatch lands in November for a little more than expected
Samsung Gear S2 out today
 
 
Listener Mail
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E-mailed submissions from Greg, Austin, and Ganesh
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