Episode 13: StinKin awful

After a solid week with our iPhone 4s we cross examine the signal issue, look at Apple's pitiful response from a PR perspective with the help of our good friend Lauren McGregor, and analyse the iPhone alternatives, concluding that, for the most part, we wouldn't trade in our iPhones despite its various issues. The Kin is dead, long live the Kinect? Microsoft's Kin brand of devices return from their 'epic' journey across the United States an abject failure; so bad in fact that Microsoft has pulled the plug after only two months. It was an interesting idea, although we never got our hands on it this side of the pond, but perhaps it was three to four years behind the curve. SideKick is soon to join its spiritual successor in the gadget graveyard, but if you're a SideKick lover, take heed, the brand may rise again in Android form. The Emblaze First Else, much to our collective dismay, also kicked the proverbial bucket, joining the long list of vapourware products that promised so much, yet never delivered. All is not lost however, as there's potential for that unique UI to find its way onto other devices. LG? Samsung? Are you interested?

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Rundown (50:37)
00:00 A week with the iPhone 4
03:19 Apple's open letter to consumers
10:10 iPhone alternatives
14:40 Microsoft Kin goes the way of the Dodo - the SideKick soon to join it
24:50 Windows Phone 7 coming soon
34:42 Emblaze First Else vaporised to our dismay