Mobile Roar Podcast 55: Dude, Where’s My Phone?

“Dude. where’s my phone?” We’ve all muttered a similar phrase at one time or another. Losing or having your phone stolen is a big fear these days. We share some of our stories of phone theft, and what we do about it. Other topics include the Xiaomi Mi4 having a very difficult name, the Fire Phone and soccer moms, Samsung marketing, Windows Phone campers, and much more! Thanks for watching/listening!

Top Stories

• Crazy stories about phones being stolen
• Hugo Barra says Xiomi is not an Apple copycat, uses “One more thing…” slide
• Xiaomi Mi 4 announced and Fire Phone launches

Quick Hits

• Mac OS X Yosemite public beta begins
• Xperia Z2 available in US, Chris has one
• Samsung pokes bigger iPhone before it exists, pays Conan
• OnePlus One gets wood battery covers if you’re lucky
• HTC smartwatch leaks, is square
• Uber arrives on Windows Phone

Wins/Fails

• Kevin: Flux Capacitor car charger / Instagram still trying to make a Snapchat killer
• Joe: WinPhan campers story / Galaxy Alpha (finally a metal device, but 720p display)
• Chris: HTC apps on Google Play / NVIDIA Shield Tablet and controller

App Picks

• Kevin: Matter by Pixite
• Joe: Timberman
• Chris: MyRoll

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• Chris Chavez (@gamercore)
• Kevin Krause (@youdontknowkev)

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