Mobile Roar 122: Emoji analysis, ugly Apple design, and Chris’ trip to China

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We share our picks for the 2015 Reader’s Choice Awards, analyze the new Android emoji way more than we should, and talk about Chris’ trip to China. Other topics in this episode include the Google Play Music family plan, HTC doing well again, Apple’s ugly battery case, RIP Nexus 6, and much more. Thanks for watching/listening!

Top Stories

• Reader’s Choice Awards 2015

Quick Hits

• Google releases Phone and Contacts apps
• Google launches family plan for Play Music
• New emoji for Nexus devices are here!
• HTC hits 6-month high in revenues
• Apple starts selling an ugly battery case for $99
• RIP Nexus 6
• Dropbox shutting down Mailbox and Carousel
• Pixel C now on sale for $500

Wins/Fails

• Joe: ‘Tis the season of spam // Doze not working on Nexus 7 2013
• Chris: Trip to China for big Huawei event / iPhone case
• Ashley: HTC Vive delayed to April 2016 / Mozilla gives up on Firefox OS

App Picks

• Joe: Cortana
• Chris: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (now free to use!)
• Ashley: Snapcopy

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