While it's still a bit slow in the mobile space during the summer, there was a major announcement from Motorola and a couple other device launches.
Kevin and I return to the airwaves this week to talk about a few new devices on MobileTechRoundup show #351. Show topics include:
Running time: 57 minutes
Listen here (MP3, 55.1MB)
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