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79: The New Flip Phone
Episode 79

79: The New Flip Phone

Samsung shows off a foldable phone, Apple grows its revenue and ships new products, Amazon gets into catalogs and embraces the east coast, Comcast builds a cable box for cord cutters, and we mourn a couple of casualties of the streaming-service wars.

Download · Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett

November 8, 20181h 4m

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Show Notes

Samsung shows off a foldable phone, Apple grows its revenue and ships new products, Amazon gets into catalogs and embraces the east coast, Comcast builds a cable box for cord cutters, and we mourn a couple of casualties of the streaming-service wars.

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Guest Starring:

Shelly Brisbin and Natalie Jarvey

Links and Show Notes:

This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone - The Verge
Samsung's folding Galaxy phone reveal was a giant disappointment | PCWorld
Android will natively support devices with foldable displays - The Verge
Samsung cleans up its Android skin with 'One UI'
Apple results: A record September quarter with $62.9B revenue - Six Colors
Apple Hits $10 Billion in Revenue From Services Like iTunes | Hollywood Reporter
7-Eleven is bringing cashier-less payments to its stores | TechCrunch
Was Amazon’s Headquarters Contest a Bait-and-Switch? Critics Say Yes - The New York Times
Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Between Long Island City, N.Y., and Arlington, Va. - The New York Times
Amazon begins mailing printed holiday toy catalog 
Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season | Amazon.com, Inc. - Press Room
Comcast making video-streaming box for broadband-only customers 
Defy Media Shutters, Lays Off Staff | Hollywood Reporter
FilmStruck's Demise Is Part of a Bigger Pattern - The Atlantic
Roku Stock Plummets After Third-Quarter Earnings Report | Hollywood Reporter
British Army veteran who cleared IEDs in Syria reunited with stray dog he found cowering in Raqqa rubble 
Natalie Jarvey (@natjarv) | Twitter
Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter