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This week we re-visit the battle for 3rd place in the battle of the eco-systems... Is anyone winning and are Nokia or Blackberry the only players to consider? Are Firefox, Ubuntu or Jolla real contenders or could Android fragment into competing strands?

The team talk about the crucial part apps play in equation - reflecting on 'quality vs quantity' - and Rafe is sacked as 361's pop-culture correspondent for not knowing who Daft Punk are.

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Posted here: http://361podcast.com/episodes/s05e02-wearable-tech

This week the team talk wearable devices - smart glasses, smart watches, clever pedometers and even those clever 'sneakers' that Michael J Fox wore in 'Back to the Future'.

What and why would you wear a device and what are the privacy implications?

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Posted here: http://361podcast.com/episodes/s05e01-state-of-the-mobile-nation

The team are back and - to say the least - a little time has passed since Mobile World Congress so a catch-up on the news is overdue.

This week we look-back over Apple and Google's big announcements, consider the difficulty in describing the 'maturity' each platform has and Rafe Blandford does something odd to his cat.

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The team stage a lavish (and largely imaginary) award ceremony giving awards for things such as 'best use of mobile', 'best future tech', 'best mode of transport' and 'best in show'.

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The team discuss (well... argue) about the merits of NFC, which was very visible at MWC 2013.

Ben argues it "doesn't work" and Ewan points out that it clearly does. Rafe suggests a longer-term view...

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The team tour hall 3 - home to all the biggest exhibitors including Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, Huawei, ZTE and hosts GSMA to describe the stands and crowds.

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The team review their 3rd day at MWC 2013: Ben and Ewan see the HTC One and are impressed, the Q10 is spotted despite Blackberry's absence, Chinese knock-offs surprise us and Rafe finds a lone Symbian handset on a stand.

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The team wind-down after the final day of MWC 2013 and catch-up on some of the things they missed...

Ben finally gets to see Sony's new hardware (and is impressed), Ewan looks at things behind the scenes (and is impressed) and Rafe finds some sapphire glass (and is impressed). Impressive stuff.

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Ewan argues MWC is less exciting this year, Ben complains about his feet and Rafe explains it's the low-key news that matters.

The team cover the interesting things they've spotted on the 2nd day of the show and realise how much there still is to see.

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The team review day one of Mobile World Congress including the Nokia, Sony, Firefox, busses and the panel that Ben and Ewan did.

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