{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/daee7cd3-85bb-5372-970e-cee31695ccae/332ae4c9-2457-4152-87bf-a764612499d5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SyrupCast Ep. 166: Let's talk about notches (again)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61431a351f49c52252d5efb3/61431ab0b83b5b001291a2b8.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on the SyrupCast, <em>MobileSyrup</em> features editor <a href=\"https://twitter.com/IgorBonifacic\" target= \"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Igor Bonifacic</a> is joined by managing editor <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Patrick_Orourke\" target= \"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick O'Rourke</a> and telecom reporter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SameerChhabra94\" target=\"_blank\" rel= \"noopener\">Sameer Chhabra</a> to talk about Motorola's new phones and Patrick's look back at the iPhone X six months after the phone's release.</p> <p>Motorola just announced its 2018 series of<a href= \"https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/04/19/hands-on-moto-g6-moto-e5/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> mid-range smartphones.</a> The team discusses the strategy behind Motorola releasing so many mid-range smartphones at once, as well as Sameer's experience at the <a href= \"https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/04/19/hands-on-moto-g6-moto-e5/\">company's G6 and E5 preview</a> event in New York.</p> <p>On the high-end of the smartphone market, Patrick discusses what it's been like to use the <a href= \"https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/04/19/iphone-x-six-months-later/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone X for the past six months. </a>His main takeaway is that the gestures he initially found clunky are now so ingrained that he has a hard time using any other smartphone. He also has new thoughts on the look of the phone.</p> <p>Tune in to hear the SyrupCast team's thoughts.</p> <p>Do you have questions, comments, thoughts, or anything you would like addressed on the podcast? Send us an email to <a href= \"mailto:podcast@mobilesyrup.com\">podcast@mobilesyrup.com</a>. If you're feeling extra adventurous, send us a voice recording of your question or comment and you may end up featured in a future episode!</p> <p>Total runtime: 34:43 Moto launch: 1:45 iPhone 10 updated review: 14:40 Shoutouts: 28:00</p> <p>Sameer shouts out the House of Commons standing committee on access to <a href=\"http://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/ETHI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information privacy and ethics</a>. Patrick gives his shoutout to <a href= \"https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/04/17/nintendo-files-patent-communication-between-multiple-displays/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo for filing a wireless communication patent for the Switch</a>. Finally, Igor shouts out <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyjnzhXJlHU\" target= \"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the movie In The Fade</a>.</p>","author_name":"MobileSyrup"}