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Cole is recording we are ready hey everyone this is tony from pocketnow.com welcome to a special announcement episode this is not bucket now live but it's as close as it gets first of all a disclaimer we wanted this to be a hangout but unfortunately it airs live on our youtube channel and we wanted this to be live on Monday so we're recording on skype if you see some lag and audio delay we're sorry for that i am anthony nod managing editor of pocketnow.com and i'm joined today by brandon minimun editor in chief hi there and hi Mary Vera multimedia manager hello everyone michael fisher senior editor at the moment we will we don't know for how long have a special guest who will be introduced just now in one second by brandon minimum brandon take it away our special announcement well we actually have three of them our first special announcement is Taylor Martin who you might know from phoneDog is our newest full-time senior editor hello everyone press the applause button firework we need that noise from the Hangout man come on not everyone was the yeah there we thank you thank you no one not their children come on guys I'm sorry seconds okay he's gonna be feeling a lot of really awesome videos he's been doing a lot of editorials he knows a lot about phones and he cares about this stuff way too much just like we all do so we are really excited you should be seeing this video on februari 11th that is his official start date and we are freaking thrilled to have him he's an all-around great guy and just gonna do a mini QA with him now Taylor we're all the Starks it's only because I had apparently that's the only name yeah you know it's a precursor to this whole thing that's right Stella what's good at he really does um Taylor what phone you use right now I'm using the nexus 4 just plugged up oh this thing right here nexus 4 with a nice carbon fiber back make sure not I was just gonna say we should kill to get that phone seriously yeah make sure what don't drop it like like our esteemed colleague Jill Levi yes but I feel like Lincoln mop up oh now I want to pour a little out for Joe Levi's nexus 4 and I just spilled coffee I mean take care of that thing I in this country you'd have to kill to get that phone it's like extremely hard to even pre-order so enjoy not kidding now you have to get your so Taylor what phone what phone did you use before the nexus 4 hey this one right here this monstrous gigantic galaxy note 2 this is the international version no too i sat next to taylor had a couple events because we were event buddies before we work together we would always show up the same events and like report next to each others like hey competitor what's up and I saw Taylor where he was at galaxy note 2 like before I was using my just daily driver I'm like it's big phone but I like it dad and Taylor just for fun what what up you're pointing as I was gonna say I was also using the iphone 5 before i'm still using it off and on now but what's that on the back of your iphone 5s out of case oh that's a CES case that I got yes nice yeah they threw him down in the press room so I picked one up but I've got the UH why don't you tell you I was just gonna say over your custom case yeah there it is yeah there's my there's my company logo what is what is Casper tech I want to know this too how so company why I come Nate semester let's work well why don't really do freelance but it says it's really tax purposes so it's just for Texas oh well hopefully I want to see this thank you not like this is like this is being recorded or anything right um it's it's totally legal knowledge yeah you're right you're right it's it's it's it's an illegitimate business anyhow another we're usually the Huntsman's you're gonna be seeing a lot more of taylor trust me and we are so freaking thrilled to have them on the team so welcome should we tell her what she tell everybody where we can follow taylor on the internets absolutely yeah course I was gonna point to you next oh where can we find Ellie where can we buy me or has Pirtek on Twitter I'm everything is cosmetic I'm a Google+ Facebook and Twitter underclass protect so well I don't have the benefit your Google+ foot yeah Taylor's very very active on social so reach out to him ask him questions he's a very interactive yeah yeah I didn't edit an answer what my next phone is going to be but the answer to that is I have no clue hmm i bet i bet you're considering the HTC m7 of everybody like be very likely yes i think my grandmother is considering no I'm not I you know since the new rumors for the LG 5.5 inch phablet came out the last week at the end no this week actually I'm really considering that one I mean I like the design but that's just leak no it reminds you of the optimist view right no it's fun you ever want a very it resembles very closely to the Galaxy Note 2 yeah we reconcile tentacle it's serious anyway I was gonna I was gonna ask about whether you're gonna hold out for the sony phablet or stuff but i'm bored already I'm baby I'm sorry spawn a fight for windows phone 8 came out today so I can't think of anything else I'm just ya the minute I get off this call i'm putting this Lumia back on the powerup play doc and I'm just going crazy and it's a beta anything is that what look is that what it hits that now launch it right now it looks identical to the windows phone 7.5 version but the gun thing is it's not laggy at all it's not laggy at all it works perfectly I mean what when Michael tweeted about this and I was about immediately replying to him Michael is that as laggy as the windows phone 7 version was and he was like nope right now it's actually pretty respond circuit it's pretty responsive and the good thing is beats audio works with this one so I'm happy I mean is this will be running freely check out this Oh what up live previews multi taskin thing you what is it did you break and watch this gesture watches Jess you're ready uh oh yeah get out of my face yeah that across anything that shouldn't do that with my thumb I can do it with my thumb I can do that with my nose I can you know just flip around real quick serious let's go Dunlop do not lick the phone I wouldn't I wouldn't dare considering what might be on there mmm anyway no but let us what the criteria I've ever yeah let's move on before we annoy people with the lag that is skype a second announcement two out of three Michael Fisher is now our editorial director which we see as a product development roll our product what we make for you as our content and he's so he's going to come up with new show concepts work with our developer on how we present the content to you on our website and a lot of other stuff he's a very creative fellow and he's really good at coming up with all some ideas I mean our product better so Michael Fisher editorial director thank you thank you very much Tony up yeah I'm getting a full drum set in the pocket now Boston offices so that i can so that i can like create that's gonna be our next creative endeavor we're just gonna drumble you know i'm very much looking forward to it and it's it's very nice to be to be to be in my new new position as other people reach other positions that is very nice is lovely thank you great speech thank you okay still tony is still drinking in celebration to you or is he not frozen easy guys as well oh oh no coding now he's moving is its planetary now it's really my this is what we have to do now is my first grade of idea how all video just have to include yeah Tony in here that there's now a Windows 8 yes I know yes I know Microsoft has yet to send me a new t-shirt oh my god I'm no longer a navvy be I see how it is all right I'm just kind of just kind of even a triple by Michael blades and Michael needs to make nhp t-shirt yeah no I don't need an HPT I don't need a pile of h three t-shirts to burn yeah right i am the new blackberry fanboy right all right so let us let us get to our final announcement we are adding a new part-time writer to our staff and editorialist named Adam doubt who was an amazing writer recently did a piece on Windows Phone he's going to be writing several pieces per week just an awesome awesome writer it's hard to find guys like this so we don't have Adam down here but welcome Adam down guys glad button I I have this funny thing about Adam dad we're like you Brennan and Tony were telling me about we're bringing on this and need a guy and I'm like okay cool got other stuff to worry about I can't wait and he comes on board he writes this article and I just have barely enough time to read it before I go do something else I'm I read the article on Mike oh this is cool yeah he's really cool voice is like his arguments no let's toughen like whatever and I send the welcome email we have this team wide welcome email and I'm like yeah welcome board Adam electro-voice and he replies to me he's like hey thanks man it's good to talk to you again I'm like again what are you talking about oh it turns out I've been friends with this guy on Twitter for like two years because we were both hanging out in the webos nation forums like like 23 years ago I'm like I knew you for a very long time this is awesome I had no idea the entire small of my friend it's especially in welcome and is that really really cool so I'm even more excited not as first editorial was awesome yeah awesome really really way even better yeah I can't wait to read can't wait to read seriously so gentlemen of the bucket now team I'm sure we have plenty of new things which are coming our way I'm sure most of them are still so secret that even not everybody on the team knows about but can you give us a teaser or something aside from the fact that Michael Fisher and I will be in two weeks from now in Barcelona bringing you up content from mwc Brandon do you have anything to share with us inside information something an exclusive maybe uh secrets cannot be shared sees me haha wow it was just like there's like a wall of know from Brandon and started and we're not gonna stop I have no idea what now you're talking about Tony but I was something cool if you would like to talk about our secrets go ahead just make sure that make sure they're not the real secret don't talk well no I just said I just said we just started it's monday hopefully the recording will go live on Monday it's Monday and we're not stopping so good stuff coming stay glutes to bucket now and actually like oh no that's like our regular likely doubt tagline or whatever but I have not seen in my time with pocket now I've not been buried in so many devices both old and new in a very long time I have not been had such a backlog of content in a long time so actually we do have a ton of stuff coming up so any any fears that I've had about about bringing on to new people and all of a sudden having nothing to write about it just do not exist we have a whole lot of stuff coming a more than usual when it's awesome and i'm getting the z10 soon what's up and i'm getting it back promptly right i'm just not doing tell me you're gonna send it back to me please st. Anne it's mine Oh said am I the only one that sees you living like every no no no yes does that thank you slipping yeah you know it's it what it's a style man don't don't count out okay does it all the time what are you sure that you saw it yeah that's the ghost the background uh we're gonna see we're gonna see one of Taylor's first videos coming up soon to write ya round this line here it awesome that supposedly good recommend any final thoughts dailies uh well I'm excited to be joining the team that's what sure it's been uh I guess in the making for a little while now and it's I guess great actually announce this and not be able to or not have to keep it a secret anymore I'm working behind the scenes for a couple weeks see ya test for stuff I'm it I i I've been in pocket now since I think it was two thousand seven Brandon yes it's just it's awesome it's really awesome to see the team grow and it's awesome Taylor it's a great you know I met you at CES it was a real pleasure and when the guys told me hey can you play we've got news I'm like Taylor's gone I was like I cannot believe you this is great news you're a great guy was it was great you know as gray shirt is spending some time with you and I can't wait and and on the other hand again also had some great times with Michael at CES and I cannot tell you how much I'm looking forward to the Future pocket now starting to go down I bought you a good day and then you were there hours how are the cigars by the way i have not had one yet but i'm going to have one this weekend I am preserving them i'm gonna say oh it's it I'm gonna see if I can say so these are good vision the only teaser that I could ever provide as a final thought that everybody is we're doing a lot of changes I think you've noticed in video specifically mostly and there is a lot more coming up so stay tuned definitely yeah Brandon well I was going to lead us out with a drum solo is that is that allowed sure then then then then then Michael and then Brandon we're gonna lead us out okay okay i think i gave i gave my lead out before but i want to reiterate that Taylor it is awesome to have you on board and I do not think that I do not think there is anyone who there are a very few people who I would be as excited to welcome aboard and I'm so glad that you are here with us and i also am very excited about our future and i'm also going to see if i can i can survive a blizzard this weekend so hopefully this will not apply my last publication from I'll go to I'll go to the I'll go to the beach for you thanks hi ray I appreciate I'll play some fiscal you know they're not hot weekend down here good idea good idea yeah um I guess I guess I do have a final thought that's not related to a drum solo wait I do one afterwards um so bag and I'll has been around since 2000 and I've been around doing pocket now stuff since 2002 and it's changed a lot from what used to be kind of like this hobbyist enthusiast blog type site to a real thing and then a little bit after that it turned into this real thing with real like extremely high caliber people so the the fact that we're able to hire Taylor uh is just it's unbelievable and uh you know I feel lucky that we can do this uh I don't make your eyes look I'd cry right now I find that's your white balance setting um but I mean you know we are we are poised for some cool oh whoa i just said the Esper just drop this bomb with no come on tagging this video's just it's coming out it's coming out from here we're poised for some really cool stuff and uh I'm very happy it isn't you have a closing thought whoever closing salt will go to in and out burger with all of you whenever I see you next time yeah Oh God knows you got not cut yeah you had a good time I me and Tony hold on a sec I i'm not going to in out burger again until Tony comes the United States and goes with us that's what else okay no pressure can go boys Tony yeah but I don't get it the caliber of a guy that you want to take to in-n-out burger I mean seriously you give him those for me patties and the guy is gonna be happy as hell are and he's happy he's probably you're only gonna walk in with this model of jack on under his arm are you gonna be like give me the biggest thing you got you may never get her bag you like yeah okay gentlemen before Brandon hits us with his drum solo thank you very much for sticking with us I hope you guys are as excited about this as we are we're looking forward to working together with Taylor with the new colleague Adam dealt with Michael Fisher in his new position and bring you all the good stuff that you came accustomed to Brandon please take it away altro time OOP that too difficult you can reduce it up to you didn't didn't think if you take a ticket I guess I discussed via solar nice very nice work let me go get it all let me go get