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in other news mobile tech talk tablet wearables Android logo a Microsoft powered HTC One m8 a new voice assistant for Windows Phones exploring the tablet only lifestyle that's what's been happening on the editorial pages of pocketnow.com this week so if you don't often venture outside of YouTube here's everything you've missed in five minutes or less I'm Michael Fisher and this is PocketNow roundup the HTC One m8 our full review has been up for a while now but our coverage has continued a pace this week at pocket now we examined the ups and downs of the devices extreme power saving mode that advertises weeks of standby time but at a cost we also take an even closer look at the mah controversial duo camera following up last week's photo dump with a feature showing off our favorite pictures taken with the device before pivoting to software Joe Levi thinks other OEMs could learn a thing or two from HTC's willingness to open key features like blink feed and Zoe to other Android phones while I speculate about what a one m8 running Windows Phone might bring to the table that Nokia devices haven't speaking of Microsoft the company announced Windows Phone 8.1 this week and among all of the new features there's one in particular we are quite excited about Cortana the new voice companion for Windows Phone looks to put the company on equal or better footing with Apple and Google in the personal assistant department and tailor Martin predicts that with her deep level integration and innovative new features she'll be a major win for Microsoft unless exciting news we've also got some opinions on the new Microsoft Office suite Taylor Martin is back once again with thoughts on the Suites price tag on iPad while Jolie vied chafes that it's still not available on Android and Adam Lane chips in with some speculation on the future of office in the Windows Phone space in other news and tablets wearables the android logo Wi-Fi differences and the world's longest mobile tech podcast it's a question we've seen asked and answered all across the internet for years can you make it through a workday using just a tablet for your computing needs and it's a question we addressed in this week's video experiment here on YouTube but tailor Martin goes into detail on the accessory he used to achieve that feat in an editorial on the Zagg Bluetooth keyboard check that out along with Adam doubts piece on why he never wants to touch his smartphone again and Joe Levi's warning that a new logo on the boot screen won't solve androids problem of brand confusion but will a new Wi-Fi router solve your problems with signal confusion cool segue right well Joe has the answer for you there too with an examination of the differences between eight or 2.11 AC and N two gigahertz and five gigahertz and the answers to a bunch more nerdy Wi-Fi questions that admit it you've been asking for years finally wrap up your week with the aptly named pocket now weekly two hours of mobile tech Talk published just yesterday and covering all these topics and many more plus of course your listener mail the windows phones always do that on every show please come inside an early 20th century gramophone many more features comparisons and news stories awaits you at pocketnow.com folks but for now we're at a time check the description down below for links to all the stories mentioned in this roundup there's also a like button down there please click it and leave a comment down below if you have some feedback on the week in general or a specific news story mentioned in this roundup be sure to follow us on social media so you can keep track of what we're talking about both on duty and off but most importantly have a wonderful weekend with whatever mobile device is occupying your pocket whatever device with whatever device is locked into your belt holster whatever device is in your belt holster check the links down below in the description for all the stories that you can eat until your mobile device you love it we're out of time check the link down the fill out with whatever device is weighing down your holster kanae