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Programme 196 covers:

  • News of the Samsung Galaxy S4
  • Extended review of the HTC One, the unibody metal, premier Android smartphone in the world?



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Show 206 - Hands on review of the Huawei Ascend P6, plus my hands-on first look at the Nokia Lumia 1020 and its rather special camera.

Galaxy S4 ZoomShow 205 - My hands on review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, plus news of the Nokia Lumia 1020

Show 204 - When is a phone not a phone? Plus a review of the Nokia Lumia 928 (with Xenon) and an OIS update, by popular request(!)

Show 203 - News catch-up, plus a hands-on demonstration of the state of the art in smartphone OIS

Blackberry Q10Show 202 - My detailed review of the utterly unique Blackberry Q10

Show 201 - News catch-up, plus my thoughts on stock Android...

Show 200 - Full review of the Samsung Galaxy S4, plus your user stories sent in to celebrate 200 shows!

Show 199 - News of the Samsung Galaxy Mega and Archos devices, my Top 5 Phones for May 2013

Lumia 520Show 198 - why wireless charging will be standard on all top phones within 12 months, plus hands-on review of the Nokia Lumia 520

Show 197 - News of Facebook Home, my story of 'customising the heck' out of the Galaxy S III, plus a cosy chat on the sofa(!)

Show 196 - Extended review of the HTC One: the premier Android smartphone in the world?

Xperia ZShow 195 - hands-on review of the Sony Xperia Z, plus news comments on the HTC One

Show 194 - Extended review of the Blackberry Z10: beginning of a new era or beginning of the end?

Show 193 - Reviews of the iPhone OtterBox ARMOR, the Nokia Lumia 620 and (kind of) the HTC 8S(!)

Galaxy S III miniShow 192 - hands-on review of the Samsung Galaxy S III mini, plus news of the Blackberry Z10 and Q10

Show 191 - The ins and outs of software video stabilisation, plus 'how far back could you go?'

Show 190 - My review of the Samsung Ativ S, plus phone news from CES 2013

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