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A look back at 2013 and a look ahead to what we can expect in 2014.

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More changes for BlackBerry amidst dismal quarterly earnings, Apple announces its agreement with China Mobile, and more KitKat updates for Motorola devices.

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The FCC removes the ban of using phones on planes, Sprint may be mulling a buyout of T-Mobile and Mickey’s back on Android.

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AT&T announces cheaper postpaid plans, Verizon announces a substantial increase in capacity, and Apple closes in on a deal with China Mobile.

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The DoD clears more airwaves for mobile networks, the Moto G goes on sale in the US and what does the future hold for 4G wireless networks.

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The FCC mulls inflight cell phone calling, Sprint to provide a free year of service to students, and Apple starts offering the unlocked iPhone 5S.

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Verizon confesses to having LTE capacity issues, Apple begins selling the iPad mini with Retina display, and Google Play Music comes to iOS.

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Blackberry dumps their CEO, Verizon announces it’s own branded Ellipses tablet, and Google brings push notifications to its iOS app.

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The FAA approves mobile devices to be used during all flight phases, Sprint announces Spark, and Google announces the Nexus 5.

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Apple announces new iPads, Nokia announces new Lumias, and BlackBerry restarts cross-platform BBM distribution.

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Google announces solid Q3 earnings, Verizon announces LTE deployments on AWS spectrum, and new Apple iPads coming this week.

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AT&T says voice over LTE is coming soon, T-Mobile announces free worldwide messaging and data roaming, and more speculation about the next Nexus.

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Straight Talk comes clean on its throttling policies, iMessage woes plague Apple users and 10 great questions and comments.

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Blackberry announces plans to go private, Apple announces new iPhone sales, and Google Voice now supports short codes.

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The NTIA wants you to be able to unlock your phone, BlackBerry releases the Z30 and Apple releases iOS 7.

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Apple announces 2 new iPhones, Straight Talk now supports LTE, and the Nexus 7 LTE hits Google Play.

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Microsoft buys Nokia, Samsung announces the Note 3, and break me off a piece of that Kit Kat.

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LTE in the UK starts to heat up, Apple announced an iPhone trade in program, and carrier shenanigans during device upgrades.

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Steve Ballmer announces his retirement from Microsoft, the Moto X hits the street for AT&T and Pandora brings unlimited streaming music back to mobile.

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BlackBerry evaluating strategic alternatives, Verizon evaluating a Canadian presence, and we evaluate using a tablet as a phone.

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Vodafone UK announces its LTE network plans, LG announces its G2 flagship handset and Google begins rolling out its Android Device Manager.

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Motorola announces the Moto X, on again off again rumors of a retina display on the next iPad mini, and Starbucks goes all-in with Google.

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Google announces a new version of Android and new hardware, Verizon and Motorola announce the next generation of Droid, and how Sprint has fallen behind with 4G deployments...again.

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AT&T and Verizon "Jump" into the early device upgrade game, a new Nexus tablet is right around the corner, and a Google Maps for iOS update brings support for the iPad.

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Sprint and T-Mobile release new service plans and programs, AT&T announces plans to purchase Cricket, and a Windows Phone with a 41MP camera.

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Nokia plans to buy out Siemens, the FCC says it’s OK for Softbank to buy Sprint, and you may soon be able to buy a Moto X.

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BlackBerry comes up short on quarterly earnings, Verizon boasts its 500th LTE market, and say goodbye to iDEN.

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Testing LTE speeds across the country, more drama between Sprint, Dish and Clearwire and Facebook brings video to Instagram.

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Apple announces iOS 7, Nokia manufactures its last Symbian device and iPhone users get Office Mobile via Office 365.

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Controversy swirls about the government telephone record collection practices, FreedomPop announces new free mobile plans coming in late summer plus new hardware from ASUS and Samsung.

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Clearwire postpones its shareholder vote on the proposed Sprint acquisition, a white Nexus 4, and multiple comments about Straight Talk.

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Sprint announces its first tri-band LTE products, the Samsung Galaxy S4 gets some prepaid love and Evernote adds reminders.

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Google I/O introduces multiple new products and services, BlackBerry and Nokia each announce new hardware and BBM is coming to Android and iOS.

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AT&T announces its new MVNO, Nokia announces the Lumia 928 and how your carrier effects device battery life.

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A new leader for the FCC, T-Mobile closes its merger with MetroPCS and Google Now comes to iOS.

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First quarter earnings start to roll in, FreedomPop announces a move to the Sprint EVDO network and the BlackBerry Q10 should be available in the US by the end of May.

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Google says they’re working on “phones-plus, Dish network makes an offer for Sprint and Samsung will have the Galaxy S4 out by the end of April.

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Facebook announces Home, AT&T announces a massive LTE expansion and Samsung announces the Mega line.

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T-Mobile launches new plans, new devices and a new network, BlackBerry announces surprising quarterly earnings, and multiple devices get updated to Jelly Bean.

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Verizon announces the unification of messaging with tablet and desktop clients, T-Mobile becomes the “un-carrier”, and a cautionary tale of issues when switching carriers.

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Samsung announces the Galaxy S 4, the FCC approves T-Mobile’s acquisition of MetroPCS and rollover data comes to FreedomPop.

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The White House jumps into the unlocking debate, Verizon talks pure LTE handsets and more leaks leading up to this week's Galaxy S 4 announcement.

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New chipsets announced from Intel and Qualcomm, new devices from Asus and Nokia, and streaming music news from Spotify and Pandora.

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The FCC issues and order on signal boosters, the UK wraps up its LTE spectrum auction and Mobile World Congress begins.

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Broadcom announces its first 4G chipset, LG announces new hardware and multiple bugs are discovered for iOS 6.1.

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The FCC discusses network changes following superstorm Sandy, the best prepaid data plans for tablets, and the winner of our ZAGGkeys Proplus contest.

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RIM is now BlackBerry, the iPad jumps to 128GB and Google extends an olive branch to Windows Phone toting Gmail users.

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Rumors of Google building it’s own wireless network, quarterly earnings a plenty, and rumors begin for the next iPhone and iPad.

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O2 will skip the charger when they sell you a phone, more details leak out on the BlackBerry Z10 and Facebook announces free calling through their messenger app.

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News and Devices from the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show.

This special edition of The Cell Phone Junkie Podcast covers the news from media day at CES 2013. Mickey Papillon is joined by a large crew from Mobile Nations to cover the news, devices and software.

Android and iOS now account for nearly 90% of all smartphones in the US, Sprint may launch it’s own pay as you go service soon, and Apple’s Do Not Disturb runs into problems with the New Year.