Andrew Currie

"Gonna have to downvote this and go with the [Google story](http://business.financialpost.com/2013...) instead. About being bought and sold, isn't that the first rule of social media -- that is, if you aren't paying for the product then you *are* the product?" - Andrew Currie

"Almost directly outside of [this restaurant](http://www.blogto.com/restaur...). I was there last night and saw it too!" - Andrew Currie

"Ah, now *there's* a story... Your original link is now largely populated with posts about the Flickr redesign." - Andrew Currie

"TL;DR Tech writer gets paid to write about his personal experiences at the Apple Store. Cool story, bro!" - Andrew Currie

"Great idea, nobody will care. Sigh." - Andrew Currie

"There is literally nothing new in this story since the last time we covered it -- unless I'm missing something...?" - Andrew Currie

"MIUI users also get this built-in [permissions manager](https://play.google.com/store...). Unfortunately the standalone app linked to above doesn't work with Jelly Bean. There was a thread over on XDA where some clever people are porting the newer, Chinese-only version to English -- but I can't seem to find it." - Andrew Currie

"Paywalls suck :(" - Andrew Currie

"Thanks for that. For more Marty Cooper, [click here](http://www.theverge.com/2012...)." - Andrew Currie

"I think the biggest security risk is not sharing on a site where you can hide the [EXIF data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) -- you wouldn't need any forensics beyond that info to figure out exactly where and when the photo was taken." - Andrew Currie

"I like how it's not locked to any carrier, like Telus :->" - Andrew Currie

"Interesting... Telus and Bell budget brands are number one and two; Telus and Bell proper are at the bottom of the list." - Andrew Currie

"This might be *a* reason, but I don't think it's the biggest one. Japan has long had its own unique [keitai culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...), one that goes far beyond salarymen cheating on their spouses. The world's first successful mobile Internet, i-mode, has been around [since 1999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...). And Japanese keitai users have been using [Osaifu-Keitai](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) (mobile wallets), since before the second-gen iPhone launched there. I've visited Tokyo six times since 2001, the last time in April of this year. As far as I know, Osaifu-Keitai does not yet officially work on iOS or Android devices. Shameless plug: If anyone wanted to read about my experiences with Japanese keitai, check out chapters [11](http://myphonebook.ca/part-2...) and [16](http://myphonebook.ca/part-2...) of a free ebook I wrote last year : )" - Andrew Currie

"Debian? Guess they don't have to worry about WiFi – hey-o!" - Andrew Currie

"The music track for #dys235 is dedicated to you, good sir :->" - Andrew Currie

"Better link [here](http://www.thepowerbase.com/2013...)." - Andrew Currie

"Really? People I know on both networks have had the opposite experience, at least downtown. Wind data works great in the second-level basement of the Eaton Centre and pretty much all of the PATH; when I was with Mobilicity I could never get reception underground." - Andrew Currie

""Available to WSJ.com Subscribers"" - Andrew Currie

"If price is a consideration, you might want to add the Nexus 4 to that list. Unless you need a handset subsidy, of course..." - Andrew Currie

"[These were all the rage](http://shop.brando.com/JAPTRON...) in Hong Kong about a year ago. I picked one up when I was there and have been quite happy with it. Just make sure that whatever you get matches your battery capacity." - Andrew Currie

"[And in related news](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...)..." - Andrew Currie

"(raises hand) Nothing." - Andrew Currie

"Settled. See below." - Andrew Currie

"Damn, sir. [Downloading this now](http://www.asiancinematic.com/Japanes...)..." - Andrew Currie

"Thanks for that!" - Andrew Currie

"This was posted to Hacker News, so hopefully the source will eventually be linked to somewhere in the [comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item...)." - Andrew Currie

"Agreed. But I can't help but wonder if it's a little beyond the scope of our retarded little podcast..." - Andrew Currie

"[Related](http://www.wired.com/gadgetl...)?" - Andrew Currie

"TL;DR A portable hotspot is great for mobile data -- possibly better than your phone." - Andrew Currie

"[As a Teksavvy DSL customer]( http://www.memes.at/faces...)..." - Andrew Currie