This Vergecast addresses the defining question of our era: whose cuisine will reign supreme? Will BlackBerry, the besmirched Team Jacob / Lil Kim / Team Gale of the blogosphere, rise up against shining favorite Apple, the Team Peeta / Nicki Minaj / Team Edward of the entire universe? Or will both contenders be felled by Google, the arena’s Volturi / Universal Music Group / Capitol? SPOILER ALERT: Joanna Stern smokes them all with a company-issued Lumia 9000, and it’s a Vergecast.
The Vergecast 024: Lumia 900, Paper, and RIM news
Collins shows up with Joanna Stern
Collins shows up with Joanna Stern


- 00:01:23 - Fair Labor Association releases Apple labor investigation report, details serious worker issues at Foxconn factories
- 00:04:32 - Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with China’s Vice-Premier to discuss intellectual property and worker treatment
- 00:05:50 - Tim Cook visits Foxconn’s newest iPhone production line in Zhengzhou
- 00:07:19 - Foxconn and Hon Hai report record Q4 2011 earnings: $1 billion in net income with $35.8 billion in revenue
- 00:16:00 - AT&T on Nokia Lumia 900 launch: ‘we’re going big’
- 00:18:00 - Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T on April 8th for $99.99
- 00:27:20 - Windows Phone Challenge: smoked by controversy
- 00:46:40 - Taposé: bringing Microsoft’s Courier to the iPad
- 00:48:30 - Paper: the next great iPad app, from the brains behind Courier
- 01:11:40 - All eyes are on RIM, CEO Thorsten Heins ahead of earnings call tomorrow
- 01:11:51 - RIM reports fiscal fourth quarter results: $125m loss on $4.2b revenue
- 01:12:15 - Jim Balsillie resigns from RIM’s board as poor earnings loom
- 01:12:25 - RIM reportedly lays off multiple high-level executives under new CEO’s direction
- 01:12:43 - RIM hints again that it could license BlackBerry 10
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