The Vergecast is back with a very special reunion edition. On today’s episode, Nilay and Paul join Josh in the studio for the first time in over six weeks! With a month full of major tech news, Nilay’s wedding, and Paul’s madcap adventures, the guys have a lot to catch up on. And after a day of celebrating America’s Freedom, The Vergecasters take a moment to reflect on the relatively constrained state of the American wireless marketplace. Are carriers acting as a barrier to the pursuit of innovation? Should patent law be governed by the rules of Streetball? Should Nilay run for president? Find out on today’s Vergecast.
The Vergecast 037: Jumpin’ Jelly Bean
The Vergecast is back with a very special reunion edition. On today’s episode, Nilay and Paul join Josh in the studio for the first time in over six weeks! With a month full of major tech news, Nilay’s wedding, and Paul’s madcap adventures, the guys have a lot to catch up on. And after a day of celebrating America’s Freedom, The Vergecasters take a moment to reflect on the relatively constrained state of the American wireless marketplace. Are carriers acting as a barrier to the pursuit of innovation? Should patent law be governed by the rules of Streetball? Should Nilay run for president? Find out on today’s Vergecast.
The Vergecast is back with a very special reunion edition. On today’s episode, Nilay and Paul join Josh in the studio for the first time in over six weeks! With a month full of major tech news, Nilay’s wedding, and Paul’s madcap adventures, the guys have a lot to catch up on. And after a day of celebrating America’s Freedom, The Vergecasters take a moment to reflect on the relatively constrained state of the American wireless marketplace. Are carriers acting as a barrier to the pursuit of innovation? Should patent law be governed by the rules of Streetball? Should Nilay run for president? Find out on today’s Vergecast.


- 00:06:00 - Android 4.1 Jelly Bean review
- 00:19:20 - Android manufacturers mostly mum on Jelly Bean updates as Google tries to repair a broken system
- 00:27:40 - Galaxy Nexus ban: the full story
- 00:48:10 - Five years after the iPhone, carriers are the biggest threat to innovation
- 01:18:45 - iPad mini: rumors of a smaller Apple tablet
- 01:31:20 - RIM US head: BlackBerry 10 is ‘an entirely new way of interacting with the world around us’











