Thing 1 - Steve Jobs steps down as CEO

• Not Android news.

Thing 2 - HP shutting down webOS device work

• HP to shut down webOS device operations
• Project started to port Android to the TouchPad
• And the winner of the $1,500 bounty for Android on the TouchPad is ... Qualcomm?

Thing 3 - HTC bootloader unlocking

• How unlocked is HTC's bootloader unlocking method?

Thing 4 - No Galaxy S II for Verizon

Verizon won't have a Galaxy S II variant, WSJ says, citing anonymous sources

Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, Georgia, and Rene talk HP dumping webOS hardware, Google picking up Motorola Mobility, RIM's new BlackBerrys reviewed, and what it means for Microsoft and Apple. This is MobileNations!

Agenda

• HP shutting down webOS device operations, will "continue to explore options"
• Could there be a suitor for webOS?
• Did iPad kill HP’s hardware business?
• Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility: Complete coverage
• Google’s $12.5 billion dollar Motorola insurance policy
• MSFT and Nokia stocks get a boost from Google's deal
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review
• BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review
• BlackBerry Torch 9810 Review

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Hosts

• Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson)of Android Central
• Kevin Michaluk (@crackberrykevin) of CrackBerry.com
• Derek Kessler (@dkdsgn) of PreCentral.net
• Daniel Rubino (@Malatesta77) of WPCentral.com
• Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb) of ZENandTECH.tv
• Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of TiPb.com

Google purchases Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

Thing 1 - HTC's 'marriage' to Beats Entertainment

• HTC's dabbled in the whole audio thing before
• HTC and Beats by Dre -- the video
• Beats by Dre blog officially announces partnership with HTC
• And now HTC officially announces partnership with Beats by Dre; devices coming this fall

Thing 2 - Ice Cream Sandwich leak

• First pics of Ice Cream Sandwich leaked, running on Nexus S

Thing 3 - Farewell, Google App Inventor

• Editorial: Farewell App Inventor, we barely knew you

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Thing 1 - TouchWiz on the Galaxy Tab 10.1

• Previewing the Touchwiz UX update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
• Samsung's TouchWiz update goes out publicly on Aug. 5
• A tour of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 launch event in London (update: video!)
• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at the European launch event
• Hands-on with the TouchWiz update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in NYC

Thing 2 - HTC explains bootloader unlock process

• HTC will unlock bootloaders through a web-based tool
• Why I'm not unlocking my phone through HTC

Thing 3 - Patents

Thing 4 - Scary, scary malware!

• That big, scary call recording malware isn't in the Android Market
• Study shows that 'mobile threat activity' has risen significantly in past 6 months

Thing 5 - Google TV gets affordable

• Logitech Revue hits its promised $99 price point
• Poll: Would you buy a $99 Logitech Revue
• Honeycomb beta for Logitech Revue leaked

Things 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

• Sprint Motorola Photon 4G review - Part 1
• Want to charge your Photon 4G and use the kickstand? Flip it over
• Motorola Photon 4G gets rooted via webtop [update: how-to video]
• Google's chief legal officer calls patent war 'a hostile, organized campaign against Android'
• Leaked Verizon document shows Bionic, Stratosphere, Vigor release dates and more
• Motorola Xoom 3.2 update offers read-only SD card access
• NVIDIA: Kal-El quad-core tablets coming this fall, phones in early 2012