The Signal #42: Tickled Pink and MiFi Hotspot Giveaway

We’ve finally seen what’s coming out of Microsoft’s Project Pink – was it worth the hype?

We manage to muster up four of our editors for another show, and although things get a little silly, we cover all the week’s big topics, like the rumour of Nokia buying up Palm, Google and Apple’s GVoice spat escalating to the FCC, as well as what the FCC could (or should) be regulating when it comes to carriers.

Last week we kicked off our giveaway for the Novatel portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and will be contacting our British winner shortly. Now you guys in the U.S. can enter to win a CDMA MiFi – just drop a comment in this post and tweet using the #intomobile hashtag. A couple of Americans already entered last week, and we’ll be sure to include them in the giveaway, but if you haven’t yet, why not throw your name in the hat? You can get a closer look at the MiFi over here.

Things ran a little long, so we cut the App of the Week segment in favour of listener questions. The topics ranged from the call quality on HSPA+ and crude comparisons of corporate logos. Thanks to @acurrie, fort, and @ramjetharley for the questions. Everyone else, keep ’em coming! Leave a comment here, or shoot a tweet to @IntoMobile to get in on next week’s discussion.

The download link and week’s biggest mobile news is behind the jump!

Music by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, as featured on Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone.

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