It’s Friday and time for another Talking Tech podcast.

Not surprisingly, we talked about the iPhone after Kevin managed to snag on at an Apple store at a mall near Detroit last weekend. Despite the fact he can’t use it as a phone yet (the Wi-Fi works, though), Kevin spends considerable time gushing about the iPhone.

Google’s acquisition Grand Central also grabbed us given we believe it sets the stage for Google to become a key telecom services player now that’s it assembled a portfolio that includes a ton of dark fiber.

Finally, we talked about the $52-billion acquisition of Bell Canada by private equity investors following a much-criticized auction process.