We know you don't always have time to read up on the latest Android stories every day - we can barely keep up ourselves at times. So, deep in the bowels of the Android Police test labs, we came up with a solution: bringing you all of the last week's important news in one convenient location. We call it the Android Police Week In Review - and you can also catch most of the news contained here in our weekly podcast (check it out, here).
You'll notice that this week's "week" in review stretches back a bit further than a week, and that's basically because it's our first one. Future editions will cover seven days. Also, don't take any of the blurbs about stories too seriously - it's all in good fun. And feel free to give us feedback on how we can make this feature better.
- Carrier 411
- AT&T is bringing LTE to more markets... eee. Just read this post (and this one, too).
- Verizon has instituted a $30 handset upgrade fee, and this has made a lot of people with keyboards and internet access very upset.
- Verizon just expanded 4G LTE in a bunch of places in California, the majority of which I really wouldn't want to live in.
- Rumor Roundup
- We have pictures of the Incredible 4G. Go on, look at them. You know you want to. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. Probably.
- We're pretty sure that the next version of Android is called Jelly Bean, but now we have credible sort-of-proof.
- Code Google
- Google made some glasses you can talk to, which is great, because literally no one is going to want to talk to you if you're wearing them.
- There are now 500 more movies in the Play Store, courtesy of Paramount, giving The Godfather fans yet another way to force their disinterested friends into watching it. For the third time.
- The Hotsheet (device news)
- The EVO 4G LTE is here and it has a kickstand, so that's neat. Also, here's a video of a lot of men touching it.
- The NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight has been announced, and it's going to cost money-dollars (140 of them).
- Samsung has introduced a gaggle of new Galaxy things.
- The HTC One S is coming to T-Mobile on April 25th - we think.
- Oh, and the One S has this thing where it chips and looks really ugly, so wrap it before you tap it (against a hard surface).
- The LG Viper 4G for Sprint is up for pre-order, just ignore the whole no-4G-network thing. They're working on that part.
- Sprint Galaxy Nexus stuff and oh look, some paint is drying over there.
- Toshiba's 13.3-inch tablet is coming to the US, which is great news for people who like to make penis jokes.
- ASUS's Transformer Pad 300 is on the way. It's like the Transformer Prime, but plastic. Like Optimus Prime, right Hasbro?
- ASUS is handing out GPS dongles to Transformer Prime owners, who will presumably find a way to complain about that, too.
- Device Updates:
- Hardware Reviews
- Archos G9 Turbo: this isn't your grandma's budget tablet - it's a turbo.
- LG Lucid: a mid-range handset that won't make you want to kill yourself.
- Tenqa REMXD: the cheapest Bluetooth headphones... in the world.* (*I don't actually know if that's strictly true.)
- ZTE Optik: it's a cheap Sprint tablet with 3G - and it's probably a lot better than you think.
- App Updates
- ZOMG Instagram. Which Facebook just bought. It was as if millions of hipsters suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.
- SwiftKey 3 Beta: The Spacebar Eliminator.
- Max Payne coming to Android - stop, bullet time!
- DataSync is a nifty app that you should probably check out.
- Radiant Defense is probably the coolest looking tower defense game ever.
- App Roundups
- 39 best new Android apps and live wallpapers from 3/28-4/7.
- 33 best new Android games from 3/25-4/5.
- Developer News
- Android Bootcamp 2012 is out now, and unlike the real army, you don't have to shave your beard to attend.
- Contests
- The Weekend Poll
- Do you own an Android tablet? We want to know. Because reasons.
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