Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 28. Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast).
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The Cast
- Matthew Smith, Host
- Bob Severns, Editor, A/V
- Cameron Summerson, Co-host
- David Ruddock, Co-host
- Eric Ravenscraft, Co-host
THE OUTLINE
Carrier 411
Rumor Roundup
- Samsung says rumors about the Galaxy S IV are bogus, wants you to buy products that actually exist now.
Code Google
- Some stuff happened with Aliyun and Acer and Google and it's all sort of a mess. Google said one thing, then it turned out Aliyun was pirating Android apps, and then I said something about it so everything's OK now. Or something.
- Google bought Nik software, so that's cool.
The Hotsheet
- The RAZR i is here: Motorola finally figured out how to turn off the caps lock sort of. Here's it doing some benchmarks.
- The Galaxy Note II is coming to the US and Verizon's has a branded home button oh my god why. Adding insult to injury, the bootloader is, of course, locked on Verizon's version too.
- You can pre-order a Galaxy Note II on US Cellular for $300, if you want.
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We go hands-on with the Optimus G. Or, as LG likes to call it: HEY HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE OPTIMUS G? NO? WE CAN ANNOUNCE IT AGAIN!
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Acer announces 7" Jelly Bean tablet with SD card, commenters across the internet go wild.
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Your Nexus 7 may experience issues if you stuff it to the brim with too much... stuff.
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The $25 Google Play credit for the Nexus 7 is only offered for another week or so.
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CM10: Galaxy Note (Int. / AT&T), One X (Int.).
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Device updates: Galaxy Exhilarate.
Product Reviews
App Updates
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Chameleon launcher leaves beta, wants ten of your dollars.
In Other News
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Sony is launching a PlayStation store for PlayStation certified Android PlayStation devices. PlayStation PlayStation PlayStation.