Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 59.
Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast). The unedited video version of the podcast can be found here - and will likely include various verbal expletives, technical snafus, tangents, and probably a good 5-10 minutes of pre-podcast banter as we prepare. Watch at your own risk!
https://soundcloud.com/androidpolice/androidpolice-podcast-ep59
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The Cast
- Matthew Smith, Host
- Bob Severns, Editor, A/V
- David Ruddock, Co-host
- Cameron Summerson, Co-host
- Eric Ravenscraft, Co-host
THE OUTLINE
Carrier 411
- Verizon creates a device payment plan like T-Mobile's, only it doesn't make your plan cheaper, includes finance charges, isn't much better than a credit card, kinda.
- MetroPCS and T-Mobile, sittin' in a tree! M-E-R-G-I-N-G.
Rumor Roundup
- LG is going to announce some phone. Probably this phone!
Code Google
- Eric Schmidt says Glass will launch for the public in about a year, hopes that you'll learn to take them off your face when you pee by then.
- Google buys Wavii, promptly shuts it down, will probably integrate its natural language processing into...stuff.
The Hotsheet
- The Galaxy S4 is having some shipping and supply problems.
- The HTC One, on the other hand, is doing alright.
- Device Updates: Sprint GS3 gets Multiview, T-Mobile Galaxy S Relay 4G gets Jelly Bean, Verizon's Spectrum 2 getting Jelly Bean soon, Sony announces Jelly Bean for a ton of devices, T-Mobile's HTC One S getting Jelly Bean, Sprint's Photon Q getting Jelly Bean.
Product Reviews
- David gets some quality time with the Korean version of the Optimus G Pro.
App Updates
- Swype finally appears on the Play Store, still won't apologize for being mean to me.
- Dead on Arrival 2 is coming to Android soon, will probably not live up to its name.
Developer News
- Sony buys some flowers for developers of the Xperia Z.