Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 46.
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!
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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
Rumor Roundup
- First we found a render that allegedly looked a bit like the HTC M7, but not entirely. Then My. Blurrycam helped us settle the differences.
- First Samsung confirms that an 8" Galaxy Note is on the way. Someone pulls one out in public and steals all of Samsung's thunder.
- Slides of Huawei's 5" handset find their way on to the internet.
Code Google
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The legendary Nexus 7 dock shows up on
mythical creatureelectronics retailer B&H's site for pre-order. - Google's stock of the Nexus 10 goes in and out of stock, like it's Malcom McDowell in 1971.
The Hotsheet
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Sony announces a 10" quad-core tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z. Not to be confused with any of the other several dozens devices with an Xperia Z name.
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LG unveils the LG Optimus G Pro 5" 1080p display with 1.7GHz quad-core processor and a generous 3,000mAh battery, makes us all wonder why other handsets can't have big batteries.
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CyanogenMod 10.1 M-Series builds roll out for a bunch of devices including several Nexuses and Samsung phones.
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Device Updates: Verizon pushes update to Galaxy Note II probably including 'Exynos bug' patch, Samsung rolls out Jelly Bean to international GSII users in Spain
App Updates
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Opera demoed a fantastic looking browser, no you can't play with it yet.
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Paranoid Android's PIE navigation system keeps doing the same awesome-looking thing its been doing, but now it works smoothly.
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LagFix does what it promises on the box, fixes lag issues on some devices like the Nexus 7, requires root.
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Tasker gets a Holo-ified interface update, but it still needs a lot of work.
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Temple Run 2 comes out on the Play Store. Have you heard about its giant monkey?
In Other News
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The Developer Economics report for 2013 comes out, shows that devs want a third platform, tablet support is growing, and app economies are booming. Which is awesome.