[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 35: My Desk Is A Helicopter

Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 34. 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
• Ron Amadeo, Guest

THE OUTLINE

Carrier 411

• Sprint bought some spectrum from US Cellular, expected to be ready for use by 2073.
• AT&T says it's investing $8 billion into its wireless network, presumably to finally make FaceTime over cellular work.
• Meanwhile, Verizon's like "LTE? Yeah, we're almost, you know, done with that."

Rumor Roundup

• DROID DNA: 5" of eye-melting 1080p - only on Verizon. Come cringe in unison with us on November 13th.
• The Sony Yuga: the first smartphone with a name that sounds like an eastern European carmaker.
• Microsoft Office Mobile is coming to Android, your spreadsheets will never be the same.

Android at Arms

• Apple fixed its apology... and put it at the bottom of the page.
• Apple-Samsung lawsuit filing 232895389 that people blow way out of proportion.
• Apple patented a rectangle, so you can continue making that joke that hasn't been unfunny, unclever, and annoying since a week after it first started going around.

Code Google

• Google accidentally the Google Wallet physical card.
• The Xperia S is no longer an "experimental AOSP" device. Alright everybody, you can go back to being annoyed with Sony.

The Hotsheet

• The Samsung Galaxy Express will officially be available for your "meh"-ing on November 16th for just $100.
• James Bond's phone and the Optimus G are up for grabs at AT&T right now - so be sure to prevent your less tech savvy relatives from doing something they'll regret this holiday season. I mean the Bond phone. The Optimus G's alright.
• Oh look, another LTE tablet that's way too old and costs way too much money!
• Samsung sold 3 million Galaxy Note II's, and in Q3 it sold 18 million Galaxy S III's, and that's... not very exciting at all, actually.
• Device Updates: Xperia TX/T/TL, Galaxy Note II (Sprint), Note 10.1 (Germany).

Product Reviews

• Cameron talked about the Nexus 10, and Ron talked about the Nexus 4.

App Updates

• Angry Birds Star Wars: because Jar Jar wasn't enough.
• Shadowgun: DeadZone is more fun than a barrel full of monkeys. With guns. And it's coming out next week.