• [The Android Police Podcast] Episode 99: Some Snot In Your Sflute

  Welcome back to another week of the Android Police Podcast. To catch us live on Hangouts On Air every Thursday at 5PM PST (subject to change as per the calendar widget below), just head over to androidpolice.com/podcast. For the unedited video show, click here . The Cast: Matthew Smith: Host Bob…

• [Weekend Poll] How Did You Pay For Your Current Phone - Outright, Subsidized, Or Installments / Financing?

  This weekend's poll is a pretty simple one, but one that I'm curious to see the results of given our worldwide audience: how did you pay for your current phone? In the US, there are generally three ways (broadly speaking) you can buy a smartphone - on-contract from a wireless carrier (aka…

• Square Cuts More Custom Pricing Deals For Merchants And Ramps Up Sales Hiring

  This past week brought the news of a fairly significant development for Square  — the rollout of Square Stands in Whole Foods restaurants, bars, and other venues. This comes a year and a half after the huge deal the payments company inked with the coffee and beverage giant Starbucks.

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• Smithsonian features Google Glass in stunning American flag exhibit

  It's President's Day Weekend and at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, the Nation's capitol, they're celebrating by featuring a stunning Google Glass exhibit starring the American flag.

• What I'm playing this week: Shardlands

  Inherit telekinesis, get zapped into another dimension, and grab some energy orbs while you're there.  Shardlands found its way into the Play Store this week, and I've having a ton of fun taking it in. This is a beautifully-rendered puzzle game where players have to navigate an…

• US Cellular Moto X Android 4.4.2 update underway

  T-Mobile Moto X users began seeing the Android 4.4.2 update last week, and now it looks like the update is underway with a second carrier. The lucky group are US … Continue reading