• Chrome Stable Boosted To v39 With Lollipop Tweaks, Support For Colored Status Bars, And More [APK Download]

  After seeing the update to Chrome's beta channel recently, it was inevitable the same build, slightly improved, would reach the stable version. So here we are, Chrome for Android v39. It's not a huge update, but not like you're going to skip it or anything. Here's the anemic…

• Google Wallet for digital goods will be shut down in March

  Google Wallet just got a lot more popular thanks to Apple Pay, but one aspect of the service will soon be shut down. Rather quietly Google has revealed plans to shut down the Google Wallet API for digital goods.

• Kate Upton tries to make us play Game of War: Fire Age in new live action TV ad

  Game of War: Fire Age is one of the most popular free-to-play fantasy RPGs for Android devices, but apparently its publisher Machine Zone thinks it needs Kate Upton to generate some more attention for the game. Yes, you read that right; supermodel Upton, best known for her Sports Illustrated…

• The Android Police Podcast LIVE (11/13/14)

  Welcome to the Android Police Podcast Live for Thursday, November 13th! We'll be starting soon - if you don't see a YouTube player, we haven't begun. Welcome to the home of the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast. We're live every Thursday (unless otherwise noted on the…

• BlackBerry to bring new, secure tools and services to iOS and Android

  BlackBerry's BES 12 brings secure group collaboration and two-factor authentication to Blackberry, iOS, and Android devices.

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• Volvo is using Google Cardboard in an awesome way

  Last summer at Google I/O there were a lot of cool announcements. Google Cardboard was the most surprising and strange thing they showed off, but it turned out to be pretty cool. Unfortunately nothing has come from the strange DIY cardboard VR headset. Until now.

• Developer Changelogs Posted For Each Lollipop Build From 5.0.0_r2 (LRX21M) To 5.0.0_r5 (LRX21Q)

  It's not unusual to see slightly customized builds of Android rolling out to Nexus devices shortly after the release of a new version. It certainly happened a few times with KitKat, and it looks like Lollipop is on track to do the same. As the rush of factory images and OTAs roll out, AOSP is…

• Volvo embraces Google Cardboard to create a virtual test drive

  It seems that Volvo is becoming the first major brand to take advantage of Google Cardboard . The car manufacturer released an app called 'Volvo Reality' on Google Play today that drops users into various virtual driving situations with its new XC90 in an effort to promote sales of the SUV.

• Rumored Samsung Volt could be a short-flick competitor to Netflix

  Samsung is reportedly looking into creating its own subscription video service. After scrapping its Media Hub , which sells big name movies and TV shows similar to what is offered on Google's Play store, Samsung may be looking at another angle for mobile video as the company is reported to have…

• Android Lollipop for the Nexus 4 is "locked and loaded" to go

  Yesterday the Nexus 4 was left out of the Android 5.0 update party. This came after Google originally left out the Nexus 4 in the Lollipop update plans, but the later clarified that it would indeed get the latest version of Android. We have good news: Lollipop is coming soon.

• Volvo is using Google Cardboard to get people inside its new SUV

  Google Cardboard , which was announced as a bit of a sideshow at this year's Google I/O and quickly brushed off as a gimmick, turns out to be pretty cool: it converts many Android phones into fully functional VR headsets with basically a few dollars' worth of materials. If you're…