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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome to the 150th episode of the Android apps weekly show just like last week we have a ton of Pokemon go stuff to cover so if you don't want to watch it will have a timestamp linked up in the video description below so you can skip all that stuff and get right on to the rest of the news let's get started razor has announced that they're making a chat application specifically for Pokemon go the application which will be called razor go is a location-aware chat application that will be open to anyone who is in your general vicinity the idea is to help pokemon go players chat it up while they're near each other and talk about various aspects of the game it should be out before too long the first sponsored pokey stops were dropped to this week the winner of being able to say that they were the first was mcdonalds the chain will have most of his 3000 locations in japan become pokey stops and gyms for players to flock to and enjoy we don't know when it will roll out to other companies but it should be really soon a redditor did a little bit of research this week and show that level scaling and pokemon go is absurdly high getting from level 32 31 requires as much experience points as going from level 1 to level 25 this has launched a discussion about whether or not the game scales too aggressively and what niantic can do about it will let you know how that turns out gamestop has reported that their sales have spiked one hundred percent since the launch of pokemon go they've been able to make their establishments pokey stops or gyms and have been hosting family events as a result this has brought tons of people in which has in turn caused sales to spike it's a genius strategy really and gamestop is one of many companies to see sales go up thanks to Pokemon go it's been estimated that Pokemon go is currently making about 2 million dollars per day the app Institute website has a real time tracker that shows you a rough estimate of what the game is making it piles up wicked fast and the game seems to be making a ton of money right now Pokemon go was actually supposed to release in France earlier this week however after the tragedy at nice niantic decided to delay the release there for a little while in respect to the events that occurred they're still going to be a French release but it's going to be a little bit longer it did launch in Canada along with Japan and 26 other European countries over the last week Sprint is jumping onto the pokemon hype train by giving out eight of free stuff each of their locations will become charging stations for players and they will also offer experts to help in certain locations along with lures at locations that have nearby pokey stops this is after t-mobile announced free data for a year for Pokemon go players last week a while ago it was announced that a conglomeration of Chinese investors wanted to buy opera for 1.2 billion however this week it was announced the deal has fallen through due to regulatory issues shortly thereafter a new deal was announced the new deal which features all of the same players is for 600 million for a controlling stake in Opera instead of for the whole company a court ruling this week has set a precedent that uploading videos of people in a bathroom stall to snapchat without their consent is now a crime this occurred after a high school student took a video of another student in a bathroom stall and uploaded it to his snapchat the other student later committed suicide because of the video as a result the courts have decided that such behavior is now illegal why this wasn't a law sooner is beyond me but it's official now twitter is making verification a little bit easier this week for user accounts the idea is to help people get verified even if they're not that popular the process is actually very simple you'll be asked to make some changes to your profile to accommodate the requirements after that you'll need to submit some links to verify who you are and then submit the form Twitter will reach out after a few days if you've been verified everybody is talking about a new photo application called prisma this week the application uses artificial intelligence to apply some truly unique filters to your photos this gives them a unique look that you just don't get with other apps we have a hands-on video on our YouTube channel if you want to check that out it was briefly available as an invite-only beta but that has since closed down now we're all waiting for the public release for even more Android apps and games news updates and releases don't forget to check out this week's newsletter which is linked in the video description below if you want to sign up for that newsletter you can check out the written companion which is also in the video description below and fill out the very short form there for even faster updates don't forget to check out our android authority app ok folks is take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash over the last week as usual if you want to check out any of these apps or games for yourself you can find those links in the video description below it's been a long time since we saw a good flight simulator released on android and Blue Angels seems to fit the bill the game is based around the official Blue Angels and you'll be allowed to form similar maneuvers stunts and aerobatic with these that you may have seen in real life you'll have an air show mode and additive mode and more where you'll be able to fly around and do some really fun stuff it's officially licensed by the US Navy and it's a free download google arts and culture is a free application that lets you view all kinds of arts landmarks and more it boasts high quality 360 degree images from over 850 museums and archives along with much more this is a great application for art aficionados and it's doubly good as an educational app for youngsters it also comes with sorting features to help you find what you're looking for and a collection section where you can organize your favorites it's completely free with no in-app purchases Suicide Squad special ops is a first-person action game where you play as members of The Suicide Squad the mechanics are an unusual mix of first-person shooter along with a fighting game that means you'll be bashing in the faces of opponents in the first person perspective it has decent graphics and plenty of gameplay content for you to enjoy but the only downside is that it can get repetitive after a while since most of your time will be spent mowing down bad guys still it's a decent game especially for fans of the series and the comics it's also a free download a lot of people have been wondering what swiftkey has been up to since its Microsoft acquisition earlier this year the answer is Swift emoji keyboard this is a new keyboard that uses Swift Keys prediction system to try to predict which emoji you want to use and when you want to use them it worked all right in our testing but these kinds of applications usually get better the longer that you use them we don't know why this wasn't integrated into swiftkey directly but at least it's free if you want to try it out Borderlands 2 yes the actual Borderlands 2 was released on android earlier this week well technically it was released on android TV devices and on the Nvidia shield console the game is a port and contains all of the same story elements graphics and gameplay mechanics as the console and PC counterparts along with the original game you'll have access to new classes and characters as well as an online co-op mode if you have an Android TV or shield console this is probably worth the 1499 price tag and that about does it for this one folks if you want to watch our prisma hands-on video will have that linked up there on the screen and in the video description below don't forget to sign up for that newsletter and keep it tuned to android authority because we are your source for all things android thanks again for watching everybody and have a all day