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TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for March 3 – March 9, 2014


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Things were a little calmer this week now that Mobile World Congress is out of the way, but the world of Android never stops. The news and leaks regarding the All New One is starting to boil over, and we still have a couple of weeks until the official unveiling. However, there is always another phone waiting in the shadows. The LG G3 could be released in the early summer, and the leaks are just starting to heat up. Speaking of the G3, the Nexus 6 will mostly likely be based on it, which isn’t surprising. Motorola unveils more color options for the Moto X and continues to improve their Touchless Control. The U.S. carriers continue to drop prices on their monthly plans thanks to T-Mobile, but will the price for off contract flagship devices ever drop? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week in the world of Android.

 

Guides

 

9 top Twitter apps for Android [March 2014]

 

Accessories

 

Images of the Galaxy S 5 accessories appear online

 

Plenty of accessories for The All New HTC One has leaked online

 

The All New HTC One with a special flip cover leaks, GPE variant also on the way

 

The All New HTC One’s flip cover leaks again in three additional colors

 

 

Apps – New

 

Adobe Revel, a new photo and video management app, is now available in the Play Store

 

MTV Artists arrives in the Play Store, connects users and artists with an abundance of content

 

Free, no-ad Milk Music service released for select U.S. Samsung devices

 

App - Sales

 

Google Play celebrates second birthday with lots of deals

 

Apps – Updates

 

Shazam getting major UI overhaul, some improved features

 

Handwritten note-taking arrives in Evernote for Android

 

Motorola Touchless Control updated with the ability to read notifications

 

Update to Google Play Music makes it possible to go offline with radio stations

 

Follow-up update to Google Play Music adds playlist-related radio stations

 

Google Text-to-Speech 3.0 update brings high quality voices

 

Flipboard adds Google+ sign-in, CNN content, snaps up Zite for future improvements

 

Aviate Launcher updated with custom icon pack support

 

AllCast adds support for DLNA server casting

 

AllCast updated with support for casting Google+ photos and videos

 

MyScript Calculator updated to version 1.2, brings a new interface, rounding option and more

 

Carriers

 

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile versions of Galaxy S 5 pass through FCC

 

LG D850 said to be heading to AT&T, is this their LG G3?

 

AT&T green lights LTE-Advanced Network in Chicago

 

AT&T will be carrying the upcoming HTC Desire 610

 

Current device subsidy model is changing according to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson

 

AT&T 2GB mobile sharing plan to be cut by $15 starting March 9

 

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile to carry Samsung Galaxy S5 in Q2

 

Xperia Z2 up for pre-order with extras included at Phones 4u

 

Android 4.4.2 update for Sprint Moto X ready to roll out

 

Sprint announces which other Samsung devices will receive KitKat

 

T-Mobile Simple Choice plans updated with double-data offerings and $80 unlimited tier

 

T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 5 amasses 300,000 pre-registrations

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s LG G2 now available

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note 3 now available

 

Verizon introduces new ALLSET prepaid plans

 

Verizon will release the LG G Pad 8.3 on March 6 for $99 with a two-year contract, $299 without

 

Samsung Galaxy NotePro 12.2 arrives on Verizon for $749 with contract

 

Chromeboxes

 

ASUS’ Chromebox can be pre-ordered for $179, ships next week

 

Chromebooks

 

Samsung’s next generation Chromebook 2 devices officially announced

 

Improved Multi-Account support could be coming to Chrome OS

 

Looking for an alternative to Plex? MediaBrowser now works with Chromecast

 

Mirror for Android now allows for full screen mirroring through Chromecast

 

Chromecast

 

Casting HTML5 video added to Chrome Beta for Android

 

VUDU announces Chromecast support on its way

 

AllCast adds support for DLNA server casting

 

AllCast updated with support for casting Google+ photos and videos

 

Gaming

 

Ouya software platform to hit other consoles in future

 

Humble Mobile Bundle 4 arrives with four games with a donation, two extra if you pay the more than the average

 

QuizUp hits Android in private beta, public launch slated for next week

 

Google Play Games updated to v1.5, apk file also available

 

OnLive is alive and back again with a new subscription plan to stream your Steam games anywhere

 

M.O.J.O. gets price cut and will start seeing OUYA content later this Spring

 

QuizUp quickly moves to Google Play

 

Enjoy the harmony of…smashing stuff with Smash Hit

 

Twitch looking into mobile game streaming service and SDK

 

Teaser video for next Angry Birds game posted, game will include suits of armor

 

Google

 

Google Play celebrates second birthday with lots of deals

 

Google adds restaurant menus to Google Now search results

 

Unexpected Android builds are starting to appear

 

Latest Android distribution numbers show KitKat rising at a slow pace, gets 2.5% of the pie

 

Google is “pretty sure” that your data is safe

 

Google giving away HD version of “Big” as part of second birthday specials

 

Google to release SDK for wearable devices

 

Google Glass

 

New Google Glass app reads facial expressions and emotions

 

Google Glass banned at San Francisco bar, etiquette for wearables continues to develop

 

Hardware

 

64-bit Tegra K1 CPU shows up in benchmarks with impressive scores

 

AnTuTu benchmark suggests Huawei’s octa-core Kirin 920 is as fast as the Snapdragon 805 processor

 

Phones – Amazon

 

Amazon set to take out HTC and LG with new phone

 

Phones – Goophone

 

Goophone M8 available ahead of HTC’s official All New One unveiling

 

Phones – HTC

 

“All New HTC One” teased in 2nd promotional video

 

3rd HTC “All New One” teaser video released showing off Ultrapixel camera technology

 

HTC M8 dual camera gets starring role in latest PR image

 

Here is a close-up of The All New HTC One’s dual cameras

 

More leaked photos show off the All New HTC One, Now with benchmarks

 

HTC ‘All New One’ is one step closer to release

 

Plenty of accessories for The All New HTC One has leaked online

 

The All New HTC One with a special flip cover leaks, GPE variant also on the way

 

The All New HTC One’s flip cover leaks again in three additional colors

 

HTC ‘All New One’ (M8) wallpapers now available for download

 

The all new HTC One to be released two weeks after March 25 unveiling date

 

HTC Desire 816 and 610 up for pre-order in Europe

 

AT&T will be carrying the upcoming HTC Desire 610

 

HTC Desire 310 gets a launch date, will compete with the Moto G

 

HTC One KitKat update pulled in the UK because of “difficulties”

 

HTC Butterfly S now receiving a software update with Android 4.4.2 in tow

 

Phones – Karbonn

 

Windows Phone 8.1 and Android dual-boot phones to launch later this year

 

Phones – LG

 

Photo taken from LG G3 surfaces

 

Could this new leak hint at an LG G3 handset?

 

LG D850 said to be heading to AT&T, is this their LG G3?

 

LG G3 expected to be both waterproof and dustproof

 

4K video coming to the LG G Flex with KitKat Update

 

LG’s new G Flex commercial is award winning

 

LG’s L90 heading to Russia later this week

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s LG G2 now available

 

Phones – Meizu

 

Meizu MX4 to launch in Paris on March 6th

 

Phones – Motorola

 

Motorola to offer college logos and colors for Moto X in Moto Maker

 

Android 4.4.2 update for Sprint Moto X ready to roll out

 

Phones – Nexus

 

Google Nexus 6 rumored to be “lightweight” version of LG G3

 

Nexus 5 camera is causing battery drain, fix on the way

 

Nexus 5 has low-core functionality for “always-on listening” voice recognition

 

Phones – Oppo

 

Oppo Find 7 could have a very amazing camera

 

More Leaked pictures from rumored 50MP Oppo Find 7 camera appear online

 

Oppo confirms two versions of the Find 7

 

More images of Oppo Find 7 leak showing full profile of device

 

Phones – Pantech

 

Pantech Vega Iron 2 to be released in May, compete with other flagships

 

Phones – Samsung

 

VIDEO: Samsung releases hands-on videos for Galaxy S 5, Gear 2 and Gear Fit

 

Samsung seeking help to produce its Galaxy S 5 fingerprint scanner

 

Samsung comments on fingerprint scanner production issues

 

Amazing Things Happen: Samsung unveils first Galaxy S 5 commercial during Academy Awards

 

Samsung Galaxy Gifts giving over $500 worth of stuff to Galaxy S 5 Owners

 

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile to carry Samsung Galaxy S5 in Q2

 

T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 5 amasses 300,000 pre-registrations

 

Samsung debuts new promotional and advertising videos for Galaxy S 5 and Gear 2

 

Galaxy S 5 announced early possibly to hide a lack of innovation and to counter iPhone 5s

 

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile versions of Galaxy S 5 pass through FCC

 

Images of the Galaxy S 5 accessories appear online

 

Images from Samsung’s new “Kids Store” apps store now available

 

Leaked info from Indian import site may reveal upcoming Galaxy S 5 mini

 

Leaked info reveals what may be upcoming Galaxy S 5 Neo

 

Samsung releases the Galaxy S III Mini Value Edition packed with a faster processor

 

Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 and Note 3 KitKat updates removes the benchmark-boosting code

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note 3 now available

 

International version of Galaxy S 4 now receiving KitKat

 

Phones – Sony

 

Xperia Z2 up for pre-order with extras included at Phones 4u

 

Android 4.4 KitKat update now available for Sony Xperia Z Ultra

 

ROMs

 

Paranoid Android developers re-writing code for their Android 4.x.x builds; Aims for a more ‘Google’ experience

 

Security

 

Google is “pretty sure” that your data is safe

 

Smartwatches

 

BLOCKS aiming to launch modular smartwatch by 2015

 

Pebble 2.0 for Android now available

 

Samsung debuts new promotional and advertising videos for Galaxy S 5 and Gear 2

 

VIDEO: Samsung releases hands-on videos for Galaxy S 5, Gear 2 and Gear Fit

 

Pricing on Samsung’s latest Gear devices leak

 

Sony SmartWatch 2 will receive big update with new watchfaces and customization options

 

Tablets

 

Android claims 62% of tablet market during 2013 as Apple’s share slides

 

Asus TF103 and Asus TF303 leaked

 

HP launches new 8 inch Android Tablet

 

Ashton Kutcher is working on tablets, not smartphones, with Lenovo

 

Verizon will release the LG G Pad 8.3 on March 6 for $99 with a two-year contract, $299 without

 

Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 12.2 on sale from March 9

 

Samsung Galaxy NotePro 12.2 arrives on Verizon for $749 with contract

 

Xiaomi tablet specifications leak, includes a 9.2-inch display and a Snapdragon 400 processor

 

Updates

 

Unexpected Android builds are starting to appear

 

HTC One KitKat update pulled in the UK because of “difficulties”

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s LG G2 now available

 

4K video coming to the LG G Flex with KitKat Update

 

Android 4.4.2 update for Sprint Moto X ready to roll out

 

Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 and Note 3 KitKat updates removes the benchmark-boosting code

 

Nexus 5 camera is causing battery drain, fix on the way

 

Android 4.4.2 for T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note 3 now available

 

Sprint announces which other Samsung devices will receive KitKat

 

HTC Butterfly S now receiving a software update with Android 4.4.2 in tow

 

Android 4.4 KitKat update now available for Sony Xperia Z Ultra

 

Wallpapers

 

HTC ‘All New One’ (M8) wallpapers now available for download

 

Wearables

 

Google to release SDK for wearable devices

 

Samsung patents augmented reality keyboard for Galaxy Glass or Gear Glass

 

Mysterious Samsung ‘Activity Tracker’ clears the FCC and Bluetooth SIG

 

Miscellaneous

 

Ellen DeGeneres promoted the Galaxy Note 3 at the Academy Awards, but what phone does she really use?

 

Ellen’s Samsung Galaxy Note 3 selfie claims retweet title on back of Samsung ad dollars

 

Nokia teases Samsung in tweet to Ellen at the Oscars

 

HTC’s Watch service reaches its finale

 

Apple hiring HTC engineers to help product development in Asian markets

 

Samsung donates $3 million to charities chosen by Ellen

 

HTC’s revenues for February continue a downward spiral

 

Soap is the first Internet router sporting Android

 

Motorola’s MWC event now available for your viewing pleasure

 

Google and Samsung worried about Microsoft-Nokia deal

 

Apples take a loss in Samsung trial, but the future looks bright for the Cupertino giant

 

Spotify just one upped their competition in a major way

 

Biker that helped Peter Chou make his MWC appointment will be at HTC’s All New One unveiling

 

New patent application suggests Samsung might be working on a new device unlocking feature

 

comScore reports US smartphone market share for January 2014

 

 

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