We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. Google I/O is next week and we have the full scoop on the new and improved Nexus 7. Rumors say the Motorola X phone is scrapped for the time being, but a recent FCC filing seems to indicate it might actually be sooner rather than later. We weren’t expecting to see it announced next week, but could we get a surprise? Google Babel is expected to be unveiled under the “Hangouts” name, and recent developments support that Google will unveil an updated Nexus 4 with LTE. There were a lot of new apps, including a couple of reviews as well. It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.
Guides
How to remove apps from the Google Play Store ‘My Apps’ list
How to make a Drama Shot or Sequence Shot on the HTC One
Reviews
Boulder Dash XL [Brain & Puzzle]
Apps – New
Google Babel to be called Hangouts and might not have SMS/MMS support
STARZ Play, MOVIEPLEX Play, and ENCORE Play now in the Play Store
Rovio Accounts lets users sync game progress across devices
Monkey Boxing takes a shot at Google Play Store
Carmageddon shows up in the Play Store with a free promo version for 24 hours
Gameloft adds ‘Blitz Brigade’ FPS to Play Store, action-packed and fun-filled excitement
New app brings Google Now wallpapers to any compatible device
Apps – Updates
RunKeeper releases app for Pebble Smart Watch
Spotify update adds new features, trousers option
Rovio updates Bad Piggies with 15 new levels, 2 new items
WeatherBug gets a new update that brings redesigned user interface, hourly forecasts, and more
Google Earth for Android receives update, adds Street View
Google I/O Android app updated with new features for 2013
Flipboard updates app to enable user created magazines, interaction with desktop web version
Apex Launcher v2.0 available, new features for both free and pro versions, integrates Apex Notifier
ITV Player updated, now exclusive for Samsung users through August 31st
Facebook Home support appears for Samsung Galaxy S 4, HTC One, Sony Xperia ZL
Angry Birds Seasons update called Abra-Ca-Bacon, coming next week
Carriers
AOL announces content distribution partnership with Verizon, taking over browsers everywhere
AT&T adds more LTE markets, on pace to reach 250 million Americans by end of year
T-Mobile revenues dip, but customer base growing
Verizon offering “Red Hot Deal Days” until May 12 on select devices for Mother’s Day
AT&T launches a new bring-your-own-phone pre-paid service called AIO Wireless
Google Fiber gets green light in Grandview, Missouri
Google cancels plans to unveil Google Wallet credit card at next week’s I/O
Google shows five-year roadmap towards stronger device authentication
Google Glass
Google planning on opening stores just for Google Glass
Google Glass Explorer Edition receives XE5 software update with many important new features
Google Glass sensors revealed, expect a lot of augmented reality apps soon
Google TV
Google TV gets free access to Hulu, ABC, NBC, CBS, and more via PlayOn for a limited time
Hardware
Intel announces new Silvermont architecture for low-power, high-performance applications
MediaTek quad-core MT6589T benchmark yields positive results
Phones – Amazon
Amazon’s Alphabet Projects, including 3D smartphone screen, could be sign of major hardware push
Phones – HTC
Red HTC One shows up on UK retail website
HTC One to Big Red unlikely, plans to make big deal out of next Verizon phone
AT&T offers the HTC First smartphone for under a buck
New HTC One commercials put BlinkFeed feature front and center
Phones – Huwaei
More pictures of the razor thin Huawei P6-UO6 leak in black
Huawei issues Save The Date invitations for a “Beauty” event
Phones- LG
Sprint variant of successor to LG Optimus G discovered?
ImaGination Begins on May 30 at LG event
Another leaked image of mysterious new LG phone with almost non-existent bezel
Phones – Motorola
Google abandons X Phone project according to analyst
FCC filing mentions Motorola XT1058, could be the XFON for AT&T
New color of the DROID RAZR M and DROID RAZR HD on the way to Verizon stores
Phones – Nexus
Two UK retailers mysteriously pull the Nexus 4 from shelves one week before Google I/O
Phones – Oppo
Oppo working on successor to Oppo Find 5 with Snapdragon 800 and 8MP front-facing camera
Phones – Samsung
Samsung releases two more graduation-themed commercials showing off Easy Mode and Eraser Shot
AT&T to release the 32GB Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone Friday, May 10th
US version of the Galaxy S 4 uses separate image processor for eye tracking
Congratulations Samsung— the Galaxy S 4 is set to be featured on BBC’s Watchdog
Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom confirmed to have 10X optical zoom, spotted in Bluetooth SIG
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom could be a cameraphone with a 16MP sensor
Release dates for Galaxy Mega, Galaxy S 4 Mini, Galaxy S 4 Zoom, and Galaxy S 4 Activ Leaked
Samsung to release Galaxy Core – a smaller, cheaper, and weaker GS3
Phones – Sharp
Phones – Sony
Sony finally puts up Xperia Z for sale on US site
Sony C3 leaks, possibly Sony’s first MediaTek phone
Sony i1 (Honami) coming to the U.S. this fall as unlocked only
Sony officially lists its Xperia SP smartphone on its website as available for pre-order
Sony’s new mid-range CX190 leaked specs and camera sample surface
5-inch Sony Xperia A drops by the FCC with a removable battery
Samsung ‘Serrano’ coming to AT&T as SGH-1257, most likely Galaxy S 4 Mini
Phones – Vivo
Vivo announces high-end, pricey phablet coming in late May
Phones – Xiaomi
ROMs
Release candidates for CyanogenMod 10.1.0 start making their way to select devices
Video showcases Paranoid Android with multiple notification support
Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightlies slated to hit the HTC One relatively soon
Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 shows up in AnTuTu Benchmarks
LG rumored to be working on new tablet that will be unveiled in Q3 of this year
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 to receive new color option
Samsung to release Galaxy Tab 3 in in Eastern Europe in June
ASUS releases “We Transform” teaser video in preparation for Computex 2013, more to come
Updates
T-Mobile ships out first update to Galaxy S 4 with minor improvements
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S 4 also receiving minor update
Verizon Motorola Xoom LTE receives Jelly Bean soak test
Miscellaneous
HTC slowly improving financially, releases unaudited April revenue
Samsung wins in mobile market share, but Apple wins in profits
BlueStacks hits 10 million downloads in one year
European Commission looking at Motorola Mobility’s potential abuse of patents against Apple
Ouya console gets high ratings from iFixit, easily disassembled and repaired
Apple wants source code records in Samsung trial and looks in Google’s direction in the process
Samsung sitting on over $28 billion in cash at the end of March
Samsung, LG and HTC rumored to have flagships in the works primed for Fall launch
Ouya gets $15 million in new funding and delays launch by 3 weeks
Recent Samsung patent filings reveal how flexible displays will work
BlueStacks jumps into gaming console market with GamePop device
Huawei CEO says company not linked to US cyber threats
Updated Nexus 7 specs revealed by analyst
Sony tries to lure developers by waiving the $99 PlayStation Mobile licensing fee
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