TalkAndroid_Weekly_Recap

We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. This was the first week in a while without any major announcements, but that didn’t stop the news and rumors from flowing. Now that LG and Motorola made their big announcements, we will now point out attention to a possible Nexus 5. Will it be Motorola or LG? Speaking of Motorola, we had a chance to try the Beta version of the Motomaker website and had a blast. You will be able to try it yourself starting this Friday when AT&T launches the Moto X. The HTC One will finally land on Verizon this Thursday, but will you be waiting for the LG G2 or the HTC One Max? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.

Guides

Best Android apps for medical emergencies, patient care, and First Aid information [August 2013]

Best Android apps to help you dominate the 2013 Fantasy Football season

How to remove Google Photos or Picasa Web Albums from your Gallery

How to transfer stuff from your old phone to your new Moto X using Motorola Migrate

How to setup and use Motorola Connect on the Moto X

Reviews

Moto X review: finally a smartphone with features that matter

Two weeks with the Chromecast

Accessories

Images of upcoming Sony ‘Lens Camera’ smartphone accessories leaks along with Honami i1

Manuals for Sony QX10 and QX100 leaked

Sleeve for Nexus 7 released on Google Play for $29, available in both US and Canada

Google revises shipping costs/options for recently added Nexus 7 sleeve in the Play Store

Grab a spare Galaxy S 4 battery and standalone charger for $49.99

Motorola Skip for Moto X formally announced, includes three Skip Dots and is free with custom Moto X purchases

Motorola now offering accessories including cases, docks, and screen protectors for Moto X

Apps – New

Save the World Behind the Scenes with Middle Manager of Justice

Make a connection with Dots game, now available for Android

Gameloft announces official launch date for Asphalt 8: Airborne via Twitter

Bored of your icons? Check out kovdev’s latest icon pack – NOX!

Apps – Updated

Root Explorer application updated by Koush, adds SuperUser compatibility, multi-file handling

ActiveNotifications gets updated with support for Android 4.1.2+ and non-AMOLED displays

Box for Android update includes new UI and widget

Yahoo! Weather app undergoes redesign, features gorgeous new UI

CyanogenROM Downloader adds automatic overnight ROM updates

Carriers

Official: Moto X will be available at AT&T on August 23

Photo leaked of AT&T LG Optimus G Pro in white

Press images for Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 leak for AT&T

Clove puts LG G2 up for preorder

Sprint to release purple Samsung Galaxy S 4

Sprint’s Red Hot HTC One with NextRadio available starting Aug. 16th

LG G2 Verizon variant to come exclusively with wireless charging

Verizon to add two mid-range smartphones to its device lineup in September

Release date for non pre-ordered Droid ULTRA/MAXX pushed back to August 27

Best Buy inventory screen says Verizon Moto X will arrive August 29

Verizon posts Moto X signup page, phone will be available ‘in the coming weeks’

Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile show growth while Sprint declines

Verizon training materials reveal marketing strategy for DROID vs. Moto X question

Verizon sign-up page for LG G2 goes live

Official: HTC One to land on Verizon Wireless on August 22 for $199

Verizon HTC One will arrive with Android 4.2.2

Chromebooks

ASUS to jump into Chromebook market in fourth quarter after experiencing poor Q3 numbers

Chromecast

Build your own Chromecast receiver with Cheapcast app and an Android device

Gaming

Successor to Archos GamePad in the works, filings for device appear at FCC

Google

Google+ teams with SoundCloud to allow embedded posts

Google working on “conversational search” for devices

Google Play users experiencing “Package File Invalid” errors, Google working on solution

Explore the inside of the TARDIS? Yes, you can with Google Maps

Google Now queries arrive on Google Search

Google+ for Android update adds Drive integration, removes Messenger

Google Glass

Google Releases XE8 Update for Google Glass

Google Glass a fit for NBA Refs? Houston Rockets exec speaks

Phones – ASUS

More details emerge about ASUS FonePad HD 7, MeMO Pad HD 8 and MeMO Pad HD 10

Phones – HTC

Supposed ‘non-final’ press render of the HTC One Max leaks

HTC possibly gearing up for a Q4 2013 launch for the One Max

Sprint’s Red Hot HTC One with NextRadio available starting Aug. 16th

Official: HTC One to land on Verizon Wireless on August 22 for $199

Verizon HTC One will arrive with Android 4.2.2

Phones – LG

LG G2 promotional event in Seoul gets ugly after ‘whose bright idea was that’ stunt

LG shows off the “Rear Key” functionality in latest video

Clove puts LG G2 up for preorder

Verizon sign-up page for LG G2 goes live

LG G2 Verizon variant to come exclusively with wireless charging

Focus shifts back to LG as possible Nexus 5 manufacturer

More Nexus 5 rumors: Based on LG G2 with glass back and no back buttons

Photo leaked of AT&T LG Optimus G Pro in white

LG VU III rumored to have a 5.2-inch 4:3 display and a Snapdragon 800

Phones – Motorola

Verizon posts Moto X signup page, phone will be available ‘in the coming weeks’

Best Buy inventory screen says Verizon Moto X will arrive August 29

Designing a custom Moto X with a 4-year old using Motomaker

Official: Moto X will be available at AT&T on August 23

Motorola offering $100 rebate on purchase of Moto X or new DROID models

Verizon training materials reveal marketing strategy for DROID vs. Moto X question

Release date for non pre-ordered Droid ULTRA/MAXX pushed back to August 27

Phones – Samsung

Galaxy Note III could sport a 3,450mAh battery

Wondering if your country will get the Exynos 5420 or Snapdragon 800 version of the Galaxy Note III? Find out here

Sprint to release purple Samsung Galaxy S 4

Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S 4 available from AT&T for only $29.99

Press images for Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 leak for AT&T

Samsung Hennessy clamshell phone is now official

Phones – Sony

Possible masked photos of the Sony Honami and Xperia Z Ultra leaked

Sony Honami pictures pop up showing off device size and 20 megapixel camera

Confirmed: Sony i1 Honami can capture video at 4K resolution

ROMs

CyanogenMod 10.2 (Android 4.3) nightlies now rolling

Security

Google confirms cryptographic vulnerability in Android that resulted in $5,700 Bitcoin heist

Smartwatches

Galaxy Gear smartwatch now confirmed for Samsung Unpacked Episode 2

Tablets

More details surface regarding the upcoming LG G Pad tablet

Samsung tablet being tested with Intel’s Bay Trail CPU, possible Android/Windows 8 hybrid

HP Slate 8 Pro shows up in GFX Bench with NVIDIA Tegra 4

Upcoming Amazon Kindle Fire HD will likely ship with Snapdragon 800

More details emerge about ASUS FonePad HD 7, MeMO Pad HD 8 and MeMO Pad HD 10

Updates

Android 4.3 for Nexus 10 still isn’t supported in AOSP due to GPU driver issues

Miscellaneous

Robert Downey Jr appears in HTC Change teaser spot called ‘The Arrival’

HTC ‘Here’s To Change’ commercial spot released a day early

HTC behind-the-scene video shows Robert Downey Jr. in action

New study shows Google Play revenue steadily catching up to iOS App Store

Samsung anti-Apple ads marked a tipping point for the company

DROID ULTRA Wallpapers Now Available for Download

HTC had similar plans for Moto X-like customizations but nixed it

Samsung target of complaints about work environment, employee treatment in Slovakia

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