TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for May 13 – May 19, 2013

We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. Google I/O was this week, so it’s no surprise that it dominated the headlines. Google officially unveiled their new unified messaging service called Hangouts and their new gaming service called Play Games Services. They also unveiled their new streaming music serviced called Play Music All Access. The only hardware announcement was the Galaxy S 4 Google Edition. All in all, it was an exciting event that featured a lot of new stuff for development, which is what Google I/O is all about. Even though I/O was the focal point for the week, there was still a lot of other news, so it’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.

Guides

Best Android music playing applications [May 2013]

Reviews

Quiz of Seers [Brain & Puzzle]

WeVideo – Video Editor [Media]

Google I/O

Re-experience all three exciting hours of the Google I/O 2013 keynote right here

Google I/O 2013 Keynote: Android activations account for nearly 1/7th of the world’s population with 900 million total activations

Google I/O 2013 Keynote: Play Store will bring more personalized recommendation, apps that will be “Designed for Tablets” and new All Access music subscription service

Google announces unlocked Samsung Galaxy S 4 with stock Android coming June 26 for $649

Google Play Developer Console gets a major injection of new features

Google announces Google Play for Education at Google I/O 2013

New Google Maps makes the Map the UI just a little better and easier for all

Google Search gets expanded functionality for users, brings new cards and improved Voice Search abilities

Google Hangouts officially announced at Google I/O, now live in the Google Play Store

Google Hangouts requires permissions to receive, read, and send SMS messages, could support be added soon?

Google Hangouts “easter eggs” revealed, include ponies and dinosaurs

Gmail and Google Wallet can now help you get money to people in your life

Google TV gets bumped to Android 4.2.2 and the latest version of Chrome

Hands on with the Map Diving simulator

Hands on with NVIDIA Shield

Quick look at the Google Street View Trekker

Hands on with WeVideo’s video editing solution for Chromebooks

Accessories

Samsung TecTiles 2 Now available to purchase

Apps – New

Blackberry Messenger officially coming to Android devices this summer!

BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.1 launches with full Android support

HTC Backup now available for AT&T users as free download from Google Play

Karateka Classic: Director’s Cut launches tomorrow for Android and iOS for a buck

Classic Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega launched to Google Play for $2.99

Apps – Updates

Android games begin to integrate with Google Play Games service, more to come

TuneIn Radio gets updated to allow Google Play Music Store purchases

Pinterest app for Android receives update

Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV app updated to allow streaming away from home

YouTube for Google TV updated, features new homescreen UI

SMS integration within Google Hangouts on its way

PBA Bowling Challenge adds multiplayer support thanks to Google Play’s game service

Fitbit adds Bluetooth 4.0 sync support for Samsung Galaxy S 4 in new update

Carriers

Google Wallet arrives for additional Sprint and U.S. Cellular smartphones

AT&T blocking Google Hangout video chats on mobile networks

Gaming Hardware

NVIDIA to begin accepting SHIELD handheld gaming device pre-orders from today

Google

Google Play developers now able to reply to user reviews

15GB of free storage now offered between Drive, Gmail and Photos

Google announces Gladstone, Missouri will be receiving Google Fiber

Google Sync Services quietly adds a couple new settings

Next version of Android to feature Bluetooth Smart support, expected in the coming months

Game over June 30th for Google+ Games

Google makes Android easier to use for visually-impaired users with TalkBack and BrailleBack

Google Glass

MedRef aims to help the medical field better, oh and it brings facial recognition to Google Glass in the process

New concept video surfaces, showcases how awesome, yet practical the head can truly be

Google Glass successfully unlocked, boots up with Ubuntu at I/O

Congress wants to know a little more about Google Glass privacy guidelines, sends a friendly letter to Larry Page in the process

Hardware

NVIDIA Tegra 4 devices to be announced this quarter

Phones – HTC

HTC One $100 trade up program ends this Sunday, no extensions planned

HTC employee hints at an HTC One with stock Android

HTC First reportedly to be discontinued by AT&T barely a month into its release

Verizon offering HTC Droid DNA for free through new coupon code promotion

Phones – Meitu

China’s MeituKiss phone catered to females equipped with 8-megapixel front camera

Phones – Morotola

Possible Motorola X Phone benchmark shows up on GFX Bench

Phones – Nexus

Another white Nexus 4 appears in the wild, preparing for a Google I/O release?

Video of white Google Nexus 4 surfaces

Google to debut Android 4.3 on white Nexus 4 June 10th

Phones – Panasonic

Panasonic launches P51 in Indian markets, packed with 5-inch screen and stylus

Phones – Samsung

Verizon Galaxy S 4 to launch in stores on May 23rd

Samsung Galaxy S 4 breaks the S 3 record by selling 4 million units in 5 days

Samsung officially outs Blue Arctic Galaxy S 4 in Japan

Samsung planning to free up storage space on Galaxy S 4 for users

Samsung Galaxy S 4 is the world’s first smartphone to recieve coveted TCO certification

Is success of Samsung Galaxy S 4 pushing company to look outside for components?

Samsung Galaxy S 4 to reach 10 million sales by next week, Note III to have 5.9-inch OLED display

Galaxy Note III not expected to offer flexible display or metal design

First photo taken from the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom surfaces online

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini pictures leaked, smaller and less-powerful version of its bigger brother

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini specs leak, will feature high-powered Exynos 5210 chip

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini leaks once again, release set for end of May

Waterproof S 4 variant shows up in benchmark with downgraded processor, dubbed the Galaxy S 4 J Active

Samsung Galaxy S III comes to StraightTalk using Sprint’s LTE network

Samsung Galaxy Ace III gets Bluetooth SIG certification

Phones – Sony

Sony unveils Xperia ZR, a mid to high-end waterproof device made for underwater photography

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo releases summer 2013 device portfolio including Sony Xperia A

Phones – ZTE

ZTE reveals Grand X2 In with Intel CloverTrail+ processor capable of taking 24 photos per second

Tablets

Samsung working on a tablet/pc hybrid behind the scenes

HP Announces Slatebook 10 x2, a convertible tablet with Tegra 4

New project hopes to bring Android apps to HP Touchpad sans dual boot

Amazon Coins now available for Kindle Fire owners

Archos ChefPad appeals to the cook in us all

Notion Ink brings okay specs and an interesting display tweak with the Adam II

Ekoore Python S3 offers triple the operating system fun in one device

Upgraded ASUS Fonepad announced, will feature better processor and extra storage

Nexus 7 refresh expected in July, same price with updated specs

Photo and details leak of 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Archos officially announces 80 Xenon tablet, set for June launch at $199 asking price

Sony Xperia Tablet Z receives AOSP support

Updates

T-Mobile rolling out Android 4.1.2 update to Samsung Galaxy S III customers

Sony Xperia Z smartphone receives minor software update

Samsung start rolling out Jellybean 4.1.2 update to Galaxy Ace 2 users

Sprint HTC One receiving OTA update to fix key sensitivity

HTC One X rumored to get Sense 5.0 in new incoming update, brings Zoe and Blinkfeed along for the ride

HTC sales increase for One and Butterfly, Butterfly to receive Sense 5.0 update

Miscellaneous

Consumer preferences towards larger smartphone screens on the rise

Smartphone sales in Q1 2013 great for Android, amasses whopping 75% of market share

NVIDIA announces SHIELD pre-orders will begin May 20th and will have a cost of $349

CyanogenMod eclipses 5 million downloads and counting

Apple preparing to wage war once again with Samsung, adds Samsung Galaxy S 4 to list of patent infringements

Modaco Toolkit enables easy multi-user access for rooted 4.2 phones

Former Nokia consultant launches Adaia, aiming to make the first fully seaworthy Android phone

Yup, Android 4.3 is confirmed thanks to a search result listing on a developer website

Samsung grabs 95% of global Android smartphone profits in Q1 2013

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