We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. The leaks and rumors regarding the Nexus 5 is in full swing. We should get our hands on it next month along with Android 4.4 Kit Kat. Apple started a new trend in offering a spec that doesn’t matter, and Samsung decided to match them. More importantly, Samsung’s octa-core will be a true 8 core very soon!! The HTC Max is going to be the next phone with a fingerprint scanner, but will anyone buy it? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.
Guides
Breathe new life into that old android phone by turning it into an personal media player
Everything you need to know about Sense 5 with Android 4.2.2
Apps – New
Madfinger releases new screenshots for Dead Trigger 2
ESPN Sync web app brings second-screen experience during live sport events
Apps – Updates
Commercial Break app announces addition of “Live Events” feature
Google updates Play Music to version 5.2, Genre stations and new download queue UI added
Latest Roku app update lets you stream videos from your Android device
Google Drive app gets updated with lighter Holo UI and several new features
Twitter unveils version 5.0 of Android app, available only to closed group of beta-testers
GetGlue gets major update bringing new look and features for the Fall TV season
Google rolls out Ingress update
Carriers
AT&T completes $1.9 billion dollar deal to purchase spectrum from Verizon
Sprint to make LG G2 available by the holidays, pre-orders begin Oct. 11
Straight Talk now offering AT&T 4G LTE compatible SIM cards
T-Mobile Moto X to be exclusively available through Motorola for an off-contract price of $599.99
T-Mobile gets better hotspot data bundles for postpaid unlimited customers
Verizon Total Mobile Protection launches for $10 a month
Chromebooks
New Haswell based Chromebooks announced by Google today
Google
Photos show KitKat figure being created
There’s a new tweaked Google Play logo
Video shows off all of the new features Google Now has added in the past year
Google brings Snapseed editing tools to Google+
Google launches live Q&A for Hangouts On Air, provides ability to interact with viewers
Google Glass
Google Glass gets update including many highly requested features— vignettes, sound search, more
Blue app for Google Glass shows possibilities of platform for sports fans
Hardware
Samsung tweets a vague hint about the next step for Exynos processors
Seagate unveils 500GB Ultra Mobile HDD for Android tablets
‘Next Step’ for Samsung Exynos 5 Octa is to utilize all 8 cores at the same time, coming in Q4
Processor race continues to heat up with Exynos 5420 Octa shown running all eight cores at once
Intel unveils Bay Trail Z3000 series processors
Samsung plans on joining the 64-bit party parade in 2014
Qualcomm teams up with Technicolor to develop SVELTE, a Stimulating Video Experience over LTE
Meizu MX3 to get Exynos HMP update via upgrade
Phones – ASUS
Padfone Infinity launch event invitations sent out by ASUS
Phones – HTC
Leak suggests T6 confirmed to be the HTC One Max [Update: confirmed for Sprint]
HTC One Max gets pictured again revealing a fingerprint scanner
Exclusive to Best Buy, HTC One in blue to be available starting Sunday, September 15th
Champagne gold colored HTC One on the way?
Phones – LG
LG D820 might not be the Nexus 5 after all
LG D821 FCC filing could prove the D820 is indeed the Nexus 5
Sprint to make LG G2 available by the holidays, pre-orders begin Oct. 11
One-click root now available for LG G2 on both Verizon and AT&T
Phones – Motorola
T-Mobile Moto X to be exclusively available through Motorola for an off-contract price of $599.99
Motorola kicks off “Lazy Phone” Moto X ad campaign
Image reveals the inner-workings of the Forth Worth, TX factory— home of the Moto X
Motorola’s Texas plant now shipping 100,000 Moto X phones per week
Temporary root achieved on Verizon Moto X and new DROID phones
New Moto X “Lazy Phone” commercial shows off Moto Maker
Limited Edition DROID Ultras now available on ebay
More images of QWERTY keyboard bearing Motorola DROID 5 surface
Phones – Nexus
LG D820 might not be the Nexus 5 after all
LG D821 FCC filing could prove the D820 is indeed the Nexus 5
Document mix-up exposes images of next Nexus phone under FCC listing for LG G2
Nexus 5 could be unveiled October 14, details of Android 4.4 Kit Kat surface
Phones – Oppo
Huge Oppo N1 image, details leaked
OPPO continuing to tease N1 ahead of official announcement
Phones – Sony
Sony Xperia Z1 Mini set for release in coming months
Xperia Z1 Mini (Honami Mini) poses with big brother Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z2 (codenamed Avatar) specs leak
Unlocked Sony Xperia M goes on sale in the US, priced at $249
Phones – ZTE
ZTE Nubia Z5 NX501 passes through FCC, could launch in United States relatively soon
ROMs
CyanogenMod Account now included in latest nightlies
Smartwatches
Samsung Galaxy Gear intends to be a brand of several smartwatches, not just a single device
Tablets
2013 Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablet gets pictured
Padfone Infinity launch event invitations sent out by ASUS
Motorola’s new tablet (and other devices) will include many features of the Moto X
LTE-Ready Nexus 7 now available in the Play Store
NVIDIA Tegra TAB passes through FCC revealing a few more details
Sony announced the Kitchen Edition of the Xperia Tablet Z
Toys”R”Us to release tabeo e2 tablet just for kids
Updates
ROM Update Utility (OTA) of Android 4.3 leaks for AT&T HTC One
HTC One Google Play edition lands JWR66Y OTA update
Samsung Galaxy S 4 Google Play Edition also getting JWR66Y update
Verizon HTC DNA to receive Sense 5 update “soon,” may be included with Android 4.2.2 or 4.3
Wallpapers
Sony Xperia Z1 wallpapers now available to download
Miscellaneous
Samsung has shipped over 38 million Galaxy Note devices, expects Note 3 to top 10 million
Wal-Mart announces plan to accept smartphone trade-ins at U.S. stores
HTC CMO Ben Ho takes a swing at Apple
Street View brought inside the Moto X assembly plant
Roku takes a dig at the Chromecast, but plans on implementing a similar feature
Hugo Barra discusses Google departure, Xiaomi future in interview
Come comment on this article: TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for September 9 – September 15, 2013
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