TalkAndroid_Weekly_Recap

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

The race for the first smartphone with a flexible display comes down to the LG Vu 3 or a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 variant

‘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 branding revealed

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

The race for the first smartphone with a flexible display comes down to the LG Vu 3 or a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 variant

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

Is this the HTC One tablet?

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

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