TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 7, 2014

August 7, 2014

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With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That's why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day's hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!!

Accessories

uBeam’s working prototype will charge devices via ultrasound across the room

Apps

NFL Now takes the field to provide video highlights and news

Android Device Manager joins the update club

VSCO Cam 3.0 update includes VSCO Grid to showcase your shots

HTC Gallery app updated to allow users to share Duo Camera photos on the web

Dish Anywhere app updated with a slew of new features

Fleksy gets Arabic and Chinese support, plus several new premium themes

LG G3 users reporting 1440p streaming option within YouTube

Carriers

Verizon Push to Talk Plus now available for select smartphones

Chromebooks

Amazon discounts Chromebooks for back to school sale

Google

Look out Amazon: Google and Barnes & Noble team up

Google Fit now available to developers as a preview SDK

Phones

Spin-off of the Huawei Ascend P7 could sport a Sapphire display

LG announces new LG G3 A variant of their flagship

Samsung’s three-sided display nearing release

Samsung Galaxy Alpha shows up at the FCC

Z3 or possibly another Sony Xperia phone smiles for the camera

Sony’s IFA 2014 press invite leaks online, teases new devices

Tablets

Samsung, Barnes & Noble co-hosting event August 20 to launch Galaxy Tab 4 Nook

New Xperia tablet pegged for launch

Updates

Updated Android L preview builds available for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7

Robert Nazarian Author

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.