TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 12, 2014

August 12, 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!!

Guides

Best Android apps for taking notes [August 2014]

Apps

Madfinger Games working on virtual model builder called Monzo

TapPath attaches custom actions for tapping links one or more times

HTC will make proprietary software available to other Android devices

Google+ app gets ability to cast your stream to Chromecast

Glide update introduces new social features including Discover People tool

Box Notes arrives for devices running at least Android 4.4, does not require a standalone app

Amazon Kindle app update includes full-screen viewing for KitKat devices and a few other goodies for everyone else

Google

Google opens Google Classroom platform today

Google announces Android distribution numbers for August

Phones

HTC Butterfly 2 could be heading towards an international release

Motorola Shamu shows up on GFX bench, could be Nexus 6

Motorola bounces back in Q2 2014 due to Moto G, Moto E success

OnePlus nixes sexist contest the same day it launches

More images of Samsung Galaxy Alpha surface from Russian source

Galaxy Grand 2 in gold gets outed on Samsung’s India site

Virtual Reality

Samsung VR headset caught on film

Miscellaneous

Samsung feeling the pinch, will cut costs

Xiaomi apologizes for uploading Address data without permission

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.