TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 22, 2013

August 22, 2013

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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!!

Apps

Asphalt 8: Airborne now available in the Play Store

Box announces new $5 starter plan and increased free storage space for users

Chromecast

PSA: Chromecast is back in stock at Bestbuy.com

Google

Google Now updated with new features: car rentals, concert tickets, NCAA scores and more

New report shows Google Play taking second place in mobile gamer spending

Google adds virtual zoo and animal park visits to Street View

Google Glass

Google might rent space at Best Buy for Google Glass

Phones

Verizon HTC One bootloader unlockable, custom recovery already available

LG Enact now available on Verizon, buy it now for only $19.99 (with new 2 year contract)

Galaxy Note III coming in three colors with Snapdragon 800 to start

Sony tweets zoomed-in picture of upcoming Z1 (Honami) super phone

ZTE U988S to pack NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor, set for China release soon

ROMs

Verizon HTC One bootloader unlockable, custom recovery already available

Updates

First post-release Nexus 7 update rolling out, fixes touchscreen issues

Google Nexus 7 2013 update also fixes GPS issues

Miscellaneous

Android 4.3 factory images now available for Galaxy 4, 7, 10, and GSM Galaxy Nexus

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.