TalkAndroid Daily Dose for August 28, 2013

August 28, 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

DIRECTV updates app with UI overhaul, new features

Google’s stock keyboard gets minor update in Play Store, adds long-press numbers for tablets and other bug fixes

Twitter updates Android app once again, this time bringing improved conversations, new notification settings, and more

Hangouts Goes HD in a Move From Google to Go Plugin Free

Waze finally showing some signs that it’s a Google-owned company, new update sets Google as primary search provider

Cameras

Pricing for Sony’s upcoming ‘Lens Cameras’ QX10 and QX100 leaked

Carriers

AT&T 4G LTE now available in 12 new markets

Gaming

7-inch game-pad from Wikipad to be released to UK on Sept. 27 for £250

Google

Hugo Barra resigns from Google, will join Chinese phone maker Xiaomi

Phones

More HTC One Max images put fingerprint scanner back in play

Moto X costs $23 less than the Galaxy S 4 to build

Recent Nexus 4 buyers can claim a $100 refund

Samsung Galaxy Note III possibly releasing to Taiwanese markets on September 27th

Tablets

New Nexus 7 now on sale in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain, and Japan

Nexus 7 LTE now available in Germany and Italy

Kobo announces Arc 7, Arc 7 HD, and Arc 10 HD tablets

Miscellaneous

HTC to build smartphone operating system for Chinese markets instead of using Android

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.