TalkAndroid Daily Dose for September 3, 2013

September 3, 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!!

Guides

Best Android podcast manager apps [September 2013]

Accessories

HTC announces the Desire 300, Desire 601, Vivid Blue HTC One, and BoomBass Bluetooth Subwoofer

Cameras

Sony QX Lens camera series press release leaks (and removed shortly after), promotional video still available

Carriers

Verizon reaches agreement to buy out Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, worth $130 billion

Gaming

NVIDIA Shield now available to purchase from Gamestop stores

Google

Google renames next version of Android – get ready for some KitKat

Nestle/Hershey release new Kit-Kat teaser video, jokingly advertises candy bar as a piece of technology

Video shows KitKat statue going up at Google’s headquarters, and the new LG Nexus 5?

1 billion Android activations to date, says Sundar Pichai— excited for release of KitKat

Phones

Asus unveils new FonePad 7 with upgraded processor, camera and speakers

HTC announces the Desire 300, Desire 601, Vivid Blue HTC One, and BoomBass Bluetooth Subwoofer

Huawei pulls back the curtains on the Honor 3, a rugged, waterproof smartphone

LG G2 to be released in the U.S. and Germany this month followed by a global rollout

Possible low cost version of Moto X spotted in FCC filing

Say goodbye to the Nexus 4 8GB version

Oppo confirms N1 will have a 5.9-inch display

Fingerprint scanning a possibility for Samsung Galaxy Note III

Galaxy Note III specs confirmed again, this time with 2.5GB of RAM

Is the leaked Nexus 5 based on the Sony Xperia Z1?

Tablets

NVIDIA Tegra Tablet P1640 leaks packing a Tegra 4 processor

Miscellaneous

HTC phone designers arrested for stealing trade secrets and fraudulent expense charges

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.