TalkAndroid Daily Dose for February 5, 2014

February 5, 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!!

Apps

Firefox teases its upcoming Android launcher

Talon for Twitter updated to version 1.3, includes a huge list of new features

Sony releases updated Xperia Gallery app with KitKat support

Google Search app updated, Google Experience Launcher rebranded to Google Now Launcher

Google Drive update brings along a tiny widget for document scanning, animated GIF support

Hangouts receives update that fixes SMS and MMS bugs

Google Play Newsstand makes the update cut

Chromebooks

Toshiba Chromebook now available for $299, some retailers for $279

Gaming

Genes in Space is the first app that helps cure real life cancer

Google

Despite new friendship, Samsung’s Magazine UX rankles Google’s nerves

Phones

Image of the HTC M8 (One 2) surfaces on Twitter, shows dual camera

New HTC M8 photo leaks. this time it’s the front of the device

HTC M8 may feature an upgraded 5MP camera

LG G2 Pro bezels 0.4mm thick, screen accounts for 77.2%

Motorola Moto G launched in India, will be available for sale starting tomorrow

New details leak about the Samsung Galaxy S5 specifications

Galaxy S 5 to sport a swipe fingerprint scanner that’s built in-house

Samsung to stage a quiet launch event for Galaxy S5, and don’t expect a quad-HD screen or iris scanner

Screenshots for updated S-Voice app shown off

Samsung teams up with Swarovski to give the Galaxy Note 3 some bling

Smartwatches

HTC looking to enter smartwatch game in 2014

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.