TalkAndroid Daily Dose for February 7, 2014

February 7, 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

7 top lock screen replacement apps for Android [February 2014]

Apps

DO Launcher brings Sense 5′s launcher to any device

Carriers

Boost Mobile offering $35 plan with unlimited data for 6 months after buying an LTE device

U.S. Cellular expected to offer the Motorola Moto G on February 10 [update – now official]

Verizon provides loyalty plans for customers in good-standing

Nexus 7 with 4G LTE coming to Verizon next week

Chromecast

UK retailer aiming to launch Chromecast on March 1

Gaming

Gameloft offering massive selection of games for only $0.99

Google

Google will own $750 million in Lenovo after the Motorola deal finalizes

FTC approves Google’s acquisition of Nest

Google Glass

New York Police Department is testing the use of Google Glass for criminal investigations

Google Glass vulnerable to JavaScript exploit

Hardware

Qualcomm looks to dominate internals of smartphones with new RF components

Phones

Image surfaces showing supersized 7-inch smartphone from Huawei

Photos of Huawei Ascend P7 appear online

LG could announce the G Pro 2 on February 13, before MWC

U.S. Cellular expected to offer the Motorola Moto G on February 10 [update – now official]

Nokia X benchmark hints at 3 megapixel fixed-focus camera and Android 4.1

Galaxy S 5 shows up in AnTuTu benchmark with 1080p display and other humdrum specs

Samsung upgrades Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 mini with new “Black Edition” versions

Samsung could push Android 4.4 to the Galaxy Note 2, S 3, and Others

Tablets

Nexus 8 could arrive in April due to disappointing Nexus 7 2013 sales

Nexus 7 with 4G LTE coming to Verizon next week

Updates

Samsung could push Android 4.4 to the Galaxy Note 2, S 3, and Others

Miscellaneous

Justice Department closes investigation of Samsung patent activity

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.